Kirkpatrick 144 Posted February 24, 2018 #841 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Guess I need a tutorial for this sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,186 Posted February 24, 2018 #842 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Just now, Kirkpatrick said: Guess I need a tutorial for this sport. It's ridiculous. In the final there is no need to pay attention to those intermediate sprints whatsoever, unless you care for 4th place. 1st, 2nd and 3rd at the line get medals. Winning all intermediate sprints gets you 4th place... In the semis meanwhile getting any points in the int. sprints is likely enough to qualify. thepharoah 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juddy96 171 Posted February 24, 2018 #843 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Why are the points needed, why can't it just be a regular mass start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,566 Posted February 24, 2018 Author #844 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Just now, juddy96 said: Why are the points needed, why can't it just be a regular mass start Why are points needed, why does it need to be so ridiculously short, all valid questions. But well. Because ISU. And it's super urban. 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 10,186 Posted February 24, 2018 #845 Share Posted February 24, 2018 1 minute ago, juddy96 said: Why are the points needed, why can't it just be a regular mass start It's a big mystery. I'm afraid neither I, or @heywoodu, or any other speed skating follower can give an answer to that. Except the stuff like: "ISU has lost its mind." #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,186 Posted February 24, 2018 #846 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Here you go, Bergsma wins the first intermediate. She can literally skate backwards now and still qualify. She has 5 points that she can't lose and that is 100% enough to qualify. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dareza 911 Posted February 24, 2018 #847 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,186 Posted February 24, 2018 #848 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Yay, final secured for Alusalu. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,186 Posted February 24, 2018 #849 Share Posted February 24, 2018 It's a horror though... #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,292 Posted February 24, 2018 #850 Share Posted February 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, dcro said: It's ridiculous. In the final there is no need to pay attention to those intermediate sprints whatsoever, unless you care for 4th place. 1st, 2nd and 3rd at the line get medals. Winning all intermediate sprints gets you 4th place... In the semis meanwhile getting any points in the int. sprints is likely enough to qualify. thanks God ,we won't have these boring sprints in finals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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