Monzanator 3,590 Posted January 15, 2020 #561 Share Posted January 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, heywoodu said: I am very much aware, I think I saw your name on a list of supercentenarians a while ago I actually remember watching Gerda Weissensteiner on live TV. Does this qualify for the supercentanarian class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,536 Posted January 15, 2020 #562 Share Posted January 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, Monzanator said: I actually remember watching Gerda Weissensteiner on live TV. Does this qualify for the supercentanarian class? I'm disappointed you're from a time where there was live TV. 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...
Monzanator 3,590 Posted January 15, 2020 #563 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Just now, heywoodu said: I'm disappointed you're from a time where there was live TV. Yes, I'm shocked how I graduated from school without the aid of internet & cell phones I actually read real paper books in my life too! phelps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,565 Posted January 16, 2020 Author #564 Share Posted January 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Monzanator said: Isn't like Italy the place where natural track luge is the most popular? It was popular only in Alto Adige/Sudtirol and in Austria (what surprise ). Probability 90% of international events are hosted by this two regions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,590 Posted January 16, 2020 #565 Share Posted January 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Gianlu33 said: It was popular only in Alto Adige/Sudtirol and in Austria (what surprise ). Probability 90% of international events are hosted by this two regions Only 4 countries ever won medals in Natural Track Luge World Championships: Italy, Austria, Russia (Soviet Union) and Poland. And every Polish medal has been won by the two guys in doubles I mentioned earlier. Hell, this could be the most exclusive sport in the world, more nations have won World Cup medals in rugby & cricket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIL_World_Luge_Natural_Track_Championships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,536 Posted January 16, 2020 #566 Share Posted January 16, 2020 8 hours ago, Monzanator said: Yes, I'm shocked how I graduated from school without the aid of internet & cell phones I actually read real paper books in my life too! Ah, you mean those things I've got around 200 of? Including several about the Olympics, to keep it on-topic 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 January 16, 2020 #567 Share Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) Yeah, if IOC approves natural track luge, then we have a conclusive proof that they will do just about anything to keep the hosts happy and boost their medal count. Watch out for MMA in 2028 and pencak silat whenever Indonesia hosts it. I mean, even pencak silat is not nearly as exclusive as natural track luge - 23 nations have won medals at WCh level. Edited January 16, 2020 by dcro #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,738 Posted January 16, 2020 #568 Share Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Monzanator said: Isn't like Italy the place where natural track luge is the most popular? it's basically only a South Tyrolean thing...in the rest of the Country it's almost unknown (as many winter sports) and it never goes on our National TV... so, I wouldn't say "it's popular"...rather, it's a sport where the Italian NOC can win a lot of medals... in Olympic terms, it's Italy vs Austria with Russia just behind... Poland used to have great doubles (they even won world cups and world champs), but they're no longer a force... the other participating Nations (at the world cup/champs there are always a good number showin'up) are quite far behind the top 3, however... Edited January 16, 2020 by phelps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,738 Posted January 16, 2020 #569 Share Posted January 16, 2020 9 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: Really it deserves a place at this point. Rumor has it that they’ll look to add Ski Mountaineering as well. They have pretty good arguments for its inclusion as well. yeah, but at the moment it's only an unofficial proposal, an idea, just like Ice Climbing (however, Dolomites would be the perfect landscape for Ski Mountaineering...I really hope they can get that, too)... meanwhile it looks that for NTL they've started all the official burocratic tasks to have it in the 2026 Games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,536 Posted January 16, 2020 #570 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Is there any source about this NTL2026 thing? Like a link I could link to in other places? 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...
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