Marit Bjørgen pretty much wiped the floor with folks last year in distance events: As a stats guy, when I see extreme events I tend not to expect them to repeat themselves. The general principle here is called regression to the mean. Extreme events are just unlikely, so it doesn’t make sense to expect them […]
Also tagged bjoern daehlie, lukas bauer, marit bjoergen, mathias fredricksson, rene sommerfeldtErling Jevne wasn’t the best skier during his era, having to compete with folks like Dæhlie and Smirnov among others. And he wasn’t even the best classic skier, most likely. At least, he was still mostly losing to those two guys even in classic races: Jevne fared better post-1997, but Dæhlie always had at least […]
Also tagged bjoern daehlie, erling jevneBjoern Daehlie (NOR) is generally considered one of the greatest male skiers in history (or even the greatest). Â He raced during much of the 90’s until his career was cut short by a rollerskiing accident in which he injured his back. Â One of his biggest competitors during this time was Vladimir Smirnov (SOV, KAZ). Â Which […]
Also tagged bjoern daehlie, head to head