I’ll have a separate post covering some of the North Americans tomorrow. Â As usual, the choice of athletes to focus on is whatever strikes my fancy. Â If you have suggestions/requests after each race, let me know in the comments of the race snapshot posts. The first thing I want to note about Saturday’s distance races […]
Also tagged alexey poltaranin, classic, Davos, krista lahteenmaki, masako ishida, recap, World CupInteresting results on the men’s side; so far Björgen’s just on another planet.  Full versions below the fold.
Also tagged classic, Davos, race snapshot, World CupAs I was perusing some of the other assorted race results from last weekend, the FIS races in Norway caught my eye. Â Of course, most of the press went to Petter Northug, with his victory in Saturday’s 30km skate race, presumably indicating that his fitness is returning. A little further down the results sheet, but […]
Also tagged andrew musgraveWho impressed me most in the races last weekend in Kuusamo? Â Well, I have to agree with one of my commenters in picking Germany’s Nicole Fessel. Â I’m not crazy enough to stay up till 1am to watch the races live on the internet, so I only have the results to go by. Â Still, how impressive […]
Also tagged early season, most improved, nicole fessel, SprintUse some caution interpreting these, due to the unusual race circumstances today. Â These graphs apply only to today’s freestyle portion of the Kuusamo races, and each skier’s percent back (and hence their FIS points) can be influenced by the race tactics on the course, since we were dealing with a pursuit-style start and people were […]
Also tagged kuusamo, race snapshotAnother decent day for Kris Freeman and Kikkan Randall it seems: Full version below the fold (click on them to see the full size image):
Also tagged kuusamo, race snapshotOne really simple question that occurred to me while playing with all this skiing data is, How many races do these athletes actually do? Now, I can’t really answer that completely, since I don’t have every single cross country ski race in existence in my database. Â But what I’m really getting at is the notion […]
Also tagged participation rates, Sprint, World Cup