As you can see, I’m running a bit behind today. I should be back to my regular schedule starting tomorrow with some recaps of the weekend’s racing in Lahti, and maybe some general recaps of the biathlon World Champs later in the week. Related posts:Race Snapshot: TdS Classic Sprint Race Snapshot: IBU WC 4 Men’s [...] Related posts:
Looks like it was some tough shooting, particularly for the women’s race. The percent back values look a little odd, even for a mass start race. Related posts:Race Snapshot: TdS Classic Mass Start Race Snapshot: IBU WC 4 Mass Start Race Snapshot: IBU WC 6 Men’s Mass Start Related posts:
Marit Bjørgen is beaten again! And I’m going to have to go back and check on this, but I have this funny feeling that the French men tend to ski faster late in the season. Probably some misleading points for the women again. Related posts:Marit Bjoergen’s Best Freestyle Race Odds and Ends after Otepää Race [...] Related posts:
I managed to post a fair bit this week, though not today really, despite being out of town. Thanks again to Skaði Nordic for sponsoring Week In Review. With Nordic World Championships wrapping up and biathlon World Championships getting under way we had a ton of racing: the women’s 30k, the men’s 50km, biathlon sprint [...] Related posts:
It’s really some of the women’s performances that I want to call attention to, but let’s start with the men’s 20k individual race from the other day. Here’s the top five (click through for full version): Another impressive race from the youngster Tarjei Bø. But as you’ll note, not a wildly dominant race when measured [...] Related posts:
A commenter yesterday noted that the TV coverage of yesterday’s women’s WBC race noted that the women’s shooting has been improving over the last decade or so, and wondered if we could make a graph to go along with that observation. Looking at only World Cup, World Championship and Olympic races, here’s the shooting statistics [...] Related posts:
Looks like shooting was a big factor today in Helena Ekholm just crushing the field. She shot clean, and it looks like a lot of others had a few misses. This is one of those races where percent behind the leader is rather misleading. For instance, Sara Studebaker probably had a very good race in [...] Related posts:
Nothing in depth here, just a quick look at how the US and Canadian results at these past World Champs compare to past major championships (OWG and WSC). First is a look at the distance results, using standardized percent back from the median skier, and the blue line representing the median performance over time: For [...] Related posts:
Again, not much commentary with these, just showing the results in some context. Starting with the top skiers: And the lone American: Related posts:WSC Pursuit Recap WSC Pursuit Recap: North Americans Race Snapshot: WBC Men/Women’s Pursuit Related posts:WSC Pursuit Recap WSC Pursuit Recap: North Americans Race Snapshot: WBC Men/Women’s Pursuit
Awesome race from Leif Nordgren, and an ok one from Tim Burke. The host country got a surprise performance it seems from Maxim Maksimov. Related posts:Athlete Profile: Tim Burke Race Snapshot: IBU WC 2 Sprint Race Snapshot: WBC Sprint Related posts:
Not much commentary on this one, just the graphs for the top skiers and the Americans. First the leaders: I don’t have much to add here except that Arnd Peiffer is having an excellent World Championships so far. As for the Americans: Nothing spectacular, I suppose, but not terrible. Related posts:WSC Pursuit Recap WSC Pursuit [...] Related posts:
Another day, another impressive win for Petter Northug. I didn’t get to watch this race, but so far no one has figured out a way to break the race up prior to the final few kilometers. I’m not sure the pace was exactly slow, but there was certainly a ton of skiers packed close together. [...] Related posts:
The women’s sprint race on Saturday didn’t see quite as many unusual faces at the top: Overall, Magdalena Neuner appears to have slipped a bit this season, but she put in an excellent performance on this day. Kaisa Mäkäräinen has really made a jump this year, both in her overall performance level and her shooting. [...] Related posts:
That’s right, we’re taking my new biathlon plots out for a spin this week. The World Biathlon Championships kicked off the individual events on Saturday with the sprint. Here’s a look at the top men (click through for full version): The top panels are plotting the standardized percent back from the median skier (adjusted for [...] Related posts:
Finally, someone manages to beat Marit Bjørgen. If I’d had to pick who was most likely to pull it off, I actually would have bet on either Justyna Kowalczyk or Therese Johaug. Kowlaczyk is probably the consensus choice, but based on some of the commentary I’ve read so far, I feel like I’m less surprised [...] Related posts:
Some dramatic gaps between the leaders and the field today in both races. Related posts:Race Snapshot: IBU WC 1 Men/Women’s Pursuit Race Snapshot: IBU WC 2 Men’s Pursuit Race Snapshot: IBU WC 7 Men/Women Pursuit Related posts:
Nice job Alex Harvey! On some level I’m sure it’s disappointing to not be on the podium, but still, a heck of a race. Very tight race, so FIS points aren’t an ideal measure, of course. Related posts:Race Snapshot: WSC Freestyle Sprint Race Snapshot: WSC Women’s Pursuit Race Snapshot: WSC Men’s Pursuit Related posts:
Biathlon returns! Sadly, not a great day for the US women. But Leif Nordgren had a fantastic race. Not as fantastic, perhaps, as Edgars Piksons from Latvia, though. Wow. Related posts:Race Snapshot: Davos WC Sprint Race Snapshot: TdS Classic Sprint Race Snapshot: IBU WC 5 Men’s Sprint Related posts:
Wow, what a performance by Therese Johaug today! Of course, FIS points might be a tad misleading for many of the skiers as a result: Related posts:Race Snapshot: WSC Freestyle Sprint Race Snapshot: WSC Women’s Pursuit Race Snapshot: WSC Men’s Pursuit Related posts:
Cross country World Championships are almost done and biathlon World Championships are just starting. No rest for the weary! Thanks again to Skaði Nordic for sponsoring this edition of week in review. We’ve had plenty of good racing including the men’s and women’s pursuits, and the men’s and women’s classic individual race. I reviewed some [...] Related posts: