Short Track Speed Skating ISU World Tour 2025 - 2026

[orangeman 2,250]

4 hours ago, intoronto said:

Canadian men out of the relay in the heats 

This is why I'm so scared of what will happen in the Olympics. Could be 10 medals, could be none. Depends on the day. And Canadian skaters have a very long history of falling on the big stage (in every sport). 

[JoshMartini007 2,762]

Short track isn't for the faint of heart. It's a bit scary that the success or failure of our Olympics will largely depend on this sport.

[orangeman 2,250]

14 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Short track isn't for the faint of heart. It's a bit scary that the success or failure of our Olympics will largely depend on this sport.

The last two Olympics were held in short track strongholds that had some.....interesting calls that sometimes hurt Canada (and some others). Sochi had its own problems, but Canadians could not stay on their feet after Hamelin won the first race. It was beyond normal limits for this sport. While crashes and bumps and calls are all part of the sport, I just hope it'll be cleaner in Italy next year, and the best skaters win most of the races. If Canadians stay on their skates 80% of the time, I'll be happy, win or lose. 

 

We pretty much saw both extremes of this in Montreal last month. The first weekend, Dandjinou couldn't stay on his skates past his first win, while he dominated the next weekend. And all his falls were unforced, no one around him. There's falls. Then there's complete inability to do what you've practiced for the last 4 years suddenly. So fingers crossed. 

Edited November 21 by orangeman

[orangeman 2,250]

Just seeing now that the Canadian women also won't be moving on in their relay. Awesome start. 

[evil betty 65]

anybody know why Kim Boutin did not skate in the 1000m QF. She qualified and is just absent without explanation as far as I can see.

[Gianlu33 5,276]

Frist podium ever for Nadalini in an individual event 

[Josh 11,492]

Even with all these golds, I don’t trust us to perform that well at the Olympics. Very unpredictable sport, and both gender relays going out in the heats here in Gdansk is not a good sign…

[Josh 11,492]

The ice in Gdansk isn’t the smoothest… 

Edited November 22 by Josh

[Gianlu33 5,276]

19 minutes ago, Josh said:

The ice in Gdansk isn’t the smoothest… 

Gdansk is known for having very particular ice, so you have to adapt. Europeans, who are more familiar with the rink, perhaps have a slight advantage.

[Topicmaster1010 5,326]

5 straight individual wins for  Dandjinou!

 

And nice to see  Akar win the b final