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Speed Skating 2015 - 2016 Discussion Thread


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18 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

No points for predicting a meldonium announcement later this week :lol:

today probably, russian media already make messages. it can be a life-time ban

Bring back the 1991 borders

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6 minutes ago, vovanA said:

today probably, russian media already make messages. it can be a life-time ban

Out of curiousity, how are Russians in general looking towards Kulizhnikov? (not because of today's news, but in general in the past 2 seasons)

People on Dutch sports forums didn't believe in him for a single second (2 year ban, return and suddenly dominate like never before), although ex-speed skater Erben Wennemars always goes on and on about Kulizhnikov's fantastic technique. 

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Just now, heywoodu said:

Out of curiousity, how are Russians in general looking towards Kulizhnikov? (not because of today's news, but in general in the past 2 seasons)

People on Dutch sports forums didn't believe in him for a single second (2 year ban, return and suddenly dominate like never before), although ex-speed skater Erben Wennemars always goes on and on about Kulizhnikov's fantastic technique. 

well, everyone believed that was an accident, so sport fans were happy for him and named him one of the best athletes of last year

 

but in general noone cares. he's still not even popular as any football player

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Just now, heywoodu said:

Well there we go, as everyone already knew: Kulizhnikov is still dirty :(

http://www.sports.ru/others/skating/1037874457.html

tomorrow ther's a press conference of speed skating federation president, looking foprward for more news

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Just now, vovanA said:

tomorrow ther's a press conference of speed skating federation president, looking foprward for more news

I hope that we haven't a big scandal...

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