heywoodu 13,663 Posted October 27, 2023 #761 Share Posted October 27, 2023 3 hours ago, phelps said: I mean that forcing a young talent like him to retire not to compromise his mental health because he feels that he's not being treated like he deserves by an institution that's supposed to protect their "assets" rather than getting them so uncomfortable is absolutely an awful story (I didn't even read the whole article, I was just thinking of this situation in general terms) Right, I didn't know this was public information or anything and the Eurosport article didn't really mention it, but with NRK's help it's more or less cleared up But yeah, very shitty situation.. 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...
heywoodu 13,663 Posted October 27, 2023 #762 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, LuizGuilherme said: Just do your job Knowing them fairly well, they would absolutely go and run with every bit of credit for Braathen's entire career Much as I enjoy most Brazilian winter sports success and much as I have always been a Braathen fan, I'm not sure I could stomach that They're way too busy with other things though, like all the sweet free IBU money and equipment for sending random athletes to as many IBU competitions as they can (where every start brings in cash), I'd be surprised if they're even aware of Braathen Edited October 27, 2023 by heywoodu 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...
Olympian1010 7,580 Posted October 28, 2023 #763 Share Posted October 28, 2023 9 hours ago, LuizGuilherme said: Just do your job You’ve got competition. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,580 Posted December 4, 2023 #764 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Olympic silver medalist Chris Mazdzer mrv86 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,802 Posted December 6, 2023 #765 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Maciej Bodnar (road cycling) Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh 7,050 Posted December 6, 2023 #766 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Christine Sinclair (women’s soccer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,754 Posted December 11, 2023 #767 Share Posted December 11, 2023 European judo champion Gemma Howell has retired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,754 Posted December 13, 2023 #768 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,841 Posted December 13, 2023 #769 Share Posted December 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Dragon said: Was robbed of her career by the overwhelming presence of intersex athletes in her event. And of course when she complained about it she was bullied into silence by the Twitter mob. Let's hope she's the last woman to be treated that way. Makedonas, intoronto and Biathlonfan 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,802 Posted December 18, 2023 #770 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Maren Lundby (ski jumping) announced retirement due to lack of motivation. https://www.nrk.no/sport/nrk-erfarer_-maren-lundby-legger-opp-1.16683051 Olympian1010, Josh and Gianlu33 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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