Cross-Country Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[Monzanator 4,499]

Just now, OlympicsFan said:

So your solution is to cheer for a russian ... ?

In cross country I'll cheer for anyone except and their symbicort empire

[OlympicsFan 858]

9 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Looks like Finland-Russia will be the battle in the relay, with Sweden in third and Norge fighting with the US for fourth best. 

Not sure how Russia is fighting for gold, but not Norway/Sweden and how you didn't even mention Germany in the fight for 4th ...

This time it seems rather open, Finland/Russia/Sweden/Norway could all win gold and Germany/USA could surprise for a medal.

[LowerSaxony 205]

Just one lipstick between 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th, resp.

 

Really good result by Hennig, missing 3rd place by only 12 sec.

Also Katherine Sauerbrey deserves to be mentioned here. Her second TOP 15 results at the Olympics after having only a few World Cup starts. That is really great and means that Germany has a second good skier for the Classic part of the relay. If we only a had a second good Freestyle skier

[OlympicsFan 858]

3 minutes ago, LowerSaxony said:

Just one lipstick between 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th, resp.

 

Really good result by Hennig, missing 3rd place by only 12 sec.

Also Katherine Sauerbrey deserves to be mentioned here. Her second TOP 15 results at the Olympics after having only a few World Cup starts. That is really great and means that Germany has a second good skier for the Classic part of the relay. If we only a had a second good Freestyle skier

It will probably be about hiding Fraebel/whoever on the second leg. In the end it will be the same as always for german cross-country skiing: "Außer Spesen nichts gewesen"

[hckošice 14,823]

in 44th place in Olympics cross-country skiing, a couple of years ago even impossible sci-fi

[Einarsen 28]

Johaug did great, but the others… No chance for Norway in the team relay

[hckošice 14,823]

Just now, Einarsen said:

Johaug did great, but the others… No chance for Norway in the team relay

Yeah I am afraid even if she do all legs herself she would do better than your relay

[Federer91 2,793]

6 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

Not sure how Russia is fighting for gold, but not Norway/Sweden and how you didn't even mention Germany in the fight for 4th ...

This time it seems rather open, Finland/Russia/Sweden/Norway could all win gold and Germany/USA could surprise for a medal.

Yeah, Sweden will have Sundling and Dahlqvist and it's only 5 km (when it should be 7.5 really), so they probably have a better chance, than what i initially gave them. Norway is piss poor and Johaug can't do much in 5 km, so Germany does have a good shot to beat them.

[OlympicsFan 858]

6 minutes ago, hckošice said:

in 44th place in Olympics cross-country skiing, a couple of years ago even impossible sci-fi

You don't have to go back too far to find similar results. In 2010 two norwegians finished 41st and 42nd in men's 15 km freestyle and a norwegian also finished 49th in women's 10 km freestyle.

[hckošice 14,823]

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