Cross-Country Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games 2018

[Andry84 102]

10 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

Very sad for Pelle, another shocking loss for Italy after Omar and Doro?

No, with this track and this line up it' s not a big surprise as it' s not a big surprise Pfeiffer making mistakes in standing shooting because it's his weakness...

[Gianlu33 4,550]

22 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

Very sad for Pelle, another shocking loss for Italy after Omar and Doro?

Nah, it was expected

 

[De_Gambassi 1,223]

So fucking happy for Maurice

 

Now, go get that historic globe 

[Matteo92 98]

40 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

Very sad for Pelle, another shocking loss for Italy after Omar and Doro?

 

The team sprint looked like a pretty safe bet for a medal before the Olympics, but after what we have seen so far in Pyeongchang, 5th place is not really surprising. Nöckler has performed poorly in every event so far. Perhaps the best thing would have been trying someone else as Pellegrino's partner, like De Fabiani, but it would have been a risk anyway.

[OlympicsFan 858]

vor 53 Minuten schrieb Andry84:

No, with this track and this line up it' s not a big surprise as it' s not a big surprise Pfeiffer making mistakes in standing shooting because it's his weakness...

Yeah, Peiffer having to do a penalty lap in the relay was expected, it happens all the time.

[OlympicsFan 858]

vor 28 Minuten schrieb Matteo92:

 

The team sprint looked like a pretty safe bet for a medal before the Olympics, but after what we have seen so far in Pyeongchang, 5th place is not really surprising. Nöckler has performed poorly in every event so far. Perhaps the best thing would have been trying someone else as Pellegrino's partner, like De Fabiani, but it would have been a risk anyway.

With De Fabiani Italy would have won a medal, that is safe. Great future for Italy, only two good talents, but they can win many medals in the future. If Klaebo disappears, Pellegrino could dominate.

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Women´s Team Sprint Freestyle

 

1. United States (Kikkan Randall, Jessica Diggins) 15:56.47, 2. Sweden (Charlotte Kalla, Stina Nilsson) 15:56.66, 3. Norway (Marit Bjoergen, Maiken Caspersen Falla) 15:59.44

 

Full Results HERE

 

 

[Andry84 102]

32 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

Yeah, Peiffer having to do a penalty lap in the relay was expected, it happens all the time.

I don' t say it' s expected , i said that the standing shooting is his weakness that doesn't  mean he can't shoot clear (he did it in sprint and in other races) but sometimes he makes more than 1 mistake, also Windisch sometimes shoot clear (probably once a year) but in that day he is definetely a medal contender and in last 500 metres of relays or mass start is very difficult to beat, very, very difficult for everybody.In my opinion Pfeiffer's misses in prone shooting were a big surprise not in standing and in that situation of pressure.

Don' t be sarcastic, you know that Italy with De Fabiani wouldn' t have won a medal, and with only 2 good athletes the future is dark, very dark, considering also what was Italy in the 2000....

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Men´s Team Sprint Freestyle

 

1. Norway (Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo) 15:56.26, 2. Olympic Athlete from Russia (Denis Spitsov, Alexander Bolshunov) 15:57.97, 3. France (Maurice Manificat, Richard Jouve) 15:58.28

 

Full Results HERE

 

[Matteo92 98]

1 hour ago, OlympicsFan said:

With De Fabiani Italy would have won a medal, that is safe. Great future for Italy, only two good talents, but they can win many medals in the future. If Klaebo disappears, Pellegrino could dominate.

 

Well, De Fabiani is a superior athlete compared to Nöckler, but he's never been in a team sprint before. There's no way of knowing how he would perform. Still, I agree that taking the risk of choosing De Fabiani would have been wiser than insisting on Nöckler when he's clearly not at his best. Perhaps they also wanted to let De Fabiani rest before the 50 kms after his great showing in the relay.

 

As far as the future of Italian cross-country is concerned, as you say, we basically have two talents. The problem is there's nobody behind those two. De Fabiani also has to become more consistent if he wants to become a top athlete, he can podium in a race in which he is not a favourite and then finish 40th when you expect him to perform well.