IMAGINARY WINTER OLYMPICS - Poll #12

[rafalgorka 1,813]

 IMAGINARY WINTER OLYMPICS - Poll #12

[rafalgorka 1,813]

These are olympic champions in certain events.

Imagine that all these champions are on the top of their game at the very same moment in time.

Who would have won gold?

[phelps 8,406]

here we go...back to basics! 

 

men's Alpine Skiing, Super-G...despite  K.A. Aamodt won 3 times,  Hermann Meier is da man, the best SG specialist of all times...I have to go with him

 

women's Alpine Skiing, Super-G...very difficult choice, as we have to compare different ages in this discipline, starting from basically a slightly faster GS and coming to basically a DH with a few more turns...I go with the GOAT in the modern era kind of SG,  Lara Gut-Berhami

 

men's Biathlon, Pursuit...given that the best biathlete ever hasn't won a pursuit gold yet, my sympathy goes to the other Norwegian great,  Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (despite  M. Fourcade has 2 wins against 1 in this particular discipline)

 

women's Biathlon, Pursuit...she's only won once, but she's the undisputable GOAT in this game, so the obvious choice is  Magdalena Neuner

 

women's Short Track Speedskating, 500m...Arianna the GOAT, 4 consecutive times on the podium, Gold in the last 2,  Arianna Fontana is the only possible choice

[NearPup 3,634]

3 hours ago, phelps said:

 

 

women's Short Track Speedskating, 500m...Arianna the GOAT, 4 consecutive times on the podium, Gold in the last 2,  Arianna Fontana is the only possible choice

I disagree with Fontana being the only possible choice here,  Wang Meng was absolutely dominant in her 2006 and 2010 wins, would have been a contender again in 2014 but for injury and also has accomplished much, much more than Fontana in world championships (Fontana has never won the world championships over 500m, while Meng has won it six times).

 

The only blemish on Meng’s career is that she never came back after her ankle injury.

Edited January 14, 2025 by NearPup

[phelps 8,406]

10 hours ago, NearPup said:

I disagree with Fontana being the only possible choice here,  Wang Meng was absolutely dominant in her 2006 and 2010 wins, would have been a contender again in 2014 but for injury and also has accomplished much, much more than Fontana in world championships (Fontana has never won the world championships over 500m, while Meng has won it six times).

 

The only blemish on Meng’s career is that she never came back after her ankle injury.

yeah, but you know...I'm a bit biased when it comes down to Arianna 

[rafalgorka 1,813]

Voting in this one ends on Jan 27th

 

https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/18582-imaginary-winter-olympics-summary-medal-table/

 

[rafalgorka 1,813]

Event #36 - Alpine Skiing - Men's Super-G

 

1. Kjetil Andre Aamodt

2. Hermann Maier

3. Aksel Lund Svindal

 

Event #37 - Alpine Skiing - Women's Super-G

 

1. Lara Gut-Behrami

2. Ester Ledecka (T)

3. Michaela Dorfmeister (T)

 

Event #38 - Biathlon - Men's Pursuit

 

1. Martin Fourcade

2. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen

3. Quentin Fillon Maillet

 

Event #39 - Biathlon - Women's Pursuit

 

1. Magdalena Neuner

2. Darya Domracheva

3. Kati Wilhelm

 

Event #40 - Short Track Speed Skating - Women's 500m

 

1. Arianna Fontana

2. Wang Meng

3. Yang Yang (A) (T)

Edited February 3, 2025 by rafalgorka