OlympicsFan 858 Posted July 29, 2018 #31 Share Posted July 29, 2018 vor 20 Stunden schrieb CCB: Primoz Roglic in the individual time trial (men). Annemiek van Vleuten in the individual time trial (women). Japan baseball (men). Netherlands hockey (women). Thats (Roglic in mens TT) is exactly the kind of prediction i was thinking about. Lets see what he will do in 2 years. rafalgorka 1 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...
OlympicsFan 858 Posted July 29, 2018 #32 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) vor 20 Stunden schrieb phelps: why not in the 400m and 800m, too? (I don't put the 200m in this list, because Pellegrini could come back and make her cry once again )... How old will Pellegrine be by then? Must be around 40. I think not winning her 40th gold medal at world championships by losing to Pellegrini wasnt something that gave Ledecky nightmares. Where exactly was Pellegrini at the last two olympics? Edited July 29, 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...
OlympicsFan 858 Posted July 29, 2018 #33 Share Posted July 29, 2018 vor 20 Stunden schrieb Майкл: Adam Peaty in breaststroke events He is absolutely hopeless in the 200 breast and i think the 50 breast still isnt olympic, but i agree about 100 breast. rafalgorka 1 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...
OlympicsFan 858 Posted July 29, 2018 #34 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) vor 18 Stunden schrieb intoronto: Canada has 0 biggest gold medal faves The closest would probably be Kylie Masse in the women's 100m backstroke. Aaaand its gone ... Maybe we will lead a completely different conversation next year, depending on how the canadian talents in womens freestyle develop. Edited July 29, 2018 by OlympicsFan rafalgorka 1 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...
OlympicsFan 858 Posted July 29, 2018 #35 Share Posted July 29, 2018 vor 15 Stunden schrieb Joshi: From a NZ point of view. Lisa Carrington K1 200m. Hasn't been beaten in this event since the heats at the 2012 Olympics but won when it counted. Looking beyond NZ I don't think you can go past the US men and womens Basketball teams. They could send US D teams and still win. Of course USA in basketball is the biggest favorite, but saying that they could win with a D team on the mens side is probably a bit exaggerated. 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...
rafalgorka 1,508 Posted July 29, 2018 #36 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) Athletics Men 100 - Noah Lyles USA 200 - Noah Lyles USA 400 - Wayde van Niekerk RSA 800 - ADAM KSZCZOT POL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-) why not have a dream? my favourite Polish athlete (from those who are competing right now), BTW 1500 - somebody from KEN 5000 - somebody from ETH 10000 - somebody from ETH marathon - somebody from ETH 3000 SC - somebody from KEN 110 hurdles - Sergey Shubenkov RUSSIA, not some without country individual but RUSSIA 400 hurdles - Abderrahman Samba QAT - 0.01 sec before Rai Benjamin ANT both with under the Kevin Young WR - the race of the games High Jump - Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT - why not have a dream hahaha? my favourite athlete (from those who are competing right now) from all over the world BTW Pole Vault - Sam Kendricks USA Long Jump - Luvo Manyonga RSA Triple Jump - Pedro Pablo Pichardo POR - anyone knows if there is a chance he will be allowed to compete for Portugal? Shot Put - Tom Walsh NZL Discus Throw - Andrius Gudzius LTU Hammer Throw - Wojciech Nowicki POL Javelin Throw - Johannes Vetter GER Decathlon - Damian Warner CAN Race Walk 20km - somebody from JPN Race Walk 50km - Matej Toth SVK 4x100 - USA 4x400 - USA Edited July 29, 2018 by rafalgorka mistakes mistakes mistakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 14,901 Posted July 29, 2018 Author #37 Share Posted July 29, 2018 1 minute ago, rafalgorka said: Athletics Men 100 - Noah Lyles USA 200 - Noah Lyles USA 400 - Wayde van Niekerk RSA 800 - ADAM KSZCZOT POL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-) why not have a dream? my favourite Polish athlete (from those who are competing right now), BTW 1500 - somebody from KEN 5000 - somebody from ETH 10000 - somebody from ETH marathon - somebody from ETH 3000 SC - somebody from KEN 110 hurdles - Sergey Shubenkov RUSSIA, not some without country individual but RUSSIA 400 hurdles - Abderrahman Samba QAT High Jump - Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT - why not have a dream hahaha? my favourite athlete (from those who are competing right now) from all over the world BTW Pole Vault - Sam Kendricks USA Long Jump - Luvo Manyonga RSA Triple Jump - Pedro Pablo Pichardo POR - anyone knows if there is a chance he will be allowed to compete for Portugal? Shot Put - Tom Walsh NZL Discus Throw - Andrius Gudzius LTU Hammer Throw - Wojciech Nowicki POL Javelin Throw - Johannes Vetter GER Decathlon - Damian Warner Race Walk 20km - somebody from JPN Race Walk 50km - Matej Toth SVK 4x100 - USA 4x400 - USA But I think you slightly misunderstood the question The 'goal' is to discuss about the athletes (or teams) with the biggest chance to win a certain event. I mean, sure Barshim and Samba and Manyonga have real chances to win gold, but they're not athletes in an event where one could say 'He basically can't lose!' (Samba can trip over a hurdle, high jump and long jump are rather sensitive for foul jumps). Different than for example a rowing event where a certain boat is absolutely dominant, it's not like it's realistic for this boat to suddenly sink in the Olympic final 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 14,901 Posted July 29, 2018 Author #38 Share Posted July 29, 2018 19 hours ago, intoronto said: Canada has 0 biggest gold medal faves The closest would probably be Kylie Masse in the women's 100m backstroke. Aaaaaaand gone is her world record 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...
rafalgorka 1,508 Posted July 29, 2018 #39 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Yes, I understand the question correctly, but what I wrote is a kind of provocation, just to make this discussion more interesting. Because, honestly, it's a bit boring right now ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalgorka 1,508 Posted July 29, 2018 #40 Share Posted July 29, 2018 3 minuty temu, heywoodu napisał: But I think you slightly misunderstood the question The 'goal' is to discuss about the athletes (or teams) with the biggest chance to win a certain event. I mean, sure Barshim and Samba and Manyonga have real chances to win gold, but they're not athletes in an event where one could say 'He basically can't lose!' (Samba can trip over a hurdle, high jump and long jump are rather sensitive for foul jumps). Different than for example a rowing event where a certain boat is absolutely dominant, it's not like it's realistic for this boat to suddenly sink in the Olympic final Do you know any sportsman who CAN'T lose? please, tell me ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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