Speed Skating ISU World Cup 2025 - 2026

[SalamAkhi 329]

Good thing is that this will shed light upon the sport in France. Bear in mind not even one press article mentioned the WC start this week and the Games are 99% going to be held outside of the country in 2030 without much turmoil. 

Bad thing is that now people who knew nothing of the sport besides "you race on ice and the Dutch win in the end" will expect him to win in Milano ...

[heywoodu 15,997]

5 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Something something ice is slippery. Sven Kramer was a sure thing to win gold in the 10k in Vancouver, after all.

God I still remember that. Was watching it with a live betting site open on my laptop. Commentator started talking about that he thought Kramer made a mistake, but it wasn't clear, meanwhile the odds for Kramer to win gold were going from 1.01 or so to 100+ and well fuck.

[heywoodu 15,997]

I'm impressed, new policeman Loubineaud speaks excellent English  

[SalamAkhi 329]

3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I'm impressed, new policeman Loubineaud speaks excellent English  

Winning in speed skating, fluent English (not Dutch it seems), something is off with this guy. 

[orangeman 2,250]

Lamarche with a great PB! 

[intoronto 6,387]

Sad to see no skaters from

 

 

[orangeman 2,250]

Canada interrupting the Dutch sweep.  

Edited November 15 by orangeman

[orangeman 2,250]

Laurent just got screwed up by his partner there. That sucks. 

[orangeman 2,250]

Funny that the first pair tied, and Laurent was 0.01 ahead of them, though. 

[heywoodu 15,997]

Zurek with the 4th fastest time ever.