website statistics
Jump to content

Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games 2018


heywoodu
 Share

Recommended Posts

14 minutes ago, dcro said:

Kramer delivers.

 

4th and 5th place for New Zealand in one day. Cruel. Chance in speed skating is most likely gone now.

They are a highly dangerous outsider in the pursuit with Michael, Dobbin and Kay. 

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

5 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

4th gold for Kramer, only 8th place for Tumolero :( 

Please don't learn from the italian "journalists" always saying only 5th, only 8th and so on....The medal chances were very low from the beginning and after the time of Pedersen and Bloemen the chances went to zero, Tumolero did a very good race 1 second behind 4th place.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Just now, heywoodu said:

They are a highly dangerous outsider in the pursuit with Michael, Dobbin and Kay. 

 

But that's in the non-Olympic format. Now tactics and recovery are becoming a part of the picture and they just have no depth.

 

Mass start may be a better chance, but still unlikely with it being so random.

#banbestmen

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, Andry84 said:

Please don't learn from the italian "journalists" always saying only 5th, only 8th and so on....The medal chances were very low from the beginning and after the time of Pedersen and Bloemen the chances went to zero, Tumolero did a very good race 1 second behind 4th place.

Well, Italy could be expected to win a men's medal (before seeing the rather bad shape) and today was one of the 4 chances for that. 

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

7 minutes ago, Dennis said:

Bloemen only became really successful after moving to Canada and training there. 

Ya, that’s the thing with Bloemen. He may have been born and breed in the Netherlands, but for whatever reason the training environment in Calgary suited him a lot more than what he had in the Netherlands.

 

Honestly he might very well not have made the team at all had he stayed in the Netherlands.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Kramer won the 5.000m at every big event he took part in since the 2006 WOG.

 

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2018 Winter Olympic Games :NED Kramer :CAN Bloemen :NOR Pedersen
2017 World Championships :NED Kramer :NED Bergsma :NZL Michael
2016 World Championships :NED Kramer :NED Bergsma :NOR Pedersen
2015 World Championships :NED Kramer :NED Bergsma :NED De Vries
2014 Winter Olympic Games :NED Kramer :NED Blokhuijsen :NED Bergsma
2013 World Championships :NED Kramer :NED Bergsma :RUS Skobrev
2012 World Championships :NED Kramer :NED De Jong :USA Kuck
2011 World Championships* :NED De Jong :KOR Lee :RUS Skobrev
2010 Winter Olympic Games :NED Kramer :KOR Lee :RUS Skobrev
2009 World Championships :NED Kramer :NOR Bøkko :USA Marsicano
2008 World Championships :NED Kramer :ITA Fabris :NED Olde Heuvel
2007 World Championships :NED Kramer :ITA Fabris :NED Verheijen
2006 Winter Olympic Games :USA Hedrick :NED Kramer :ITA Fabris

 

* Kramer took a sabbatical from skating of a year after the 2010 WOG.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

28 minutes ago, Andry84 said:

Please don't learn from the italian "journalists" always saying only 5th, only 8th and so on....The medal chances were very low from the beginning and after the time of Pedersen and Bloemen the chances went to zero, Tumolero did a very good race 1 second behind 4th place.

I expect a 6th place for him... of course, after see Pedersen and Boleman the medal was impossible

Link to comment
Share on other sites

42 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Well, Italy could be expected to win a men's medal (before seeing the rather bad shape) and today was one of the 4 chances for that. 

I agree , but probably in none of the races  (mass start, team pursuit, 5000 and 10000) italian were really favourite (also before today) for the podiums,  5th or 6th places  were more likely than a medal; perhaps in mass start Giovannini, but after today i would be surprised of a podium.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...