dcro 10,172 Posted July 15, 2022 #111 Share Posted July 15, 2022 15 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: Nathan Crumpton again! Not sure what is he still trying to achieve here... He is not doing much of a service to neither American Samoa nor the sport of skeleton. 19 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: Zohri is the former World Junior Champ. Or in fact may be the reigning WJC. Did he fly too close to the sun back then? He has sort of burnt out. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,756 Posted July 15, 2022 #112 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Time to watch the women’s 20km walk. Hoping my nieces can one day compete in this event, both of them won their respective age groups at Irish underage level and one even beat Kate Veale’s national record. Veale was a world junior silver medalist so not a bad target to achieve! rafalgorka, Makedonas, Quasit and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted July 15, 2022 #113 Share Posted July 15, 2022 2 hours ago, heywoodu said: Anyone else noticing the pronounciation of the athletes' names by the lady doing the commentary on the WA YouTube stream? At least a third of the names isn't even remotely near to what it presumably should be, as in, Wrotynski being pronounced Wrotoroski or Comenentia being 'Comentina' Commentators all over the world will be praying Katerzyna Zdziebło does not play too prominent a role in the 20km walk. Aha, going to be hard to get past the Great Wall of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted July 15, 2022 #114 Share Posted July 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: Commentators all over the world will be praying Katerzyna Zdziebło does not play too prominent a role in the 20km walk. Aha, going to be hard to get past the Great Wall of Ździebło is one of the most difficult words to pronounce in Polish. It means grass stem in English. There's no way any of the foreign commentators get her name right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted July 15, 2022 #115 Share Posted July 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Monzanator said: Ździebło is one of the most difficult words to pronounce in Polish. It means grass stem in English. There's no way any of the foreign commentators get her name right I’m going for Zhdzhiyebwo. bestmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted July 15, 2022 #116 Share Posted July 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: I’m going for Zhdzhiyebwo. It's easier to write than pronounce. I give you 8/10 for the effort Extra point for remembering Polish "ł" is "w" in English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted July 15, 2022 #117 Share Posted July 15, 2022 32 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: Commentators all over the world will be praying Katerzyna Zdziebło does not play too prominent a role in the 20km walk. As if channels all over the world are broadcasting race walking of all things 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...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted July 15, 2022 #118 Share Posted July 15, 2022 13 minutes ago, Monzanator said: It's easier to write than pronounce. I give you 8/10 for the effort Extra point for remembering Polish "ł" is "w" in English Dutch Eurosport ski jumping viewers know that thanks to Adam Małysz Monzanator 1 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...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted July 15, 2022 #119 Share Posted July 15, 2022 1 minute ago, heywoodu said: As if channels all over the world are broadcasting race walking of all things Can guarantee that at least one will! heading for their first ever World Champs medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted July 15, 2022 #120 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Perez & Monge in the penalty box. Monge looks to have walked off anyway. Yeah, why bother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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