Olympian1010 7,526 Posted December 13, 2019 Author #211 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Luge Quotas: Women’s Single: Men’s Single: (Not sure who rejected a quota (apparently more than one country has), but the US has confirmed a second quota as well) Women’s Doubles: Men’s Doubles: :TPE “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 7,526 Posted December 13, 2019 Author #212 Share Posted December 13, 2019 All quotas known (at least in theory), qualification process complete. Just over 25 days to go until the games! “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...
Fly_like_a_don 954 Posted December 13, 2019 #213 Share Posted December 13, 2019 And again fail to qualify a single athlete I wish the sprint skiing events had like universality spots for any country failing to qualify to be able to send 1 man or 1 woman or maybe in short track speed skating or speed skating something like that. Unless there isn't 140-150 nations participating at minimum these will not attract interest in youth. Though most nations may not have snow at least qualifications or invitations can help their citizens residing in Europe or America with colder conditions to join the team and qualify. I'm against having athletes from other countries participating after getting citizenship but rather those which have origin from the respective countries but residing elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,526 Posted December 13, 2019 Author #214 Share Posted December 13, 2019 13 minutes ago, Fly_like_a_don said: And again fail to qualify a single athlete I wish the sprint skiing events had like universality spots for any country failing to qualify to be able to send 1 man or 1 woman or maybe in short track speed skating or speed skating something like that. Unless there isn't 140-150 nations participating at minimum these will not attract interest in youth. Though most nations may not have snow at least qualifications or invitations can help their citizens residing in Europe or America with colder conditions to join the team and qualify. I'm against having athletes from other countries participating after getting citizenship but rather those which have origin from the respective countries but residing elsewhere. In most sports all eligible athletes qualified. Cross Country Skiing and Alpine Skiing gave spots to every country that had a youth skier. India just didn’t have any winter youth athletes (or not any who could meet very easy qualification marks). “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...
Fly_like_a_don 954 Posted December 13, 2019 #215 Share Posted December 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: In most sports all eligible athletes qualified. Cross Country Skiing and Alpine Skiing gave spots to every country that had a youth skier. India just didn’t have any winter youth athletes (or not any who could meet very easy qualification marks). That's because our federation doesn't even know these games exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,526 Posted December 13, 2019 Author #216 Share Posted December 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, Fly_like_a_don said: That's because our federation doesn't even know these games exist. Well the you can’t really blame the IOC/FIS. They’ve promoted these games well, and really India could have qualified a skier without knowing they exist because of how basic the requirements are. I am sad that India doesn’t get to participate, especially since they’ve always sent good delegations to the Asian Winter Games. “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...
Fly_like_a_don 954 Posted December 13, 2019 #217 Share Posted December 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Well the you can’t really blame the IOC/FIS. They’ve promoted these games well, and really India could have qualified a skier without knowing they exist because of how basic the requirements are. I am sad that India doesn’t get to participate, especially since they’ve always sent good delegations to the Asian Winter Games. IOC just doesn't promote winter yog much. Even when Bach met IOA president winter sports was never in discussion . The federations aren't rich and government doesn't think there's any chance. So if you're rich you can participate. Something like Summer YOG is much more easier to follow especially when some already famous athletes are participating. Mean while Odisha vs Mumbai for a 2026 summer YOG bid ,IOA made it clear. Even Delhi is there but water sports are difficult so is pollution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,526 Posted December 13, 2019 Author #218 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Just now, Fly_like_a_don said: IOC just doesn't promote winter yog much. Even when Bach met IOA president winter sports was never in discussion . The federations aren't rich and government doesn't think there's any chance. So if you're rich you can participate. Something like Summer YOG is much more easier to follow especially when some already famous athletes are participating. Mean while Odisha vs Mumbai for a 2026 summer YOG bid ,IOA made it clear. Even Delhi is there but water sports are difficult so is pollution. The problem lies more with the IOA. They’ve failed to invest in winter sports really. Every federation is being kept alive by grassroots organization. There’s nothing wrong with that it just limits the possibilities. Information about the 2020YOG was very accessible. Every qualification document was posted well in advance. There’s been social media marketing, and the IOC has run frequent notices about the games. I just think the IOA weren’t interested in sending a representative. “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...
heywoodu 13,575 Posted December 13, 2019 #219 Share Posted December 13, 2019 47 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Well the you can’t really blame the IOC/FIS. They’ve promoted these games well, and really India could have qualified a skier without knowing they exist because of how basic the requirements are. I am sad that India doesn’t get to participate, especially since they’ve always sent good delegations to the Asian Winter Games. Plus one can assume youth skiers who would potentially be eligible have some interest in their own sport...and thus would know of the existence of this event, and make sure the federation at least is aware of it's existence. Indeed, blaming IOC/FIS really makes no sense at all. Olympian1010 1 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...
RobtheAggie 340 Posted December 13, 2019 #220 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Australia has announced the first set of athletes who will be competing. Sport Name Hometown 3x3 Ice Hockey Nikki Sharp Karrinyup, WA 3x3 Ice Hockey Courtney Mahoney Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 3x3 Ice Hockey Molly Lukowiak Spearwood, WA 3x3 Ice Hockey Ebony Brunt Canberra, ACT 3x3 Ice Hockey Sai Lake Grovedale, VIC 3x3 Ice Hockey Riley Langille Carine, WA Short Track Speed Skating Kieran Guan Beverley Park, NSW Biathlon Chelsey Johnson Drummoyne, NSW Biathlon Isabella Moon Concord, NSW Biathlon Luka Miskin Watsons Bay, NSW Biathlon David Patterson Lilyfield, NSW Biathlon Jonte Treasure Bairnsdale, VIC Biathlon Christian Mahon East Kew, VIC I love the fact that they are sending 6 biathletes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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