Skeleton IBSF World Cup 2017 - 2018

[heywoodu 15,147]

Wait, Nigeria has a women's skeleton athlete? I missed that.. 

[dcro 10,210]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Wait, Nigeria has a women's skeleton athlete? I missed that.. 

 

Yes, more about her here.

 

She was highly competitive in Calgary in November.

[heywoodu 15,147]

52 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

Yes, more about her here.

 

She was highly competitive in Calgary in November.

Oh come on...I mean, I'm all for spreading a sport, but it would just be unfair if she goes and someone like Gilardoni/Flock/Priedulena/Meylemans wouldn't go..

[dcro 10,210]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Oh come on...I mean, I'm all for spreading a sport, but it would just be unfair if she goes and someone like Gilardoni/Flock/Priedulena/Meylemans wouldn't go..

 

And that's where Netherlands comes in. They have 2 athletes, if only one gets to go then none of the mentioned names will miss out.

 

The main problem is too few quotas. Women's skeleton is no longer that obscure. They'll probably increase it for the next time, but probably, sadly at the expense of men's skeleton, because that's how IOC operates...

[heywoodu 15,147]

35 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

And that's where Netherlands comes in. They have 2 athletes, if only one gets to go then none of the mentioned names will miss out.

 

The main problem is too few quotas. Women's skeleton is no longer that obscure. They'll probably increase it for the next time, but probably, sadly at the expense of men's skeleton, because that's how IOC operates...

Yes, for the strength of the competition it's pure luck that one of the two Dutch athletes won't make it. And to think women's skeleton has a higher number of realistic podium contenders than men's skeleton.. 

[dcro 10,210]

Loelling's top speed was faster than Yun, Grotheer, Gassner... And everyone else in the men's event so far.

[heywoodu 15,147]

That was not good from M Dukurs at all 

[Dragon 1,844]

4 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Oh come on...I mean, I'm all for spreading a sport, but it would just be unfair if she goes and someone like Gilardoni/Flock/Priedulena/Meylemans wouldn't go..

So the way I calculate the Nigerian just has to finish next week's race in Lake Placid to qualify???

[dcro 10,210]

4 minutes ago, Dragon said:

So the way I calculate the Nigerian just has to finish next week's race in Lake Placid to qualify???

 

Yes, she needs to race at least 5 races on 3 different tracks to be eligible as an athlete. Otherwise, Nigeria is already guaranteed the African quota place.

[heywoodu 15,147]

World Cup in beautiful St Moritz has started