Rowing WR World Championships 2023

[OlympicsFan 860]

Really interesting split in endurance sports. GB and the Netherlands super strong while New Zealand and Germany fell off. Germany should up their doping program or cut their funding for endurance sports and focus on more technical sports. Trying to compete in endurance sports without doping is like going to a war with nothing but slingshots.

[Noorderling29 187]

Germany’s pretty succesfull in endurance swimming events. Perhaps the German doping authorities have overlooked those athletes?

 

There is of course an alternative explanation to the one you keep hinting at. Possibly the German Rowing Federation is just not very good.

Edited September 10, 2023 by Noorderling29

[EselTheDonkey 834]

34 minutes ago, Roamingrover86 said:

Not such a disaster world championships for the  rowing team .  @EselTheDonkey
They qualified 6/14 boat , can add to that at the Final regatta.
Got a world champion in olympic class boat as well. 

 

Yes, it was less bad than feared, particularly because many of these crews were young athletes. Of course it's far from what German Rowing aspires to be, but miracles weren't to be expected. Hopefully, they will improve in the upcoming years.

Edited September 10, 2023 by EselTheDonkey

[Jinzha 702]

So Finn Florijn (M4x) and Karolien Florijn (W1x) are both world champions. Imagine if they repeat this incredible achievement in Paris, has there ever been a family where father (Ronald Florijn, gold in Seoul 1988 and Atlanta 1996), son and sister are all Olympic champions?

 

Very historic world championship for  all around. It is starting to feel normal how dominant the Dutch rowers are, but after so many silvers and bronzes I have to keep reminding myself that a gold medal in rowing is still not an easy feat at all.

[Noorderling29 187]

Last year we won 9 medals in Olympic events so slightly disappointing😀

Edited September 10, 2023 by Noorderling29

[Nickyc707 382]

2 hours ago, phelps said:

Olympic Events Medal Table

 

5 / 3 / 0
4 / 1 / 1
2 / 1 / 2
1 / 1 / 0
1 / 0 / 2
1 / 0 / 0
0 / 3 / 1
0 / 1 / 3
0 / 1 / 2
0 / 1 / 1
0 / 1 / 0
0 / 1 / 0
0 / 0 / 1
0 / 0 / 1

 

have to repeat myself...this domination by  and doesn't look good (once again, sorry my friends )

 

however, the  disaster does look even worse  

 

To paraphrase JC, Vinerunt, viderunt, non vicerunt...

 

[Jinzha 702]

6 minutes ago, Nickyc707 said:

To paraphrase JC, Vinerunt, viderunt, non vicerunt...

 

Ahh good old Johan Cruyff, man of many quotes!

[zob79 192]

1 hour ago, Noorderling29 said:

Last year we won 9 medals in Olympic events so slightly disappointing😀

Yes, you are the alpha and omega of rowing

[Nickyc707 382]

7 minutes ago, Jinzha said:

Ahh good old Johan Cruyff, man of many quotes!

You mean it wasn't John Cleese? 🤔

[Noorderling29 187]

27 minutes ago, zob79 said:

Yes, you are the alpha and omega of rowing

Given that this was the first time ever the Dutch team won more than 1 gold medal in Olympic events at Worlds, we nearly doubled the number of world titles won in Olympic events from 7 to 12, and for the first time a Dutch Olympic event world champion managed to retain his/her title, that conclusion is premature. It will probably all come to very little in Paris next year.

Edited September 10, 2023 by Noorderling29