The third in the series, looking at differences in performance in skating vs. classic races for particular nations. Â We’ve already done Japan and Italy. Â Now, by request, we have Norway. To avoid repeating myself, I’m going to skip much of the introduction and explanation for the methodology and graphs. Â Go read the Italy post if […]
Tagged Analysis, Distance, men, norway, Sprint, technical, technique preference, womenOnce again many thanks to Jan at WorldOfXC.com for providing the sprint split data. Clearly we need to begin with the women this week: For some reason the qualification round times seem a fair bit slower than many of the times from the rest of the day. I’ve noticed that the women’s heats do tend […]
Tagged freestyle, kikkan randall, liberec, ola vigen hattestad, recap, Sprint, World CupA pretty good day for Lowell Bailey and a decent race for Laura Spector. And of course more good racing from the Berger family.
Tagged biathlon, pursuit, race snapshot, World CupThey didn’t crack into the top thirty, but the Americans had strong races for them, nonetheless.
Tagged biathlon, race snapshot, Sprint, women, World CupWhat can you say, except that today is a very good day?
Tagged freestyle, kikkan randall, race snapshot, Sprint, World CupThanks once again to Skaði Nordic for sponsoring this week’s Week In Review. Let’s get right to it: Lots and lots of racing meant lots and lots of race snapshots: TdS mass start, TdS final climb, IBU World Cup women’s sprint and men’s mass start, IBU World Cup men’s individual and women’s individual and finally more […]
Tagged week in reviewHonestly, I’m reluctant to wade into this topic, but since this blog is supposed to focus on the intersection of XC skiing and data, I feel like I need to say something. The USST announced their team for World Championships in Oslo, which inevitably led to a certain amount of griping about the choices made […]
Tagged Athlete Ranking, team selection, USA, usst, WSC