Every season a new crop of young skiers cut their teeth on the World Cup circuit. Â These might be new national team members racing on the World Cup full time, or they might be Nation’s Group athletes who receive a start as part of a host nation’s extra start allotments. Â Each nation likely has a […]
Tagged Analysis, development, Distance, rookies, World CupWelcome to Statistical Skier! I’ve somehow managed to amass a fairly impressive database of international skiing results (what can I say, I really like data) and cross-country skiing has been a huge part of my life. Â I wrote a few articles[1. I’ve reposted them in the preceding posts.] for FasterSkier.com this spring exploring some of […]
This concept is shamelessly stolen from these guys (Thanks, Colin!)Â and is decidedly in the “less serious” end of the spectrum. Â A potential victim is awarded one point every time you defeat them by fewer than ten seconds, two points if the race happens to be an Olympic or World Championship event. Â The same goes for […]
Tagged nemeses, petter northug, victims[Note: This article first appeared here.] Chris Grover recently mentioned a graph, “Every athlete who is being nominated to the U.S. Ski Team this year has something in common. Â They are on the path to winning a medal. This medal could from the World Cup, World Championship or Olympic Winter Games, but they are on […]
Tagged Age, Analysis, Distance, Sprint, US Skiing[Note: This article first appeared here.] Welcome back for the second half of my article looking at trends in performance by US skiers (as a group) on the international scene. Â Last time we looked at distance events, so now it’s time to turn to sprinting. Â Before we move on, if you haven’t read the first […]
Tagged Analysis, Sprint, trends, US Skiing[Note: This article first appeared here.] An endearing facet of cross country ski racing is the seasonal rhythm it introduces into our lives. Â Summer, fall and winter each hold unique rituals and landmarks of training, racing and recovery. Â Spring brings with it its own rituals, among them retrospection on the season just completed. Â Athletes around […]
Tagged Analysis, Distance, trends, US Skiing[Note: This article first appeared here.] Kris Freeman recently commented on his FasterSkier.com blog, “I am a serious contender for the most volatile and inconsistent skier on the world cup”, in reference to his disappointing races at the Vancouver Olympics. Every cross-country ski racer knows that you can’t always race at your best, all the […]
Tagged Analysis, Distance, variation, World Cup