heywoodu 13,575 Posted May 14, 2016 #61 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Just now, hckosice said: thats very sad. this just destroyed my day now.. this is not fair at all The thing is they don't want to just send everyone who is able to get a quota (and then finish 20th or something). Athletes have to show a certain level of real competitiveness and when you set those standards, there has to be a limit somewhere...in this case they choose for the ones I posted. It's sad indeed, but Hermans himself probably knew that a 14th place wouldn't be enough. About it being fair, I don't know...in winter sports I think it's unfair because certain "extra standards" are just totally unrealistic, but on the other hand, athletes already know 1-2 years before what they'll have to do. 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 13,575 Posted May 14, 2016 #62 Share Posted May 14, 2016 He seems to be pretty sure I still have very strong doubts though.. 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 10,189 Posted May 14, 2016 #63 Share Posted May 14, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, heywoodu said: He seems to be pretty sure I still have very strong doubts though.. Hermans: "Am I dreaming?" Dutch selectors: "Yes, you are" Edited May 14, 2016 by dcro heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,575 Posted May 14, 2016 #64 Share Posted May 14, 2016 One of the officials of the team on Facebook: Quote Maarten Hermans did it today. Got the last European ticket to the Rio Olympics. Not Spain, not Belgium, not Swistzerl, not Sweden but Ned! Now he unfortunately has to qualify for the strict Dutch Olympic Committee Criteria in the next months. That's the most realistic thing I have seen so far. Yes, he has the quota (for now), but he'll only get to use it if he actually reaches those Dutch criteria. I don't know how much chances he'll have left in World Cups? 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 10,189 Posted May 14, 2016 #65 Share Posted May 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, heywoodu said: One of the officials of the team on Facebook: That's the most realistic thing I have seen so far. Yes, he has the quota (for now), but he'll only get to use it if he actually reaches those Dutch criteria. I don't know how much chances he'll have left in World Cups? There are 3 World Cups left. But I think even the top-12 result will be hard to get unfortunately. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,292 Posted May 14, 2016 Author #66 Share Posted May 14, 2016 15 minutes ago, phelps said: not at all...I think Molmenti could have still given a sign of life in the big occasion, meanwhile I don't see how De Gennaro can finish on the podium of the Olympic Games... and I didn't like that all the qualifying races have been held in Liptovsky Mikulas (also the previous 2 were held in SVK last month)...they should have chosen at least 3 different courses, not only one for all the selecting events... even more when we take in count that todays weather in Liptovský Mikuláš is disastrous. Cold and heavy rain, strong wind, terrible conditions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,953 Posted May 14, 2016 #67 Share Posted May 14, 2016 1 minute ago, hckosice said: even more when we take in count that todays weather in Liptovský Mikuláš is disastrous. Cold and heavy rain, strong wind, terrible conditions... I see...now I'm watching the C1 final (on Dvojka, since the Italian tv is "missing in action"...once again...)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,794 Posted May 14, 2016 #68 Share Posted May 14, 2016 (edited) Very sad moment for our sport, first time in our history we will not be represented in canoe slalom at the Olympics. We were represented in men's canoe slalom in every Olympics and almost always in women's too.....now, absolutely no representation at all, and not even close. Pathetic really, you would swear we have no natural resources in this country to develop good canoe slalom courses and programmes..... but of course we have no facilities.... absolutely pathetic Edited May 14, 2016 by OlympicIRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,292 Posted May 14, 2016 Author #69 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Beňuššššš oh damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,189 Posted May 14, 2016 #70 Share Posted May 14, 2016 (edited) 16 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said: Very sad moment for our sport, first time in our history we will not be represented in canoe slalom at the Olympics. We were represented in men's canoe slalom in every Olympics and almost always in women's too.....now, absolutely no representation at all, and not even close. Pathetic really, you would swear we have no natural resources in this country to develop good canoe slalom courses and programmes..... but of course we have no facilities.... absolutely pathetic Looks like we share this disaster. We also don't make Rio after competing at every Olympics since 1992 in slalom. Edited May 14, 2016 by dcro #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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