> 7. mar. 2016 kl. 20.45 skreiv 'Marcel Warnaar' mwarnaar-42P/[email protected] [Speed_skating] <[email protected]>:
>
> 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.
No problem. For me this is the highlight of the year. I couldn’t be without it.
> 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.
Let’s see. I’ll get back to you in 2041, if I can. Those 3000 meters were pretty memorable. And Kramer is a pretty memorable guy anyway. Don’t think I will forget him with the blocks soon.
> 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.
You are so right. Would like to invite some other nations, too, though. Of course they know they can’t win, but winning isn’t everything, is it?
> 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!
Yes, let’s do that. Maybe we should write our own proposals, realising that the other guys don’t know how to do it properly.
Anyhow, would you like an extra copy of Alt om skøyter 2016 signed and dedicated as a proof of your win? Or should I just send you something that you can stick into your old one?
hilsen Lars Finsen / www.ortygia.no
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