Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games 2018

[hckošice 14,829]

1 minute ago, Dennis said:

Draw women's 3.000m (Saturday):

 

Pairs:

 

01.  Ida NJATUN -  KIM Bo-Reum

02.  Nikola ZDRAHALOVA -  LIU Jing

03.  Luiza ZLOTKOWSKA -  Ayano SATO

04.  Katarzyna BACHLEDA-CURUS -  Roxanne DUFTER

05.  Carlijn ACHTEREEKTE -  Karolina BOSIEK

06.  Francesca LOLLOBRIGIDA -  HAO Jiachen

07.  Carlijn SCHOUTENS -  Brianne TUTT

08.  Maryna ZUYEVA -  Ayaka KIKUCHI

09.  Isabelle WEIDEMANN -  Ireen WUST

10.  Claudia PECHSTEIN -  Ivanie BLONDIN

11.  Antoinette DE JONG -  Miho TAKAGI

12. Natalia VORONINA -   Martina SABLIKOVA

 

@hckosice This is the final start list.  Oshigiri,  Manganello,  Van der Weijden,  Li are not on the final start list, whereas  Kim is.

 

Looking at the season so far, there are no clear favorites for this event. The favorites are in the 4 final pairs, though. Many women who can win a medal, so this could be an exciting first speed skating event.

 

Thanks I´ll update it 

[OlympicsFan 858]

vor 45 Minuten schrieb Dennis:

Draw women's 3.000m (Saturday):

 

Pairs:

 

01.  Ida NJATUN -  KIM Bo-Reum

02.  Nikola ZDRAHALOVA -  LIU Jing

03.  Luiza ZLOTKOWSKA -  Ayano SATO

04.  Katarzyna BACHLEDA-CURUS -  Roxanne DUFTER

05.  Carlijn ACHTEREEKTE -  Karolina BOSIEK

06.  Francesca LOLLOBRIGIDA -  HAO Jiachen

07.  Carlijn SCHOUTENS -  Brianne TUTT

08.  Maryna ZUYEVA -  Ayaka KIKUCHI

09.  Isabelle WEIDEMANN -  Ireen WUST

10.  Claudia PECHSTEIN -  Ivanie BLONDIN

11.  Antoinette DE JONG -  Miho TAKAGI

12. Natalia VORONINA -   Martina SABLIKOVA

 

@hckosice This is the final start list.  Oshigiri,  Manganello,  Van der Weijden,  Li are not on the final start list, whereas  Kim is.

 

Looking at the season so far, there are no clear favorites for this event. The favorites are in the 4 final pairs, though. Many women who can win a medal, so this could be an exciting first speed skating event.

I think it will be 1) Sablikova, 2) Wüst, 3) Takagi, but De Jong and Voronina might challenge for bronze as well.

[heywoodu 15,141]

Sablikova has been complaining about back problems, and said she barely trained for 2 months. That sounds like psychological warfare at it's most basic. 

[hckošice 14,829]

29 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Sablikova has been complaining about back problems, and said she barely trained for 2 months. That sounds like psychological warfare at it's most basic. 

 

but it´s true, this is also the reason why she skipped the Europeans in Kolomna last month

[heywoodu 15,141]

Just now, hckosice said:

 

but it´s true, this is also the reason why she skipped the Europeans in Kolomna last month

Or she had other priorities, European championships aren't really important. 

[dcro 10,210]

So, what...? Nobody thinks Achtereekte could snatch a medal?

 

You will never learn.

[heywoodu 15,141]

23 minutes ago, dcro said:

So, what...? Nobody thinks Achtereekte could snatch a medal?

 

You will never learn.

Of course she could, but it's more likely she won't  

[phelps 7,675]

My pick is Wust winning the Gold medal, with Blondin and Takagi fighting up to the last skate for Silver and Bronze...

and I pick Pechstein as my "luxus outsider"...

for the Italian concerns, I hope Lollobrigida can make at least the 15th place, but I wouldn't be surprised if she just shows up and ends up last (and by miles), since she's only been talking about the Mass Start in the last 2 years or so...

[heywoodu 15,141]

Cool, Klevchenya is the coach of the Russian speed skaters

 

The person who played second fiddle in one of the most epic performances in Dutch sports history.

 

 

[heywoodu 15,141]

Dutch TV focussing on Ireen Wüst and her being in great shape to win today, because....she yawned.