Monzanator 3,833 Posted February 18, 2018 #651 Share Posted February 18, 2018 2 godziny temu, OlympicsFan napisał: I agree, although Germany being so bad in speed skating and cross-country (as well as swimming and distance running) is a very good sign for the clean sport in Germany. Impossible to be world class in any of those sports without doping, so i am rather happy about Germany being so bad in those sports. Paul Biedermann surely crumbled when they banned these fancy swimming suits In cross country you need to put some skiers with asthma so they can compete with Norwegians! Everyone knows having asthma is a huge advantage in endurance sports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted February 18, 2018 #652 Share Posted February 18, 2018 vor einer Stunde schrieb Dennis: Erbanova almost faster than Lee. Who would have thought that?! Lee had a small mistake and Erbanova seemed to be in pretty good shape recently, so not completely shocking i would say. Of course i wouldn't have thought that before the race, but Erbanova is pretty much where she was expected to be compared to Herzog for example. Only a bit surprised that Go wasn't faster. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted February 18, 2018 #653 Share Posted February 18, 2018 vor 52 Minuten schrieb Monzanator: Paul Biedermann surely crumbled when they banned these fancy swimming suits In cross country you need to put some skiers with asthma so they can compete with Norwegians! Everyone knows having asthma is a huge advantage in endurance sports! Yes that is true, Biedermann would have never won gold without the suits or even set the world records, i don't think i quiet understand what you are trying to say? Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,673 Posted February 18, 2018 #654 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Men´s Team Pursuit Quarterfinals Results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andry84 93 Posted February 18, 2018 #655 Share Posted February 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Gianlu33 said: What disaster for Italy Why disaster? Did you really think that with Giovannini not in his best shape Italy was a medal contender? It wasn' t a disaster, they did a good race, very close to the semifinal, but the medal are for Netherland, Korea and Norway, and also with the best Giovannini wouldn' t have benn easy to drop 1 and a half second.Remember always that in Italy speed skating has few dozens of athletes, they are doing something special....Fabris was a destiny gift, now we are trying to build up a very good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,673 Posted February 18, 2018 #656 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Women´s 500m 1. Nao Kodaira 36.94, 2. Lee Sang-Hwa 37.33, 3. Karolina Erbanova 37.34 Full Results HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis 610 Posted February 18, 2018 #657 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Good first week for Dutch speed skating of course. I was rewatching some videos/interviews from the past week and noted that all Olympic champions in speed skating so far speak Dutch, including Bloemen of course, but also Kodaira. I really like how she comes across in interviews, she's very sweet. I was also really impressed by Erbanova's Dutch language skills. The interviewer was talking quite fast, but she understood everything and replied without taking time to think about how to phrase her answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,819 Posted February 18, 2018 Author #658 Share Posted February 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, Dennis said: but also Kodaira. I really like how she comes across in interviews, she's very sweet. I was also really impressed by Erbanova's Dutch language skills. The interviewer was talking quite fast, but she understood everything and replied without taking time to think about how to phrase her answers. Exactly why I'm so happy with Kodaira's gold, she comes across so nice I had no idea Erbanova speaks Dutch (although training with Timmer I guess it makes sense), didn't have time to watch interviews yet If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,193 Posted February 18, 2018 #659 Share Posted February 18, 2018 So what, all medalist in speed skating speak Dutch? Even that American Krueger with silver in ST yesterday trains with the Dutch. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,193 Posted February 18, 2018 #660 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) Meanwhile, I remembered one athlete that was like Sang-hwa Lee. Pyros Dimas won gold medals in 1992, 1996 and 2000. But then "only" bronze in 2004. Edited February 18, 2018 by dcro #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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