mr.bernham 383 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Still no renderings of the ceremony venue. Yeah, but I'm not sure anything could beat Vancouver and Sochi's venues. It will probably just be a box. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 HA! Rogge said don't say nice things to me because it will save time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mr.bernham 383 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Finally! I was waiting for him to tell everyone to stop being suck ups. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 333 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Rogge lets himself go at last! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 The IOC evaluation committee said Korea does not have the level needed in hockey and skiing sports. Does that mean Korea won't get automatic qualification? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Does that mean Korea won't get automatic qualification? I am assuming yes if the situation doesn't improve/regress. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 I call bullsh!t on that given what Britain had to do to get a handball team on the court. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 I call bullsh!t on that given what Britain had to do to get a handball team on the court. Hockey has already said Korea needs to be top 18 in men's and I forget women's rankings to be allowed automatic qualification. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 I still call bullsh!t on it. Like I said, look at British handball, they were nowhere near top 18. Fasel voted for Pyeongchang, he has to deal with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) I still call bullsh!t on it. Like I said, look at British handball, they were nowhere near top 18. Fasel voted for Pyeongchang, he has to deal with it. Handball had no restriction I believe. The Korean men are or are better then were Italy was in 2003. The women's team isn't good enough. Hence the minimum seating for hockey Edited September 9, 2013 by intoronto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1693 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 How about fielding a lesbian, LGBT team? Would that suffice? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Rogge just got a frame present from Sheik Sabah for his 12 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Kevin Gosper giving his final speech to the Executive Committee, and praises Sebastian Coe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1693 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Intoronto, who went to the bathroom??? You failed to report that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Intoronto, who went to the bathroom??? You failed to report that. lmfao Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted September 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 GBModerator was just visible in the background (when "Carlos" asked the question) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 GBModerator was just visible in the background (when "Carlos" asked the question) He asked a question yesterday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted September 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) Let's wait if he asks something during this press conference... I just recognise that the press conference is not live.... Edited September 9, 2013 by Citius Altius Fortius Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Handball had no restriction I believe. The Korean men are or are better then were Italy was in 2003. The women's team isn't good enough. Hence the minimum seating for hockey Italy was 17th in 2003 and has had a ranking of no worse than 19th since the current rankings system was introduced in 2003. Italy also reached a high of 13th, have appeared in 9 Olympics. Korea has had a high ranking of 25 (current) and a low ranking of 33 and never appeared in the maintain tournament of the world championships nor the Olympics. But none of that matters, there has never been a minimum standard (there has also never been a Winter Olympics that have been hosted outside of a country that has appeared in the main tournament). Like I said Fasel voted for Korea, he has to live with Korea getting beat 40-0. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gangwon 259 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Italy was 17th in 2003 and has had a ranking of no worse than 19th since the current rankings system was introduced in 2003. Italy also reached a high of 13th, have appeared in 9 Olympics. Korea has had a high ranking of 25 (current) and a low ranking of 33 and never appeared in the maintain tournament of the world championships nor the Olympics. But none of that matters, there has never been a minimum standard (there has also never been a Winter Olympics that have been hosted outside of a country that has appeared in the main tournament). Like I said Fasel voted for Korea, he has to live with Korea getting beat 40-0. Korea's ranking, while not far off from where their abilities lie, doesn't account for their non-participation in the 2010 Olympic qualification process. Once 2010 no longer matters next year, their ranking will show up around 22 or 23 after next year's Div 1 World Championships. Their actual abilities lie probably somewhere in between 21-24. Their historical low ranking of 33 only serves to show how they've improved in the last decade. Albeit with one import player used in the last year. Fasel will continuously undercut Korea's abilities until 2016 or so, as a code to get them to continue working hard and not just assume an automatic place. But I don't see The IIHF denying Korea a spot in 2018 after all this improvement. If anything else, no automatic qualification will prevent growing the sport in Korea, which is why I presume Fasel would've voted for Korea over Germany in the first place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olympic Fan Darcy 321 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 John Coates vice president! Wow didn't even know he was contesting! An Aussie woo! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 333 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Does that mean he can run for the presidency once Bach's time is up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Rols 1900 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) John Coates vice president! Wow didn't even know he was contesting! An Aussie woo! He was the only one goingfor it AFAIK until the Syrian stumped at at the last moment. I don't think it caused him to worry much. Edited September 10, 2013 by Sir Rols Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie_Victoria 40 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 He weas the only one going AFAIK until the Syrian stumped at at the last moment. I don't think it caused him to worry much. You mean the one who took the IOC session for the UN tribune.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Athensfan 1081 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Yeah like American Football . You missed the point. There are plenty of very prestigious international golf tournaments already. They offer the winners big money, not medals. Those tournaments will always be held in higher esteem than the Olympic Games, therefore adding golf to the Olympic program serves no purpose. It's just another big tournament for a bunch of very wealthy players. It's pointless. Plus, the venue is very large and expensive, not to mention environmentally unfriendly due to heavy reliance on pesticides and other chemicals. I'd much rather see squash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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