I’ve talked about the amusing notion of victims and nemeses before. Â Let’s look at some extreme cases. Â Remember that a victim is someone you beat by a small margin (rather arbitrarily chosen by me to be less than or equal to ten seconds). Â A nemesis is just the reverse: someone who beats you by such […]
Also tagged nemeses, rivalriesIn this installment of Victims & Nemeses, we consider the Swedish star skiers Marcus Hellner and Charlotte Kalla. Â Who are their victims (people they defeat often by small margins) and nemeses (people who beat them often by small margins)? Let’s take a look…
Also tagged charlotte kalla, marcus hellner, nemesesThis whole victims and nemeses thing is entertaining up to a point, but the most interesting about it is that it sometimes leads me to comparisons and graphs that I wouldn’t have thought of looking at otherwise. Â That’s what happened when I sat down today intending to dash off something quick about Kris Freeman’s victims […]
Also tagged Analysis, Distance, jiri magal, kris freeman, mathias fredricksson, nemeses, pietro piller cottrerSince it’s Friday, here’s something kind of silly… Last week, I introduced the concept of victims and nemeses, for distance races. Â A nemesis is a skier who has beaten you on multiple occasions by a small margin (fewer than ten seconds). Â Victims are just the reverse: people you have beaten on multiple occasions by fewer […]
Also tagged gadflies, nemeses, punching bagsEarlier this week I described the notion of victims and nemeses, and showed you who Petter Northug’s were for the 2009-2010 season. Â You can check back at that link for a description of victims/nemeses. Â The basic idea is to count up the number of times you beat someone by a narrow margin (they become a […]
Also tagged justyna kowalczyk, marit bjoergen, nemesesThis 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 […]
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