dcro 10,172 Posted November 30, 2019 #31 Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) 2018-19 Ottepaa WC (10 km classic) - 2:45 behind Johaug 2018-19 Seefeld WCh (10 km classic) - 2:45 behind Johaug One summer later... 2019-20 Ruka WC (10 km classic) - 0:45 behind Johaug Not bad for your regular 28-year old. In one summer she improved by over 72%! There is a hope for all of us!! Edited November 30, 2019 by dcro #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted November 30, 2019 #32 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Would have been the first Czech podium since Neumannova's 49th podium in 2007 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...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted November 30, 2019 #33 Share Posted November 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, dcro said: 2018-19 Ottepaa WC (10 km classic) - 2:45 behind Johaug 2018-19 Seefeld WCh (10 km classic) - 2:45 behind Johaug One summer later... 2019-20 Ruka WC (10 km classic) - 0:45 behind Johaug Not bad for your regular 28-year old. In one summer she improved by over 72%! There is a hope for all of us!! Bjornsen: 2018-19 Ottepaa WC (10 km classic) - 3:11 behind Johaug 2018-19 Seefeld WCh (10 km classic) - 1:41 behind Johaug One summer later... 2019-20 Ruka WC (10 km classic) - 0:45 behind Johaug Brennan: 2018-19 Ottepaa WC (10 km classic) - 3:09 behind Johaug 2018-19 Seefeld WCh (10 km classic) - 1:45 behind Johaug One summer later... 2019-20 Ruka WC (10 km classic) - 0:57 behind Johaug I share your feelings, don't get me wrong, but at least part of the difference is due to Johaug not having destroyed everyone as much as in those races. dcro 1 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...
phelps 6,526 Posted November 30, 2019 #34 Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) yeah, I think Therese today was absolutely in control of the operations and didn't want to waste too much energy (tomorrow there's another race)... p.s. Scardoni yesterday won the qualification race of the sprint event...today, after 1.2km, she was 23 secs behind Johaug... and at the end of the race she's "only" 2.05 behind the Norwegian (currently in 35th place, best Italian girl of the day)... Edited November 30, 2019 by phelps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted November 30, 2019 #35 Share Posted November 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, phelps said: yeah, I think Therese today was absolutely in control of the operations and didn't want to waste too much energy (tomorrow there's another race)... p.s. Scardoni yesterday won the qualification race of the sprint event...today, after 1.2km, she was 23 secs behind Johaug... and at the end of the race she's "only" 2.05 behind the Norwegian (currently in 35th place, best Italian girl of the day)... Which only means for a sprinter she dealt with her energy very well for the distance. No reason at all to try and blow everyone away in the first kilometer even if you're a good sprinter 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...
phelps 6,526 Posted November 30, 2019 #36 Share Posted November 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Which only means for a sprinter she dealt with her energy very well for the distance. No reason at all to try and blow everyone away in the first kilometer even if you're a good sprinter she's supposed to be an all-round skier...not only a sprint specialist... but today she started slow like a turtle...with a better start, she could have made the top 30...but probably she's not mentally ready to face the pain you need to feel to achieve good results (at least, that's what Fulvio valbusa said during Eurosport's broadcast here in Italy)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted November 30, 2019 #37 Share Posted November 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, phelps said: she's supposed to be an all-round skier...not only a sprint specialist... but today she started slow like a turtle...with a better start, she could have made the top 30...but probably she's not mentally ready to face the pain you need to feel to achieve good results (at least, that's what Fulvio valbusa said during Eurosport's broadcast here in Italy)... Or, at least as likely, with a faster start she'd have fallen back more than only two minutes. But I guess it's easier to just say someone isn't mentally ready to face the pain 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...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted November 30, 2019 #38 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Another race with very odd seeding coming up, should be exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted November 30, 2019 #39 Share Posted November 30, 2019 24 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: Another race with very odd seeding coming up, should be exciting. My eye is on everything until bib 70, Bolshunov seems to normally be the last one who can go for the win. 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...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted November 30, 2019 #40 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Looks like another Russo-Norwegian war this season. No love lost.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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