Figure Skating at the Winter Olympic Games 2018

[heywoodu 15,253]

Just now, dcro said:

 

It's really the law of return that Israel has. Tkachenko would be given citizenship in AZE/TUR, so not really a blatant athlete shopping. After all, Tkachenko/Tobias are practically a top 10 material.

I know, but it's a bit of a shame anyway. I prefer AZE/TUR's athlete shopping than being granted cititzenship because of a religion. 

[dcro 10,210]

10 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I know, but it's a bit of a shame anyway. I prefer AZE/TUR's athlete shopping than being granted cititzenship because of a religion.

 

That's incorrect. Being a Jew is ethnicity, just like being a Dutch. Judaism is a religion.

[heywoodu 15,253]

Just now, dcro said:

 

That's incorrect. Being a Jew is ethnicity, just like being a Dutch. Judaism is a religion.

That's nationality  

[dcro 10,210]

7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

That's nationality

 

But it's also an ethnic group.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_people

[NearPup 3,116]

2 hours ago, dcro said:

 

That's incorrect. Being a Jew is ethnicity, just like being a Dutch. Judaism is a religion.

Converting to Judaism can make you eligile, too.

[dcro 10,210]

Seems like North Korea is boycotting this after all...

 

http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/11/29/north-korea-figure-skaters-olympics-pairs/amp/

[Gianlu33 4,693]

 TEAM ITALY

Matteo Rizzo (Men)

Carolina Kostner (Ladies)

Giada Russo (Ladies)

Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarnise (Pairs)

Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotrek (Pairs)

Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte (Ice Dance)

Charlene Guinard and Marco Fabbri (Ice Dance)

[Jur 683]

MEN: Javier Fernández and Felipe Montoya

ICE DANCE: Sara Hurtado & Kirill Khaliavin

[vinipereira 3,411]

 

 

 

[vinipereira 3,411]

A little bit shocked they didn't pick Ashley Wagner even though she finished 4th at the nationals - but, IMO, had a better record in international competitions.

 

In the men's side, the expected, even the exclusion of Ross Miner who was 2nd at nationals (but previous to that, didn't have so many good results). I was hoping for Jason Brown, but oh well...