Ask, and ye shall receive. Christopher Tassava noted at the link above that the top four female sprinters on Sunday all had a double-L in their names. Coincidence? A mere statistical anomaly? Or should American and Canadian parents start naming their children Allan, Allison or Ellen? I’m being kind of silly here, of course, but […]
Also tagged factoid, random, silly, statisticsI’m a stats guy. Â I love numbers and data and graphs. Â I will happily admit that this tends to make me, shall we say, particular about all things quantitative. Â Some people may call it being anal; I prefer to think of it as being correct. Which is why I need to take a moment to […]
Also tagged commentary, humor, SprintHow embarrassing is it for our sport that no one seems to be able to reliably count the number of World Cup victories of our best athletes? Here’s the deal.  Marit Björgen has attracted some attention lately for the number of total WC victories to her name, which is generally thought to be at least […]
Also tagged bente skari martinsen, bjoern daehlie, counting, fis, marit bjoergen, records, victories, World CupI see on FasterSkier the news that there is already some angst regarding the FIS World Cup race calendar for next season. I have two things say on this topic that takes the form of two graphs…
Also tagged editorial, irritated, race schedules