Alpine Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games 2018

[OlympicsFan 858]

What would be the alternative concerning alternates? Lets say one country uses both alternates and the other country uses no alternate, then one country would get 6 medals and the other would get 4, would be a bit inconsistent for me. This leaves only one option left, handing out medals to everyone. In my opinion the rule should be that you can only use alternates if someone gets injured.

[NearPup 3,051]

54 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

What would be the alternative concerning alternates? Lets say one country uses both alternates and the other country uses no alternate, then one country would get 6 medals and the other would get 4, would be a bit inconsistent for me. This leaves only one option left, handing out medals to everyone. In my opinion the rule should be that you can only use alternates if someone gets injured.

I mean that's what they do in speed skating, short track and figure skating: if you compete you get a medal, if you're a non-competing alternate you don't get a medal.

 

It's also the rule in hockey, last Olympics Switzerland only got 20 bronze medals in women's hockey because one of their goaltender was never dressed.

Edited February 24, 2018 by NearPup

[heywoodu 15,142]

22 minutes ago, Nate River said:

I mean that's what they do in speed skating, short track and figure skating: if you compete you get a medal, if you're a non-competing alternate you don't get a medal.

 

It's also the rule in hockey, last Olympics Switzerland only got 20 bronze medals in women's hockey because one of their goaltender was never dressed.

That's just bad coaching. Surely there's a moment somewhere where you can give a goaltender 5 seconds on the ice? 

[Nathy 31]

Awesome performance from the Swiss slalomers!!! Just watched the replay, they were solid, especially Wonder Wendy and Super Ramon who won all of their duels!

[vinipereira 3,240]

5 hours ago, hckosice said:

 

Such variety of colours at the podium

 

[Gigs 68]

vor 11 Stunden schrieb heywoodu:

Yep, too bad Austria has no chance of beating Sweden  

 

Well, both Liensberger and gallhuber were a lot better than expected,

but I admit, my predictions were a bit pessimistic,

although I still think sweden was the clear favorite in that duel. Anyway, my point that one of the best teams was eliminated early because of a bad bracket stands. 

[Shiffrin 33]

I’m still against team events in Olympics, especially if majority of the top skiers even bother to show.

 

Feierabend and Aerni (for not even  skiing) now have the same amount of gold medals as Vonn and Goggia. Laughable. It makes winning an Olympic medal much less of a prestige and if Ryding and Tilley properly prepared for it they could have won a medal coupling with two scrubs.