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  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,346
    fenaddick said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    NOOOO Niall Tracey taken out by the Chinese skater from third. 
    And then penalised after VAR but no one seems too sure why? Another go in to 5000m for Niall Tracey though
    Yeah I must admit I struggle with understanding some of these penalties in the speed skating. 
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 888
    MarcusH26 said:
    fenaddick said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    NOOOO Niall Tracey taken out by the Chinese skater from third. 
    And then penalised after VAR but no one seems too sure why? Another go in to 5000m for Niall Tracey though
    Yeah I must admit I struggle with understanding some of these penalties in the speed skating. 
    whole sport is ridiculous, almost impossible to get round clean and just seems to be luck if you don't get wiped out.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 16,535
    gringo said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    fenaddick said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    NOOOO Niall Tracey taken out by the Chinese skater from third. 
    And then penalised after VAR but no one seems too sure why? Another go in to 5000m for Niall Tracey though
    Yeah I must admit I struggle with understanding some of these penalties in the speed skating. 
    whole sport is ridiculous, almost impossible to get round clean and just seems to be luck if you don't get wiped out.
    Especially today with 9 starters in the final, madness
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 35,212
    Not knocking any of the sportsmen & women representing our Country.........but surely we are better than being in the same spot on the medal table as Brazil  !
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,346
    golfaddick said:
    Not knocking any of the sportsmen & women representing our Country.........but surely we are better than being in the same spot on the medal table as Brazil  !
    Think there was a couple of genuine medal hopes who came in in good form and just fell short on the day. I would guess they were probably hoping to be on 3-5 medals by now. Skeleton relay today seems to be regarded as a good one for a medal today (no I have no idea how that even works)
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 16,535
    golfaddick said:
    Not knocking any of the sportsmen & women representing our Country.........but surely we are better than being in the same spot on the medal table as Brazil  !
    The Brazil thing is a bit of a red herring too. The Brazilian who won gold is half Norwegian and was part of the Norwegian program until 2/3 years ago. That doesn’t make him any less Brazilian of course but does change the funding and training he received 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 16,535
    edited February 15
    MarcusH26 said:
    golfaddick said:
    Not knocking any of the sportsmen & women representing our Country.........but surely we are better than being in the same spot on the medal table as Brazil  !
    Think there was a couple of genuine medal hopes who came in in good form and just fell short on the day. I would guess they were probably hoping to be on 3-5 medals by now. Skeleton relay today seems to be regarded as a good one for a medal today (no I have no idea how that even works)
    When they get to the bottom they hit a sign and the person at the top then goes, that’s what happened in another relay anyway
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 16,535
    GOLD MEDAL IN THE MIXED SNOWBOARD CROSS
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,410
    That was pukka
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,359
    That was nervy. 

    For both of them to overcome going out in the last 16 stages of the individual contests to get gold in this. 

    Amazing. 

    Can’t wait to see the interviews as Bankes was distraught after the singles. 

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 16,535
    That was the most joyous podium I've seen all games
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,598
    Nightingale went first and he finished 2nd so when Bankes went off in silver position she knew she had to reel in Casta and she bided her time and took the lead after 3/4 of the course and then Stayed ahead of Moioli after she got into 2nd place.

    There is so much Jeopardy in the winter Olympics but having 2 Golds so far has helped to make up for the 4th and also rans.
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,876
    Charlotte Bankes was in pieces after the individual event. She's done brilliantly to pick herself back up so quickly. Fantastic stuff. 
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 16,210
    Loving some of the sports here

    plus some of the drone camera footage of various events is top class 
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 28,394
    soapboxsam said:
    Nightingale went first and he finished 2nd so when Bankes went off in silver position she knew she had to reel in Casta and she bided her time and took the lead after 3/4 of the course and then Stayed ahead of Moioli after she got into 2nd place.

    There is so much Jeopardy in the winter Olympics but having 2 Golds so far has helped to make up for the 4th and also rans.
    It helped that the Aussie bloke fell in the first run, so his team mate had way too much ground to make up on her run, but Bankes still timed her move really well.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 16,535
    This mixed team skeleton relay is really fun, the F1 style start lights make it really variable 
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,876
    British medal in the skeleton relay. Our second pair can only be knocked into 4th if the first pair beat them. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,346
    What a superstar Matt Weston is. GOLD in the mixed relay. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,579
    Weston again ole ole.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,299
    Boom

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 16,535
    Have to feel sorry for the other British pair, must be an incredibly bittersweet moment 
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,876
    Two in one day. Having never won two in an entire games before today. Astonishing. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,579
    edited February 15
    fenaddick said:
    Have to feel sorry for the other British pair, must be an incredibly bittersweet moment 
    Especially for Freya Tarbit who was quicker than Tabby Stoecker.
    Edit - she was also the quickest woman.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,837
    Super Sunday!!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 98,339
    edited February 15
    Wonder if Matt Weston will be remembered enough come the end of the year, shoein for SPOTY already for me

    No one has ever done what he's achieved in a Winter Olympics, just give him the award now and be done with it
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,346
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Wonder if Matt Weston will be remembered enough come the end of the year, shoein for SPOTY already for me

    No one has ever done what he's achieved in a Winter Olympics, just give him the award now and be done with it
    Would only be stopped by a Norris/Russell/Hamilton WDC or a World Cup win. 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,621
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Wonder if Matt Weston will be remembered enough come the end of the year, shoein for SPOTY already for me

    No one has ever done what he's achieved in a Winter Olympics, just give him the award now and be done with it
    The peak of his career, will be going downhill from now.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,598
    Covered End said:
    fenaddick said:
    Have to feel sorry for the other British pair, must be an incredibly bittersweet moment 
    Especially for Freya Tarbit who was quicker than Tabby Stoecker.
    Edit - she was also the quickest woman.

    Tabby Stoecker got the nod to pair up with Weston Super Matt as she finished 5th in the individual and Freya Tarbit finished 7th.

    For Freya to be the fastest woman in the mixed was a fantastic achievement and she has a great future along with Tabby. 

    Freya and Tabby are both 25 so can have another Olympics if they keep their motivation and form.

  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,876
    Until today, Lizzy Yarnold was the only Brit to have won more than one winter Olympic gold, in the whole of history. 

    Also, we'd never won a gold in a snow event - all the golds before the snowboard cross today were on ice.

    Today was quite a day.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 16,535
    Fourth again for Kirsty Muir, heartbreaking 

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