Monzanator 3,861 Posted February 6, 2021 #31 Share Posted February 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: I don’t know Maybe they’ll change it to the “Sochi Grand Prix” at some point. Good luck with that belief. There's obviously one other answer, WADA & CAS have completely dribbled themselves out of bounds with their punishment campaign against Russia. First they banned athletes from taking part in Rio 2016 OG (Maria Lasitskiene being the prime example) then they suddenly switched to "we won't punish the athletes but the state" which was supposed to protect integrity (lost cause based on Lasitskiene being baned from Rio but eligible for Tokyo) and yet here were are where they keep the name of the state itself as Grand Prix venue despite banning a driver from this country to be called as coming from this state. This is just one total mess piled onto another. First they punish the athletes then they go back and let them compete but ban the state flag and ever words to describe them. Like F1 World Championship doesn't even have a medal system and nations classification to begin with! You don't get any medals here and nothing for finishing second in the final standings. The only prize is money. Hell, some teams even have the right to collect the single Grand Prix trophies from their drivers because they are won by the team itself, not by a driver and least of all by the nation he represents. One final thing, the ban on the word "Russia" ends on December 16th, 2022. The World Cup final is on December 18th, 2022 (third place match probably the day before). What if the Russian team makes the final four (unlikely but still probable). They play the entire tournament as "Neutral Football Team from Russia" but then play as Russia in their last game? This ban is truly a gift that keeps on giving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,987 Posted February 6, 2021 #32 Share Posted February 6, 2021 9 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: I don’t know Maybe they’ll change it to the “Sochi Grand Prix” at some point. I like The Grand Prix of the Moscow Patriarchate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,196 Posted February 6, 2021 #33 Share Posted February 6, 2021 10 hours ago, Monzanator said: One final thing, the ban on the word "Russia" ends on December 16th, 2022. The World Cup final is on December 18th, 2022 (third place match probably the day before). What if the Russian team makes the final four (unlikely but still probable). They play the entire tournament as "Neutral Football Team from Russia" but then play as Russia in their last game? This ban is truly a gift that keeps on giving. From any lawyering viewpoint, it is pretty obvious they would have the same name they had when the tournament started. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,861 Posted February 6, 2021 #34 Share Posted February 6, 2021 3 hours ago, dcro said: From any lawyering viewpoint, it is pretty obvious they would have the same name they had when the tournament started. Yes, it's a true sporting fail if a country can't use their name because some lawyers know better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,708 Posted February 26, 2021 #35 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Today in the top tier ice hockey league, a player dropped his phone on the ice rafalgorka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,661 Posted March 25, 2021 #36 Share Posted March 25, 2021 First time I’ve seen something like this happen. thiago_simoes, dcro and hckošice 1 2 “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...
Monzanator 3,861 Posted May 9, 2022 #37 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Gatorade bath gone wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,861 Posted September 11, 2022 #38 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Pre-race vintage car parade before the F1 Italian Grand Prix: phelps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,861 Posted December 18, 2022 #39 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Just another reminder that baseball contracts are the ultimate sports fail. And yes, Ken Griffey Jr. heyday was with the Mariners in the 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,661 Posted December 18, 2022 #40 Share Posted December 18, 2022 hckošice 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...
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