Sooo very sad! To win all-around is a great thing and really proves who the top skaters actually are. Single distance--fine. But does not carry the honor and...
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Jean-François Lemo...
jflemonde
Apr 5, 2012 2:45 am
ouch......
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Dirk Broer
dirk_p_broer
Apr 5, 2012 11:34 am
Wch 1936: 25 men start at 10k, 23 finish (two Norwegfians gave up due to problems with the height of Davo) Russian allround championship 1964: more than 100...
Van: Speed_skating@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Speed_skating@yahoogroups.com] Namens agwmh Verzonden: donderdag 5 april 2012 14:22 Aan:...
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agwmh
huupke2912
Apr 5, 2012 12:28 pm
Only when ISU board members participate ;) On 2012-04-05 14:24, ... [mailto:Speed_skating@yahoogroups.com [2]] Namens agwmh ... donderdag 5 april 2012 14:22 ...
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Eiliv Konglevoll
eilivk
Apr 5, 2012 4:01 pm
For those desperate to save the sport - we must have something NEW - skating with shooting? After 5 - 10 - 15 - 20 laps 10.000? Miss - and lose 10 seconds. No...
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Dirk Broer
dirk_p_broer
Apr 5, 2012 8:34 pm
Why MUST we have something new? We used to have a wonderful sport, with nice events, a big following crowd, rankings, books, publications etc. Since the ISU...
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Eiliv Konglevoll
eilivk
Apr 6, 2012 4:58 am
Only joking..maybe that was not clear. For my friends and me, 5000 and 10.000 are the highlights, and in March we had some wonderful duels. With higher level...
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reinhalbersma
Apr 6, 2012 6:25 am
... Did it ever happen that a skater outside the top 8 after 3 distances, made such a comeback as to finish on the podium after the 10K? Did someone even come...
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nils.meland5@...
nmeland2002
Apr 6, 2012 10:41 am
In the WCh at Medeo in 1988 Leo Visser advanced from 16th after 3 distances to 2nd place in the end. ... Fra: reinhalbersma <rhalbersma@...> Dato:...
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Dirk Broer
dirk_p_broer
Apr 6, 2012 10:31 pm
Hi Eiliv, I understood that you were only joking, but I am getting sick and tired from people wanting to change speed skating in order to attract more...
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reinhalbersma
Apr 7, 2012 7:59 am
... ah yes, those were the days. the cynical ISU officials letting half the field skate in sunny conditions with soft ice, and the other half in excellent...
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Marcel Warnaar
mfwarnaar
Apr 8, 2012 7:44 pm
With the last results dripping in from places where the ice has not melted totally, it is time again to look back at the season that was; time to announce our...
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Hovde Robert
roberthovde
Apr 10, 2012 6:53 am
See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17386894 Could the intriguing combination of increased interest for inline skating and the Kenyans' well-known...
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machielsmit
Apr 10, 2012 3:34 pm
Hello, Does somebody have the World Cup results (include world cup points) of the seasons before the season 2002/2003? Via Preben's files I can find the...
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Carool van Kesteren
caroolvk
Apr 10, 2012 5:05 pm
perhaps in our uni koeln archives? Met vriendelijke groet, Carool From: machielsmit Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:34 PM To: Speed_skating@yahoogroups.com ...
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Lars Finsen
uttrediay
Apr 10, 2012 6:32 pm
... Is that a current proposal? Of course, the proposers will claim it's the rescue of the allround. And they may have a point. Because as long as A) too many...
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Lars Finsen
uttrediay
Apr 12, 2012 9:35 am
... Yes, that is odd. Why not use it when they have such a fine facility? Are they busy tuning it up to compete with Calgary, or what? hilsen Lars Finsen /...
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Eiliv Konglevoll
eilivk
Apr 12, 2012 4:32 pm
I guess Spoonie would know? Tried to find a homepage, no luck. But could send some words to his Academy. Or maybe see if he comes fishing here! Eiliv ... Fra:...
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Lars Finsen
uttrediay
Apr 16, 2012 9:15 pm
... Adelskalenderen lost a lot of its meaning in 1973, when the new Medeo opened. Lots of things lost their meanings in those years. hilsen Lars Finsen /...
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Dirk Broer
dirk_p_broer
Apr 17, 2012 2:54 pm
So we ‘invented’ the lowland rankings (not true, I have Russian lowland rankings from the early 1950ies) and the ‘World except Medeo’ rankings. There...
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Lars Finsen
uttrediay
Apr 17, 2012 8:39 pm
... Yes, I did some for a while. But then outdoor lowland races became so scarce. Anyhow, that shouldn't stop us from making rankings. In 10 years or so, most...
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Marcel Warnaar
mfwarnaar
Apr 18, 2012 5:52 am
You can still nominate candidates for the various categories of the Uni-Koeln Awards. You can do this till Saturday on...
49604
Jean-François Lem...
jflemonde
Apr 19, 2012 9:02 pm
So, there is nobody to comment Nesbitt's award for her WR 1000 m ? JF...
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Eiliv Konglevoll
eilivk
Apr 19, 2012 10:05 pm
A strong  WR. To the right person in my opinion. A perfect skater, I watch her races again and again. Must be frightening to compete against. ... Fra:...
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Dirk Broer
dirk_p_broer
Apr 20, 2012 9:28 am
The one truly outstanding performance of the season, though Yu Ying, the first woman under 37.00, also deserves mentioning From: Eiliv Konglevoll Sent: Friday,...
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Kjell Pettersen
pet1nor
Apr 21, 2012 9:44 pm
The 16 best 5000 times in Norway this season, women: 1 7.18,76 Mari Hemmer 2 7.19,62 Ida Njåtun 3 7.42,10 Hege Bøkko 4 7.45,77 Camilla Helene Hallås...
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Nils Meland
nmeland2002
Apr 21, 2012 10:32 pm
If you go back to the 2002 season, you'll find several competitions where Nancy Swider-Peltz sr. and jr. were both taking part, and the time differences...
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Marcel Warnaar
mfwarnaar
Apr 25, 2012 5:45 am
ith the last results dripping in from places where the ice has not melted totally, it is time again to look back at the season that was; time to announce our...
