Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games 2018

[Dennis 732]

Erbanova almost faster than Lee. Who would have thought that?! 

[dareza 911]

4. place for Herzog

[DaniSRB 899]

Erbanova 

 

Herzog 

[thepharoah 2,405]

Japan achieved their best ever result at Olympics other than Sapporo 1998 OG 

Edited February 18, 2018 by thepharoah

[dareza 911]

Great Olympics for Czech Republic

[dcro 10,210]

So Lee gets "only" silver after getting golds in the previous two Olympics.

 

Question for @Dragon perhaps.  How many athletes failed to win gold at their home Olympics after winning golds at the previous two Games?

[hckošice 15,025]

Huge bronze for Karolína. I am still amazed by all fantastic results this country without any speed skating venue is able to traditionally perform at the WOG

[heywoodu 15,249]

Kodaira 

[heywoodu 15,249]

4 minutes ago, thepharoah said:

Japan achieved their best ever result at Olympics other than Sapporo 1998 OG 

 

Yeah, only the second speed skating gold after the legendary Emperor Hiroyasu Shimizu 

[Monzanator 4,579]

Lee never stood a chance vs Kodaira based on season form.

 

Erbanova profited from being in the same heat as Kodaira and also finishing on the inside lane.