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fLyiNgDroNe
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
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AlternativeEgo
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Grettin
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On February 19 2014 00:40 AlternativeEgo wrote: Damn Dutch. You're killing the sport. gotta win medals somehow! | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
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Otolia
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fLyiNgDroNe
Belgium4010 Posts
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Grettin
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how about that Netherlands have won one medal in winter olympics from ~+100 medals, that isn't speed skating? | ||
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mahrgell
Germany3943 Posts
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
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fLyiNgDroNe
Belgium4010 Posts
On February 19 2014 00:48 Otolia wrote: I'm looking forward not to see Long Track at the 2022 Olympics. Such a freaking joke to have 19 medals in only one sports. Even doped USA couldn't do that in swimming / track running. So far they have 19 out of 27 ... Wait, but based on what they would take it out of the programm? Its not like they get an advantage by special equipment or anything, they just train better, that's all. There is nothing "non-olympic" about ice skating. EDIT: giving less medals could be a solution. E.g. 500/1000/1500 is a little too many considering these are the same distances as in short track. | ||
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Otolia
France5805 Posts
On February 19 2014 00:57 fLyiNgDroNe wrote: Wait, but based on what they would take it out of the programm? Its not like they get an advantage by special equipment or anything, they just train better, that's all. There is nothing "non-olympic" about ice skating. EDIT: giving less medals could be a solution. E.g. 500/1000/1500 is a little too many considering these are the same distances as in short track. Having worldwide competition is the major criterium. It's the case here but the domination is detrimental to the sports. Having only long distances would be a solution but I never understood why there is a need to have both a long track and a short track... | ||
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AxionSteel
United States7754 Posts
On February 19 2014 00:48 Otolia wrote: I'm looking forward not to see Long Track at the 2022 Olympics. Such a freaking joke to have 19 medals in only one sports. Even doped USA couldn't do that in swimming / track running. So far they have 19 out of 27 ... Many levels of salt dispensed evenly throughout this post. | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
On February 19 2014 01:06 Otolia wrote: Having worldwide competition is the major criterium. It's the case here but the domination is detrimental to the sports. Having only long distances would be a solution but I never understood why there is a need to have both a long track and a short track... They are totally different disciplines... shorttrack is about head to head, tactics, getting over the line first, time doesn't matter. Longtrack is pure athletic time trial. There's a million different sort of skiing as well... | ||
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norlock
Netherlands918 Posts
On February 19 2014 01:06 Otolia wrote: Having worldwide competition is the major criterium. It's the case here but the domination is detrimental to the sports. Having only long distances would be a solution but I never understood why there is a need to have both a long track and a short track... there is no long track and short track in speed skating only short distance and long distance (more rounds)? Maybe you mean short track skating vs speed skating, but short track is completely different like road cycling and mountainbiking. And distances are like this in all the other matches outside the olympics, you should do the same than with sprinting and swimming in the summer. | ||
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Otolia
France5805 Posts
Why aren't Netherlands dominant in short track ? | ||
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Crushinator
Netherlands2138 Posts
On February 19 2014 01:42 Otolia wrote: Not really compelling explanations folks :D Why aren't Netherlands dominant in short track ? There is no short track culture. This is also the first olympics with this kind of dominance. The other countries have started sucking. | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
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Blix
Netherlands873 Posts
On February 19 2014 02:01 andrewlt wrote: Netherlands is currently 1 medal ahead of both Russia and the US. That ONE single non-speedskating medal is really important. and there are only 5 more medals that can be won i think, and we might not get all of those ;-) | ||
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scoww
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On February 19 2014 01:06 Otolia wrote: Having worldwide competition is the major criterium. It's the case here but the domination is detrimental to the sports. Having only long distances would be a solution but I never understood why there is a need to have both a long track and a short track... yeah, and while we're at it lets remove free style and icehockey because NA dominance, luge because ger dominance, cross country because nor/swe dominance ... etc | ||
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