Nordic Combined at the FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships 2017

[dcro 10,210]

Ok, so Finland has to win a medal in this after disasters in team sprints.

 

Only 30 seconds outside of silver after jumping. And they do have Manninen and Herola in the team, excellent skiers. Hirvonen and Mutru are very good too.

[heywoodu 15,353]

  On 2/26/2017 at 12:28 PM, dcro said:

Ok, so Finland has to win a medal in this after disasters in team sprints.

 

Only 30 seconds outside of silver after jumping. And they do have Manninen and Herola in the team, excellent skiers. Hirvonen and Mutru are very good too.

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I'm definitely hoping with you, but I truly doubt it's possible..

 

Gold will of course be for Germany if nothing weird happens (which would mean Kircheisen would finally get a gold medal after such a huge career, the one and only reason I'm hoping for nothing weird to happen there).

That's three teams left that Finland has to overtake at least. Japan is probably possible, France should be possible although Braud was strong. I very much doubt they can pass Austria or Norway though...

 

My guess is Germany for gold, Norway for silver and Austria for bronze if Gerstgraser in last position can keep it together. 

 

[dcro 10,210]

  On 2/26/2017 at 1:04 PM, heywoodu said:

I'm definitely hoping with you, but I truly doubt it's possible..

 

Gold will of course be for Germany if nothing weird happens (which would mean Kircheisen would finally get a gold medal after such a huge career, the one and only reason I'm hoping for nothing weird to happen there).

That's three teams left that Finland has to overtake at least. Japan is probably possible, France should be possible although Braud was strong. I very much doubt they can pass Austria or Norway though...

 

My guess is Germany for gold, Norway for silver and Austria for bronze if Gerstgraser in last position can keep it together. 

 

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Well, hoping that Kircheisen wins a gold today is like hoping that Martin Fourcade wins the overall WC. Chance of not happening 0.01%

[heywoodu 15,353]

  On 2/26/2017 at 1:09 PM, dcro said:

 

Well, hoping that Kircheisen wins a gold today is like hoping that Martin Fourcade wins the overall WC. Chance of not happening 0.01%

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I know, but I'm not cheering yet until it's there  

[dcro 10,210]

  On 2/26/2017 at 1:10 PM, heywoodu said:

I know, but I'm not cheering yet until it's there  

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I think it's possible that you care more about that gold than Kircheisen himself.

[heywoodu 15,353]

  On 2/26/2017 at 1:35 PM, dcro said:

 

I think it's possible that you care more about that gold than Kircheisen himself.

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Yeah....nope  

 

Free money btw! (not really obviously)

 

 

 

[dcro 10,210]

  On 2/26/2017 at 1:37 PM, heywoodu said:

Yeah....nope  

 

Free money btw! (not really obviously)

 

 

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Is there a bet about Germany winning by more than 2 minutes?

[heywoodu 15,353]

  On 2/26/2017 at 1:43 PM, dcro said:

 

Is there a bet about Germany winning by more than 2 minutes?

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If it was a bigger sport there would be a winning margin bet, but not here  

[dcro 10,210]

Lol, Nagai

[dcro 10,210]

Awful tactics by Finish coach. Putting the weakest skier first.