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    heywoodu got a reaction from konig in Athletes Deaths Thread   
    Italian alpine skier Matilde Lorenzi has died during the night after a bad crash in training yesterday, only 19 years old  
    https://www.krone.at/3574860
     
    Two top-10's in the speed disciplines at last season's world junior championships, lots of Europa Cup results and she was Italian super-G champion in quite a strong field (seniors), definitely someone we would have been likely to see in the World Cups in the next few years..
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    heywoodu reacted to rafalgorka in Speed Skating ISU World Cup 2024 - 2025   
    No idea. 
     
    But i remember Brodka vs Verweij win in Sochi by 0.000000000001 sec like It was yesterday 🤪 that was fun!
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    heywoodu reacted to Federer91 in Cross-Country Skiing FIS World Cup 2024 - 2025   
    The heart of Diggins on display once again. She seemed out of it on the second to last climb, but found her second life on the final one and bypassed the two Norwegians like nothing. Johaug will need some time to get back into her terminator form.
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    heywoodu got a reaction from rafalgorka in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    They're based on four things:
     
    1. A factor (800 for interval starts, 1200 for sprint qualifying, 1400 for mass starts/skiathlons)
     
    2. The winner's time
     
    3. The time of athlete X (the one you want to calculate the points for)
     
    4. The current FIS points of the athletes in the top-5 of the race
     
    I know there are two formulas FIS uses, which obviously result in the same points total, but I don't have them in mind
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    heywoodu got a reaction from rafalgorka in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Not really working, cross-country has that in order a lot better than alpine skiing  
     
    Nowadays if you're able to get 300 FIS points, you're certainly able to ski a decent race at least. The athletes you might see at world championships, where some of them might be in one of their first ever races on snow and they are still learning basic technique, definitely won't be able to get 300 points or better.
     
     
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    heywoodu got a reaction from Josh in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Not really working, cross-country has that in order a lot better than alpine skiing  
     
    Nowadays if you're able to get 300 FIS points, you're certainly able to ski a decent race at least. The athletes you might see at world championships, where some of them might be in one of their first ever races on snow and they are still learning basic technique, definitely won't be able to get 300 points or better.
     
     
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    heywoodu reacted to Josh in Men's Ice Hockey NHL 2024 - 2025   
    I met JT Miller and Conor Garland of the  yesterday, it was an incredible experience 
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    heywoodu got a reaction from IoNuTzZ in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Not 300 points....233 points  
    https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47716
     
    Excellent start of the season! Live timing wasn't ideal, some transponders issues here and there, so while she should have crossed the line first (started 2nd), I didn't see her in the finish list even after 8-9 women finished...luckily then she called and when I asked if she finished, she said she did, so no problems and it was indeed just some transponder issue  
     
    Tomorrow it's the 10k classic, first time she does 10k races back-to-back, let's see how that goes  Less pressure though, since that one won't count for the Brazilian Olympic ranking, only classic sprint and freestyle distance races count for that.
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    heywoodu reacted to Grassmarket in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    oK, so for, hypothetically, famous  musicians trying to qualify for the Olympics......
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    heywoodu got a reaction from Grassmarket in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    They're based on four things:
     
    1. A factor (800 for interval starts, 1200 for sprint qualifying, 1400 for mass starts/skiathlons)
     
    2. The winner's time
     
    3. The time of athlete X (the one you want to calculate the points for)
     
    4. The current FIS points of the athletes in the top-5 of the race
     
    I know there are two formulas FIS uses, which obviously result in the same points total, but I don't have them in mind
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    heywoodu got a reaction from Wumo in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Not 300 points....233 points  
    https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47716
     
    Excellent start of the season! Live timing wasn't ideal, some transponders issues here and there, so while she should have crossed the line first (started 2nd), I didn't see her in the finish list even after 8-9 women finished...luckily then she called and when I asked if she finished, she said she did, so no problems and it was indeed just some transponder issue  
     
    Tomorrow it's the 10k classic, first time she does 10k races back-to-back, let's see how that goes  Less pressure though, since that one won't count for the Brazilian Olympic ranking, only classic sprint and freestyle distance races count for that.
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    heywoodu reacted to rafalgorka in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Bravo!!!  Good luck on Sunday as well!!! #TeamMoura
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    heywoodu got a reaction from Gianlu33 in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Not 300 points....233 points  
    https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47716
     
    Excellent start of the season! Live timing wasn't ideal, some transponders issues here and there, so while she should have crossed the line first (started 2nd), I didn't see her in the finish list even after 8-9 women finished...luckily then she called and when I asked if she finished, she said she did, so no problems and it was indeed just some transponder issue  
     
    Tomorrow it's the 10k classic, first time she does 10k races back-to-back, let's see how that goes  Less pressure though, since that one won't count for the Brazilian Olympic ranking, only classic sprint and freestyle distance races count for that.
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    heywoodu got a reaction from Ted in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Not 300 points....233 points  
    https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47716
     
    Excellent start of the season! Live timing wasn't ideal, some transponders issues here and there, so while she should have crossed the line first (started 2nd), I didn't see her in the finish list even after 8-9 women finished...luckily then she called and when I asked if she finished, she said she did, so no problems and it was indeed just some transponder issue  
     
    Tomorrow it's the 10k classic, first time she does 10k races back-to-back, let's see how that goes  Less pressure though, since that one won't count for the Brazilian Olympic ranking, only classic sprint and freestyle distance races count for that.
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    heywoodu got a reaction from rafalgorka in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Not 300 points....233 points  
    https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47716
     
    Excellent start of the season! Live timing wasn't ideal, some transponders issues here and there, so while she should have crossed the line first (started 2nd), I didn't see her in the finish list even after 8-9 women finished...luckily then she called and when I asked if she finished, she said she did, so no problems and it was indeed just some transponder issue  
     
    Tomorrow it's the 10k classic, first time she does 10k races back-to-back, let's see how that goes  Less pressure though, since that one won't count for the Brazilian Olympic ranking, only classic sprint and freestyle distance races count for that.
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    heywoodu got a reaction from Grassmarket in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Not 300 points....233 points  
    https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47716
     
    Excellent start of the season! Live timing wasn't ideal, some transponders issues here and there, so while she should have crossed the line first (started 2nd), I didn't see her in the finish list even after 8-9 women finished...luckily then she called and when I asked if she finished, she said she did, so no problems and it was indeed just some transponder issue  
     
    Tomorrow it's the 10k classic, first time she does 10k races back-to-back, let's see how that goes  Less pressure though, since that one won't count for the Brazilian Olympic ranking, only classic sprint and freestyle distance races count for that.
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    heywoodu got a reaction from Dragon in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Not 300 points....233 points  
    https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47716
     
    Excellent start of the season! Live timing wasn't ideal, some transponders issues here and there, so while she should have crossed the line first (started 2nd), I didn't see her in the finish list even after 8-9 women finished...luckily then she called and when I asked if she finished, she said she did, so no problems and it was indeed just some transponder issue  
     
    Tomorrow it's the 10k classic, first time she does 10k races back-to-back, let's see how that goes  Less pressure though, since that one won't count for the Brazilian Olympic ranking, only classic sprint and freestyle distance races count for that.
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    heywoodu got a reaction from Wumo in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Good start to the season for @brunamoura, 375 FIS points in a mildly strong sprint field in Italy yesterday. Started well in the quarters, but fell because of someone in front of her hitting something that bounced back on the course. That's alright though, qualifying is what matters in the sprint and that went well for a first snow race in almost 2 years  
    https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47710
     
    10k today, starting a little after 10am. Getting under 300 points or so would be a nice way to start the road.
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    heywoodu got a reaction from Josh in 2026 Winter Olympics - Very Early Predictions   
    It's generally just called the skiathlon, so having a 'X km and X km' in the title is a bit confusing. The point is that the race is cut into two halves, one is done in the classic technique, the other in the freestyle (skating technique), so in this case it's a 20km race  
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    heywoodu got a reaction from Gianlu33 in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Good start to the season for @brunamoura, 375 FIS points in a mildly strong sprint field in Italy yesterday. Started well in the quarters, but fell because of someone in front of her hitting something that bounced back on the course. That's alright though, qualifying is what matters in the sprint and that went well for a first snow race in almost 2 years  
    https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47710
     
    10k today, starting a little after 10am. Getting under 300 points or so would be a nice way to start the road.
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    heywoodu got a reaction from rafalgorka in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Good start to the season for @brunamoura, 375 FIS points in a mildly strong sprint field in Italy yesterday. Started well in the quarters, but fell because of someone in front of her hitting something that bounced back on the course. That's alright though, qualifying is what matters in the sprint and that went well for a first snow race in almost 2 years  
    https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47710
     
    10k today, starting a little after 10am. Getting under 300 points or so would be a nice way to start the road.
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    heywoodu got a reaction from brunamoura in Cross-Country Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026   
    Good start to the season for @brunamoura, 375 FIS points in a mildly strong sprint field in Italy yesterday. Started well in the quarters, but fell because of someone in front of her hitting something that bounced back on the course. That's alright though, qualifying is what matters in the sprint and that went well for a first snow race in almost 2 years  
    https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47710
     
    10k today, starting a little after 10am. Getting under 300 points or so would be a nice way to start the road.
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    heywoodu got a reaction from rafalgorka in Doping Cases and Bans in 2024   
    Sarcastically of course, cheering for the fact she basically received no punishment  
     
    Tennis and football are jokes in terms of combatting doping.
  24. Wow!
    heywoodu got a reaction from rafalgorka in Doping Cases and Bans in 2024   
    Cheer for getting away with it?  
  25. Haha
    heywoodu got a reaction from vlad in Doping Cases and Bans in 2024   
    Cheer for getting away with it?  
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