[Skate] Re: Carlijn Achtereekte? SERIOUSLY?
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Something got lost in the sending of my original message, so will try again. It's not being stressed enough in the sports media outside the Netherlands just how out of sorts Achtereekte's win is. Per NBC Sports' Nick Zaccardi, she competed in 3 World Cup 'A' group races the last two seasons with finishes of 11th, 13th and 16th. The closest I can come in an Olympic setting is when the also-rans skated AFTER the ice resurface, like in Lillehammer 1994 (Fedotkina 1500); Blair had a bronze wrapped up, and then got pushed off the podium. It's just whacked up, and this from a guy who doesn't have a dog in this skirmish. Paul [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Posted by: speedsk8fan-/[email protected] ------------------------------------