ahjfcshfghb 285 Posted November 30, 2017 #231 Share Posted November 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Nate River said: I think it's a shame there aren't tripartite invitations available for cases like this. Alternatively, the America's quota in IBSF events should not include Canada or the US. It's actually really hard to qualify for something like women's skeleton unless you can grab a continental quota. Though in this case it might be possible if the Russian team gets banned. They've already suspended over half of their active athletes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted November 30, 2017 #232 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) I'd rather have exotic skiers that can't ski or exotic biathletes that get lost in woods, instead of all those "non-exotic" athletes that compete for exotic nations. Most of the exotic nations that do compete are actually represented by such athletes, who only in the Olympic seasons supposedly start to care about their questionable origins or connections. For example that Bolivian cross-country skier that appeared last weekend is named Timo Juhani Gronlund... Goes without saying that he participated at races in Finland. Edited November 30, 2017 by dcro #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahjfcshfghb 285 Posted November 30, 2017 #233 Share Posted November 30, 2017 1 minute ago, dcro said: I'd rather have exotic skiers that can't ski or exotic biathletes that get lost in woods, instead of all those "non-exotic" athletes that compete for exotic nations. Most of the exotic nations that do compete are actually represented by such athletes, who only in the Olympic seasons supposedly start to care about their questionable origins. For example that Bolivian cross-country skier that appeared last weekend is named Timo Juhani Gronlund... Goes without saying that he participated at races in Finland. ..Yeah I don't even want to talk about that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,202 Posted December 1, 2017 #234 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Suhail Azzam will start to compete in China in early December. I wish him the best of luck in qualifying for the Olympics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted December 1, 2017 #235 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Pita Taufatofua, you know, Tonga's greased up, flag-bearing taekwondoka turned cross-country skier, turned up at rollerski competitions in Bogota yesterday.....and got 298 FIS points https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=31551 Two more races to go there. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted December 1, 2017 #236 Share Posted December 1, 2017 8 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Pita Taufatofua, you know, Tonga's greased up, flag-bearing taekwondoka turned cross-country skier, turned up at rollerski competitions in Bogota yesterday.....and got 298 FIS points https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=31551 Two more races to go there. Three races. And check the XC skiing thread. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted December 1, 2017 #237 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Just now, dcro said: Three races. And check the XC skiing thread. Oh two mass starts on one day, that's new And yeah, but I figured news about debuting or returning nations would fit in a thread about debuting or returning nations as well so this was the first place I looked If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahjfcshfghb 285 Posted December 1, 2017 #238 Share Posted December 1, 2017 4 hours ago, intoronto said: Suhail Azzam will start to compete in China in early December. I wish him the best of luck in qualifying for the Olympics! Is it still possible for him? Jordan wasn’t on the accredited countries list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahjfcshfghb 285 Posted December 1, 2017 #239 Share Posted December 1, 2017 2 hours ago, heywoodu said: Pita Taufatofua, you know, Tonga's greased up, flag-bearing taekwondoka turned cross-country skier, turned up at rollerski competitions in Bogota yesterday.....and got 298 FIS points https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=31551 Two more races to go there. That has to be one of the weirdest races ever. I love it! heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted December 1, 2017 #240 Share Posted December 1, 2017 2 hours ago, heywoodu said: Oh two mass starts on one day, that's new Welp, mass start is their best chance for qualification (as long as they stay in one group for 99% of the race). And judging by the picture on Taufatofua's instagram, it looks like they all have one mission. Making sure that everyone qualifies. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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