Orangehair43 183 Posted February 19, 2022 #171 Share Posted February 19, 2022 3 hours ago, NearPup said: The sleds definitively seem to be way, way better than any other sleds in the competition. apparently the IOC is to demand a more equal playing field for 2026. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,377 Posted February 19, 2022 #172 Share Posted February 19, 2022 21 minutes ago, Orangehair43 said: apparently the IOC is to demand a more equal playing field for 2026. That would certainly make it much more possible for countries with less resources than Germany to be more competitive. I know equipment is important in every winter sports, but I feel like in sliding sports it is close to reaching the point of absurdity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted February 19, 2022 #173 Share Posted February 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Orangehair43 said: apparently the IOC is to demand a more equal playing field for 2026. I am all for it, but only if they do the same in all other sports where the material is decisive (track cycling, cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, speed skating and so on). NearPup and maestro 2 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...
dcro 10,193 Posted February 19, 2022 #174 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Are the Germans trying to tie for gold on purpose? More likely Friedrich is just trolling the competition. Purposely starting faster with each new heat. He must be bored out of his skin. Hoping Kibermanis takes the bronze, but it's likely Hafer again. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,193 Posted February 19, 2022 #175 Share Posted February 19, 2022 IBSF just continues having one of the most unfair competition formats... Sleds placed 20th and 21st after Heat 1 racing in completely different conditions in Heat 2 is some kind of insane. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted February 19, 2022 #176 Share Posted February 19, 2022 2 hours ago, dcro said: Are the Germans trying to tie for gold on purpose? More likely Friedrich is just trolling the competition. Purposely starting faster with each new heat. He must be bored out of his skin. Hoping Kibermanis takes the bronze, but it's likely Hafer again. I asked myself that question yesterday (kind of*). I think even if it would be possible to do on purpose, noone in gold medal position would risk "only" winning silver by messing up. * I asked myself if theoretically it would still be possible for Germany to win the medal table by winning multiple golds in the same event and then i asked myself in which sports/events it would be the easiest to tie for gold on purpose. 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...
dcro 10,193 Posted February 19, 2022 #177 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Hasler beats Humphries. heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,377 Posted February 19, 2022 #178 Share Posted February 19, 2022 First time since 2006 that a women’s bobsleigh podium won’t have both Humphries and Meyers Taylor. End of an era. Fifth medal for Meyers Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,193 Posted February 19, 2022 #179 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Nobody has been this dominant in sliding since in the 1980s. And even they weren't winning everything, even if podium sweeps were common. So to celebrate... Spoiler #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,646 Posted February 19, 2022 #180 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Women's Two-Woman Final Results Germany Laura Nolte Deborah Levi 4:03.96 Germany Mariama Jamanka Alexandra Burghardt 4:04.73 United States Elana Meyers-Taylor Sylvia Hoffman 4:05.48 Full Final Result HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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