Day 8 (February 12th, 2022)

[Surlympics 838]

Bronzeeee

[orangeman 2,007]

Bronze!  Good for Odine finishing the race after being taken out by the evil Italian.  And nice shot by Jenn in the 8th to get those 2 points.  

[orangeman 2,007]

18 minutes ago, intoronto said:

I think part of the problem is there is this big hoopla around who Canada actually sends. Some of these other teams have been appointed months in advance and practice like crazy. Homan and Morris had no idea until a month before the games.. so their level of practice would have been less than the other teams

I agree.  Trials should be much earlier and give teams time to prepare, especially mixed doubles.  

[intoronto 5,771]

5 minutes ago, ofan said:

Yep, I'm for having some sort of season-long rankings to become the representative at the Olympics as a way to ensure we get the most consistent team. With the Trials, you end up with teams like Homan who perform well in domestic competitions but always choke in the international event. 

Or have trials a full 6-12 months before the event, and put them to training

[NearPup 3,116]

I am so sick and tired of bronze medals xD

[james89 871]

I'm relieved that O'Dine and Grondin got the bronze here, what a stressful event. It would have sucked to be taken down and then finished with another 4th. 

[james89 871]

1 minute ago, NearPup said:

I am so sick and tired of bronze medals xD

Me too but if the alternative is 4th places this is better.

[NearPup 3,116]

1 minute ago, james89 said:

Me too but if the alternative is 4th places this is better.

We're 14th on the medal table. That's pretty dire.

[ofan 238]

2 minutes ago, NearPup said:

We're 14th on the medal table. That's pretty dire.

Woah woah woah I thought we measure it based on whatever method makes Canada look better  We're 3rd!

[NearPup 3,116]

1 minute ago, ofan said:

Woah woah woah I thought we measure it based on whatever method makes Canada look better  We're 3rd!

I realize my preference for G-S-B when ranking the medal table will get both my and citizenships revoked :P