Comments on: WOC 2021 Long Course Preview: Companion for the TV broadcast

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:36:48 +0000

Well, I’ve seen butterflies with three rounds. That would have made the trick…

By: Graeme Ackland

Graeme Ackland — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:21:54 +0000

In a butterfly/diamond setup Daehli and Fosser still run together, Kyburz alone. So maybe with a butterfly Daehli would have got silver… For balance, very gracious post by Daehli here… https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJ4NzYMs4n/

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 19:29:03 +0000

Is the ‘butterfly’ / ‘diamond’ setup buried by now? Could have had healthy impact on todays race…

By: Cross Country

Cross Country — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 18:27:09 +0000

I think IOF needs to revise the start order at WOC. They should look at Cross Country Skiing. The best seeded athletes could still start towards the end, but you alternate high and low seeds. Then you get 6 minutes between the best runners. My assumption is that lower seeds cannot follow the higher seeds if they are caught.