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  1. heywoodu
    [hide] #32 Will the winner of Ice Dance Free Dance be the same as in the Rhytm Dance? [Yes] #33 What will be the biggest stone difference in a single curling game of Day 4? (step - 1) [10] #34 What will be the time difference between men's and women's winner of Speed Skating 1500m? (step - 1 sec) [13 seconds] #35 Which country will have its 2nd best athlete ranked highest in the men's Giant Slalom? [France] [/hide]
  2. heywoodu
    That is pure history right there! I know she's competing for Austria, but Kramer is born in the Netherlands - not far from where I live actually - and moved to Austria with her family when she was 11. This move was shown in a Dutch TV program apparently, which follows families that move to other countries. My parents remembered her mom dying pretty soon after they made the move to Austria, so that's rather sad. Dutch federation advisor has said Kramer has always been on their radar and she's always welcome to come back, but I doubt that'll happen
  3. heywoodu
    Warren's daughter is a little pumped this week, again.
  4. heywoodu
    BDO, come on people
  5. heywoodu
    Wayne Warren vs Jim Williams, the all-Welsh final is coming up. Here's some more wonderful graphics from earlier on, thanks to the BDO
  6. heywoodu
    Well yeah, if it wasn't clear: I like the new format and I like that, in theory, slalom skiers have harder conditions on the slalom. Just today wasn't a very perfect example with both Brignone and Holdener being all the way in the top of the super-G rankings - and Vlhova was well on her way to being in there as well.
  7. heywoodu
    Plus it just makes the most sense. When looking for the most allround skier, one should have the most technical + most speed-focussed events in it --> slalom + downhill Just like the decathlon needs runs, jumps, throws etc
  8. heywoodu
    If those slalom runs are as insanely short as in Nagano (35 seconds or so), sure
  9. heywoodu
    And just finished the slalom, what a party for Yule Not many venues have such an awesome atmosphere as Adelboden, where now of course, especially after a Swiss win....it's time to Vogulisi Berner Oberland ist schö-ö-ön
  10. heywoodu
    Yeah, slalom specialists always had better chances in the past 10 years or so, but it's not like it was 100% Speed specialists did sometimes manage to take a win here and there in between the technical specialists Just do a normal downhill and a normal slalom. Although that'd make it pretty easy for slalom specialists as well. Being world class in slalom and meh in speed simply gives you a bigger chance to win a combined than being meh in slalom and world class in speed, so I guess technical specialists will always keep the advantage.
  11. heywoodu
    I know the alpine combined can often give interesting results despite not having the most exciting competition, but dear Lord, this must have been the most boring AC I've ever seen Pretty much the best slalom skiers in the field topping the super-G, yeah, bye excitement
  12. heywoodu
    I highly doubt it.
  13. heywoodu
    I see a new career path emerging.
  14. heywoodu
    Hello Netherlands
  15. heywoodu
    Small good things, as insignificant as they may be in the big picture, are still good things A tiny little light in the darkness, that kind of thing.
  16. heywoodu
    Jesus Christ, 1:07.09 in Thialf is utterly, completely, absolutely bizarre
  17. heywoodu
    Jutta Leerdam with the 2nd fastest time ever in Thialf
  18. heywoodu
    Also rarely saw someone as lucky as Hofmeister there I mean, she's a top snowboarder so is capable of winning by her own right of course, but in this case her opponents made a big mistake (1/8th final), didn't finish (QF), didn't finish (SF) and basically fell and were out of the race early on (final)
  19. heywoodu
    That's one better than 1
  20. heywoodu
    British record for Ellia Smeding on her home track
  21. heywoodu
    In road cycling I like time trials as well. These things boil down to the pure essence of sports: a person battling against him/herself, the elements and the clock.
  22. heywoodu
    Fourcade opening the bindings of both Peiffer and Desthieux who were face down in the snow. One of the big things I like about biathlon and cross-country skiing, athletes who are back on their feet who open the bindings of some (sometimes random) other athlete who's still lying in the snow, catching their breath.
  23. heywoodu
    But as a long-time fan, it is fun to see a few people battle it out lap after lap after lap, even if they are the same. As long as there are people cheering them on, that is, it's a whole lot less fun when they're at some dead rink in Kazakhstan or something. There aren't that many events in general where you've got tons of people with real chances anyway.
  24. heywoodu
    It's the non-speed skating fan in you talking. I find a snooker match incredibly boring, but that's just because I'm not a snooker fan in general, while fans love matches I find boring. People who can't appreciate some of the more epic battles in the 10k are the same kind of people who want the 50k race walk gone for example, they need 'fast and furious' instead of epic. The best races I've seen are all at least 1500 meters, most are 5k's and 10k's. A 500m is just way too short to really get into it.
  25. heywoodu
    I'd still find it weird to have a nationality and not speak the main language at least to some decent extent
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