Comments on: WOC Sprint 2016: BIG Analysis & Why did Jerker win?

By: Georgi Dalakov

Georgi Dalakov — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 09:29:31 +0000

Excellent analysis, Jan.
Just one remark: You said: “Leg 17 to 18: Another left/right leg with a small twist. The stairs to the left make this choice less attractive – the few who run there lost significant time.”
Actually the right routechoice also has stairs, but it is shorter, and doesn’t have sharp turns, that’s why it is faster.

By: Knut Wiig Mathisen

Knut Wiig Mathisen — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 07:58:01 +0000

I’d like to join JK and say thanks for the very interesting analysis, Jan. And to add a comment regarding Denisova. This was the big positive surprise of the event, but it was embarrasing to listen to the international TV broadcast where the commentators repeatedly called her Bulgarian. BLR stands for Belarus, that is something ALL sport nerds know independent of what sport they are into. Saying runners were half a minute late when they actually were half a minute early and calling Ukrainian runner Ruslan Glibov Russian added to this. Could we please have some better commentators in the international broadcast at WOC2017! E.g., Jørn Sundby supported by a crew that can follow and interpret the GPS tracking properly? Our sport can still be presented so much better!

By: JK

JK — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 03:43:00 +0000

Excellent analysis. Thanks Jan. And your pre-race sprint favorites preview was amazingly spot on (Men: 1. Matthias Kyburz, 2. Jerker Lysell, 3. Daniel Hubmann ; Women: 1. Maja Alm 2. Judith Wyder 3. Galina Vinogradova). Women’s surprise medalist Anastasia Denisova of BLR had a great run and good speed.