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Mike_P

Legendary Member
Location
Harrogate
Puts us 2 golds above Canada if you use a Gold medal table. Pity 4th places finishes are not counted.
 

Dorset Boy

Senior Member
Another great result.
Such a shame sport in the UK is swamped by football, and the Premier League in particular. Smaller sports deserve far more coverage in the media on a regular basis, not just when Olympics come around.
Bet the BBC stations lead with the FA Cup over the 2 gold medals today
 

glasgowcyclist

Charming but somewhat feckless
Location
Scotland
Funnily enough, no. 🤷‍♂️

And whyever not?
 

cisamcgu

Legendary Member
Location
Merseyside-ish
Has anyone watched the speed skating team pursuit ? I just watched the semi-finals and finals of the women's event, and it was ...odd

Three skaters start and all must finish, but no team changed the order or their members. The same skater that started in the front lead all the way around until the end - it seemed a very strange event, two of the three skater just followed the leader, adding nothing. I assume I am missing something tactically or some subtle technique, otherwise it is simply how fast can your slowest team member go when hiding behind someone else ?Nothing like pursuit cycling; I am not saying that it is better or worse, just don't really see the point.

p.s. The winners, the Canadian team, their leader was at least 6' tall, dwarfing the other two who sheltered behind her all the way around
 
Has anyone watched the speed skating team pursuit ?
Have indeed; I find it a beautiful, graceful and mesmeric event. And blisteringly fast in the last couple of laps.

I assume I am missing something tactically or some subtle technique, otherwise it is simply how fast can your slowest team member go
Get together with a couple of mates and try it ! To get in the same rhythm as you go faster and faster is not easy.

their leader was at least 6' tall
She is indeed, standing at 1.88m (without skates on!).
[Thats about 6' 3" ish in your money).

A wonderful gold medal 🇨🇦
 
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