Cross-Country Skiing 2015 - 2017 Discussion Thread
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Serbia was for some reason DSQed and removed from the fifth place in mixed air pistol event -
Absolutely, there was at first all-around with 3 disciplines, where lead/boulder specialists were favorites, then it was replaced by Lead+Boulder combined, where lead specialists was favorites because of greater gaps that can be achieved in lead climbing, and now these are separate disciplines where it depends only on what each climber could do best (or who is Janja Garnbret who will win 2 golds) -
By Roamingrover86 · Posted
It was always going to be difficult for IOC to get new events in & stick to their 10,500 limit. I wish they could have increased it to 12,000 but they did find a way out by limiting the quota to core sports ONLY. I see that as a very positive & well thought out by both LOC & IOC. I have mixed feelings on these changes but overall can’t complain much as it could have been worse. The good part: 1. Compound Archery will be a great addition to the programme albeit only in mixed team event. Sadly this means losing quotas from Recurve, which will make the qualification process more challenging. 2. TT events : Getting the doubles event is an excellent call plus we have a team event too . The men’s & women’s team events were so predictable. This 3 format will throw up opportunities & surprises . Most importantly it will add to the viewing experience as matches are expected to be tighter & shorter. 3. Basketball 3x3 is a growing sport & increasing the number of teams is certainly the right call. It was expected. 4. Sport climbing : The programme looks complete now & again on expected lines. The OK part: 1. Boxing : Keeping the total quota places same & increasing a single weight class in women’s event was expected. 2. Additional swimming events : Considering the hosts for the next two olympics are swimming dominant nations. This was expected. 3. Mixed Golf : This is a good idea & will be an intresting event to watch. The Bad part: 1. Football : if you are so worried about maintaining the quota limit why not just make both events a 12 team one. I can understand the reduction in men’s but increase the women’s team event. 2. Athletics : This change doesn’t make much sense. Perhaps an additional 🥇 for . Why would you take away a race walking event only to replace it with another track event. 3. Tennis : I don’t like this idea of mixed team , XD was a better format for me. 4. Gymnastics: A mixed team event will not add anything to the programme. Perhaps again a lot to do with the LOC than FIG or IOC. -
By Biathlonfan · Posted
Biden was also known to have shower related problems,your point ? could be an old men thing. -
Traitor is a nice way to describe him, really the only explanation for his actions (because I'm going to naively believe he is not actually dumb) is that he is a foreign agent and not even really hiding it, at all -
Not too familiar with this sport, but do the same athletes compete in boulder and lead? -
At 6 teams there should be no a rule a minimum 3 continents should be represented
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By Roamingrover86 · Posted
Excellent suggestion & perhaps the most logical one. I think IOC & ICC will approve on a similar format. I would just tweak it a little bit. I won’t give a guaranteed host quota but allot 2 quotas in Americas-Africa qualifying tournament. Also Europe will have 1 fixed quota from their qualifying tournament. So , it will be 1 - 2016 T20 world champions 2&3 - Asian- Oceania qualifying tournament 4&5 - Americas-Africa qualifying tournament 6- European qualifying tournament -
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This is going a very tricky decision for the ICC. You can't really use the current world rankings because ranking points will be won or lost against teams that are not eligible for the Olympics. I think that any country who fails to qualify because will launch an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and probably win. So here's what I suggest for the six. 1 Possible host country place - USA - but only possible - what you do is recalculate the ICC rankings and take out all points gained against non-Olympic teams. Then once you done this and taken out non-Olympic countries like West Indies and either England and Scotland then if the USA are in a high enough ranking position they qualify. This position could be as high as 10th or as low as 20th depending on how important the IOC and ICC see their presence in LA. (I'm assuming that, like in curling and women's soccer Great Britain would nominate either England or Scotland as their official qualifying representatives) USA are currently 18th 2 2026 World T20 champions 3 and 4 Asia-Pacific qualifying tournament winners and runners-up 5 and 6 Euro-Africa-Americas qualifying tournament winners and runners-up (7) If the USA don't meet the qualifying standard then a play off between the 3rd place teams in the 2 above categories decides the final qualifiers The qualifying tournament would be held under IOC eligibility rules not the ICC rules
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