mrv86 2,920 Posted August 31, 2018 #41 Share Posted August 31, 2018 24 minutes ago, intoronto said: Sad At least his teammate won gold in the event Also, do you know how Pan Am Games qualification works through this event? Not really sure, as the qualification document is very vague and only list a number of quotas for this Championships. I guess at least the winner of each event secures a quota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 2,920 Posted August 31, 2018 #42 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Livestream at Playsports Mexico FB page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,201 Posted September 1, 2018 #43 Share Posted September 1, 2018 56 minutes ago, mrv86 said: Not really sure, as the qualification document is very vague and only list a number of quotas for this Championships. I guess at least the winner of each event secures a quota thnx. Canada's only chance is here for track quotas, hopefully some in each gender will get through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 7, 2018 #44 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Kristina Vogel has announced she has paraplegia. "It sucks. No matter how you look at it, I won't walk anymore." https://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/infoline_nt/sport_nt/article181455770/Bahnrad-Olympiasiegerin-Kristina-Vogel-querschnittsgelaehmt.html Damn. NearPup, Werloc, Agger and 2 others 5 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...
bestmen 2,555 Posted September 7, 2018 #45 Share Posted September 7, 2018 after this accident last june , the Olympic champion Kristina vogel becomes paraplegic for the rest of her life thepharoah and Olympian1010 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi 91 Posted September 7, 2018 #46 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Jordan Kerby World Individual Pursuit Champion in 2017 and team member of the Australian Team Pursuit has switched his allegiance to NZ. Due to a falling out and subsequently being dropped. Has a NZ mother so will compete for NZ straight away. Another Aussie switching allegiance due to sporting politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted September 7, 2018 #47 Share Posted September 7, 2018 1 hour ago, bestmen said: after this accident last june , the Olympic champion Kristina vogel becomes paraplegic for the rest of her life I will always miss her’s and Anna Mears battles “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...
Werloc 3,127 Posted September 8, 2018 #48 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Just read about Vogel in our media. That's pretty tragic and extremely disappointing, she was a track cycling star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 8, 2018 #49 Share Posted September 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Werloc said: Just read about Vogel in our media. That's pretty tragic and extremely disappointing, she was a track cycling star One of the biggest legends in women's track cycling, one might say... The way she sounds ("My opinion is accepting a situation as fast as possible makes it easier to deal with it") gives me some hope she'll definitely fight to make the most of it. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised to see her at the Paralympics. 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...
Werloc 3,127 Posted September 8, 2018 #50 Share Posted September 8, 2018 4 hours ago, heywoodu said: One of the biggest legends in women's track cycling, one might say... The way she sounds ("My opinion is accepting a situation as fast as possible makes it easier to deal with it") gives me some hope she'll definitely fight to make the most of it. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised to see her at the Paralympics. I guess it's just a very tough reminder, that track cycling is one of the most dangerous Olympic sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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