No, not that A-Team. (Although she’d probably kick some butt.) As discussed recently over at FasterSkier, Brooks just missed qualifying via objective criteria, as she finished 55th in the World Cup overall. That means that if she’s named, it will have to be based upon some discretionary judgement by the coaches. I think you can […]
Also tagged holly brooks, selection criteriaAnother season is just around the corner! While the USST saw some changes over the off season, the folks we are most likely to see top results from are still the Big Three: Kikkan Randall, Andy Newell and Kris Freeman. My expectations and questions for Freeman are summed up in this graph: This shows his […]
Also tagged andrew newell, kikkan randall, kris freeman, season previewThe USST has expanded somewhat, adding several younger skiers. Acknowledging that FIS points are only a small piece of performance assessment, it has interested me that at various times USST staff have mentioned comparing skiers’ FIS points to medalists, or some other group of top skiers. So here are two graphs showing the younger US […]
Also tagged cohort, fis points, men, performance, women, youngNo, not that A-Team, although that’s an amusing idea. I saw some discussion in the comments over at FasterSkier about whether Jessie Diggins ought to have been named to the US A Team rather than the B Team. Let’s be clear up front that this isn’t the sort of question you can answer by just […]
Also tagged jessie diggins, junior, womenHonestly, I’m reluctant to wade into this topic, but since this blog is supposed to focus on the intersection of XC skiing and data, I feel like I need to say something. The USST announced their team for World Championships in Oslo, which inevitably led to a certain amount of griping about the choices made […]
Also tagged Athlete Ranking, team selection, USA, WSCNow let’s turn to the US women biathletes. Â The women haven’t managed to produce any results comparable to Tim Burke’s recent success, but there are a ton of young skiers it seems trying to change that. Â I’ve noticed a lot of collegiate cross country skiers switching over (or maybe back) to biathlon after graduated, and […]
Also tagged biathlon, haley johnson, lanny barnes, laura spector, sara studebaker, season previewMy previews for the US biathlon teams will be briefer, which reflects the fact that I know less about the US biathlon team, and biathlon in general. Â Feel free to correct me in the comments if I get anything horribly wrong. Â For example, I’m going to take a very simplistic approach to who’s actually on […]
Also tagged biathlon, jay hakkinen, jeremy teela, lowell bailey, season preview, tim burke