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[OFF TOPIC] General Chat


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14 hours ago, heywoodu said:

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

 

Now that's no way to talk about the Belgians :d

 

 

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

 

 

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR 2017:

:JAM Usain Bolt (Athletics)

:USA Stephen Curry (Basketball)

:GBR Mo Farah (Athletics)

:USA Lebron James (Basketball)

:GBR Andy Murray (Tennis)

:POR Cristiano Ronaldo (Football)

 

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR 2017:

:USA Simone Biles (Gymnastic)

:USA Allyson Felix (Athletics)

:GER Angelique Kerber (Tennis)

:USA Katie Ledecky (Swimming)

:JAM Elaine Thompson (Athletics)

:GBR Laura Kenny (Cycling)

 

LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2017:

:USA Chicago Cubs (Baseball)

:USA Cleveland Cavaliers (Basketball)

:GER Mercedes (Formula One)

:POR Portugal Men's Team (Football)

:BRA Brazil Men's Olympic Team (Football)

:ESP Real Madrid (Football)

 

LAUREUS WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR 2017:

:USA Micheal Phelps (Swimming)

:ESP Ruth Betia (Athletics)

:ARG Juan Martin Del Potro (Tennis)

:MRI Fabienne St Louis (Triathlon)

:GBR Nick Skelton (Equestrian)

:NOR Aksel Lund Svindal (Alpine Skiing)

 

LAUREUS WORLD BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR 2017:

:GER Nico Rosberg (Formula One)

:ETH Almaz Ayana (Athletics)

:FIJ FijI Men's Team (Rugby 7s)

:ISL Iceland Men's Team (Football)

:RSA Wayde Van Niekerk (Athletics)

:GBR Leicester City (Football)

 

LAUREUS WORLD ACTION OF THE YEAR 2017:

:GBR Rachel Atherton (Cycling)

:BRA Pedro Barros (Skateboarding)

:USA John John Florence (Surfing)

:USA Chloe Kim (Snowboarding)

:EST Kelly Sildaru (Freestyle Skiing)

:AUS Tyler Wright (Surfing)

 

LAUREUS WORLD ATHLETE WHIT DISABILITY OF THE YEAR 2017:

:ITA Beatrice Vio (Fencing)

:BLR Ihar Boki (Swimming)

:CUB Amara Durand (Athletics)

:SUI Marcel Hug (Athletics)

:NZL Sophie Pascoe (Swimming)

:IRI Siamand Rahman (Weightlifting)

 

LAUREUS WORLD BEST SPORTING MOMENTS OF THE YEAR 2017:

:ESP Barcellona U12's team comfort Japnese opponents (Football)

:USA Jack Sock tells Lleyton Hewitt to challenge (Tennis)

:POR Young Portugal fan comforts sobbing Frenchman (Football)

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

:GBR Alistair Brownlee helps brother Jonny over finish line (Triathlon)

:ISL Iceland players perform Viking war chant (Football)

 

LAUREUS WORLD SPIRITS OF SPORT OF THE YEAR 2017:

:GBR Leicester City (Football)

 

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS FOR GOOD OF THE YEAR 2017:

:WHT Wawes for Change (Surfing)

 

LAUREUS WORLD SPORT INSPIRATIONS OF THE YEAR 2017:

:SSD:ETH:COD:SYR Refugee Olympic Team

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1 hour ago, dcro said:

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

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? 

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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. :p

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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. :p

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" :lol:

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