intoronto 4,200 Posted February 15, 2018 #531 Share Posted February 15, 2018 21 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said: What do you mean? Did you consider Giotto a medal contender? On can argue his move to Canada was what saved his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 781 Posted February 15, 2018 #532 Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) vor 5 Minuten schrieb intoronto: On can argue his move to Canada was what saved his career. Thanks, didn't know Giotto trained in Canada too. Does he train with Bloemen? Edited February 15, 2018 by OlympicsFan Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted February 15, 2018 Author #533 Share Posted February 15, 2018 28 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said: Bloemen is already 31 years old, so this was probably his only chance for an olympic gold, good way to retire. Gonna be interesting to see which dutch athlete Canada will naturalize next. There must be some other dutch athlete who would be willing to switch nationality for not being able to make the dutch team. Jorrit Bergsma was (along with 2-3 other marathon skaters), who tried to make Vancouver 2010 as part of.......Kazakhstan, of all places. That didn't happen though (ISU threw up some troubles). 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...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted February 15, 2018 Author #534 Share Posted February 15, 2018 27 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said: Bloemen's father is Canadian so it wasn't like he randomly chose the country. Plus he has quite the North American accent in his Dutch (nowadays, at least) But yeah, he's not even close to those athletes who just happen to choose a certain country. He's at home there Canada4thewin 1 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...
intoronto 4,200 Posted February 15, 2018 #535 Share Posted February 15, 2018 9 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said: Thanks, didn't know Giotto trained in Canada too. Does he train with Bloemen? Sorry I misquoted.. I was referring to Bloeman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted February 15, 2018 Author #536 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Kramer: "I don't feel like going to Medal Plaza for silver or bronze" Journalist: "So you let it go on purpose when you couldn't win the gold anymore?" Kramer (with a big smile): "Well, on purpose.......hmm" 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...
thepharoah 2,284 Posted February 15, 2018 #537 Share Posted February 15, 2018 1 minute ago, heywoodu said: Kramer: "I don't feel like going to Medal Plaza for silver or bronze" Journalist: "So you let it go on purpose when you couldn't win the gold anymore?" Kramer (with a big smile): "Well, on purpose.......hmm" That discussion shouldn't have come from a legend like him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted February 15, 2018 Author #538 Share Posted February 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, thepharoah said: That discussion shouldn't have come from a legend like him Arguably better to stay quiet about it when you're in his shoes, but if gold isn't working anymore, there is 0 reason to blow yourself up with still a mass start and team pursuit in mind just for another silver or bronze. 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...
thepharoah 2,284 Posted February 15, 2018 #539 Share Posted February 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Arguably better to stay quiet about it when you're in his shoes, but if gold isn't working anymore, there is 0 reason to blow yourself up with still a mass start and team pursuit in mind just for another silver or bronze. Yes he has all rights not to fight for silver and bronze ofc, but it was better to keep it on his own , that kind of showing disrespect at least to his team mate who won silver , but at the end legends say whatever they want vinipereira 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted February 15, 2018 Author #540 Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) 41 minutes ago, thepharoah said: Yes he has all rights not to fight for silver and bronze ofc, but it was better to keep it on his own , that kind of showing disrespect at least to his team mate who won silver , but at the end legends say whatever they want Bergsma most definitely is not a teammate of Kramer They have the same colour of jacket because it's the Olympics and that's sort of obligated, but that's it. Bergsma is as much his teammate as a random Chinese women's sprinter or a Slovak biathlete. And oh well, in 2010 it was Bob de Jong loudly celebrating his bronze, which he got only because Kramer got disqualified Edited February 15, 2018 by heywoodu thepharoah 1 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...
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