One addition to Marcel's clear answers to Arild's timely questions [and I hope the Norwegian Authorities are thinking about all these matters, and fast, since...
NLH: "It would seem that if Mari Hemmer is not sent to Berlin 2008, and succeeding in being among the top 16, then there would be Zero Norwegian Ladies at the...
... Norwegian ... World ... next ... Jon is right: the European skaters in Berlin earn spots for Europe (4 spots + the number of skaters in top - 16) for the...
Hi, Does anybody know where I can find the rinkrecords of the Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink Changchun, where the WCh junior allround will be held? ...
Maybe it has already been reported on this list, but former 500m Olympic champion, Svetlana Zhurova, has been elected to a seat in the Russian State Duma...
... ___ This is NOT a critic of the "Norges Beste Skøyteløpere"-series, which is a tremendous piece of work, but nevertheless, I got a bit disappointed when...
http://www.knsb.nl/KNSB-nieuws/vervolg_ndb.asp?ID=5199 Verheijen -- Hirako Boekko -- de Jong Prinsen -- Hedrick Friesinger -- Klassen But where is the full...
Sven Kramer in his column in De Telegraaf today: 'I have to defend my worldtitle next week in Berlin. Therefor i fly to Berlin today, while other skaters start...
... It's a pity ... anymore. ... different ... Well, in the shape Kramer seems to be in now, most likely he would both win the 5k worldcupclassement and...
... And mine for Håvard Bøkko's growing. Anyway, with this kind of considerations already at 21, I'm afraid that Kramer's career will be a short one....
GRIN Lars Finsen is commenting someone who clearly loves allround and not emphasizing on the distances. That should warm our hart : HE's advertizing alround...
According to a commentator in the Norwegian advertising periodical 'Kampanje', the Norwegian Skating Federation will have to cancel their main sponsor deal...
As a Dutchman I never heard of the 'Terra scandal' so I googled and found this http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2115525.ece OK, two months ago....
... Well, the world cup was invented to curb this disease, that of skaters preferring to appear only in the big championships. This idea has received some...
Can't find it anymore, but somewhere I read that Dutch coaches very strongly advised and asked before the season to switch the Baselga and Inzell World Cup...
... Heh. Obviously he had his reasons for moving to Norway. On the international scene, dr. Koekebakker might be a worthy contestant for our own professor of...
You were right, the KNSB still had to make a final decision http://www.knsb.nl/KNSB-nieuws/vervolg_ndb.asp?ID=5192 Anyway, as Gretha's troubles have continued...
I don't have so much information about the races at Klagenfurt as I would have wanted. My only source for any details apart from the results is the historical...
In this subject I have some understanding for Kramers decision, and I agree with Caroline; we shall be glad for this kind of concentration for the WCh. This...
Hi, folks. Just wanted to share a little about my feelings about what some of us contribute in the postings of the skatelist. I spent a little time searching...
Explain, please. You mean: to make them pay as much as possible? If the sprint and allround world cup were switched (Baselga/Inzell), then - the sprinters...