Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympic Games 2018

[hckošice 14,831]

6 minutes ago, intoronto said:

 

The IOC will not say no. Why would they block an athlete who has qualified??

 

Let´s hope you´re right

 

3 minutes ago, dcro said:

Hopefully it will work out for the Slovaks.

 

Hvala

[hckošice 14,831]

Game over, No Slovak participation in PyeongChang. ISBF announced that they will not give us the exception. The president of ISFB Ivo Feriani and Albert II of Monaco both said yes, but it was necessary to have also the approval of three others ISBF members countries, unfortunately all 3 said no. So it´s official, even if Radek and his teammates reached the standards they will not compete in PyeongChang. source in SVK https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/315939/slovenski-bobisti-spoznali-definitivu-matousek-nedostal-vynimku/

 

 

[Dragon 1,844]

Will the Czechs send all 4 sleds who have qualified?

[hckošice 14,831]

On 1/17/2018 at 18:41, Dragon said:

Will the Czechs send all 4 sleds who have qualified?

 

yes, they approved their team today and announced that they will send 2 bobs in both mens events

[ahjfcshfghb 287]

How about Jamaica’s men’s team? Do they still have a reallocation chance?

[hckošice 14,831]

Czech + Slovakia = true brothers

 

Apparently the president of the Czech Bob federation send a open letter to ISBF yesterday
 

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Allow me to express the support of the Czech Bob and Skeleton Federation to the Slovak Bobsleigh federation´s request to the IBSF to review the decision of the IBSF Executive Committee regarding the disqualification of Mr. Radek Matoušek from the XXIII Winter Olympics in Pjongcang 2018.

Sure, there are conditions for athletes to participate in the Olympics, but you have the exclusive right to change or cancel them in the light of the circumstances of each case.

I have known Radek for years and he is a great person who loves our sport, a sport which has very little support in Central European countries. The Czech Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation has no money to send three teams to Korea. This was why Radek used the very good relations between the Czech Republic and Slovakia and tried to fulfill his sporting dream. Both him and all his team managed to get the chance to experience it by achieving the required qualification criteria.

All the more, it's not just Radek himself, it's about the whole team. "

 

 

and this was apparently their own initiative ! wow. respect

 

but unfortunately the decision is final and unchangeable.

 

ps: The Slovak team at least offered to the Czechs our bob for their PyeongChang Bobsleigh team, so they may use it if they want or will need in case of mechanical issues with their original engines or for any other reason

[dcro 10,210]

Final quotas... http://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/OWG_Olympic_Winter_Games_KOREA_2018/IBSF_PyeongChang2018_participating_Nations_Bobsleigh.pdf

 

Only changes came in the four-man. out, in.

[heywoodu 15,141]

So far Sergeeva is not banned from Pyeongchang, right? 

[NearPup 3,051]

 Bobsleigh team

Female pilots:

• Kaillie Humphries
• Alysia Rissling
• Christine de Bruin

Female push athletes:

• Phylicia George
• Melissa Lotholz
• Heather Moyse

Male pilots:

• Justin Kripps
• Christopher Spring
• Nick Poloniato

Male push athletes:

• Lascelles Brown
• Jesse Lumsden
• Neville Wright
• Ben Coakwell
• Seyi Smith
• Bryan Barnett
• Alex Kopacz
• Cam Stones
• Josh Kirkpatrick

Alternates:

• Cynthiah Appiah
• Kristen Bujnowski
• Sam Giguère
• Joey Nemet

[Dragon 1,844]

Australian women's bob are out https://www.9news.com.au/videos/cjcu7662b006s0iqrx6cf0dck/australias-womens-bobsleigh-team-ruled-out-of-winter-olympics