Since I was pondering Marcus Hellner’s season just the other day, I thought I’d take a closer look at how his result tend to shift over the course of a season. He has struggled during the later parts of this season, but has that been true before in general? Here are his results in distance […]
Also tagged men, season trend, sweden, World CupA commenter on Monday’s post noted that there are some folks fairly close behind Kershaw in the WC overall, so he has more to worry about than just catching Petter Northug. In particular, Marcus Hellner is only 57 points back, while Alexander Legkov is fully 168 points back. Hellner is obviously the more immediate concern, […]
Also tagged alexander legkov, devon kershaw, maxim vyleghanin, men, overall, petter northug, points, World CupAfter all the hype, particularly last season, regarding the major (though seemingly friendly) rivalry between Petter Northug and Marcus Hellner, it’s been interesting to have it all sort of fizzle out this year. Northug’s been struggling with getting back into form after being sick, and Hellner also struggled somewhat during the Tour de Ski. However, […]
Also tagged churn, daniel rickardsson, otepaa, sweden, World CupApparently this is our modern rivalry on the men’s side of things. Â I suppose the Norwegians and Swedes will always find something to torment each other over, so this one is as good as any. Â Obviously, this story has many chapters left to be written, but let’s take a look at how things have progressed […]
Also tagged head to head, petter northugIn this installment of Victims & Nemeses, we consider the Swedish star skiers Marcus Hellner and Charlotte Kalla. Â Who are their victims (people they defeat often by small margins) and nemeses (people who beat them often by small margins)? Let’s take a look…
Also tagged charlotte kalla, nemeses, victimsThat’s what Marcus Hellner says, according to FasterSkier. Â Let’s go to the numbers, shall we? These are all the times these two guys raced against each other last season (distance races, anyway). Â Positive values indicate a victory for Hellner and vice versa. Â You can see Northug’s strength in mass start races, and that Northug had […]
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