Dennis

I'm insulted you didn't make fun of our pole vaulters...

Something like that.
 
Kiplesund also jumped 8.00 about a month ago, Guttormsen jumped 5.75m last year at the EC, Grovdal finished 3rd at the EC on the 3.000m steeple, and Iuel did well at the Diamond League in Oslo on the 400m hurdles beating the other Europeans.
 
Henrik, Filip and Jakob can then split those other 36 events evenly.

Although with Grol's luck in his career, he'll probably dislocate his shoulder waving the flag or something.
 

so no yellow for Moscon, I know at least one heywoodu who is going to be happy with this

fixed...

Wrong flag?

The top 3 in Group A is very clear to me ( ), with   and  battling it out for the last spot in the Round of 16. That's really a toss-up for me, as I think they could all take that final spot.
  Group B:  and  are of course the biggest favorites. is a clear number 3 for me after their good performance this year in the Nations League. I don't think  stands any change, so  and  will battle it out for that fourth place.
  Group C is obviously the weakest here, with  not performing as well as they back in 2016 and 2017, although they should still finish 2nd. I don't see any serious threat for  in that group, they seem to be the clear group winners to me, whereas  is the clear number 6 here in my opinion. That means   and  will battle for third and fourth place.
   and  are the clear favorites in Group D, but perhaps  could surprise them here. They have shown good results against weaker teams, but I think they're ready to make the next step. Surprised to see that  even qualified for this tournament. They should be happy with any win. I put  over for 4th place in this group because of home advantage and the slightly better results in the past year.

had to play the UEFA play-offs to qualify for this World Cup, and now they're in the final.
 
The Dutch women been undefeated in big tournaments since the 1/8th final loss against Japan in 2015, as they won 6 matches in a row at Euro 2017 winning their first major title, after debuting in 2009 (semi-finals) and playing in 2013 (finishing last in their group), and now another 6 wins in a row at this World Cup in only their 2nd appearance ever. And now they will also debut at the Olympic Games.
 
They've grown so much in such a short period of time.

Better team lost today. Japan deserved more. 

Vélo tout terrain

in W K1 Lena Teunissen qualified for the semifinals from 1st Run, Martina Wegman missed the qualification nearly from 2nd run, the 3rd athlete Claudia Leenkers DNS
 
In M C1 Joris Otten failed to qualify

This was such a crazy night. I watched the match in a night club with 2000 other people. My clothes are soaked in beer, the vibe was amazing. I will remember this night for the rest of my life. 

and it´s over. 0-2 congrats @heywoodu@Dennis hard luck @Vojthas

Surprisingly good championships for  so far. Didn’t think they would be in the race for promotion after they promoted to this division last year.

She's Dutch/Indonesian and represented the Netherlands in earlier seasons.
 
That National Record at her age (21) is nothing special and she needs to take a few seconds off before becoming close to qualifying for the Olympic Games. She hasn't developed much either over the past seasons. But hey, never say never. It's always good to see new countries.
 
Of course she's also the national record holder on the 1.000m as she is the only Indonesian skater. Somehow I forgot to include that record on the list above as she skated that time in December 2018, but that time is 20 seconds too slow to become competitive on that distance. Her focus is mainly on the 500m.

One of the final updates of the year. Indonesia and Switzerland are new to this list.
 
Really looking forward to the World Allround Championships in Calgary this weekend and the World Cup Final in Salt Lake City later in March.
 
500m women
Vanessa Herzog  37,12 - 8-feb-19 - Inzell (GER)
Kaja Ziomek  38,09 - 8-feb-19 - Inzell (GER)
Victoria Rodriguez  39,02 - 9-feb-19 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Stien Vanhoutte  40,36 - 16-feb-19 - Inzell (BEL)
Saskia Alusalu  40,85 - 23-feb-19 - Calgary (CAN)
Ainoa Carreno  42,70 - 25-nov-18 - Tomaszów-Mazowiecki (POL)
Tara Donoghue  43,10 - 5-jan-19 - Heerenveen (NED)
Jamila Papilaya  43,26 - 16-feb-19 - Inzell (GER)
Larissa Paes  44,25 - 16-feb-19 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Andrea Cabrera  1.12,28 - 17-nov-18 - Groningen (NED)
 
1.000m women
Tara Donoghue  1.25,18 - 19-jan-19 - Heerenveen (NED)
Larissa Paes  1.28,02 - 16-feb-19 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
1.500m women
Ellia Smeding  2.04,38 - 5-nov-18 - Heerenveen (NED)
Valentina Espinosa  2.06,41 - 9-feb-19 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Larissa Paes  2.17,50 - 9-feb-19 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
3.000m women
Valentina Espinosa  4.25,94 - 15-dec-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Larissa Paes  4.49,53 - 19-jan-19 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
5.000m women
Natalia Voronina  6:50,39 - 9-feb-19 - Inzell (GER)
Gemma Cooper  7:42,40 - 10-feb-19 - Heerenveen (NED)
 
500m men
Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen  34,35 8-feb-19 - Inzell (GER)
Marten Liiv  35,71 - 17-nov-18 - Obihiro (JPN)
Stefan Due Schmidt  37,58 - 22-feb-19 - Inzell (GER)
Rawad Ajameah  1:23,18 - 5-feb-19 - Arendal (NOR)
 
1.000m men
Mathias Vosté  1:08,88 - 9-feb-19 - Inzell (GER)
Stefan Due Schmidt  1:12,27 - 22-feb-19 - Inzell (GER)
 
1.500m men
Ning Zhongyan  1:44,27 - 10-feb-19 - Inzell (GER)
João Victor da Silva  1:57,48 - 15-feb-19 - Nagano (JPN)
 
3.000m men
Livio Wenger  3:41,05 - 23-feb-19 - Calgary (CAN)
Viktor Hald Thorup  3:44,36 - 19-jan-19 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Vladislav Bykanov  3.54,94 - 5-jan-19 - Heerenveen (NED)
 
5.000m men
Sverre Lunde Pedersen  6:07,16 - Inzell (GER)
 
10.000m men
Danila Semerikov  12:57,40 - 9-feb-19 - Inzell (GER)

Update on national records skated this season. Larissa Paes improves every competition she enters, so curious to see her progress.
 
500m women
Vanessa Herzog  37,23 - 15-dec-18 - Heerenveen (NED)
Victoria Rodriguez  39,60 - 27-okt-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Ainoa Carreno  42,70 - 25-nov-18 - Tomaszów-Mazowiecki (POL)
Tara Donoghue  43,10 - 5-jan-19 - Heerenveen (NED)
Larissa Paes  44,92 - 19-jan-19 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Andrea Cabrera  1.12,28 - 17-nov-18 - Groningen (NED)
 
1.000m women
Tara Donoghue  1.25,18 - 19-jan-19 - Heerenveen (NED)
Larissa Paes  1.30,08 - 1-dec-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
1.500m women
Ellia Smeding  2.04,38 - 5-nov-18 - Heerenveen (NED)
Valentina Espinosa  2.06,94 - 24-nov-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Larissa Paes  2.20,74 - 24-nov-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
3.000m women
Valentina Espinosa  4.25,94 - 15-dec-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Larissa Paes  4.49,53 - 19-jan-19 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
500m men
Marten Liiv  35,71 - 17-nov-18 - Obihiro (JPN)
 
3.000m men
Viktor Hald Thorup  3:44,36 - 19-jan-19 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Vladislav Bykanov  3.54,94 - 5-jan-19 - Heerenveen (NED)

Right when she seemed to be on her way back, Olympic keirin champion Elis Ligtlee has announced her retirement with immediate effect.
https://www.knwu.nl/nieuws/olympisch-kampioene-elis-ligtlee-stopt-met-baanwielrennen

Cameron van der Burgh finished his impressive career with a gold medal  

I adjusted the list above with new national records highlighted in grey now that we're two weeks further into the season.

I adjusted the list above with new national records highlighted in grey now that we're two weeks further into the season.

Today,  Larissa Paes skated a new national record on the 1.000m women. As I love stats, I looked up which national records have been improved this season so far as summarized below. With the world allround championships in Calgary and the world cup final in Salt Lake City this year, I expect a lot more national records to be improved during the later stages of the season.
 
500m women
Victoria Rodriguez  39,60 - 27-okt-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Ainoa Carreno  42,70 - 25-nov-18 - Tomaszów-Mazowiecki (POL)
Larissa Paes  45,28 - 24-nov-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Andrea Cabrera  1.12,28 - 17-nov-18 - Groningen (NED)
 
1.000m women
Larissa Paes  1.30,08 - 1-dec-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
1.500m women
Ellia Smeding  2.04,38 - 5-nov-18 - Heerenveen (NED)
Valentina Espinosa  2.06,94 - 24-nov-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Larissa Paes  2.20,74 - 24-nov-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
3.000m women
Valentina Espinosa  4.29,83 - 15-sep-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
500m men
Marten Liiv  35,71 - 17-nov-18 - Obihiro (JPN)

Today,  Larissa Paes skated a new national record on the 1.000m women. As I love stats, I looked up which national records have been improved this season so far as summarized below. With the world allround championships in Calgary and the world cup final in Salt Lake City this year, I expect a lot more national records to be improved during the later stages of the season.
 
500m women
Victoria Rodriguez  39,60 - 27-okt-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Ainoa Carreno  42,70 - 25-nov-18 - Tomaszów-Mazowiecki (POL)
Larissa Paes  45,28 - 24-nov-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Andrea Cabrera  1.12,28 - 17-nov-18 - Groningen (NED)
 
1.000m women
Larissa Paes  1.30,08 - 1-dec-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
1.500m women
Ellia Smeding  2.04,38 - 5-nov-18 - Heerenveen (NED)
Valentina Espinosa  2.06,94 - 24-nov-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Larissa Paes  2.20,74 - 24-nov-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
3.000m women
Valentina Espinosa  4.29,83 - 15-sep-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
500m men
Marten Liiv  35,71 - 17-nov-18 - Obihiro (JPN)

Today,  Larissa Paes skated a new national record on the 1.000m women. As I love stats, I looked up which national records have been improved this season so far as summarized below. With the world allround championships in Calgary and the world cup final in Salt Lake City this year, I expect a lot more national records to be improved during the later stages of the season.
 
500m women
Victoria Rodriguez  39,60 - 27-okt-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Ainoa Carreno  42,70 - 25-nov-18 - Tomaszów-Mazowiecki (POL)
Larissa Paes  45,28 - 24-nov-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Andrea Cabrera  1.12,28 - 17-nov-18 - Groningen (NED)
 
1.000m women
Larissa Paes  1.30,08 - 1-dec-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
1.500m women
Ellia Smeding  2.04,38 - 5-nov-18 - Heerenveen (NED)
Valentina Espinosa  2.06,94 - 24-nov-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
Larissa Paes  2.20,74 - 24-nov-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
3.000m women
Valentina Espinosa  4.29,83 - 15-sep-18 - Salt Lake City (USA)
 
500m men
Marten Liiv  35,71 - 17-nov-18 - Obihiro (JPN)