Re: [Skate] The 2016 Ortygia World Championship Prediction Championship
"'Carool van Kesteren' caroolvk-FeDmaE5TyfFmR6Xm/[email protected] [Speed_skating]" <[email protected]>
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Hear Hear! well spoken Marcel! The questions you ask related to the ranks and the rules to get access to the last distance e.g. are not so clear for the new speedskatewatchers I’m afraid. And the calculations of the samalogs are taken over by apps. (at least they still exist!) Anyway, I’d also like to thank Lars and my fellow competitors for the exiting game, allthough I feel a little like Linda Bokko! Met vriendelijke groet, Carool van Kesteren From: mailto:[email protected] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 8:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Skate] The 2016 Ortygia World Championship Prediction Championship First, let me thank the organizer of this wonderful prediction championship ! For so many years, he has taken the trouble to invite us, to calculate the standings, to make the result an exciting daylong-taking experience and to give prizes. Thanks Lars. Well, was this a remarkable championship? Oh yes, we have seen very good times from Wüst and Sablikova. They were never faster on lowland ice tracks. But will we remember this championship when we are old ? I fear not. It is one of these many championships of the past years, where Kramer's opponents strike the flag far before the 10,000m starts. And where Wüst and Sablikova battle for gold. In one of these halls, that all look the same. But still, allround is far more appealing than single distances. In each pair, something is at stake. Will Beckert lose so much, that he won't make top-16 after 3 distances? Will Zlotkowska secure a spot for Poland next year? That is what speed skating makes so attractive. That is why we can endure a 10km. Because there is more at stake than this single distance. It was nice to see that the Netherlands-Norway domination of the '60s and '70s was restored in this championship. Or was this the last championship before a new era is introduced? In a few weeks, we will know what the proposals for the coming ISU Congress will be. Will it be the definitive end of the ECh allround-old-style, as the current rules already say? Will it be the reduction of the allround World Championships to only once in 2 years, as has been rumoured? I hope the changes will make speed skating more popular, but I have my doubts. I do not believe that fewer matches will make skating more popular. The risk is there that it will only marginalize skating further. We will have allround championships in the coming 2 years. Next year in Hamar, if I am right, and in 2018 probably at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, a mile away from where it all started, 125 years earlier. Let's cherish those! Marcel -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- From: Lars Finsen [email protected] [Speed_skating] Sent: Monday, March 7, 2016 6:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Skate] The 2016 Ortygia World Championship Prediction Championship P.s.: Winner’s speech(es) please! hilsen Lars Finsen / www.ortygia.no http://forhundrearsidaidag.blogspot.com http://ordordordordordord.blogspot.com Uriania pages: http://www.ortygia.no/uriania/uriania-eng.htm Oscar Diary: http://www.ortygia.no/Skoyter/Oscar/odfront.shtml Alt om skøyter: http://www.ortygia.no/Skoyter/AOS/AOSfront.shtml ------------------------------------ Posted by: Lars Finsen <[email protected]> ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links ----- Geen virus gevonden in dit bericht. Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com Versie: 2016.0.7442 / Virusdatabase: 4540/11770 - datum van uitgifte: 03/07/16