This is another installment in a series (see here and here for important background and setup; if you get confused read them first) where I’ve been looking at comparing performances of rookie skiers on the World Cup. Â In those previous two posts I looked at distance racing, so now it’s time to turn our attention […]
Tagged Analysis, rookies, Sprint, US Skiing, World CupAdded a few more seasons of athlete rankings, showing variability estimates.  Use the drop down menus in the Athlete Rankings tab to find them and check here for an explanation of how I made them.
Tagged rankingsIn a previous post, I talked about rookie skier performance on the World Cup. Â You can check back there for an explanation of what I mean by a rookie skier and the specifics of how I selected which data to use. Â I left off in that post with the following graph, showing rookie FIS point […]
Tagged Analysis, development, Distance, rookiesEvery 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 Cup