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From: Selina Vanier, Pierre Eymann and Fredi Schmid
I N T E R N A T I O N A L S K A T I N G U N I O N HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS: AVENUE JUSTE-OLIVIER17 CH 1006 LAUSANNE SWITZERLAND TELEPHONE (+41) 21 612 66 66 TELEFAX (+41) 21 612 66 77 E-MAIL: [email protected] January 6, 2016 For immediate release ISU European Speed Skating Championships– Minsk (BLR) Preview For the first time the ISU European Speed Skating Championships will be held in the Republic of Belarus. This year’s tournament will be held in Minsk, Belarus’ capital and largest city, on 9-10 January, 2016. It could be the last time that the European Championships consist of the big combination (Men) and the small combination (Ladies). In, 2017 the event will see the removal of the 10,000 m (Men) and the 5000m (Ladies) which will be replaced by the 1000m. Seven-time-champion Sven Kramer (NED) is favorite to win the Men’s tournament, whilst Ireen Wüst (NED) and Martina Sábliková (CZE) are expected to fight a tough battle for the Ladies’ gold. Competition format Unlike the World Cup, in which skaters race for single distance titles, at the European Championships performances in four distances add up to the final ranking. Times are calculated based on the 500m, for example the 1500m time will be divided by 3. In Minsk there will be a traditional two-day-competition, starting on Saturday with the Men’s and Ladies’ 500m followed by the 5000m for Men and the 3000m for Ladies. On Sunday racing resumes with the 1500m, and the 8 best ranked skaters after 3 distances qualify for the final distance: the 5000m for Ladies and the 10,000m for Men. -
Qualification of NOC Event Quota Places for the Olympic Winter Games 2014 Based on Special Olympic Qualification Classification (SOQC) As of December 9, 2013
Qualification of NOC event quota places for the Olympic Winter Games 2014 based on Special Olympic Qualification Classification (SOQC) as of December 9, 2013 500 m Ladies (maximum 4 quota places per country) OWG 2014 Qualifying time limit: 39,50 Quota rank WC points Time Venue Date Event Ranking by World Cup points : 1 KOR 1 Sang-Hwa Lee 700 36,36 Salt Lake City 16.11.2013 WC-2A 2 RUS 1 Olga Fatkulina 510 37,13 Salt Lake City 16.11.2013 WC-2A 3 USA 1 Heather Richardson 490 36,90 Salt Lake City 16.11.2013 WC-2A 4 GER 1 Jenny Wolf 473 37,14 Calgary 08.11.2013 WC-1A 5 CHN 1 Beixing Wang 430 36,85 Salt Lake City 15.11.2013 WC-2A 6 JPN 1 Nao Kodaira 322 37,29 Salt Lake City 15.11.2013 WC-2A 7 NED 1 Margot Boer 262 37,28 Salt Lake City 15.11.2013 WC-2A 8 NED 2 Thijsje Oenema 258 37,62 Salt Lake City 16.11.2013 WC-2A 9 USA 2 Brittany Bowe 220 37,32 Salt Lake City 15.11.2013 WC-2A 10 JPN 2 Maki Tsuji 209 37,70 Salt Lake City 15.11.2013 WC-2A 11 JPN 3 Miyako Sumiyoshi 186 37,55 Salt Lake City 15.11.2013 WC-2A 12 GER 2 Judith Hesse 180 37,34 Salt Lake City 16.11.2013 WC-2A 13 KAZ 1 Yekaterina Aydova 162 37,64 Salt Lake City 15.11.2013 WC-2A 14 CHN 2 Jing Yu 142 37,31 Salt Lake City 16.11.2013 WC-2A 15 JPN 4 Erina Kamiya 141 37,57 Salt Lake City 16.11.2013 WC-2A 16 USA 3 Lauren Cholewinski 135 37,60 Salt Lake City 15.11.2013 WC-2A 17 NED 3 Laurine van Riessen 122 38,01 Astana 29.11.2013 WC-3A 18 NED 4 Anice Das 122 37,84 Salt Lake City 15.11.2013 WC-2A NED 5 Mayon Kuipers 99 37,92 Salt Lake City 16.11.2013 WC-2A 19 CZE 1 Karolina Erbanová 94 38,09 -
The Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Pyeongchang 2018 English
English The Olympic&Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Welcome to Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 PyeongChang 2018! days February PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will take place in 17 / 9~25 PyeongChang, Gangneung and Jeongseon for 27 days in Korea. Come and watch the disciplines medal events new records, new miracles, and new horizons unfolding in PyeongChang. 15 102 95 countries 2 ,900athletes Soohorang The name ‘Soohorang’ is a combinati- on of several meanings in the Korean language. ‘Sooho’ is the Korean word for ‘protection’, meaning that it protects the athletes, spectators and all participants of the Olympic Games. ‘Rang’ comes from the middle letter of ‘ho-rang-i’, which means ‘tiger’, and also from the last letter of ‘Jeongseon Arirang’, a traditional folk music of Gangwon Province, where the host city is located. Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 10 days/ 9~18 March 6 disciplines 80 medal events 45 countries 670 athletes Bandabi The bear is symbolic of strong will and courage. The Asiatic Black Bear is also the symbolic animal of Gangwon Province. In the name ‘Bandabi’, ‘banda’ comes from ‘bandal’ meaning ‘half-moon’, indicating the white crescent on the chest of the Asiatic Black Bear, and ‘bi’ has the meaning of celebrating the Games. VISION PyeongChang 2018 will begin the world’s greatest celebration of winter sports from 9 February 2018 in PyeongChang, Gangneung, New Horizons and Jeongseon. People from all corners of the PyeongChang 2018 will open the new horizons for Asia’s winter sports world will gather in harmony. PyeongChang will and leave a sustainable legacy in PyeongChang and Korea. -
Olympische Kwalificatiewedstijden
KPN NEDERLANDSE KAMPIOENSCHAPPEN ALLROUND 2019 26 en 27 JANUARI 2019; IJSSTADION THIALF - HEERENVEEN INHOUDSOPGAVE pagina 1. Overzicht records Dames (WR, WRJ, NR, NRJ, BR en KR) 2 2. Overzicht records Heren (WR, WRJ, NR, NRJ, BR en KR) 3 3. Persoonlijke records Dames 4 4. Persoonlijke records Heren 5 5. Overzicht medailles Eindklassement Dames vorige NK Allround 6, 7 6. Medailleoverzicht Eindklassement NK Allround Dames 8 7. Overzicht medailles Eindklassement Heren vorige NK Allround 9, 10 8. Medailleoverzicht Eindklassement NK Allround Heren 11 9. Doorkomsttijden en rondetijden (WR, NR, BR en KR) – Dames 12 10. Doorkomsttijden en rondetijden (WR, NR, BR en KR) – Heren 13, 14 11. Top 10 tijden en Klassement in Thialf 15, 16, 17 Samenstelling Statistische documentatie: Ronald Kruit en Alex Dumas 22 januari 2019 KPN NEDERLANDSE KAMPIOENSCHAPPEN ALLROUND 2019 26 en 27 JANUARI 2019; IJSSTADION THIALF - HEERENVEEN Overzicht records Dames 500 meter Wereldrecord 36,36 Sang-Hwa Lee (KOR) Salt Lake City 16-11-2013 Wereldrecord Junioren 37,78 Min Sun Kim (KOR) Salt Lake City 08-12-2017 Nederlands record 37,06 Thijsje Oenema Salt Lake City 27-01-2013 Nederlands record Junioren 38,26 Jutta Leerdam Salt Lake City 09-03-2018 Baanrecord 37,17 Nao Kodaira (JPN) Heerenveen 15-12-2018 Kampioenschapsrecord 38,59 Jorien ter Mors Heerenveen 20-01-2017 1500 meter Wereldrecord 1.50,85 Heather Richardson (USA) Salt Lake City 21-11-2015 Wereldrecord Junioren 1.54,21 Joy Beune (NED) Salt Lake City 09-03-2018 Nederlands record 1.52,06 Marrit Leenstra Calgary 03-12-2017 -
Hamarlekene 2007 – Vikingskipet, Hamar 15.-16.12.2007 Arr
Hamarlekene 2007 – Vikingskipet, Hamar 15.-16.12.2007 Arr.. Hamar IL Skøyter - Utskrift. Magne Teigen, NSF/Statistikkgruppa & Vidar Skaar (OD) – ”Final version” 21.12.2007mt Resultater SAMMENLAGT (inkl. enkeltdistanser) Tider i SVART = Lørdag 15.12., .. BLÅTT = Søndag 16.12., .. RØDT = rettelser etter NY kontroll REKRUTTER, JENTER 100m 400m Sophie Laukli Aktiv SK 72,1 Marte Bjerkreim Furnee Asker SK 19,7 78,0 Erle Fleischer-Pedersen Eidsvold TF 19,6 Sigrid Bye Eidsvold TF 17,6 63,6 Maren Torgersen Fana IL 18,5 68,5 Rebekka Skavhellen Fana IL 15,4 61,6 Louise Bjertnes Geithus IL 25,9 103,7 Birgit Eide Gol IL 15,8 55,5 Hanne Ringerike Sand IF 19,3 73,0 Stina Ringnes Sand IF 17,5 Hedda Hubertz Sandefjord SK 16,3 67,8 Emma Eikemo Hagen Stange SK 85,9 Ida Eikemo Hagen Stange SK 66,2 Camilla Wangen Evjevik Sør-Fron IL 15,3 55,9 JENTER 10 ÅR 400m 500m 400m Martine Lilløy Bruun Sandefjord SK 41,5 1 51,6 1 41,0 1 Cassandra Skavhellen Fana IL 45,6 2 54,6 2 45,1 2 Tuva Tveit Herkules Skøyter 46,0 3 55,8 3 45,5 3 Inga-Anne Vasaasen Stange SK 51,2 4 61,8 4 57,6 9 Stine Sjøberg Eidsvold TF 51,5 5 70,1 8 50,8 5 Aina Kolobekken Sør-Fron IL 51,7 6 74,5f 10 50,0 4 Vibecke Tidemandsen Sør-Fron IL 51,9 7 65,3 5 51,8 6 Amalie Reistad Fredriksen Geithus IL 53,5 8 66,3 7 52,5 7 Lene Hoberg Stange SK 55,9 9 65,6 6 98,1f 10 Julie Clausen Hamar IL 59,6 10 71,9 9 57,2 8 JENTER 11 ÅR 500m 1000m 500m 1 Martine Ripsrud Stange SK 52,6 1 1.48,6 1 52,9 2 159,800 2 Maren Møller Bergli Sandefjord SK 53,1 2 1.49,6 2 52,2 1 160,100 3 Malin Hansen Stange SK 56,0 4 1.54,0 -
Oslo Skikrets Langrenn Senior - Sesongen 2014 – 2015
INNHOLD Generell oppsummering…………………………………………………2 Ungdomsstafetten 2015………………………………………………...6 13-14 år (Født 2002-2001)…………………………………………….9 15-16 år (Født 2000-1999)…………………………………………..10 Junior / Team Kollen……………………………………………………17 Senior………………………………………………………………………..19 Team Veidekke Oslofjord……………………………………………..21 Ekebergveien 101, 1178 Oslo Telefon: 97 17 80 40 E-post: [email protected] 1 Generell oppsummering Takk for en hektisk, kort, men god skisesong med mye aktiviteter i skikretsen. Til tross for at vinteren også i år kom seint, ser vi at rekrutteringen til langrennsporten er større enn noen gang. 270 løpere i Milsluker Cup og 170 Oslo-løpere fra 12 Osloklubber som til sammen stilte 36 stafettlag i årets Hovedandsrenn, viser at Oslo Skikrets har stor bredde opp til junioralder, og at det jobbes svært godt i de lokale klubbene. Frykten for snømangel gjør at det er få klubber som tør å arrangere skirenn før nyttår. Samtidig blir sesongen kort etter nyttår, og det er mange arrangører som ønsker innpass på terminlisten. Ekstra sårbart blir dette når de fleste renn må arrangeres på de samme arenaene. Kommende sesong er det Skiskytter-WM vår mest brukte arena, Holmenkollen, og kampen om de få helgene det kan arrangeres skirenn der, er hard. Derfor er det ekstra gledelig at Kjelsås er godt i gang med sitt nye anlegg i Linnerudkollen og at det er bevilget penger til nytt anlegg i Lillomarka. For å møte klimaendringene på en best mulig måte jobbes det både med å gjøre langrenn mer om til en helårsidrett, i form av flere sommerskiskoler, rulleski- og kunstsnøanlegg. Oslo Skikrets langrenn har hatt følgende styre i 2014-15: Email-adresse for spørsmål: [email protected] Funksjon Navn E-post Mobil Leder Espen Utaker [email protected] 474 68 708 Nestleder Ola Horten [email protected] 913 92 778 Styremedlem/sekretær Knut Arne Røer [email protected] 90 20 34 25 Styremedlem Lillis Rabbing [email protected] 930 85 598 Styremedlem/ Anne Maren Belsby [email protected] 917 75 733 Ungdomsrepresentant (går ut av styret) Styremedlem/ Andre Hellum. -
Collalbo/Klobenstein Uitslagen EK Allround
Collalbo/Klobenstein Uitslagen EK allround Jaar en plaats Goud Zilver Brons 1970 Heerenveen Nina Statkevitsj URS Stien Kaiser Ans Schut 1971 Leningrad Nina Statkevitsj URS Ljudmila Titova URS Kapitolina Seregina URS 1972 Inzell Atje Keulen-Deelstra Nina Statkevitsj URS Ljudmila Savrulina URS 1973 Brandbu Atje Keulen-Deelstra Trijnie Rep Nina Statkevitsj URS 1974 Medeo Atje Keulen-Deelstra Nina Statkevitsj URS Tatjana Sjelekhova URS 1981 Heerenveen Natalja Petrusjova URS Karin Enke GDR Gabi Schönbrunn GDR 1982 Heerenveen Natalja Petrusjova URS Karin Busch-Enke GDR Natalja Glebova URS 1983 Heerenveen Andrea Schöne GDR Karin Enke GDR Natalja Petrusjova URS 1984 Medeo Gabi Schönbrunn GDR Valentina Lalenkova URS Olga Plesjkova URS 1985 Groningen Andrea Mitscherlich GDR Yvonne van Gennip Sabine Brehm GDR 1986 Geithus Andrea Ehrig GDR Yvonne van Gennip Natalja Kurova URS 1987 Groningen Andrea Ehrig GDR Yvonne van Gennip Jacqueline Börner GDR 1988 Kongsberg Andrea Ehrig GDR Gunda Kleemann GDR Yvonne van Gennip 1989 West-Berlijn Gunda Kleemann GDR Constanze Moser GDR Jacqueline Börner GDR 1990 Heerenveen Gunda Kleemann GDR Jacqueline Börner GDR Heike Schalling GDR 1991 Sarajevo Gunda Kleemann GER Heike Warnicke GER Yvonne van Gennip 1992 Heerenveen Gunda Niemann GER Emese Hunyady AUT Heike Warnicke GER 1993 Heerenveen Emese Hunyady AUT Heike Warnicke GER Svetlana Bazjanova RUS 1994 Hamar-OH Gunda Niemann GER Svetlana Bazjanova RUS Emese Hunyady AUT 1995 Heerenveen Gunda Niemann GER Annamarie Thomas Tonny de Jong 1996 Heerenveen Gunda Niemann GER -
Pyeongchang Olympic Plaza Gangneung Olympic Park
https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/culture/index Everyday, Culture & Festival! Everyday, Culture & Festival! Everyday, Culture & Festival! Everyday, Culture & Festival! Everyday, Culture & Festival! Culture-ICT Pavilion Traditional Korean Pavilion & Bell of Peace Traditional Experience Booth & Outdoor Stage Live Site PyeongChang Culture-ICT Pavilion is a converged cultural space designed for experiencing Traditional Korean Pavilion and Bell of Peace are where visitors can An area for enjoying hands-on experiences of Live Site is where spectators can enjoy live broadcasting of major games, 1330 / +82-2-1330 / 1330 Korea’s major art pieces (PAIK Nam-june Media Art, Modern and experience the essence of Korean culture through Korea’s unique Korean traditional folk culture. various cultural performances, and K-Wave (K-POP) contents with Tourist Information Centre of Korea Tourism Organization Tourism Korea of Centre Information Tourist Olympiad Homepage Homepage Olympiad Contemporary Art) and high technolgies. architectures. high-technology, ICT. Go to the Cultural the to Go Olympic Plaza Tel. 033-350-5157 Tel. 2-4 Gyodong, Gangneung-si, Gangwon Province Gangwon Gangneung-si, Gyodong, 2-4 Main Activity Gangneung Olympic Park Olympic Gangneung Main Activity Main Activity Main Activity Tel. 033-350-2018 Tel. Time 9 - 18 Mar 2018 (10 days) Time Time 10 - 17 Mar 2018 (8 days) 10:00 - 21:00 Time 10 - 17 Mar 2018 (8 days) 9 - 18 Mar 2018 (10 days), 10:00 - 22:00 30 Jangseon-gil, Daegwallyeong-myeon, PyeongChang-gun, Gangwon Province Gangwon PyeongChang-gun, -
ISU Communication 1788
INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION Communication No. 1788 Results of the 2013 ISU Championships A. Speed Skating European Speed Skating Championships, Heerenveen, Netherlands January 11 - 13, 2013 Organizing Member: Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond Ladies 500 m 3000 m 1500 m 5000 m points 1. Ireen Wüst, Netherlands 39:69 4:01.25 1:56.39 7:01.95 160.889 2013 Lady European Speed Skating Champion 2. Linda de Vries, Netherlands 39.98 4:05.33 1:57.57 7:02.77 162.335 3. Diane Valkenburg, Netherlands 39.93 4:05.84 1:57.76 7:05.56 162.712 Winners of the distances: Karolina Erbanová, Czech Republic 38.72 Ireen Wüst, Netherlands 4:01.25 1:56.39 Martina Sábliková, Czech Republic 6:57.16 Men 500 m 5000 m 1500 m 10000 m points 1. Sven Kramer, Netherlands 36.70 6:12.55 1:47.49 12:55.98 148.584 2013 European Speed Skating Champion 2. Jan Blokhuijsen, Netherlands 36.40 6:18.16 1:47.89 13:01.60 149.259 3. Håvard Bøkko, Norway 36.14 6:23.38 1:46.78 13:08.16 149.479 Winners of the distances: Konrad Niedzwiedzki, Poland 35, 93 1:46.32 Sven Kramer, Netherlands 6:12.55 12:55.98 1 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, Salt Lake City, USA January 26 - 27, 2013 Organizing Member: U.S. Speedskating Ladies 500 m 1000 m 500 m 1000 m points 1. Heather Richardson, USA 37.31 1:13.74 37.24 1:13.19 148.015 2013 Lady World Sprint Speed Skating Champion 2. -
Le Traitement Médiatique Des Sports D'hiver : Approche Comparée France/Pays Scandinaves
ÉCOLE DU JOURNALISME Mastère 2 Journalisme Sportif *** LE TRAITEMENT MÉDIATIQUE DES SPORTS D’HIVER : APPROCHE COMPARÉE FRANCE/PAYS SCANDINAVES Mémoire présenté et soutenu par M. Florian Burgaud *** Année universitaire 2019/2020 REMERCIEMENTS Je remercie chaleureusement Christophe Colette qui m’a aiguillé pendant mes recherches. Je remercie aussi toutes les personnes qui m’ont aidé, de près ou de loin, pour la rédaction de ce mémoire. Un immense merci aux journalistes et aux autres personnes qui ont accepté de répondre à mes questions, à mes interrogations sur le traitement médiatique des sports d’hiver en France et dans les pays scandinaves. Un grand merci, donc, à tous : Nils Christian Mangelrød, Marcus Lindqvist, Viljam Brodahl, Jean-Pierre Bidet, Marc Ventouillac, Franck Lacroix, Sverker Sörlin et Nicolas Mayer. Merci aussi à Arne Idland pour son aide sur le Blink Festival. Merci à tous pour la confiance que vous m’avez accordée. Merci, enfin, à l’École Du Journalisme de Nice de m’avoir permis d’écrire ce mémoire sur un sujet s’insérant parfaitement dans mon projet professionnel. 1 RÉSUMÉ Lors de chaque édition des Jeux olympiques d’hiver, les audiences mesurées par Médiamétrie sont incroyablement élevées – jusqu’à 16 millions de personnes en 1992 pour le programme court féminin de patinage artistique. En partant du constat que les Français aiment les sports d’hiver mais qu’ils sont quasiment invisibles dans le paysage médiatique, à part le biathlon depuis quelques années, nous avons réalisé une approche comparée avec le traitement que les médias scandinaves font des sports d’hiver. Là-bas, les fondeurs et les hockeyeurs, notamment, sont de véritables stars traquées par les journalistes et les sports blancs font la une des journaux toute l’année. -
Lysebotn Opp Menn Senior Startliste Lysebotn 02.08.2018
Lysebotn Opp menn senior Startliste Lysebotn 02.08.2018 Menn senior Start nr. Navn Klubb Land Tid Brikkenr 1 Martin Johnsrud Sundby Røa IL 15.30.00 3648 2 Alex Harvey CAN 15.30.00 3650 3 Johannes Thingnes Bø Markane IL 15.30.00 3652 4 Maurice Manificat FRA 15.30.00 3654 5 Hans Christer Holund Lyn Ski 15.30.00 3656 6 Andrejs Rastorgujevs LAT 15.30.00 3658 7 Simen Hegstad Krüger Lyn Ski 15.30.00 3660 8 Denis Spitsov RUS 15.30.00 3662 9 Lars Helge Birkeland Birkenes IL 15.30.00 3664 10 Sjur Røthe Voss IL 15.30.00 3666 11 Sergey Ustiugov RUS 15.30.00 3668 12 Henrik L'Abée-Lund Engerdal SP.kl. 15.30.00 3670 13 Francesco De Fabiani ITA 15.30.00 3672 14 Fredrik Lindstroem SWE 15.30.00 3674 15 Jean Marc Gaillard FRA 15.30.00 3676 16 Erlend Øvereng BjøntegaardIL Bevern 15.30.00 3678 17 Clement Parisse FRA 15.30.00 3680 18 Evgeniy Belov RUS 15.30.00 3682 19 Jesper Nelin SWE 15.30.00 3684 20 Adrien Backscheider FRA 15.30.00 3686 21 Artem Maltsev RUS 15.30.00 3688 22 Simon Fourcade FRA 15.30.00 3690 23 Damien Tarantola FRA 15.30.00 3692 24 Simen Andreas Sveen Ring IL 15.30.00 3694 25 Sebastian Samuelsson SWE 15.30.00 3696 26 Jules Lapierre FRA 15.30.00 3698 27 Ivan Kirillov RUS 15.30.00 3700 28 Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Geilo IL 15.30.00 3702 29 Jean Tiberghien FRA 15.30.00 3704 30 Irineu Esteve Altimiras AND 15.30.00 3706 31 Torstein Stenersen SWE 15.30.00 3708 32 Per Kristian Nygård Vestre Spone IF 15.30.00 3710 33 Morten Eide Pedersen Lillehammer Skiklub 15.30.00 3712 34 Martin Ponsiluoma SWE 15.30.00 3714 35 Eivind Romberg Kvaale Høydalsmo IL -
Event 2 (Of 6)
I N T E R N A T I O N A L S K A T I N G U N I O N HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS AVENUE JUSTE-OLIVIER 17 - CH 1006 LAUSANNE - SWITZERLAND PHONE (+41) 21 612 66 66 FAX (+41) 21 612 66 7 E-MAIL [email protected] Press release 21 February 2018 Cooperation versus individual speed in Team Pursuit finals Wednesday night the Gangneung Oval features the ladies’ and men’s Team Pursuit semifinals and finals in Speed Skating. It doesn’t only come down to speed and stamina anymore, communication and cooperation are of the utmost importance. In the ladies’ event Japan and the Netherlands are the ones to watch and in the men’s event New Zealand are aiming for a historical first ever Speed Skating medal and the second medal in total for their nation at the Olympic Games. Whereas the four fastest teams from the quarter finals advanced to the semis, the event will continue as a knock-out competition in the next phase. The winners of the semifinals will race in the gold-medal race and the losers of the semifinals in the bronze-medal race. Individual speed versus team tactics The Dutch ladies won four of the five individual Speed Skating events so far, they skated an Olympic record in the quarterfinals and they will be defending their Sochi 2014 title, but they are no clear-cut favorites for the gold medal at PyeongChang 2018. Japan won nine of the last 11 World Cup races in this event, including each of the last six, and they hammered out a new world record in 2:50.87 at the Salt Lake City World Cup in December.