Gianlu33 3,572 Posted November 20, 2019 #41 Share Posted November 20, 2019 53 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Well women’s monobob seems to be doing well for itself. 17 nations and 32 athletes are scheduled to compete in the first official race. https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/8-bobsleigh/21365-first-ibsf-women-s-monobob-races-with-32-athletes-from-17-nations Well, no. Monobob situation is quite depressing. They haven't an international appeal, they haven't a competitive circuits, they have nothing. Mononob deserved to be out from the Olympics, at last until a development (like FIS do with the women's nordic combined) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted November 20, 2019 #42 Share Posted November 20, 2019 28 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said: Well, no. Monobob situation is quite depressing. They haven't an international appeal, they haven't a competitive circuits, they have nothing. Mononob deserved to be out from the Olympics, at last until a development (like FIS do with the women's nordic combined) But there is clearly more interest than women’s four. Plus, it takes less quotas, and it will reward a driver who can push fast and drive well. “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...
heywoodu 13,552 Posted November 20, 2019 #43 Share Posted November 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: But there is clearly more interest than women’s four. Plus, it takes less quotas, and it will reward a driver who can push fast and drive well. Which all makes it a better option than women's four, but not a good option overall (yet). Give it 4-5 seasons of solid World Cup action before thinking about adding it. Olympian1010 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...
Gianlu33 3,572 Posted November 20, 2019 #44 Share Posted November 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: But there is clearly more interest than women’s four. Plus, it takes less quotas, and it will reward a driver who can push fast and drive well. Onestly i don't care about it. You can't make a sport Olympic if the frist race is just 3 years before OG. And it wasn't a competitive race. It's just a sh** for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted November 20, 2019 #45 Share Posted November 20, 2019 25 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Which all makes it a better option than women's four, but not a good option overall (yet). Give it 4-5 seasons of solid World Cup action before thinking about adding it. Yes, that’s the point I meant to make. “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...
Grassmarket 2,757 Posted November 20, 2019 #46 Share Posted November 20, 2019 55 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said: Onestly i don't care about it. You can't make a sport Olympic if the frist race is just 3 years before OG. And it wasn't a competitive race. It's just a sh** for me. It would be like Women’s Ski Jumping. The first televised World Championships was just dreadful, with only about 4-5 able to do it properly. Took about 6 years to develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted November 20, 2019 #47 Share Posted November 20, 2019 55 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: It would be like Women’s Ski Jumping. The first televised World Championships was just dreadful, with only about 4-5 able to do it properly. Took about 6 years to develop. Yeah it’s not fun to watch when it’s like that. That’s how I remember women’s freestyle skiing being when it was first included in the X Games and such. Now the quality is much better. I think that’s what the IBSF needed to do here. I understand there’s 5 Federations trying to shove new events/disciplines into the games, but the likes of natural track luge should have been given priority. In the end, I think adding women’s mono bob will be much better than adding women’s four-man “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...
heywoodu 13,552 Posted November 21, 2019 #48 Share Posted November 21, 2019 7 hours ago, Grassmarket said: It would be like Women’s Ski Jumping. The first televised World Championships was just dreadful, with only about 4-5 able to do it properly. Took about 6 years to develop. Same thing going to happen with women's Nordic combined. 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...
dcro 10,179 Posted November 22, 2019 #49 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Slovakian girl casually destroyed everyone at Lake Placid monobob event. @hckosice https://www.ibsf.org/en/component/events/event/500755 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted November 22, 2019 #50 Share Posted November 22, 2019 5 hours ago, dcro said: Slovakian girl casually destroyed everyone at Lake Placid monobob event. @hckosice https://www.ibsf.org/en/component/events/event/500755 She was the best by a mile there since the Germans and Romanians didn’t travel. She’ll be the highest ranked slider heading into 2020YOG “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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