Again, I’ve switched over to standardized percent behind the median skier for these, rather than FIS points, but the general idea is that same.
Tagged classic, Distance, mass start, men, race snapshot, rogla, women, World CupHousekeeping note: Posting may be a tad delayed and/or sporadic this weekend and into the beginning of next week since the Statistical Family has increased in size by 50%. I’ve engaged in a bit of speculation about the likelihood that Kikkan Randall may be able to win the WC Sprint overall title this coming season. […]
Tagged kikkan randall, projection, Sprint, World CupNorwegian Women An esteemed reported asked me to report back on whether the Norwegian women’s dominant display so far this season is unprecedented. There are numerous different directions one could take that question, mainly having to do with how you choose to measure their dominance. But we’ve got to pick something, so let’s measure the […]
Tagged matt gelso, norwegian women, wooden medalNorth Americans Each weekend seems to be an interesting mix of results for the North Americans. Starting with the women (Davos result circled in blue): Compared to this season, that was an off day for Kikkan, but compared to last season that was pretty typical. Part of me wonders if she dialed it back a […]
Tagged Davos, holly brooks, ivan babikov, kikkan randall, kris freeman, liz stephen, noah hoffman, recap, sadie bjornsen, sprint distance, tad elliott, World Cup