Cross-Country Skiing FIS World Cup 2020 - 2021

[heywoodu 15,249]

1 hour ago, Monzanator said:

Johaug LOST a 10km race? Did she have a fall or something? Ran the wrong route?

Diggins did a Diggins.

[rybak 3,233]

2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

China has been competing in the World Cup since at least December  

Well, I didn't saw them at Tour de Ski or last week in Lahti 

[Grassmarket 3,529]

3 minutes ago, rybak said:

Well, I didn't saw them at Tour de Ski or last week in Lahti 

Thing is, I not sure how Chinese they are...they mostly seem to have Mongolian names.

[rybak 3,233]

7 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Thing is, I not sure how Chinese they are...they mostly seem to have Mongolian names.

Then we should aks about that @Vic Liu

[heywoodu 15,249]

11 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Thing is, I not sure how Chinese they are...they mostly seem to have Mongolian names.

Not really. At least those who competed in the World Cup in December seem to have what looks like (for the uneducated like us) a mix between a Mongolian and Chinese name. A logical guess would be they're from areas relatively close to Mongolia, which  think might also be more logical than coming from the big cities like Shanghai. Same thing in speed skating every now and then.

[Vic Liu 1,686]

8 hours ago, rybak said:

Then we should aks about that @Vic Liu

I just searched their information. They are from Xinjiang, most probably Uighur or a little possibility of Kazak. Northern Xinjiang is a good place for skiing and many Chinese skiing athletes are from there. Actually most Chinese winter sports athletes are either from freezing North East or North West(Xinjiang).

[Grassmarket 3,529]

Jeez, I notice the Estonians now have twin sisters (I presume; for all I know they could be completely unrelated)  Keidy & Kaidy Kaasiku on the Women’s Tour.

[hckošice 15,025]

2 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Jeez, I notice the Estonians now have twin sisters (I presume; for all I know they could be completely unrelated)  Keidy & Kaidy Kaasiku on the Women’s Tour.

Yep, and they also have a girl with surname Kaasik

 

[Grassmarket 3,529]

Strange things happening every day: Theresa Johaug is struggling a bit.  Also, a plague of frogs in Falun.

 

Back into the lead, but is surely going to get scalped on the sprint finish.

[Swewi 405]

A Toe from that Johaug missed podiumdispite Andersson falling near finish.