Cross-Country Skiing 2017 - 2018 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 16,004]

Andreas Nygaard, the pre-race favourite, takes the win after an overwhelming show of force in the sprint 

[Skijumpingmaster 54]

38 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Andreas Nygaard, the pre-race favourite, takes the win after an overwhelming show of force in the sprint 

Hmm . I watched some experts on norwegian tv last night , none of them tought Nygaard would win. 

[heywoodu 16,004]

4 minutes ago, Skijumpingmaster said:

Hmm . I watched some experts on norwegian tv last night , none of them tought Nygaard would win. 

I usually have more faith in the bookmakers, who often are the most neutral in showing the chances  

 

He was the main favourite there  

 

Spoiler

 

 

Edited March 4, 2018 by heywoodu

[dcro 10,210]

Olympic qualification is over, but damn... 140 FIS points for completing 5km in 29 minutes...

 

[heywoodu 16,004]

1 hour ago, dcro said:

Olympic qualification is over, but damn... 140 FIS points for completing 5km in 29 minutes...

 

Perfect proof of why IBU's points system (where points can only be earned in serious international competitions with rarely less than 30-40 athletes) is a million times better than that of FIS  

 

[heywoodu 16,004]

Marit Bjoergen finished 2nd in her very last race, half a minute behind Haga in the Norwegian champs 30k freestyle.

https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=30297

[dcro 10,210]

Damir Martin (Rio silver medalist in rowing single sculls) apparently wants to qualify for Beijing in cross-country skiing. Pita disease is spreading.

 

Besides, how complimentary it must be for the sport of cross-country when basically everyone has seemingly started to think it's the easiest sport to qualify.

[heywoodu 16,004]

9 hours ago, dcro said:

Damir Martin (Rio silver medalist in rowing single sculls) apparently wants to qualify for Beijing in cross-country skiing. Pita disease is spreading.

 

Besides, how complimentary it must be for the sport of cross-country when basically everyone has seemingly started to think it's the easiest sport to qualify.

It's like the 100m or something in athletics, the basics of simply doing it are really easy to learn

 

[heywoodu 16,004]

By the way, just namedropping here, but Helene-Marie Fossesholm is going to be freakishly good. Only 16 years at the moment and basically dominating everything in Norway that's younger than 20. Oh, she only started real competitions in January. 

[Agger 1,700]

Norwegian news states that the Bogota races and a race in Turkey weren't done right meaning that those qualified through those races shouldn't have been so!