Another day, another impressive win for Petter Northug. I didn’t get to watch this race, but so far no one has figured out a way to break the race up prior to the final few kilometers. I’m not sure the pace was exactly slow, but there was certainly a ton of skiers packed close together. […]
Tagged 50km, freestyle, men, recap, WSCThe women’s sprint race on Saturday didn’t see quite as many unusual faces at the top: Overall, Magdalena Neuner appears to have slipped a bit this season, but she put in an excellent performance on this day. Kaisa Mäkäräinen has really made a jump this year, both in her overall performance level and her shooting. […]
Tagged biathlon, recap, Sprint, wbc, womenThat’s right, we’re taking my new biathlon plots out for a spin this week. The World Biathlon Championships kicked off the individual events on Saturday with the sprint. Here’s a look at the top men (click through for full version): The top panels are plotting the standardized percent back from the median skier (adjusted for […]
Tagged biathlon, men, recap, Sprint, wbcFinally, someone manages to beat Marit Bjørgen. If I’d had to pick who was most likely to pull it off, I actually would have bet on either Justyna Kowalczyk or Therese Johaug. Kowlaczyk is probably the consensus choice, but based on some of the commentary I’ve read so far, I feel like I’m less surprised […]
Tagged 30km, freestyle, mass, recap, therese johaug, women, WSCSome dramatic gaps between the leaders and the field today in both races.
Tagged biathlon, men, pursuit, race snapshot, womenNice job Alex Harvey! On some level I’m sure it’s disappointing to not be on the podium, but still, a heck of a race. Very tight race, so FIS points aren’t an ideal measure, of course.
Tagged 50km, freestyle, men, race snapshot, WSCBiathlon returns! Sadly, not a great day for the US women. But Leif Nordgren had a fantastic race. Not as fantastic, perhaps, as Edgars Piksons from Latvia, though. Wow.
Tagged men, race snapshot, Sprint, wbc, women