The Caitlin Gregg Situation
Ah, yes, another Olympic year, another wildly entertaining FasterSkier comment thread regarding team selection. I find this round interesting because I sort of assumed that most of the heat this year...
View ArticleSochi Women’s 15k Pusuit Snapshot
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View ArticleUS Championship Performance Context
On a day like today it’s probably best not to dwell on what could have been, at least for US fans. Instead, here’s some context for how we’re doing so far, compared to our results in previous Olympics...
View ArticleSochi Sprint Qualifying Times
A friend mentioned to me in passing the fairly large gaps in the qualifying times for the Sochi freestyle spring between certain skiers, so I became a little curious. The following graph shows the...
View ArticleRace Snapshot: Sochi 10/15k Classic
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View ArticleEffect of TdS on Olympic Results
Multiple people emailed me asking about whether there was any potential link between whether an athlete participated in the Tour de Ski and their performance at the Sochi Olympics. Personally, I like...
View ArticleUS Olympic Assessment
So, how did the US do overall at the Olympics this year? Well, as usual, I’m going to mostly ignore the team events. As I did before, here’s some historical context for our results this time around:...
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