Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games

[intoronto 5,641]

Luxembourg's athlete is an American with a bg from there. However, doesn't Luxembourg also have strict standards?

[dcro 10,210]

12 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Luxembourg's athlete is an American with a bg from there. However, doesn't Luxembourg also have strict standards?

 

Their selection document doesn't even include skeleton.

 

I think they only have standards in alpine and cross-country skiing. Those are different as you only have to reach the international minimum while in others it's a competition to qualify.

 

In any case, figure skating and short track are also a part of the document and there aren't any additional national standards in those sports.

Edited January 12, 2018 by dcro

[heywoodu 15,141]

19 hours ago, dcro said:

 

And men's skeleton will have home boys winning at 3 (!) consecutive Olympics.

 

Pretty sure that hasn't happened in any sport for a ridiculous amount of time (like, before WW2)... "Great" piece of statistics for skeleton.

 

Coming from a very well-informed source when it comes to Olympic history:

 

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Depending on whether you count 1906 or not, it has happened 1 or 4 times, and never at the Winter Olympics.

* ATH Men's Triple Jump was won 1904-1908-1912 by host nation competitors (but not in 1906)

* EQU 3 day event Team was won 1928-1932-1936 by host nation teams

* ROW Single sculls was won 1900-1904-1908 by host nation competitors (but not in 1906)

* TOW was won 1904-1908-1912 by host nation teams (but not in 1906)

 

 

[Dunadan 1,103]

11 hours ago, heywoodu said:

 

Coming from a very well-informed source when it comes to Olympic history:

 

 

This could also happen in men's snowboard PGS (a small chance but not impossible) and men's 500m in short track speed skating.

[dcro 10,210]

11 hours ago, heywoodu said:

 

Coming from a very well-informed source when it comes to Olympic history:

 

 

 

I told you so.

 

Spoiler

1906 can't count

 

[Dragon 1,844]

And after the Intercontinental Cup race this morning Canada have taken an Olympic place from the British

[Dragon 1,844]

http://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/2017_18/Quota_allocation_IBSF_RANKING_Women_Skeleton_14_01_2018.pdf

 

http://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/2017_18/Quota_allocation_IBSF_RANKING_Men_Skeleton_14_01_2018.pdf

[heywoodu 15,141]

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[heywoodu 15,141]

The Dutch NOC has decided to scrap Nikitina out of the World Cup standings, meaning Bos ends up in 12th place, right inside the required top-12, and she'll go to the Olympics 

[Dragon 1,844]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

The Dutch NOC has decided to scrap Nikitina out of the World Cup standings, meaning Bos ends up in 12th place, right inside the required top-12, and she'll go to the Olympics 

Does she need to be top 12 of World Cup or top 12 of World Rankings?