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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Look at the below visualisation of the situation in FIFA 2010 World Cup’s Group C before last phase of the group stage. Each square of the drawing represents different result of the both last matches in group C (England vs. Slovenia and USA vs. Algeria) and colors on the drawing tell us who will be qualified to the next round.
Below drawing of visual analysis comes from : FIFA 2010 Group C Analysis
Black, blue and gray squares indicate that England will be qualified. As you can see, if they win against Slovenia a least 1:0, they will be qualified to the next round. There are also some cases in which England will advance, if they draw the match (black squares in the middle of the drawing). There are also three pairs of interesting results (USA – Algeria 2:2,1:1,0:0 and England – Slovenia 1:1,2:2,3:3) marked by the black diamonds. In this case both teams have same number of points (3), same number of goals (3,4 or 5 depending on the result) and same number of goals scored in match between USA and England. Due to the terms of FIFA World Cup, drawing of lots will be needed to find the winner.
Tags: mundial, sport
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Monday, June 21st, 2010
I recently made, interesting I hope, visualisation of the situation in FIFA 2010 World Cup’s Group A before last phase of the group stage. Does France has chance to be qualified and go out the group stage? Does South Africa has any chance of advancing? Let’s see:
The drawing above comes from: Group A. Who will be qualified?
Each square of the drawing represents different result of the both last matches in group A (Uruguay vs. Mexico and France vs. South Africa). Colors tell us who will be qualified to the next round. White – Uruguay and Mexico, Black – Uruguay and France, red – Uruguay and South Africa, blue France and Mexico, yellow – Mexico and S.Africa. As you can see, there is a lot of white squares (that means Uruguay and Mexico will be qualified), blue and black (France will be qualified) squares are on the left. Theoreticaly, they ’starts’ at 1:0 for France but in the last row (that means Uruguay have to win 4:0 for France to go out the qroup)
There’s no blue and black squares on the right. It means France have to win their last match and … hope for good Uruguay – Mexico result. No tied score in the other match will promote France to the next round (middle rows are white, every tied match promotes Uruguay and Mexico). The only chance for France is to make huge win to South Africa and hope for big luck (no tied and, the best for them – big difference of goals in Uruguay vs. Mexico match – no matter who wins)
I personaly think France will not be qualified and they do not go out the group stage of 2010 World Cup, but … we will see tomorow. When does France vs. South Africa match starts? The match will be played June 22,2010 at 16:00 (South Africa Time Zone UTC+2) in Bloemfontein.
See also: MUNDIAL match results, 2010 FIFA Schedule
Tags: mundial, sport
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The tables below lists Vancouver sports events distances in kilometers, meters, miles, yards and feet. Click the link to go to length converter online and get more conversion units.
Vancouver Men’s Sports Distances Conversion Table
| Event |
Kilometers |
Meters |
Miles |
Yards |
Feet |
| Biathlon |
| Relay |
4×7.5km |
4×7,500 |
4×4.66 |
4×8,202 |
4×24,606 |
| Sprint |
10km |
10,000 |
6.21 |
10,936 |
32,808 |
| Pursuit |
12.5km |
12,500 |
7.77 |
13,670 |
41,010 |
| Mass Start |
15km |
15,000 |
9.32 |
16,404 |
49,212 |
| Individual |
20km |
20,000 |
12.43 |
21,872 |
65,617 |
| Cross-country skiing |
| Freestyle |
15km |
15,000 |
9.32 |
16,404 |
49,212 |
| Pursuit |
30km |
30,000 |
18.64 |
32,808 |
98,425 |
| Classical |
50km |
50,000 |
31.07 |
54,681 |
164,042 |
| Relay |
4×10km |
4×10,000 |
4×6.21 |
4×10,936 |
4×32,808 |
| Short Track |
|
0.5km |
500 |
0.31 |
547 |
1,640 |
|
1km |
1,000 |
0.62 |
1,094 |
3,281 |
|
1.5km |
1,500 |
0.93 |
1,640 |
4,921 |
|
5km |
5,000 |
3.11 |
5,468 |
16,404 |
| Speed Skating |
|
0.5km |
500 |
0.31 |
547 |
1,640 |
|
1km |
1,000 |
0.62 |
1,094 |
3,281 |
|
1.5km |
1,500 |
0.93 |
1,640 |
4,921 |
|
5km |
5,000 |
3.11 |
5,468 |
16,404 |
|
10km |
10,000 |
6.21 |
10,936 |
32,808 |
Vancouver Womens’s Sports Distances Conversion Table
| Event |
Kilometers |
Meters |
Miles |
Yards |
Feet |
| Biathlon |
| Relay |
4×6 km |
4×6000 |
4×3.73 |
4×6,562 |
4×19,685 |
| Sprint |
7.5 km |
7,500 |
4.66 |
8,202 |
24,606 |
| Pursuit |
10 km |
10,000 |
6.21 |
10,936 |
32,808 |
| Mass Start |
12.5 km |
12,500 |
7.77 |
13,670 |
41,010 |
| Individual |
15 km |
15,000 |
9.32 |
16,404 |
49,212 |
| Cross-country skiing |
| Freestyle |
10 km |
10,000 |
6.21 |
10,936 |
32,808 |
| Pursuit |
15 km |
15,000 |
9.32 |
16,404 |
49,212 |
| Classical |
30 km |
30,000 |
18.64 |
32,808 |
98,425 |
| Relay |
4×5 km |
4×5,000 |
4×3.11 |
4×5,468 |
4×16,404 |
| Short Track |
|
0.5 km |
500 |
0.31 |
547 |
1,640 |
|
1 km |
1,000 |
0.62 |
1,094 |
3,281 |
|
1.5 km |
1,500 |
0.93 |
1,640 |
4,921 |
|
3 km |
3,000 |
1.86 |
3281 |
9843 |
| Speed Skating |
|
0.5 km |
500 |
0.31 |
547 |
1,640 |
|
1 km |
1,000 |
0.62 |
1,094 |
3,281 |
|
1.5 km |
1,500 |
0.93 |
1,640 |
4,921 |
|
3 km |
3,000 |
1.86 |
3281 |
9843 |
|
5 km |
5,000 |
3.11 |
5,468 |
16,404 |
Tools: Distance Conversion Online
Tags: length, sport, vancouver 2010
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
There are two ski jumping hills in the Vancouver’s Whistler Olympic Park – Large Hill (LH HS140/K125) and Normal Hill (NH HS106/K95). Technical data and the hill records (given in meters and feet) are available in the tables below.
| Whistler Olympic Large Hill HS140 (K125) |
| Hill Record |
149.0m (488.85ft)
Gregor Schlierenzauer 2009-01-25 |
| Hill Size |
140m (459.32ft) |
| K-point |
125m (410.1ft) |
| Takeoff gradient |
11.25° |
| Landing gradient |
35.0° |
| Construction year |
2007 |
| Spectator capacity |
10,000 |
| Whistler Olympic Normal Hill HS106 (K95) |
| Hill Record |
105.0m (344.49ft)
Guido Landert 2008-02-28 |
| Hill Size |
106m (347.77ft) |
| K-point |
95m (311.68ft) |
| Takeoff gradient |
11.0° |
| Landing gradient |
34.0° |
| Construction year |
2007 |
| Spectator capacity |
10,000 |
Source: fisskijumping.com
HillSize (HS) – distance between take-off and landing field where the gradient is equal to 32.5° (see: L-point on the image below)
K-point (calculation line or calculation point) – Skiers are awarded 60 points if they land on the K Line. Skiers not landing on the K Line receive or lose points for every metre (3 ft) they miss the mark by, depending on if they surpass it or fall short, respectively. The value of a meter is determined from the size of the hill.
How K-point and HillSize are calculated, see the image below
(source: Whistler 140 Profile)
Useful tools: Length Converter
Tags: length, ski, sport, vancouver 2010
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
It should be obvious that the maximum and average speed in downhill skiing strongly depends on the course racer runs on. On a typical FIS-approved, international-level course racers can run about 130 km/h (80mph) but some courses can be faster. For example, in certain sections of “Streif” course in Kitzbühel, Austria racers can run up to 140 kilometers per hour (87 miles per hour) (Course Start at 1.665m/5462.6ft, finish 805m/2641.08ft, vertical drop 860m/2821.52ft, length 3.312m/10866.14ft, average gradient 27%, maximum gradient 85%, minimum gradient 2%)
Right from the start, racers require a great deal of courage and self-confidence to fully charge the course, launching off to jumps of 50 m to 80 m at the sharp edge into Mausefalle. The Compression following Mausefalle has proved fatal to many a favorite in his struggle to resist the tremendous forces acting on him. (Source: hahnenkamm.com)
Vancouver 2010 downhill men will run February 13th, 2010 on Dave Murray downhill track in Whistler Creek (length 3158m, vertical drop 853m, maximum gradient 47%, average gradient 28% Source:scribd.com )
Speed skiing
Speed skiing is the sport of skiing downhill in a straight line as quickly as possible. It is one of the fastest non-motorized sports on land … The current world record is 251.4 km/h (156 mph), held by Simone Origone. Speed skiers regularly exceed 200 km/h (125 mph), which is even faster than the terminal velocity of a free-falling skydiver; about 193 km/h (120 mph) in the belly-to-earth position
Speed skiing official world records
Men: Simone Origone, Italy – 251.4 km/h (156.2 mph), April 2006 Les Arcs, France
Women: Sanna Tidstrand, Sweden – 242.59 km/h (150.74 mph), April 2006 Les Arcs, France
Useful tools: Speed Converter, Length Converter
Tags: ski, speed, sport, vancouver 2010
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
During the WTA Tour on Bali Samatha Stosur unofficialy broke Venus Williams serve speed record. Her fastest serve was 208kph (129.2452mph), so it looks like she set new women’s record. Current official record held by V.Williams is 207.6kph (128.9967mph). The WTA said Stosur struck was pending verification.
See Samatha Stosur’s serve speed conversion : 208kph conversion
PS. Despite her service struck Samatha Stosur lost her match with Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6:7, 5:7.
Tags: speed, sport, tennis
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
Table below lists all new world records set at 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin 2009.
Unit Conversions:
100 m in yards = 109.3613
200 m in yards = 218.7227
77.96 m in yards = 85.2581
See also:
Usain Bolt Speed
Length Converter
Tags: length, sport
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
This time Usain Bolt with his team did not break world record. The Jamaican team (Steve Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell) ran 4×100 m men’s sprint relay in 37.32 s.
Current world record was set 37.10 seconds by the Jamaican (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell) team during Olympic Games Beijing 2008.
Usain Bolt results and speeds at Berlin 2009
(follow links in the table to get speed conversion):
| Event |
Time [s] |
Speed [m/s] |
Who And When |
| 100m |
9.58 |
10.4384 |
Usain Bolt, August 16th, 2009 |
| 200m |
19.19 |
10.4221 |
Usain Bolt, August 20th, 2009 |
| 4×100m |
37.32 |
10.7181 |
Jamaican Team, August 22th, 2009 |
See also:
Usain Bolt Speed
Tags: speed, sport, usain bolt
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Anita Wlodarczyk from Poland set new world record in hammer throw women during Athletic Championship in Berlin 2009. New world record is 77.96 m
77.96 meters conversion
77.96 m is equal to 255.7743 feet, 85.2581 yards (click on the link to get conversion to the other units of length)
Tags: length, sport
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Table below shows typical olympic and championship athletic distances (race and walk) in metric system of measurement (meters and kilometers) and their conversion into imperial and us system of measurement (yards and miles). For example, as you can see, 100 meters (shortest outdor sprint distance) is equal to 0.1 kilometer [km], 109.4 yards [yd] and 0.06 imperial mile [mi]; 400 m in yards is 437.4 yd; Marathon distance in miles is 26.667 etc.
click on the links in the table to get conversion into other units of measurement
| Meters |
Kilometers |
Yards |
Miles |
Info/Sport |
| 100 |
0.1 |
109.3613 |
0.0621 |
|
| 110 |
0.11 |
120.2975 |
0.0684 |
Hurdles |
| 200 |
0.2 |
218.7227 |
0.1243 |
|
| 400 |
0.4 |
437.4453 |
0.2485 |
|
| 800 |
0.8 |
874.8906 |
0.4971 |
|
| 1500 |
1.5 |
1640.4199 |
0.9321 |
|
| 3000 |
3 |
3280.8399 |
1.8641 |
Steeplechase |
| 5000 |
5 |
5468.0665 |
3.1069 |
|
| 10,000 |
10 |
10,936.1330 |
6.2137 |
|
| 20,000 |
20 |
21,872.2660 |
12.4274 |
Walk |
| 42,915 |
42.915 |
46,932.4147 |
26.6661 |
Marathon |
| 50,000 |
50 |
54,680.6649 |
31.0686 |
Walk |
See also:
Sport Conversion
Tags: distance, length, sport
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