Solid day for North America with 5 in the heats, and of course Kikkan’s second sprint podium of the season. Â Just watched the video of the women’s final and there’s no question Kowalczyk changed lanes when she wasn’t supposed to. Â Definitely hindered Randall, but I’m not sure she would have caught Follis.
Also tagged Davos, men, race snapshot, women, World CupThis is a bit after the fact, but I can’t let good data go to waste. Â Once again, thanks to Jan from WorldofXC.com for providing the data on times from the heats. Ok, let’s get in our time machine and blast our way back to Finland for the women’s sprint: All of the percent back […]
Also tagged kuusamo, men, recap, women, World CupYesterday I posted some data looking at a popular hobby horse within the US skiing community: Andrew Newell’s alleged tendency to ski really fast in the qualification round and then not advance far (or not far enough) in the heats. Last night a friend emailed me to let me know that I kind of screwed […]
Also tagged andrew newell, heats, qualificationUpdate: I kind of messed this post up a bit. Â It does change the picture somewhat, so see below for edits. There are several topics in North American XC skiing that are fairly predictable. Â One of those is that anytime Andrew Newell posts a blazing fast qualifying time but fails to advance to the finals […]
Also tagged andrew newell, men, qualificationIt was a pretty decent day for North America on Saturday with Kikkan Randall’s 2nd place, some solid performances by Chandra Crawford and Dasha Gaiazova (8th and 27th) and a mostly average race for Andrew Newell (13th). Many thanks to Jan at WorldofXC.com for providing me with some data that I don’t usually have access […]
Also tagged recap, World CupTim Burke, getting back into the swing of things it seems…full version below the fold.
Also tagged biathlon, men, race snapshot, World CupNice job, Kikkan! Full versions below the fold.
Also tagged race snapshot, World Cup, xc