Speed Skating ISU World Cup 2017 - 2018

[rybak 3,217]

Both Italy and New Zealand passed our team in last lap 

[rybak 3,217]

According stream Canada was last among teams which finished race but according ISU site they are disqualified, what is true? 

 

We need achieve better result and place in SLC for having olympic quota.

[intoronto 5,641]

18 minutes ago, rybak said:

According stream Canada was last among teams which finished race but according ISU site they are disqualified, what is true? 

 

We need achieve better result and place in SLC for having olympic quota.

 

Looks like a DQ

 

http://live.isuresults.eu/2017-2018/worldcup/wc1_6000.htm

[Gianlu33 4,569]

Great result for our men's pursuit team.. I hope that we'll qualify for the Olympics

[rybak 3,217]

Przed chwilą, intoronto napisał:

 

Looks like a DQ

 

http://live.isuresults.eu/2017-2018/worldcup/wc1_6000.htm

They updated this ranking just while ago, as minute ago I was checking this and it wasn't updated yet, it mean that Canadian stuff probably protested. But still your team have chances to qualify for Games.

[rybak 3,217]

For the first time ever I watched mass start race and it's so boring event  

[dcro 10,210]

Geez, how can they have this stupidity in the Olympic program when still even ISU results system doesn't know how to handle it? Seriously, it will take an hour to get those results...

[NearPup 3,051]

Could the ISU just get rid of the stupid, stupid, stupid sprints in the mass start? Just. Rank. People. By. Their. Finishing. Order.

 

I actually think the Mass Start could be a great event if it was a couple laps longer (like 25?) and didn't have points.

Edited December 2, 2017 by NearPup

[heywoodu 15,141]

19 minutes ago, Nate River said:

Could the ISU just get rid of the stupid, stupid, stupid sprints in the mass start? Just. Rank. People. By. Their. Finishing. Order.

 

I actually think the Mass Start could be a great event if it was a couple laps longer (like 25?) and didn't have points.

Please go work for the ISU, because this makes much more sense than what they are doing. Ok, 25 is still too short, a mass start can be longer than the longest single distance (think 40-50km and no stupid semi-finals, works a million times per year in the Dutch Marathon Cup), and those freaking points...ugh, they are utterly useless. Oh, and confusing. 

[NearPup 3,051]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Please go work for the ISU, because this makes much more sense than what they are doing. Ok, 25 is still too short, a mass start can be longer than the longest single distance (think 40-50km and no stupid semi-finals, works a million times per year in the Dutch Marathon Cup), and those freaking points...ugh, they are utterly useless. Oh, and confusing. 

I mean I don't mind the length. I'd be okay with a real Marathon, I'm okay with 20-ish lap. I kind of like how both sprinters and long distance skaters can do well in the current mass start.

 

But the points... all it does it make things confusing for no reason. The whole point of a mass start is the simplicity of the first person crossing the line winning.