A commenter asked what would happen if we removed the bonus seconds awarded during the distance events of the Tour de Ski. Â If we add the bonuses back in we get the following results: [table id=75 /] [table id=76 /] While the actual top 12 have remained the same, the order has not. Â The women […]
Also tagged alternate ending, bonus seconds, recapThese are mostly just for fun, although I suppose some lessons might be drawn from them as well. Â First up is a graph showing how the field was reduced stage by stage in both 2010 and 2011: Overall there were fewer racers this year even from the start, which is interesting. Â In both cases there […]
Also tagged recap, World CupContinuing on from my previous post, let’s move on to look at how different nations fared compared to last year’s Tour (click through for full versions): The German men struggled, but mainly that shows up here as skiers dropping out rather than performing poorly. Â In fact, the one German man who made it all the […]
Also tagged bump chart, recap, World CupNow that the entire Tour is in the books, here’s how it played out, at least the big picture: I have to say, good job to Fransesc Soulie (AND) and Callum Watson (AUS) for hanging in there, despite being way off the back. Â Eight races in ten days is a tough feat, even for the […]
Also tagged bump chart, dario cologna, justyna kowalczyk, marianna longa, martin jaks, recap, therese johaug, World CupIf there were a race on the WC circuit so unlike any other that meaningful comparisons to past performance are rendered moot, this would be it. Â But, you know, the skiers get FIS points for this race, so we might as well see what we can see. Â Due to the unusual nature of the race, […]
Also tagged final climb, race snapshot, World CupAs we would expect, a late in the Tour mass start race with a reduced field results in some unusual FIS points. Â I’ve adjusted them, as before, using Equivalent Percent Back but ultimately races like todays are simply a different animal so we should be cautious about making comparisons. Â Still, things shake out more as […]
Also tagged classic, mass start, race snapshot, World CupLike last time a look at the performance of skiers from different nations in this year’s TdS and last year’s. Â As always, click through for full versions, as these are somewhat large: Again, apologies if your favorite country isn’t shown. The Russian men actually seem to be doing about the same, with a handful of […]
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