Masters Records Stats 2011/2018 – Part 3, Venues and Countries

In the final part of my stats frenzy regarding Masters’ records between 2011 and 2018, we’ll see what data has to tell us in regards of venues and countries’. Previously we established that Erfurt is the most prolific track in terms of total records of all types, and still is if we analyze SB and MI SB, but Inzell comes first when PR SB are measured. Interesting to find out that three Polish tracks (as much as GER, more than RUS!) registered a total of 281 records in the past seven seasons… but to my knowledge, we never saw a Polish skater in Master Games. What’s up with them?

Not without envy, I can report that the most venue-rich countries are Canada with 4 (no masters races in Vancouver?), Norway with 5 and the Netherlands with 6, although we all know that Dutch masters can bike from their home to the closest track in a matter of minutes. Can I hate them?

As for countries’ general performance, hail the Dutch kings, yet again. No surprises at the top of the ranking, of course. But its bottom provides a few fun facts: exotic countries such as MEX, ISR and COL appear there, due to a single guy who raced a couple of times, or a couple of seasons at most. Lone skaters representing a country aren’t that uncommon on our ranks. Octavian Moga (ROU) would be the best of such skaters by far, with 46 personal bests, but as of late, there is a lady (Cristina Andrei) racing for his nation. Hence, the winner of the one-skater countries records is a certain Spanish beloved fellow. Suck it, Moga! 🙂

Ok, that’s about all. If anybody is interested in checking trends or stats for specific countries or venues, I’ll be glad to help. All our gratitude to Mr. John McClennan, webmaster and owner of SpeedskatingResults.com for providing the results database

Thanks for reading!

Marcello Bresin