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Triathlon Racing Strategy
An old Dartmouth teammate of mine contacted me recently and asked if I’d be interested in looking at some triathlon data. He has some ulterior motives here, as his sister is a very good triathlete....
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In Which I Connect Triathlon Data To XC Pursuit Races
The connection is pretty obvious, actually. Both are mass start races that involve switching activities at least once during the race. The change in activities is certainly more extreme in triathlon,...
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World Cup Survival Analysis
When most people say that World Cup skiers are animals, they probably mean they are fierce, strong competitors. I got my PhD in statistics in a department that found itself working quite often with...
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Do The Japanese Prefer Classic Skiing?
In my race recap for the Davos distance race I noted the strong performance of Masako Ishida, and pointed out what an extreme classic specialist she is. A certain world famous XC skiing journalist...
View ArticleAnimated WJC Results History
I had fun making those animated charts for World Cup points the other day, so I thought I’d try using the same charts to look at World Juniors. All I’ve done is tally up “World Cup” points for each...
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Sprint Qualification Pacing Analysis
I’ll be the first to admit that sprinting doesn’t get as much love here at Statistical Skier. To be honest, that’s probably my subconscious at work, as I have a stronger connection to distance events...
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