phelps 6,951 Posted March 4, 2023 #51 Share Posted March 4, 2023 by the way, Juttaaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,786 Posted March 4, 2023 #52 Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, phelps said: actually, all the guys competing in Istanbul have either legit Italian blood or have been raised and trained in our Country. except for a couple of wrestlers, we don't do any shopping Gulf Nations' style Ok, this 800m guy Tecuceanu is a Dacian at least. Edited March 4, 2023 by Grassmarket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,616 Posted March 4, 2023 #53 Share Posted March 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Grassmarket said: Ok, this 800m guy Tecuceanu is a Dacian at least. He was born in 99 and his father lives in Italy since 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,521 Posted March 4, 2023 #54 Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Monzanator said: I see naturalised some Dutch guy? And he beats Kjeld Nuis? He competed for them in Beijing last year Edited March 4, 2023 by Olympian1010 “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...
phelps 6,951 Posted March 4, 2023 #55 Share Posted March 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Grassmarket said: Ok, this 800m guy Tecuceanu is a Dacian at least. as already written, raised, educated and trained all of his life in Italy (in Athletics, he's a 100% Gianni Ghidini's creature -like Tuka, Benvenuti and Longo and also a few Kenians...he's a well known coach of 800m specialists). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 310 Posted March 4, 2023 #56 Share Posted March 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Monzanator said: I see naturalised some Dutch guy? And he beats Kjeld Nuis? They didn't naturalise him. His mother is British and he has dual nationality. He could have chosen to compete for either GB or the Netherlands. On the one hand competition is obviously on a different scale in the Netherlands but then so is the available support for skaters. His girlfriend and business partner is British so that may also have influenced his choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 310 Posted March 4, 2023 #57 Share Posted March 4, 2023 4 hours ago, OlympicsFan said: Obviously GB officials listened to me ... Overall insane winter sport results for GB this season. I think they might have won more medals than Finland for example? The results have bern remarkable by GB winter sports standards across a whole range of winter sports. I'm not sure how much of this is down to improvement and how much is down to competitors from more traditional winter sports countries taking the foot off the pedal in the year after the Olympics. We'll have a better idea this time next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh 5,983 Posted March 4, 2023 #58 Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) Men’s Mass Start Final Results: Gold- Bart Swings Silver- Bart Hoolwerf Bronze- Andrea Giovannini Full Results Here Edited March 4, 2023 by Josh maestro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh 5,983 Posted March 4, 2023 #59 Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) Women’s Mass Start Final Results: Gold- Marijke Groenewoud Silver- Ivanie Blondin Bronze- Irene Schouten Full Results Here Edited March 4, 2023 by Josh maestro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,573 Posted March 4, 2023 #60 Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Nickyc707 said: They didn't naturalise him. His mother is British and he has dual nationality. He could have chosen to compete for either GB or the Netherlands. On the one hand competition is obviously on a different scale in the Netherlands but then so is the available support for skaters. His girlfriend and business partner is British so that may also have influenced his choice. The main thing is that he wasn't good enough to make it into the Dutch junior teams back in the day, and so he choose the GB way to compete internationally. Excellent choice, because he's been steadily improving season by season and especially this season is really showing his talent. So much that a bronze is a bit of a surprise, sure, but not even a huge sensation anymore, which says quite a lot about how good his development has been! Lives in Heemstede, I believe, for what it's worth Edited March 4, 2023 by heywoodu 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...
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