Speed Skating ISU Allround World Championships 2018

[heywoodu 16,137]

Druszkiewicz's time would have given him a nice, competitive 10th place in the women's 500m. Tied with Annouk van der Weijden. 

[heywoodu 16,137]

Very decent for Hege 

 

[dcro 10,210]

Zdrahalova and Kikuchi will really enjoy those 5000m.

[heywoodu 16,137]

7:09.12 for Nakamura, world record 

 

Spoiler

In 1972, bye Ard Schenk's WR 

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_schaatsrecords_5000_meter_mannen

 

[NearPup 3,614]

I have to say, on TV this championship looks spectacular. I actually kind of wish the IOC / ISU allowed that kind of setup for the Olympics (would certainly save a lot of money over building an oval, too).

[heywoodu 16,137]

Just now, Nate River said:

I have to say, on TV this championship looks spectacular. I actually kind of wish the IOC / ISU allowed that kind of setup for the Olympics (would certainly save a lot of money over building an oval, too).

Absolutely. Although to be fair, of all months in the season, this is probably the worst time to host something like this in the Netherlands....you can't expect it to be 0-5 degrees halfway through March. 

[NearPup 3,614]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Absolutely. Although to be fair, of all months in the season, this is probably the worst time to host something like this in the Netherlands....you can't expect it to be 0-5 degrees halfway through March. 

You say that, but man is it beautiful in the rain. I get it's probably miserable for the athletes and this isn't the ideal competitive environment but it just looks so epic.

[heywoodu 16,137]

6 minutes ago, Nate River said:

You say that, but man is it beautiful in the rain. I get it's probably miserable for the athletes and this isn't the ideal competitive environment but it just looks so epic.

True  

 

Snow makes it even better in my opinion, but the chance of rain is a lot bigger  

[Dennis 765]

Miho Takagi 

 

First Asian winner in the long history of the World Allround Championships (men since 1893, women since 1936)

[dcro 10,210]

Quick thinking for Geisreiter. Still faster than Ghiotto and Druszkiewicz.