Jwacoles

I'm not sure they had a qualifying criteria which was set 2 years ago. So had no choice but to select both. But are the biathletes are not as good performance wide as the female short-track and alpine skiers? and how do you encourage people to compete and attract sponsorship? Especially if you are seen to adversely affecting women. The BOA only want medal headlines and has never understood relocated places. You can't just pick medallists off trees. Experience is key. Getting people to try different sports is one way, look at Skeleton and Bobsleigh. The BOA have a downer on Skiing as the criteria for selection is tough and doesn't even allow for a younger skier to be selected for experience. We however also, especially for the men have a ridiculous criteria, the same in Cross Country. We me the criteria for BOA funding after Dave Ryding's world Championship 8th place and was turned down, despite also medals at Olympic Youth events. They should get wild card places. Major's world cup points are worth less as he doesn't ski and other discipline, than someone scoring less but competing in 2 events. And one man or women teams in 2 events can qualify 2 extra places not one. an look how many places Chechia got in the women's with one world cup points scorer, albeit a number of skiers competing at continental cups but not doing that well. As far as the men's short-track not selected, was that due to one man qualifying twice? And the bobsleigh, Nick has been doing better at 2-man but they changed the criteria to cut competitors so you qualified for both 2 and 4 man, maybe he couldn't only compete in 2-man. There are also people qualifying in two sports or mixed as well as team curling, and so spare places in the village so why they couldn't give back to Alpine or Cross-County or even tripartite. Also we deserve a team in the Cross Country we got a place in the team figure skating with an extra place for that only. Something similar could have bene for the Cross Country either one extra for the team only or 4 places but a maximum of 3 in each individual event. Look forward ot any comments/corrections.

The British Olympic Association makes all the governing bodies sign an agreement that they will name their selections by the agreed date and will not accept any reallocation unless there are any exceptional circumstances. They have this notion that is someone wasn't good enough to get a quota in the first place then they wont get a reallocation. Takes no account of the fact for instance in Alpine Skiing being good in one event wasn't catered for and that there were more nations getting quota, reducing the numbers left. They probably hadn't set a standard for speed skating as they may not even have thought we would have a team! We should get one place with Columbia in the women's mass start. If we decline then that will be saying your not good enough go take some drugs.. It will do nothing to promote the sport or the legacy promised at 2012. Its also not all about medals...

Annoyingly if the banned Russian had not been able to complete, Britain may have got a third male slider.