heywoodu 14,901 Posted July 20, 2018 #131 Share Posted July 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, intoronto said: What kind of question is this? Something that apparently at least one person has taken too seriously. Olympian1010 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...
vinipereira 3,239 Posted July 20, 2018 #132 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I know @heywoodu was joking, but he made me remember that once we had a Winter Pan American Games in 1990. But of course USA and Canada won all the medals and the idea has not been revived since - there was only 1 sport anyway (alpine skiing) I wonder if today participation would increase and maybe Brazil could win a medal at something (at least Mexico or Colombia would probably win a bronze medal in Ice Hockey considering a participation of Canada and USA with some Z teams) heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 14,901 Posted July 20, 2018 #133 Share Posted July 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, vinipereira said: I know @heywoodu was joking, but he made me remember that once we had a Winter Pan American Games in 1990. But of course USA and Canada won all the medals and the idea has not been revived since - there was only 1 sport anyway (alpine skiing) I wonder if today participation would increase and maybe Brazil could win a medal at something (at least Mexico or Colombia would probably win a bronze medal in Ice Hockey considering a participation of Canada and USA with some Z teams) Add curling/mixed doubles curling and you've got yourself a firm bronze medal candidate And if it's in the USA or Canada and bobsleigh is on it, Brazil might have a shot as well if Edson Bindilatti stays active 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 10,210 Posted July 20, 2018 #134 Share Posted July 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Add curling/mixed doubles curling and you've got yourself a firm bronze medal candidate And if it's in the USA or Canada and bobsleigh is on it, Brazil might have a shot as well if Edson Bindilatti stays active Where else would it be? They would build a track in Mexico/Argentina for some Pan American experiment? intoronto 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 14,901 Posted July 20, 2018 #135 Share Posted July 20, 2018 1 minute ago, dcro said: Where else would it be? They would build a track in Mexico/Argentina for some Pan American experiment? What I meant was that for bobsleigh to be on it, first it would of course have to be in the USA or Canada So: If it's there and if they also decide to add bobsleigh, then etc 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 5,583 Posted July 20, 2018 #136 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Pan American Winter Games would in theory work, and allow for smaller nations to look forward to something? However, for it to work, Canada/USA would have to view it as a developmental event. heywoodu and Olympian1010 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,239 Posted July 20, 2018 #137 Share Posted July 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Add curling/mixed doubles curling and you've got yourself a firm bronze medal candidate And if it's in the USA or Canada and bobsleigh is on it, Brazil might have a shot as well if Edson Bindilatti stays active It would be great if the idea of these Games could be revived at the near future, and I don't think the costs would be that higher if they pick existing venues in Canada or USA. heywoodu and Olympian1010 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,936 Posted July 21, 2018 Author #138 Share Posted July 21, 2018 4 hours ago, vinipereira said: I know @heywoodu was joking, but he made me remember that once we had a Winter Pan American Games in 1990. But of course USA and Canada won all the medals and the idea has not been revived since - there was only 1 sport anyway (alpine skiing) I wonder if today participation would increase and maybe Brazil could win a medal at something (at least Mexico or Colombia would probably win a bronze medal in Ice Hockey considering a participation of Canada and USA with some Z teams) I actually think they should revisit the idea “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,532 Posted July 21, 2018 #139 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Just by looking at who qualified/almost qualified to the 2018 Winter Olympics a winter Pan American Games is feasible though some sports (ski jumping, nordic combined, ice hockey) will likely not be held and some sports would have fewer events. The quality would be low, but it's good exposure for the athletes and it may get some roller skaters to hop on some ice skates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,936 Posted July 21, 2018 Author #140 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Time for some Roller Speed Skating, my favorite “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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