hckošice 13,128 Posted March 6, 2022 #111 Share Posted March 6, 2022 42 minutes ago, uk12points said: And it’s not even because the Russians aren’t there, they are beating the dominant athletes in their events like Oksana Masters and Marie Bochet. China’s Paralympic programme continues to impress even in sports they have very little pedigree in. Daily training on site unlike others who have never been there before is a strong advantage, but anyway, it is clear they have put a lot of effort and resources to succeed at these games, just hope it will not be a one event episode like I was worrying about their men ice hockey "project" Orangehair43 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 169 Posted March 6, 2022 #112 Share Posted March 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, hckošice said: Daily training on site unlike others who have never been there before is a strong advantage, but anyway, it is clear they have put a lot of effort and resources to succeed at these games, just hope it will not be a one event episode like I was worrying about their men ice hockey "project" China win a lot at the Summer Games so you would expect they would want to continue winning a lot in 2026 and onwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted March 6, 2022 #113 Share Posted March 6, 2022 1 hour ago, hckošice said: Daily training on site unlike others who have never been there before is a strong advantage, but anyway, it is clear they have put a lot of effort and resources to succeed at these games, just hope it will not be a one event episode like I was worrying about their men ice hockey "project" Although training on sites daily makes some difference, it's not like it puts you literal minutes ahead in a sport like cross-country skiing I do wonder where they opened this can of disabled athletes from all of a sudden Spoiler It might also be a bit of a painful showing of the overall strength of the Paralympics, if a country can go from being nearly invisible to being the super power in not even four years... 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...
hckošice 13,128 Posted March 6, 2022 #114 Share Posted March 6, 2022 4th place after Day 2 but still a bit sour feeling of missed chances of at least 2 other safe medals today (2x DNF while being in 1st place after last intermediate) and another 2 possible yesterday (2x 4th places and 1x 5th place yesterday) ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted March 7, 2022 Author #115 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Crazy to see skiers shedding layers or going without sleeves today after Olympians couldn’t have enough layers just two/three weeks ago. “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...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted March 7, 2022 Author #116 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Happy to see the snowboard cross events finally contested in the heats format (was a time trial in 2014, and head-to-head in 2018). It will be interesting to compare the racing across the three editions. A mix of rather uncompetitive opening heats and a couple of close finishes so far. “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...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted March 7, 2022 Author #117 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Brian McKeever won his 14th gold medal today james89 1 “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...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted March 7, 2022 Author #118 Share Posted March 7, 2022 She had to go to court for the right to compete (as her classification was cut and IPC original ruled she couldn’t compete in SB-LL2 against less impaired athletes), but now Cecile Hernandez has a gold medal. “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...
hckošice 13,128 Posted March 7, 2022 #119 Share Posted March 7, 2022 11th Gold for Farkašová, her 2nd in Beijing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illya 386 Posted March 7, 2022 #120 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Second gold for Oksana Shyshkova. Disqualification Russia and Belarus seriously helps her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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