Zag zig Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 6 hours ago, ViewsFromTheMiddle said: Bit loud though. Eh, pardon? Hearing not the same since Killers mash up started on match days Eyesight fine though. Meantime Dom Parsons gets first GB medal in skeleton, one adrenaline fuelled sport. We seem good at this, got to be the suits or equipment of course, according to rivals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Gold and Bronze in the Women’s Skeleton!!!!! Well done gals! Hearing Elise Christie will be getting a 3 match retrospective ban though for going down in the semis of the speed skating..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Curling, although rock hard is about the only winter olympic sport where it would be difficult to get injured. Wow, even to get to these winter games is a major success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWC1983 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 A bit of debate currently about lottery funding. Basketball is losing £ but sports like the Skeleton continues to be funded. As a country, are we chasing medals in minority sports that are only open to the middle classes, or should we fund sports that are more available to the masses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 1 hour ago, CWC1983 said: A bit of debate currently about lottery funding. Basketball is losing £ but sports like the Skeleton continues to be funded. As a country, are we chasing medals in minority sports that are only open to the middle classes, or should we fund sports that are more available to the masses? Is that really true though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Do we need one more medal to beat our best score? Have we got anyone? Bobsleigh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rample Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Anyone see the skater's boob fall out yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rample said: Anyone see the skater's boob fall out yesterday? Any footage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 It’s a shame that she has a gentetic defect where her nipple looks exactly like a big blurry spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 On 17/02/2018 at 13:34, Mafiabob said: Gold and Bronze in the Women’s Skeleton!!!!! Well done gals! Hearing Elise Christie will be getting a 3 match retrospective ban though for going down in the semis of the speed skating..... You filthy creature. Can’t believe this got past @rynny and the other guard dogs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Christie disqualified in the heats of the 1000m for making a 'dangerous' move....hope someone has got the hankies ready.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWC1983 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 On 17/02/2018 at 23:36, Mafiabob said: Is that really true though? Elite basketball is not getting money from UK sport and they are saying they wont be able to fulfill any games after April. In essence, there won't be a UK team playing competitively anymore. UK sport are not funding them because they are not seen as a medal prospect. Its the 2nd most participated sport between 14 - 16 year olds, 218k kids per week, of which a fair % are from inner city areas. The point the governing body is making is that if theres not an elite team in the uk for the kids to aspire to play for, then they might lose them to sport altogether. Theres the social aspect. I realise the grassroots get funded, but the total funding for basketball and skeleton bob is almost the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 9 minutes ago, CWC1983 said: Elite basketball is not getting money from UK sport and they are saying they wont be able to fulfill any games after April. In essence, there won't be a UK team playing competitively anymore. UK sport are not funding them because they are not seen as a medal prospect. Its the 2nd most participated sport between 14 - 16 year olds, 218k kids per week, of which a fair % are from inner city areas. The point the governing body is making is that if theres not an elite team in the uk for the kids to aspire to play for, then they might lose them to sport altogether. Theres the social aspect. I realise the grassroots get funded, but the total funding for basketball and skeleton bob is almost the same. I’ve often wondered... if a sport is expected to get medals, then doesn’t get any, that’s not going to help their medal prospects. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. If they actually have basketball a decent chunk of funding, then they might actually get somewhere (although it’s a pretty competive sport on the international level, good luck beating USA, Russia and probably a handful of other teams that are all considerably better than we’ll ever be (still less teams than are better than us at football though)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWC1983 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 41 minutes ago, TigerTedd said: I’ve often wondered... if a sport is expected to get medals, then doesn’t get any, that’s not going to help their medal prospects. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. If they actually have basketball a decent chunk of funding, then they might actually get somewhere (although it’s a pretty competive sport on the international level, good luck beating USA, Russia and probably a handful of other teams that are all considerably better than we’ll ever be (still less teams than are better than us at football though)). The pressure to medal at Olympic games must get really high. Take Cycling for example, undoubtedly the most successful sport in terms of medals in recent times, but to continue to get the same level of funding they need to keep winning medals. I cant help wonder if that pressure has contributed to some of the questionable behaviours in recent years. Anyway, to get back on topic, here's hoping Eve Muirhead can keep on winning in the curling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 22 hours ago, Gaspode said: Christie disqualified in the heats of the 1000m for making a 'dangerous' move....hope someone has got the hankies ready.... She has had an absolute stinker from start to finish during these olympics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said: She has had an absolute stinker from start to finish during these olympics! She certainly has - though the 'expert' commentators seem to think she's been harshly treated by the officials at times. Seems a bit of a lottery as far as who wins - high speed and physically close racing, but touch anyone else and you're disqualified seems a little crazy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 To be honest watching it I am surprised there isn't a crash in every race. It looks like there are mere centimeters between the skates at all times, at least that's how it looks on TV anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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