These are very sharp qualification times. I guess potential candidates at
least have to go to Calgary or SLC to skate these times. And even then: I
calculated how many skaters would start, based on past season's results. So,
with the World Cups as qualifying events and with these qualification times.
Apart from the longest distances (with 16 participants), only the 1000m men
would have a full quota (40 participants).

The other distances:
500 m women: 34 (out of 36)
1000 m women: 34 (out of 36)
1500 m women: 27 (out of 36)
3000 m women: 21 (out of 28)

500 m men: 36 (out of 40)
1000 m men: 40 (out of 40)
1500 m men: 33 (out of 40)
5000 m men: 25 (out of 28)

Marcel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marnix Koolhaas" <m.koolhaas@...>
To: <Speed_skating@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 3:31 AM
Subject: [Skate] Olympic qualification times


> Everybody asleep or nobody interested?
>
> In Ushuaia it is the talk of the town!
>
>
>
> 500 m
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> 39,50
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> 36,00
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> 1000 m
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> 1.18,50
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> 1.11,00
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> 1500 m
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> 2.00,00
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> 1.49,00
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> 3000 m
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> 4.15,00
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> n.a.
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> 5000 m
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> 7.20,00 or 4.10,00 (3000 m)
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> 6.35,00
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> 10 0000 m
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> n.a.
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> 13.30.00 or 6.30.00 (5000 m)
>
>