I just finished reading a great article checking in with US biathlete Tim Burke as he gears up again for next season. Â I was vaguely aware that Burke had a great season last year but a disappointing Olympics, but I don’t follow biathlon as closely as cross country. Â So I thought I’d check some data […]
Tagged biathlon, profile, shooting, tim burkePreviously, I described some problems with using percent back (PB) as a basis for comparing race performances. Â Namely, mass start and interval start races produce very different types of PB’s. Â In this post we’ll briefly consider whether this problem is actually worth worrying about and then I’ll finish with a simple solution.
Tagged Analysis, Distance, eqpb, fis points, interval, mass, technicalThe poll on the right is now closed.  Marit vs Justyna was in the running for a while, but Daehlie vs Alsgaard eventually pulled away for a clear win. Don’t worry if the matchup you voted for didn’t win this time around, we’ll have another round of voting most likely in a few days. The head-to-head […]
Tagged bjoern daehlie, head to head, thomas alsgaardDon’t forget that tomorrow is your last day to vote (see sidebar to your right) for the head-to-head matchup you’d like to see me attack next. Â I’ll post the analysis on Wednesday….
Tagged pollThis topic is going to be somewhat more technical than usual. Â It involves some inside baseball, to mix sports metaphors, so if the nitty gritty details of FIS point calculations don’t strike you as an exciting page turner, you’ve been warned! Â However, if you stick with me, you’ll learn how brutally stupid FIS’s F-factor adjustments […]
Tagged Analysis, Distance, eqpb, f factor, fis points, interval start, mass start, technicalHere’s a recap of what’s been going on at StatisticalSkier this past week: – A look at skiers who made the biggest jumps forward (or back) between the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 seasons: here, here, here and here. – A colorful way to visualize the head-to-head matchups between groups of skiers. – A look back at […]
Tagged week in reviewNat Herz wrote an interesting article today on FasterSkier.com about different ski companies’ policies regarding sponsoring athletes who’ve been caught doping in the past. Â I thought this post might make an interesting companion to Nat’s article. This post is going to look at race results data for skiers who’ve been caught doping. Â I need to […]
Tagged doping