Winter Olympic Games 2018 Debuting, Coming Back, Returning and Missing Nations

[dcro 10,210]

Looks like he will make his debut in Lahti.

 

 

[ahjfcshfghb 294]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

 

Apparently he hasn't competed since 2014 season.

 

Maybe the taekwondo player can do something, he does have an athletic background at least.

It's possible, I hope. But taekwondo isn't really an endurance sport, if he can train up his technique and endurance he could do well. We'll see at the World Champs!

[ahjfcshfghb 294]

2 minutes ago, dcro said:

Looks like he will make his debut in Lahti.

 

 

I hope Eurosport broadcasts the qualifying races like last year! He'd probably be an early starter.

[dcro 10,210]

North Korea suddenly has a bunch of alpine and cross-country skiers registered on FIS (some of them competing already).

 

Looks like they really want to be in South Korea for some reason.

Edited March 16, 2017 by dcro

[uk12points 434]

18 minutes ago, dcro said:

North Korea suddenly has a bunch of alpine and cross-country skiers registered on FIS (some of them competing already).

 

Looks like they really want to be in South Korea for some reason.

To be honest politics aside they are an ideal country to develop winter sports, good snowy conditions and good bulk of gymnasts and sportspeople for ice sports! I know they've recently opened the first ski resort in North Korea so I wouldn't be surprised if they try and develop it over time. They must want to make their presence felt in South Korea at the Olympics but coming in as one of the last finishers in Cross Country skiing or Alpine doesn't really do that. They'd do better trying to qualify their figure skating pair that won a medal at the Asian games who have a more realistic chance of a good placing 

[Pavlo 149]

why North Korea doesn`t invest in speed skating (with short track)....i have no idea....

Edited March 16, 2017 by Pavlo

[uk12points 434]

 Had a little look and there are few more chances for some of the countries here to qualify:

 

Colombia in Alpine Skiing (Michael Poettoz has got multiple runs under 140 FIS poits and should be already qualified)

Malaysia in Alpine Skiing (Jeffrey Webb again has multiple runs under 140 FIS Points and should qualify for Malaysia)

Both now depend on whether the National Federation will agree to send them but I can't see why not.

 

 

 

[Dragon 2,026]

12 minutes ago, uk12points said:

 Had a little look and there are few more chances for some of the countries here to qualify:

 

Colombia in Alpine Skiing (Michael Poettoz has got multiple runs under 140 FIS poits and should be already qualified)

Malaysia in Alpine Skiing (Jeffrey Webb again has multiple runs under 140 FIS Points and should qualify for Malaysia)

Both now depend on whether the National Federation will agree to send them but I can't see why not.

 

 

 

Causil, the Colombian speed skater has made huge improvements this winter

[intoronto 6,407]

has officially qualified.

 

73 nations are qualified right now.

 

The following should qualify (all have athletes meeting part of the standard/good enough to qualify):

 

 

 

 

 

That leaves us with 88 nations that should qualify (hopefully all of them choose to compete).

The following have athletes just outside qualification and may qualify:

 

 

So a record 95! might be competing in 2018.

 

Unlikely to qualify atp:

 

 

Edited March 22, 2017 by intoronto

[dcro 10,210]

Add Bermuda to the likely qualifiers. Tucker Murphy is back.