heywoodu 13,609 Posted March 1, 2017 Author #411 Share Posted March 1, 2017 This has been one of the most heroic individual races I have ever seen anyone ski by Niskanen, what an amazing gold medal Finnator123 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,195 Posted March 1, 2017 #412 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Finland Sundby still without an individual gold medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,598 Posted March 1, 2017 #413 Share Posted March 1, 2017 A big step forward by the Swedish skiers, but still far from what was expected before the Championships, especially from Calle. Johan did fine, and I really hope he'll do the relay and feel ready to go for the Olympics in a year. Lasse seems to do fine, though pretty far from the Olympic standard, and Tue a bit better than expected so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnator123 292 Posted March 1, 2017 #414 Share Posted March 1, 2017 GOOOOOOOOOOOOLLDDD!!! GO NISKANEN!!! UP YOURS, NORWEGIANS I mean camoon! almost 18 second difference between Niskanen & Sundsby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,305 Posted March 1, 2017 #415 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Finally, I heard this beautiful hymn, somewhere else than in hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk12points 434 Posted March 1, 2017 #416 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Great result for Finland!! And also for GB as well, 4 athletes in the top 70 is brilliant and our second best ever finish that I can find in 12th place, only beaten by 11th in the Skiathlon a couple of days ago!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,189 Posted March 1, 2017 #417 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Too bad that this win means nothing for 2018 Olympics as the 15km will be in free where Niskanen is not so good... How can swimming have four different styles while XC skiing can't even have two for the interval starts at least... heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,305 Posted March 1, 2017 #418 Share Posted March 1, 2017 FIS NORDIC SKIING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Men's 15km ClassicalFinal Results NISKANEN Iivo36:44.0 SUNDBY Martin Johnsrud37:01.9 DYRHAUG Niklas37:15.3 Niskanen golden in 15 km classic at Lahti 2017 At the age of twenty-two Finland's Iivo Niskanen was already an Olympic Champion in the team sprint at the Sochi Games. Now at the age of 25, he is World Champion in the 15 km classic in Lahti, Finland. Norway's Martin Johnsrud Sundby started 6 bibs behind Niskanen but never led him at any split points. The closest they were all day was 0.5 seconds at the 1.5 km mark. By the 9.5 km mark Niskanen had increased his lead to 25.3 seconds but at the finish it shrunk down to 17.9 seconds but remained a clear victory for Niskanen. Sundby took his second silver medal of the Championships and was joined on the podium by his teammate Niklas Dyrhaug for the bronze +31.3 seconds slower than Niskanen. This was Dyrhaug's first individual World Championship medal to go along with a team gold in the relay from Falun two years ago. Dyrhaug trailed Russia's Alexander Bessmertnykh but a strong final few kilometer's secured him the bronze. In 5th place there was a tie between Norway's Didrik Toenseth and Russia's Andrey Larkov +53.2 seconds off the winning time. Full Results Here Iivo Niskanen 15km Classical 2017 World Champion Race Replay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 783 Posted March 1, 2017 #419 Share Posted March 1, 2017 vor 2 Stunden schrieb dcro: Too bad that this win means nothing for 2018 Olympics as the 15km will be in free where Niskanen is not so good... How can swimming have four different styles while XC skiing can't even have two for the interval starts at least... I agree, the same is true for fencing team events, but XC shouldnt get more events, they should have 10 km free/classic (women) and 15 km free/classic (men) instead of the skiathlon, which doesnt make any sense in my opinion. Skiathlon is an endurance race where the best athlete in free skating wins (the classic part is just a warm up), so basically the same as the 30/50 km race. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 783 Posted March 1, 2017 #420 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Congrats to Niskanen, really funny looking guy. Any medal for Sundby is a punch in the face of this sport and every clean athlete. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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