phelps 7,209 Posted May 10, 2016 #171 Share Posted May 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Ah, I thought it was "top-8" OR "sub-3:45" initially they said so, but then they started to say "top 8 but within a certain distance from the medallists"... basically, they wanted our athletes to show a certain level of competitivness, which Giupponi failed to give... but with Italian sport federations you can be sure that no standard is so strict...they will always find the way to adjust things to their favor, if they really want... and the same will happen with swimming...we can be sure that at the end the team will be larger than expected, with some late additions even if the original criteria haven't been matched... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,334 Posted May 10, 2016 #172 Share Posted May 10, 2016 22 minutes ago, phelps said: initially they said so, but then they started to say "top 8 but within a certain distance from the medallists"... basically, they wanted our athletes to show a certain level of competitivness, which Giupponi failed to give... but with Italian sport federations you can be sure that no standard is so strict...they will always find the way to adjust things to their favor, if they really want... and the same will happen with swimming...we can be sure that at the end the team will be larger than expected, with some late additions even if the original criteria haven't been matched... Those seem like insane selection criteria o.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,663 Posted May 11, 2016 #173 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Andreas Thorkildsen is now a retired athlete Such a shame, he had everything going for him in terms of being an awesome athlete: Norwegian, throwing huge distances and for God's sake, his name starts with the name of the one and only God of Thunder If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,601 Posted May 11, 2016 #174 Share Posted May 11, 2016 1 hour ago, heywoodu said: Andreas Thorkildsen is now a retired athlete Such a shame, he had everything going for him in terms of being an awesome athlete: Norwegian, throwing huge distances and for God's sake, his name starts with the name of the one and only God of Thunder Sad news indeed. One of my absolute favourites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,191 Posted May 11, 2016 #175 Share Posted May 11, 2016 2 hours ago, Agger said: Sad news indeed. One of my absolute favourites! I always preferred Tero Pitkamaki in their duels. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,601 Posted May 11, 2016 #176 Share Posted May 11, 2016 33 minutes ago, dcro said: I always preferred Tero Pitkamaki in their duels. I liked both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,663 Posted May 14, 2016 #177 Share Posted May 14, 2016 The organizers in Shanghai totally fucked up the start of the 800m, resulting in Bram Som not being able to set the pace and therefore screwing Thijmen Kuper's by far best chance ever to qualify for the Olympics.. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,191 Posted May 14, 2016 #178 Share Posted May 14, 2016 7 minutes ago, heywoodu said: The organizers in Shanghai totally fucked up the start of the 800m, resulting in Bram Som not being able to set the pace and therefore screwing Thijmen Kuper's by far best chance ever to qualify for the Olympics.. Do you know how much Bram Som gets paid for being a pacemaker? If I'm not mistaken he has been a pacemaker for quite some time. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,663 Posted May 14, 2016 #179 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Just now, dcro said: Do you know how much Bram Som gets paid for being a pacemaker? If I'm not mistaken he has been a pacemaker for quite some time. I have no idea I'm pretty sure he has already made the decision quite a while ago that he simply isn't good enough as a full 800m runner anymore, but he definitely is good enough to be a well-paid pacemaker. If I was him, I'd very much prefer being a well-paid pacemaker than being an athlete who mostly appears in small meets and heats of European championships If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,800 Posted May 14, 2016 #180 Share Posted May 14, 2016 3 next Polish athletes achieved standards for Rio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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