Finally, someone manages to beat Marit Bjørgen. If I’d had to pick who was most likely to pull it off, I actually would have bet on either Justyna Kowalczyk or Therese Johaug. Kowlaczyk is probably the consensus choice, but based on some of the commentary I’ve read so far, I feel like I’m less surprised […]
Also tagged 30km, freestyle, mass, recap, therese johaug, womenNice job Alex Harvey! On some level I’m sure it’s disappointing to not be on the podium, but still, a heck of a race. Very tight race, so FIS points aren’t an ideal measure, of course.
Also tagged 50km, freestyle, men, race snapshotWow, what a performance by Therese Johaug today! Of course, FIS points might be a tad misleading for many of the skiers as a result:
Also tagged 30k, freestyle, mass, race snapshot, therese johaug, womenOnce again nothing spectacular from the North Americans, but nothing truly horrible either. Here are the Americans: That’s a pretty average race for Freeman. His best efforts this season have been just above -2, which would likely have just put him in the top ten today, and I mean that literally: he would have been […]
Also tagged 15km, canada, classic, men, recap, USAIt’s days like this that I point to when people ask if I can use all my skiing data to predict race results. The simple truth is that nothing does a great job of predicting ski racing results beyond the level of common sense, because you get days like this on a fairly regular basis. […]
Also tagged 15km, classic, matti heikkinen, men, recapI noticed an interesting tidbit in a FasterSkier article the other day previewing today’s men’s 15km classic race. Towards the end, it mentioned that “Bauer also often does better in his first event in a major event.” Obviously, Bauer had a pretty bad race today, his first of the event, but that doesn’t mean he […]
Also tagged lukas bauer, owg, trendAnother strong day for the Finns; lots of big names way down the results sheet today. Sounds like there may have been some waxing issues at play for some of them.
Also tagged 15k, classic, men, race snapshot