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It's annoying how the live streams aren't available yet as on-demand video as soon as the race is finished :mad: 

 

FIL's live streaming system having these annoying flaws, IBSF messed up their YouTube channel so it's not possible to pause and rewind a live stream anymore (and you have to watch either live entirely or on-demand entirely)....the streaming world is going backwards :p 

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10 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

It's annoying how the live streams aren't available yet as on-demand video as soon as the race is finished :mad: 

 

FIL's live streaming system having these annoying flaws, IBSF messed up their YouTube channel so it's not possible to pause and rewind a live stream anymore (and you have to watch either live entirely or on-demand entirely)....the streaming world is going backwards :p 

More annoying was having to click on video thumbnails with literal spoilers to watch yesterday's sprints. :p

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2 minutes ago, dcro said:

More annoying was having to click on video thumbnails with literal spoilers to watch yesterday's sprints. :p

Yes, but I am used to that by now since that's almost always the case. Sometimes the thumbnail is a random picture, but usually - also in World Cups - it's something like athlete A cheering, a screenshot from athlete B crossing the line in 1st or even the podium :lol: 

 

Once you're used to that, it's fine though, just use your hand to cover the video and scroll in such a way that you only see the title of the video, then click. Yeah it ain't ideal :d But it's a viable workaround at least.

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1 hour ago, dcro said:

Let's just say the mathematical odds of Germans being drawn 1st and 2nd were at an astonishing 48 to 720 (roughly 6-7%). :whistle:

Does the seeded group really consist of only 6 doubles? I thought it were 12 sleds (in that case the probability for two certain German sleds being drawn at 1st and 2nd starting position would be only 1,5% ;-) ) By the way, the starting order is drawn in public (so the rules say at least)

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Thanks Bertechsgades organizers for proving how much of a part the refrigiration plays.

 

This morning the course was melting left and right, due to "weather conditions".

 

Max Langenhan opens the first singles run with a track record.

 

 

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