Nordic Combined FIS World Cup 2020 - 2021

[heywoodu 16,004]

Awesome! The first small step towards becoming an Olympic event, let's see if the start of the World Cup will help make it a bit more competitive in the next few years, even men's NC is competitive compared to the women at the moment, but I have hope  Especially considering most women are still teenagers apart from the 10 years older and dominant American.

[hckošice 15,520]

32 girls in the historic first ever female NC world cup race start list https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=NK&raceid=2673

[heywoodu 16,004]

1 hour ago, hckosice said:

32 girls in the historic first ever female NC world cup race start list https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=NK&raceid=2673

Everything on Geraghty-Moats. Basically all others are still just kids and the few who aren't shouldn't be close to her level.

 

 

Interesting to see how the likes of Jenny Nowak and Lisa Hirner will do, they've been up there since they were 14 or 15 and women's NC slowly started in the COC I think. Same participants now of course, basically, but they could be the first stars once they grow up physically and get past the already adult Geraghty-Moats.

 

Also, there's a Malacinski I see, just like in the (men's) COC in Park City last weekend. I'm guessing her brother, hopefully she'll do as well as he did there  

[Gianlu33 5,276]

Showing the PCR was an excellent choice, it is essential to get fans used to the new names and faces ...

[dcro 10,210]

14 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Everything on Geraghty-Moats. Basically all others are still just kids and the few who aren't shouldn't be close to her level.

 

 

Interesting to see how the likes of Jenny Nowak and Lisa Hirner will do, they've been up there since they were 14 or 15 and women's NC slowly started in the COC I think. Same participants now of course, basically, but they could be the first stars once they grow up physically and get past the already adult Geraghty-Moats.

 

Also, there's a Malacinski I see, just like in the (men's) COC in Park City last weekend. I'm guessing her brother, hopefully she'll do as well as he did there  

So how much did you lose today with this so-called safe bet?

[heywoodu 16,004]

3 minutes ago, dcro said:

So how much did you lose today with this so-called safe bet?

Not much, considering the competition is tomorrow  

 

And judging by the PCR today, she is very, very much the favourite.

[Gianlu33 5,276]

Nakamoura will wasy win it, if she is in good condition

 

[Gianlu33 5,276]

Okey, I already change my idea The Norwegian Westvold Hansen should be good on the ski too...

[phelps 8,285]

On 16/12/2020 at 22:18, heywoodu said:

Everything on Geraghty-Moats. Basically all others are still just kids and the few who aren't shouldn't be close to her level.

 

 

Interesting to see how the likes of Jenny Nowak and Lisa Hirner will do, they've been up there since they were 14 or 15 and women's NC slowly started in the COC I think. Same participants now of course, basically, but they could be the first stars once they grow up physically and get past the already adult Geraghty-Moats.

 

Also, there's a Malacinski I see, just like in the (men's) COC in Park City last weekend. I'm guessing her brother, hopefully she'll do as well as he did there  

this time your money is safe...

 

but I'm sure you have to change your favourite horse quite soon...Westvold Hansen was close today, maybe next time, should she get a few more seconds advantage from the jumping hill, she's gonna end up beating the American...

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the mighty Italians...well, Sieff is only 17 and maybe she has some (small) chances to improve on the skis and become a contender, but Dejori looks too slow to be good one day and Gianmoena is simply slow like a turtle on her skis (not to mention that she's one of the oldest in the field, being already 25)...

 

I fear this is not a sport where we can get too many podium places in the future, just like it happens among the boys...

[NearPup 3,496]

What this competition showed to me is that women’s Nordic Combined isn’t ready for the Olympics yet but absolutely will be by 2026 given all the young athletes that are coming up.

 

Very happy for  Geraghty-Moats. She is a real pioneer of this sport and I am glad she will go down as a world cup winner.