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I'd forgotten all 3 Brits made the team for that event.
Back in Igls, the Germans can celebrate more success as Hermann wins her first world title by almost half a second. She's having a superb season - indeed, there's still another World Cup round in her home town to do (she is effectively WC champion-elect). If she repeats her form next season, she will go toe-to-toe with Lizzy like Noelle Pikus-Pace did a couple of years ago. The home crowd also have reason to celebrate as Flock held on to win silver (her first global medal). After crashing out last year, Nikitina produced two excellent runs to grab the bronze medal. |
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More good World Cup points in the Cross Country - Andrew Young 10th in today's sprint in Lahti.
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Oooh oooh oooh, incredible things going on in the 4-Man Bob after two runs, Lamine Deen and Crew currently in 4th place, just 0.03 off sliver medal place, 0.30 off gold!!! There's going to be drama tomorrow, third run 14:00, fourth run 15:30.
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Aaargh!!! Lamin Deen charging in the third round of the 4-men, was up to silver medal position......and crashed!! Everyone walked away, but a real medal chance blown.
Not as bad a weekend as Norwegian Nordic Combined athlete Jarl Magnus Riiber, though. Threw away a certain win on Friday by taking a wrong turn at the end, then dislocated his shoulder when challenging for the win on Saturday. Better news for Andrew Musgrave, got his first World Cup points for several months with an 18th place in the skiathlon in Lahti. |
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It looked as though the Germans would claim another four-man title, but Oskars Melbārdis pipped Friedrich at the last to join Dukurs as a Latvian world champion!
In Lillehammer, Ross Whyte won silver in the mixed NOC doubles curling final with China's Yu Han - together with the 4 medals (2G 2B) credited to TeamGB, it has been a great week for the team. Despite not having the climate for snow or ice, the Aussies still won 4 medals (3S 1B) - mostly in the snowboard / ski cross (which is their equivalent of our bobskeleton / curling). |
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Despite not having the climate for snow or ice, the Aussies still won 4 medals (3S 1B) - mostly in the snowboard / ski cross (which is their equivalent of our bobskeleton / curling).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiing_in_Australia |
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Well I never!
That is very interesting...turns out Australia actually has bigger mountains than Scotland.
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Busy mid-week this week.
Tuesday Nordic Combined from Kuopio, Finland Alpine Parallel Slalom from Stockholm Ski Jumping from Kuopio Biathlon European Championships start from Tyumen, Russia. They run until the weekend - mostly for the B teams of the big nations, and for those who don't normally get medals at the Worlds. Wednesday Single mixed relay Full Mixed relay Thursday Women's sprint Men's Sprint European X-Games from Oslo. Lots of live coverage of various freestyle events on BT Sport/ESPN. Starts on Thursday, all throughout the weekend. |
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This weekend's action. Luge is finished and Cross Country are on a week off preparing for the season-ending Tour of Canada starting next week. Most of the freestylers will be in Norway for the Euro X Games and no ice skating so a bit of a skinny weekend.
Bob and Skeleton - Last weekend of the World Cup season, and back onto YouTube after luxuriating on proper telly last weekend. Races are in Konigsee, Bavaria Friday 11:30 & 13:00 Women's skeleton 15:00 & 16:30 Women's bob Saturday 10:00 &11:30 Men's Skeleton 13:30 & 15:00 2-man bob Sunday 13:30 & 15:00 4-man bob Alpine skiing - Men in Hinterstoder, Women in Andorra Friday Men's Super-G Saturday Women's Super-G Sunday Men's GS Women's Combined |
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Ski Jumping from Alma Ata, Kazakhstan
Saturday Men's individual Sunday Men's individual Biathlon - European Champs from Siberia. Most of these are not live, so times given for streams Saturday 10:00 Women pursuit 13:00 Men pursuit Sunday 10:00 Women mass start 13:00 Men mass start Nordic Combined from Val di Fiemme Saturday Gundersen Sunday Gundersen |
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As it turns out, she was the fastest British woman in Königssee with a fifteenth-place finish - apparently that makes her the youngest competitor at a top-tier bobskeleton comp for 88 years! In 4/5 years' time (if things go very well for her), she could be doing what her YO predecessor is doing now.
Deas and Creighton both had a day to forget as they came 20th / 19th - the former was aiming for a podium finish in the World Cup overall but ends up in seventh place. Hermann, on the other hand wins the overall with her fifth WC round victory - she finished outside the podium in only one race, which is superb. Olympic v World champion next season could make for a great rivalry next season. [P.S. Next year's IBSF WCh will be in Sochi...] |
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Congratulations Petr Prevc
Petr Prevc has wrapped up the Ski Jumping world cup this afternoon, with back to back wins in Almaty.
A more pleasant sportsman (or woman) you'd be hard pressed to find. Always humble, without being condescending when being interviewed - all the more worthy as he does interviews in English. An example to many other sportsmen and women. I guess it has something to do with the fact that it's hard to make your fortune from nordic sports- unless you're right at the top. |
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This week's midweek events
Tuesday Cross-Country - Freestyle sprints from Gatineau, Canada Wednesday Cross-Country from Montreal - Women and Men's mass starts Thursday Biathlon World Championships - Mixed relay from Oslo |
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This weekend's action
Alpine skiing - Men in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, women in Jasna Slovenia. Big news is that Lindsay Vonn has done the sensible thing and packed it in for the season, which means that she almost certainly will lose the overall World Cup, but still picks up the Downhill WC. Friday Men GS (a make-up race, I think) Saturday Men GS Women GS Sunday Men Slalom Women GS Nordic Combined - From Shonach, Germany. Final event of the season, already very convincingly won by Erik Frenzel of Germany. Friday Team event Saturday Gundersen |
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Cross Country - Tour of Canada continues. The Brits look like they are finishing the season strongly - Andrew Young 17th in the first sprint, Andrew Musgrave a very good 13th in the classic mass start and I think a PB for Annika Taylor, 49th in the classic mass start.
Friday Freestyle sprint from the Plains of Abraham, Quebec - scene of the one Britain's greatest victories over the French, 13 September 1759. Look out for the famous cliffs which the British climbed by night! Saturday Women's freestyle pursuit Men's freestyle pursuit Biathlon - World Champs from Oslo continue. Saturday Men's sprint Women's sprint Sunday Men's pursuit 14:45 Women pursuit - Not live in Eurosport, but on eurovisionsports.tv |
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Ski Jumping - From Wisla, Poland
Friday Men Individual Saturday Men Individual Freestyle Saturday Snowboard Cross from Veyssonaz, Switzerland |
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Brits continue to do well in the Cross Country Tour of Canada, Andrew Young 14th and Andrew Musgrave 15th in the sprints yesterday. Musgrave now 16th overall in the Tour itself. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen looks in with a chance of a medal in Oslo, would be a fantastic end to a fantastic career!
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And Bjoerndalen confirmed in silver! Fourcade for the gold, JT Boe bronze.
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Dave Ryding 24th in today's slalom, which puts him into 24th overall in the World Cup standings, so he will become only the 4th ever British skier to get an invite to the World Cup Finals in two weeks time.
Andrew Musgrave 18th in the Cross-Country pursuit yesterday. And Bjoerndalen gets another silver medal in the pursuit, once again behind Fourcade. |
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Olé Einar, what a legend. Possibly the greatest sportsman, still competing, in the world today. Having said that, Fourcade should beat all Olé Einar's records if he keeps going at this rate. 3 Golds already this weekend. He could end up with 6, although I fancy Norway to win the relay.
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All your mid-week needs
Tuesday Cross country - Classic sprints from Canmore, Canada Wednesday Biathlon - World Champs women's individual Cross Country - Women's skiathlon, men's skiathlon Thursday Biathlon - Men's individual Freestyle - Ski half-pipe from Tignes, France |
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Olé Einar, what a legend. Possibly the greatest sportsman, still competing, in the world today. Having said that, Fourcade should beat all Olé Einar's records if he keeps going at this rate. 3 Golds already this weekend. He could end up with 6, although I fancy Norway to win the relay.
Given that that was the time when the likes of Frank Luck, Sven Fischer and the like were at their peak I think there is a degree of modesty in has comments. |
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On Eurosport Germany in commentary during the pursuit, Ole Einar was quoted as saying that he didn't feel that he'd missed out on the gold in the sprint, but won the silver. He apparently also said that in his view Martin Fourcard is the greatest biathlete ever, and that his 90+ wins were in an era when the competition was less good.
. Unfortunately one of the consequences of that is that we in GB have been left way behind... |
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That is very interesting...turns out Australia actually has bigger mountains than Scotland.
