[OFF TOPIC] General Chat

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

14 hours ago, heywoodu said:

An army of orcs, trolls, Nazgûl and other foul beasts at our borders? Sounds like something to lose  

 

Now that's no way to talk about the Belgians

 

 

Edited February 9, 2017 by OlympicIRL

[bestmen 2,822]

i can't believe that the snow kills

France avalanche: Four killed and five missing at Tignes ski resort

 

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

Well since this is the new trend, here is another one

 

 

 

[Bohemia 1,411]

This is amazing  

The French version is not as good, I'm disappointed XD

[Gianlu33 4,585]

Laureus 2017 Results, in gold the winners of the prize, in black the nominees.

 

 

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR 2017:

 Usain Bolt (Athletics)

 Stephen Curry (Basketball)

 Mo Farah (Athletics)

 Lebron James (Basketball)

 Andy Murray (Tennis)

 Cristiano Ronaldo (Football)

 

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR 2017:

Simone Biles (Gymnastic)

 Allyson Felix (Athletics)

 Angelique Kerber (Tennis)

 Katie Ledecky (Swimming)

 Elaine Thompson (Athletics)

 Laura Kenny (Cycling)

 

LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2017:

Chicago Cubs (Baseball)

 Cleveland Cavaliers (Basketball)

 Mercedes (Formula One)

 Portugal Men's Team (Football)

 Brazil Men's Olympic Team (Football)

 Real Madrid (Football)

 

LAUREUS WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR 2017:

Micheal Phelps (Swimming)

 Ruth Betia (Athletics)

 Juan Martin Del Potro (Tennis)

 Fabienne St Louis (Triathlon)

 Nick Skelton (Equestrian)

 Aksel Lund Svindal (Alpine Skiing)

 

LAUREUS WORLD BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR 2017:

Nico Rosberg (Formula One)

 Almaz Ayana (Athletics)

 FijI Men's Team (Rugby 7s)

 Iceland Men's Team (Football)

 Wayde Van Niekerk (Athletics)

 Leicester City (Football)

 

LAUREUS WORLD ACTION OF THE YEAR 2017:

Rachel Atherton (Cycling)

 Pedro Barros (Skateboarding)

 John John Florence (Surfing)

 Chloe Kim (Snowboarding)

 Kelly Sildaru (Freestyle Skiing)

 Tyler Wright (Surfing)

 

LAUREUS WORLD ATHLETE WHIT DISABILITY OF THE YEAR 2017:

Beatrice Vio (Fencing)

 Ihar Boki (Swimming)

 Amara Durand (Athletics)

 Marcel Hug (Athletics)

 Sophie Pascoe (Swimming)

 Siamand Rahman (Weightlifting)

 

LAUREUS WORLD BEST SPORTING MOMENTS OF THE YEAR 2017:

 Barcellona U12's team comfort Japnese opponents (Football)

 Jack Sock tells Lleyton Hewitt to challenge (Tennis)

 Young Portugal fan comforts sobbing Frenchman (Football)

 Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D’Agostino show Olympic spirit (Athletics)

 Alistair Brownlee helps brother Jonny over finish line (Triathlon)

 Iceland players perform Viking war chant (Football)

 

LAUREUS WORLD SPIRITS OF SPORT OF THE YEAR 2017:

Leicester City (Football)

 

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS FOR GOOD OF THE YEAR 2017:

 Wawes for Change (Surfing)

 

LAUREUS WORLD SPORT INSPIRATIONS OF THE YEAR 2017:

 Refugee Olympic Team

[hckošice 14,843]

who is Rosberg ?

[dcro 10,210]

How on earth could Wayde van Niekerk and Fijian rugby team be nominated for the breakthrough of the year?

[heywoodu 15,165]

1 hour ago, dcro said:

How on earth could Wayde van Niekerk and Fijian rugby team be nominated for the breakthrough of the year?

And how on earth can one of the biggest names in current sports win "breakthrough of the year" after already being a consistent race winner and finishing 2nd in the world championship standings in the two previous years? 

[dcro 10,210]

9 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

And how on earth can one of the biggest names in current sports win "breakthrough of the year" after already being a consistent race winner and finishing 2nd in the world championship standings in the two previous years? 

 

Well, unlike Fiji rugby team and Wayde van Niekerk, he went from being second to first. Small as it is, it's still a breakthrough.

[heywoodu 15,165]

Just now, dcro said:

 

Well, unlike Fiji rugby team and Wayde van Niekerk, he went from being second to first. Small as it is, it's still a breakthrough.

Looking at those names, it's mostly a prize for "Best athlete or team who didn't quite make the cut in the list for the real prize"