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    Maxim Fastovsky reacted to phelps in Sailing 2023 Discussion Thread   
    it's quite a mess 
     
    in windsurfing, now the preliminary races are of 3 types: the classic fleet, the slalom course and 1 longer fleet race (called Marathon)
    at the end of the prelims, the best sailor advances directly to the final, the 2nd and 3rd ranked advance to the semifinal and the remaining 7 of the top 10 (the actual medal contenders) go through to the quarterfinal race
    the top 2 of the quarterfinal advance to the semifinal, then the top 2 of the semifinal advance to the final, where the 3 finalists decide which medal color they get
     
    in kitesurfing, after the prelims, the top 2 advance to the final, meanwhile the remaining 8 among the top 10 are divided into 2 semis of 4 sailors each (serpentine system is normally used)
    here the best of the 4 starts with 2 "ghost wins", the 2nd best with 1 "ghost win" and the other two with no bonus points
    the 1st to get to 3 wins (ghost wins included, of course) wins the semifinal round and advance to the final, where we have the same scheme: the 1st of the prelims starts with 2 "ghost wins", the 2nd with 1 "ghost win" and the 2 kitesurfers coming from the semis with 0 bonus points
    once again, the 1st to 3 total wins is the champion, then for the remaining places it's up to the number of wins in the final round and in case of a tie, the actual placing in the last regatta is the decider
     
    I think we'll see a lot of occasional viewers (and also occasional broadcasters/reporters) with some strong headache come the Olympic thanks to these crazy formats  
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    Maxim Fastovsky reacted to heywoodu in Formula 1 FIA World Championship 2023   
    I've been to Spa twice, which was kind of fun, but it was hellishly warm and Spa is notoriously awful in terms of infrastructure around the track, especially at the height of the Verstappen-hype it was just....too much. Tens of thousands of people and basically one little road towards the one highway.
     
    I'm not sure about the support program in the North American races. If it's F1 only, I wouldn't go, personally I'd be more happy to see F2 and F3 as well since they usually have a bit more action.
     
    In terms of visibility: there should be big screens on several places to follow the race, but once pitstops have started, it might be a bit hard to really keep track of how things are going.
     
    I know this all doesn't sound too positive  But it is still a nice experience overall, especially Montreal does seem like a nice place to go to for a race.
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from heywoodu in Formula 1 FIA World Championship 2022   
    Probably cairo street race in front of the pyramids, they are all about landmarks now (tried to pull off a manhattan street race for years)
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from NaBUru38 in Russia-Ukraine Crisis Consequences in Sports   
    Even though I'm anti Russian, not allowing them to play is not fair.  Move the games somewhere else.   Either to one of the 3 countries in the bracket or to a totally different country.   But their players to deserve to play (and probably lose to poland anyway)
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from Makedonas in Russia-Ukraine Crisis Consequences in Sports   
    Yea but if they kick Russia out then everyone should.  No OAR in the paralympic games.   No tennis players.  No Russians in the diamond league.  Nothing.   And athletes don't deserve this. 
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from Makedonas in Russia-Ukraine Crisis Consequences in Sports   
    Even though I'm anti Russian, not allowing them to play is not fair.  Move the games somewhere else.   Either to one of the 3 countries in the bracket or to a totally different country.   But their players to deserve to play (and probably lose to poland anyway)
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    Maxim Fastovsky reacted to Fly_like_a_don in Figure Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022   
    Not to forget the 2 big robberies in short track skating, glad the chinese started falling in almost every event of short track  after that.  
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from Ted in Snowboard at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022   
    Daaaaaamn!! Lindsey was the tragic figure of snowboard cross and 2 golds?? And Nick finally won one! That's so awesome !
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from opruh in Short Track Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022   
    I just caught up on the short track, WTF was that?? what other medals will the CCP buy this time around?? 
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from intoronto in Short Track Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022   
    I just caught up on the short track, WTF was that?? what other medals will the CCP buy this time around?? 
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from phelps in Men's American Football NFL 2021   
    A huge game tonight.  Hebert and the Chargers vs Mahomes and the Chiefs.    I'm going to it 
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from pdr4332 in Formula 1 FIA World Championship 2021   
    Finally we won't have to hear those ridiculous Hamilton goat claims 
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    Maxim Fastovsky reacted to heywoodu in Formula 1 FIA World Championship 2021   
    This circuit is on the edge of what should be allowed in terms of safety, but honestly I do actually kind of like it...it's nerve-wrecking, that's for sure.
     
    And we've got a new rule in F1 apparently: even when you have all the time in the world to react and avoid a collision, you can just hit someone hard in the back and not only get away with it, but even get rewarded for it  
     
    Maybe Verstappen had to make way a little more and this would have been acceptable?
     

     
     
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from Dnl in Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Tickets, Trips and Experiences   
    There is no one centralized place to buy them, every country have their own agency and thats the only place to buy tickets, so i can only buy from the american seller, you're only from the israeli, etc.
     
    My financial situation is much better now then 2016, so probably will be even better in 2028, and since i won't have to pay insane prices for lodging i will be able to enjoy myself, hopefully my family won't hate me after
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from Dnl in Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Tickets, Trips and Experiences   
    Tickets to the olympics is the most confusing and frustrating thing ever, I was thinking about going to Rio.
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from pdr4332 in Rhythmic Gymnastics at the Summer Olympic Games 2020   
    Isn't it so satisfying to make all the russians cry?
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from rafalgorka in Post Games Analysis | How do you analyse your country's performance at Tokyo 2020?   
    Israel: 10/10, amazing games, most medals, 2 golds, making russia cry, 4th in open water, close to winning a medal in cycling.
     
    2 - Surprises: Matan Roditi, Avishag Semberg, Mixed Judo Team             Hearbreaks: Katy Spachikov, Sagi Muki, Peter Paltchik, Anastasia Gorbenko
     
    3 - Absolutley
     
    4 - Hopefully Taekwondo, Gymanstics and Swimming
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from rafalgorka in Post Games Analysis | How do you analyse your country's performance at Tokyo 2020?   
    USA: maybe 5/10, lost in swimming, lost in track, 7 less golds then rio, 8 less totals, i'm glad we ended up leading the medal count but it shouldn't have been that close
     
    2 - surprises: Jennifer Valente, Nathaniel Coleman, Xander Schauflee, Shooting team, Katy Ngeotte, Valerie Allman, Bobby Fincke. Heartbreaks : Ledecky in 200/400, Biles, Rai Benjamin, Deanna Price, Noah Lyles, Travon Brommell, the entire Archery team.
     
    3 - Not at all, can't imagine the goal was less then 40 golds
     
    4 - Perhaps canoeing with Nevin Harrison, Hopefully handball in anticipation for local participation in 2028. Otherwise all sport is very well funded here
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from dcro in Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sports Programme   
    Weightlifting must be out, it's just not a sport at this point, but a competition of who eats more steroids without getting caught. Better put competetive eating in LA2028, i rather see fat guys eat hot dogs
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from Dnl in Summer Olympic Games 2020 Medal Count   
    @DnlAmazing haul for Israel, with record in medals, and 2 golds. New medals in Taekwondo and Gymnastics. 5th place twice i believe in Judo, 4th place in swimming open water. And many crying russians, which is like the icing on the cake
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from LuizGuilherme in Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sports Programme   
    I'm campaigning to add Competitive Eating for the 2028 olympics. What's more American then eating tons of hotdogs again and again ?
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from pdr4332 in Summer Olympic Games 2020 Medal Count   
    @DnlAmazing haul for Israel, with record in medals, and 2 golds. New medals in Taekwondo and Gymnastics. 5th place twice i believe in Judo, 4th place in swimming open water. And many crying russians, which is like the icing on the cake
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from pdr4332 in Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sports Programme   
    Weightlifting must be out, it's just not a sport at this point, but a competition of who eats more steroids without getting caught. Better put competetive eating in LA2028, i rather see fat guys eat hot dogs
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    Maxim Fastovsky got a reaction from Makedonas in What medal for your country in Tokyo would be the most fun for you?   
    Women's Volleyball is the one i wanted the most and we got it in an amazing display in semis and the final
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