Cross-Country Skiing FIS World Cup 2020 - 2021

[Olympian1010 7,989]

26 minutes ago, rybak said:

I noticed a skier from  on start list of tomorrow mens 15km race, good luck to him, I hope that he will somehow manage qualify to Beijing 2022.

I think @dcro posted about seeing his profile a couple months back. If I remember right, his is/was living in Switzerland, but representing Nigeria. 

[rybak 3,222]

1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

I think @dcro posted about seeing his profile a couple months back. If I remember right, his is/was living in Switzerland, but representing Nigeria. 

Yes, you're right

 

 

[Federer91 2,810]

Bolshunov letting the anger out, he is decimating the competition today! 

[heywoodu 15,174]

4 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Bolshunov letting the anger out, he is decimating the competition today! 

Wait, his insanity in Lahti wasn't 'letting the anger out' yet?  

[heywoodu 15,174]

8 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Bolshunov letting the anger out, he is decimating the competition today! 

'Decimating' is also relative, it seems now  

[heywoodu 15,174]

11 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

I think @dcro posted about seeing his profile a couple months back. If I remember right, his is/was living in Switzerland, but representing Nigeria. 

The 'instantly guaranteed' isn't really the case yet though, first he'll have to get under 300 points at the world championships next month.

[Federer91 2,810]

9 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

'Decimating' is also relative, it seems now  

Yeah, it became a lot more close in the end by the Norge pack, but still not enough 

[dcro 10,210]

17 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

The 'instantly guaranteed' isn't really the case yet though, first he'll have to get under 300 points at the world championships next month.

Basically a guarantee for a skier of his level.

[dcro 10,210]

By the way, this 300 points WCh rule is nuts. They should have put it at 400, because otherwise it just depends too much on a single race.

 

The only good thing is that the interval start race will be held in the freestyle technique. Exotic nations participation would have beem decimated in the classic.

[heywoodu 15,174]

1 hour ago, dcro said:

By the way, this 300 points WCh rule is nuts. They should have put it at 400, because otherwise it just depends too much on a single race.

 

The only good thing is that the interval start race will be held in the freestyle technique. Exotic nations participation would have beem decimated in the classic.

Depends on the level of exotic you're looking for. No problems for the South American big three and the likes of Iran, Bolivia or last time even Bermuda wouldn't have had a problem. I do agree with your main point, but 300 points is not that terrible and impossible for skiers of a decent level even in classic (remember the qualifying race counts too).