heywoodu 13,554 Posted November 9, 2019 Author #51 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) Just now, dcro said: I think the fans mostly miss their names. Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt Karin Enke-Richter-Kania-Busch Christa Luding-Rothenberger Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich Gabi Schoenbrunn-Zange Anke Baier-Loef Daniela Anshuetz-Thoms When I think about Gunda Niemann or Daniela Anschütz, and Anni Friesinger(-Postma ), I mostly just think about the good times of watching speed skating as a kid Much like Gianni Romme, or Hiroyasu The Emperor Shimizu Edited November 9, 2019 by heywoodu 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...
Dennis 600 Posted November 18, 2019 #52 Share Posted November 18, 2019 An update of the National Records skated so far this season. Not much has changed compared to the last update two weeks ago: Women 500m Victoria RODRIGUEZ 38,84 Salt Lake City (USA) 16-nov-19 Stien VANHOUTTE 39,83 Inzell (GER) 12-okt-19 Luisa GONZALEZ SALAZAR 41,45 Inzell (GER) 2-nov-19 Katarina JANKOVIC 47,66 Heerenveen (NED) 20-jul-19 Niginabonu JAMOLIDDINOVA 49,19 Minsk (BLR) 1-nov-19 1.000m Victoria RODRIGUEZ 1.19,83 Salt Lake City (USA) 16-nov-19 Larissa PAES 1.26,24 Salt Lake City (USA) 19-sep-19 Katarina JANKOVIC 1.40,79 Heerenveen (NED) 20-jul-19 Niginabonu JAMOLIDDINOVA 1.42,00 Minsk (BLR) 1-nov-19 1.500m Larissa PAES 2.13,77 Milwaukee (USA) 27-okt-19 Niginabonu JAMOLIDDINOVA 2.39,38 Minsk (BLR) 3-nov-19 3.000m Saskia ALUSALU 4.07,43 Inzell (GER) 13-okt-19 Gemma Cooper 4.21,14 Inzell (GER) 8-nov-19 Larissa PAES 4.47,12 Milwaukee (USA) 25-okt-19 5.000m Isabelle WEIDEMANN 6.47,37 Calgary (CAN) 18-okt-19 Valentina ESPINOSA 7.54,94 Salt Lake City (USA) 12-okt-19 Men 500m Nil LLOP 36,42 Heerenveen (NED) 6-okt-19 Miodrag POPOVIC 43,79 Heerenveen (NED) 20-jul-19 Azizmurod SHABAZOV 43,88 Minsk (BLR) 1-nov-19 Rory MCCARTHY 46,31 Breda (NED) 26-okt-19 1.000m NING Zhongyan 1.07,73 Calgary (CAN) 20-sep-19 Stefan DUE SCHMIDT 1.12,21 Salt Lake City (USA) 31-aug-19 Azizmurod SHABAZOV 1.27,66 Minsk (BLR) 1-nov-19 1.500m NING Zhongyan 1.43,35 Calgary (CAN) 21-sep-19 João Victor DA SILVA 1.57,04 Salt Lake City (USA) 21-sep-19 Miodrag POPOVIC 2.12,43 Heerenveen (NED) 20-jul-19 Azizmurod SHABAZOV 2.17,63 Minsk (BLR) 3-nov-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,554 Posted November 18, 2019 Author #53 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Victoria Rodriguez is doing an excellent job in improving herself, again. 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...
intoronto 4,236 Posted November 18, 2019 #54 Share Posted November 18, 2019 2 hours ago, heywoodu said: Victoria Rodriguez is doing an excellent job in improving herself, again. That time is under the Olympic standard. Maybe 2 South American countries in speed skating in Beijing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted November 18, 2019 #55 Share Posted November 18, 2019 1 hour ago, intoronto said: That time is under the Olympic standard. Maybe 2 South American countries in speed skating in Beijing Except that Speed Skating is expecting a hard quota cut from the ISU “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis 600 Posted November 20, 2019 #56 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) At the first Junior World Cup weekend of this year, some highlights for me: Diego Amaya and Nil Llop were the two best male skaters in their age category (B2 = born in 2003) in the men's 1.000m. Amaya finished in 11th place behind 10 juniors all at least one year older, but most of them two years older. So that's a good thing. Llop finished in 11/59 in the 500m Szymon Wojtakowski is also a very exciting prospect, born in 2005 finishing 15/60 on the same 1.000m for boys, in 1.15.21, which is an impressive time for a 14 year old on an outdoor rink. On the womens side, I noted more and more skaters from non-traditional speed skating countries such as and especially . If the Spanish skaters keep progressing, we might see a solid Spanish team pursuit / team sprint team in the future. On the girls' side, is (too) dominant, winning all events, on the men's side had the highest number of podium places and wins, even in the longer distances. Edited November 20, 2019 by Dennis heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted November 20, 2019 #57 Share Posted November 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, Dennis said: At the first Junior World Cup weekend of this year, some highlights for me: Diego Amaya and Nil Llop were the two best male skaters in their age category (B2 = born in 2003) in the men's 1.000m. Amaya finished in 11th place behind 10 juniors all at least one year older, but most of them two years older. So that's a good thing. Llop finished in 11/59 in the 500m Szymon Wojtakowski is also a very exciting prospect, born in 2005 finishing 15/60 on the same 1.000m for boys, in 1.15.21, which is an impressive time for a 14 year old on an outdoor rink. On the womens side, I noted more and more skaters from non-traditional speed skating countries such as and especially . If the Spanish skaters keep progressing, we might see a solid Spanish team pursuit / team sprint team in the future. On the girls' side, is (too) dominant, winning all events, on the men's side had the highest number of podium places and wins, even in the longer distances. Wojtakowski will be too young for the youth Olympics, and actually becuase of the way the ISU creates their age criteria, he will never compete at a Winter Youth Olympics (which absolutely defeats the entire purpose of such an event) “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,554 Posted November 23, 2019 Author #58 Share Posted November 23, 2019 And that's the 10th 500m national record for Larissa Paes in under one and a half year https://speedskatingresults.com/live.php?p=4&e=1&r=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...
heywoodu 13,554 Posted November 24, 2019 Author #59 Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) For those interested, second of four stages in the Dutch Trachitol Cup, a sort of stage race with four marathons (AKA real mass starts). https://nos.nl/livestream/2311628-studio-sport-ontknoping-trachitol-trophy-v.html Edited November 24, 2019 by heywoodu 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 13,554 Posted November 24, 2019 Author #60 Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) Shani Davis is back in the world of speed skating...he's a coach for China, training young short track skaters to go to the long track version and win medals in 2022 Dutch NOS had a chat with him at the Junior World Cup in Enschede this weekend, if the video works outside of the country, you can watch it here: https://nos.nl/video/2311881-shani-davis-duikt-op-in-enschede-altijd-blij-in-nederland-te-zijn.html Also: that's the first time he has actually said he is retired. He didn't skate anymore after Pyeongchang (they show part of what we now know is his final race), but had never officially retired. Something the reporter says in Dutch at the end will always hold very true though: "Davis likes the Netherlands and Dutch habits and the Netherlands likes Davis. It used to be like that, it still is like that and it will always be like that." Shani Edited November 24, 2019 by heywoodu phelps 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...
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