As we approach the Tour de Ski, this is a short assessment of how the US and Canadian teams are doing so far compared to previous seasons. As I typically do, I’m going to include all World Cup results, rather than just the best results. Clearly, there have been some strong results for both the […]
Also tagged Analysis, canada, Distance, men, mid season, Sprint, USA, World CupA commenter on my last post correctly pointed out that it might be interesting to look at performance using a percent back based measure on the qualifying times, since the number of racers present can greatly effect finishing place. I didn’t quite have time to pull together the standardization piece that I typically use with […]
Also tagged andrew newell, canada, kikkan randall, men, Sprint, USA, World CupIt’s always fun when the World Cup takes a turn through North America, although I’m a cranky old traditionalist, so sprints aren’t my favorite event, and city sprints are even further down the list for me. One challenge that comes up in trying to assess performance in WCs held in North America is that the […]
Also tagged Analysis, canada, city sprint, men, Sprint, USA, World CupThe men: And the women:
Also tagged city sprint, freestyle, men, quebec, race snapshot, Sprint, World CupI noted in a Tweet that Marit Bjoergen is the only skier since 1992 to win each of the four opening World Cup events (sprint and distance) in a row. But if you relax that condition to allow for streaks occurring at any point in the season (and include Olympic and World Championship events), Bjoergen […]
Also tagged Distance, marit bjoergen, men, Sprint, winning streak, World Cup