heywoodu 13,540 Posted July 19, 2018 #151 Share Posted July 19, 2018 31 minutes ago, intoronto said: That all but ends the hopes of smaller nations to qualify. The problem is quota have to come from somewhere. Personally every reduction in speed skating is one too many in my opinion, don't get me wrong. 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...
De_Gambassi 896 Posted July 28, 2018 #152 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Regarding the IOC policy and its olympic program, I can only encourage people to read this piece from insidethegames https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1068066/liam-morgan-beijing-2022-will-not-be-any-more-exciting-with-addition-of-more-mixed-team-events This two beauties sum it up quite nicely to me Citation Yes, the Olympics are about celebrating participation, but they are principally about competition. Citation But convenience and suitability should not trump the need for thrilling competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted July 28, 2018 #153 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Good read. Honestly, at times it looks like only Totallympics is against those pop-up mix events. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,780 Posted July 28, 2018 #154 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Adesso, dcro ha scritto: Good read. Honestly, at times it looks like only Totallympics is against those pop-up mix events. probably because we are the only hardcore Olympic fans, really caring for the competitive aspect of the Games, meanwhile IOC, politicians and media networks are only interested in getting as much money as they can in their pockets... Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 896 Posted July 28, 2018 #155 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Juste maintenant , phelps a déclaré: probably because we are the only hardcore Olympic fans, really caring for the competitive aspect of the Games, meanwhile IOC, politicians and media networks are only interested in getting as much money as they can in their pockets... That's a very short term view then. The Olympics have become the Olympics because they became a forum for the best of the best to compete each others. That's the message of the olympics. The competitive nature of the games is what drives people every four (two) years. Each time, the IOC is adding more made up events whith basically no competitive fields or pending to its 'gender equity' policy, sacrificing much more competitive events in the process, they blur their inital message and alienate their inital fanbase. The YOG are the crux of this philosophy. A bunch of random events played by random people, just making sure every one gets something. A festival of sports of some sort. Not something I'm interested in tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,156 Posted July 28, 2018 #156 Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 hour ago, De_Gambassi said: That's a very short term view then. The Olympics have become the Olympics because they became a forum for the best of the best to compete each others. That's the message of the olympics. The competitive nature of the games is what drives people every four (two) years. Each time, the IOC is adding more made up events whith basically no competitive fields or pending to its 'gender equity' policy, sacrificing much more competitive events in the process, they blur their inital message and alienate their inital fanbase. The YOG are the crux of this philosophy. A bunch of random events played by random people, just making sure every one gets something. A festival of sports of some sort. Not something I'm interested in tbh. The irony is that only the most hardcore of hardcore Olympic fans even know about the YOG. It has zero mainstream appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted July 29, 2018 #157 Share Posted July 29, 2018 48 minutes ago, Nate River said: The irony is that only the most hardcore of hardcore Olympic fans even know about the YOG. It has zero mainstream appeal. I still think YOG is important and great concept and idea “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...
Dragon 1,690 Posted July 29, 2018 #158 Share Posted July 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: I still think YOG is important and great concept and idea I think the IOC have to decide whether they want it to be an Olympic Games for teenagers or a big festival where everybody enjoys themselves. At the moment it's stuck in between the two ideas. Personally I can see the good parts in both. NearPup and Olympian1010 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,690 Posted November 6, 2018 #159 Share Posted November 6, 2018 The campaign for ice football at Beijing 2022 begins here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted November 6, 2018 #160 Share Posted November 6, 2018 44 minutes ago, Dragon said: The campaign for ice football at Beijing 2022 begins here... Ice can’t wait for ice track Cycling and ice athletics “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...
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