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Originally Posted by SebC
But the point system is meaningless in the final anyways. It lets athletes grab early points and then dog it in the semis. The whole thing feels like BASEketball to me.
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It's meaningless in the Olympic final.
Points still have meaning for placement in the World Cup and final placement in World standing.
Alusalu often tries to gain as many points as possible to earn 4th places and hopefully hold on for a third. Pechstein won in Calgary with a similar strategy because she was able to hold on.