Aw damn. Harvey fading.
Good effort though.
Yeah, the 50k was always going to be his bread and butter. No reason he can't contend for the Gold. If he races his race only Sundby should challenge.Hopefully bodes well for his 50K.
Individual sprint for women is 1.3 kilometers.What is the distance for sprints? Looking at the times for the 2014 Olympics I was really surprised as I expected sprint to be something like 10k. Somehow I always missed this event even though with the heats and knockouts it seems more memorable. Also, who should I look out for?
In short:What is the distance for sprints? Looking at the times for the 2014 Olympics I was really surprised as I expected sprint to be something like 10k. Somehow I always missed this event even though with the heats and knockouts it seems more memorable. Also, who should I look out for?
Bolshunov has an outside shot. He`s not bad by any means.Klaebo looked strong, promising signs. Terrible by Chanavat who won't even qualify.
In fact a lot of the unseeded guys have pipped their much more recognised counterparts.
I like Bolshunov actually.
CBC saying Alex Harvey was a medal favourite? They seem really disappointed that he's right on the bubble right now.
He`s an all rounder but is stronger on longer distances. I don`t see him as a favourite for the sprint.CBC saying Alex Harvey was a medal favourite? They seem really disappointed that he's right on the bubble right now.
edit: Harvey gone.
Was an outside chance at a medal at best. Capable, and has achieved strong results here and there in the sprints, but not having a very strong season in this distance. Still, you would've expected him to qualify. There's been some quality guys who've missed out.CBC saying Alex Harvey was a medal favourite? They seem really disappointed that he's right on the bubble right now.
edit: Harvey gone.
Chavanat out is a surprise. And I agree, Harvey should have qualified.Was an outside chance at a medal at best. Capable, and has achieved strong results here and there in the sprints, but not having a very strong season in this distance. Still, you would've expected him to qualify. There's been some quality guys who've missed out.
As for the women, Falla would have to be the clear favourite, although there are many threats, and the young Americans could be worth keeping an eye on, in particular Caldwell and Diggins.
How the season is going, you could even give the slight advantage to Nilsson.What make you think Falla is the clear favourite? In my opinion Nilsson and Falla is pretty much 49/49 percent chance of winning with Heidi Weng 1 percent and the rest of the field share the last percentage
These are two fantastic sprinters.
Nilsson just won the classic last month, though. That points to a good shape going into the race.I'd give pure skiing ability when everything clicks to Nilsson but Falla has more experience which can be important in events like this. Also the fact that it is classic skiing and lots of steep hills might be more advantage for Falla. Stina is fantastic when she can skate in freestyle/free skiing and use what we call in Sweden treans växel(third gear, dobbeldans in norwegian) in not so steep hills