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Post by gibbyb1 on Apr 3, 2020 7:37:24 GMT -5
Again no athlete is choosing any tournament over the Olympics. Golfers pass up olympics just to prepare for other tournaments.
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Post by akbar on Apr 3, 2020 7:53:11 GMT -5
Again no athlete is choosing any tournament over the Olympics. Golfers pass up olympics just to prepare for other tournaments. Hold On....Golf, after a hiatus of 110+ years, was finally reintroduced to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Just like Tennis, the Olympics are slowly gaining importance and popularity for the Professional Golfers. That being said seeing impressive leaders of the Sport in 2014-16 (@ the Rio Olympics) named Fowler,Stenson, Kucher, Rose, Fraser, Garcia Watson etc especially with a limit of 4 per country I can't accept that blanket statement above. Does anyone know exactly what Pro Golfers were planning on going to Tokyo? That may be at least a better cohort. www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/tokyo-2020-qualification-system/
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Post by bbg95 on Apr 3, 2020 9:57:44 GMT -5
Golfers pass up olympics just to prepare for other tournaments. Hold On....Golf, after a hiatus of 110+ years, was finally reintroduced to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Just like Tennis, the Olympics are slowly gaining importance and popularity for the Professional Golfers. That being said seeing impressive leaders of the Sport in 2014-16 (@ the Rio Olympics) named Fowler,Stenson, Kucher, Rose, Fraser, Garcia Watson etc especially with a limit of 4 per country I can't accept that blanket statement above. Does anyone know exactly what Pro Golfers were planning on going to Tokyo? That may be at least a better cohort. www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/tokyo-2020-qualification-system/While it's true that golf has only recently been re-added to the Olympics, there are some sports in which the Olympics are not that big of a deal. Men's soccer and baseball are two examples. Of course, a big part of the reason for that is that in both cases, countries aren't sending anywhere near their best athletes. If the world's top baseball and soccer players were allowed to compete, I think a lot would. Then again, it seems like in the NBA, more and more basketball players decide to pass up the Olympics with each cycle, at least until the US is embarrassed by not winning gold, and then they come back for a little while. Anyway, the World Cup is a similar idea, and it's the biggest sporting event in the world. And baseball has its World Baseball Classic, which is still relatively young (only four so far), but it's increasing in popularity, especially with the US winning its first title in the 2017 edition. Getting back to tennis, I think it's undeniable that the Olympics are a fairly distant fifth in terms of prestige, behind all four Grand Slams. If athletes had to choose between playing in the Olympics or playing in Wimbledon and the US Open, the top ones would likely choose the majors. But they don't have to make that choice.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Apr 6, 2020 7:30:29 GMT -5
Okay. Heard from CoSport that they're honoring our tickets. Now just have to figure out how much Delta's going to extort to change our flights, and whether we're just SOL on our (pre-paid) hotel...
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Post by ironhammer on Apr 10, 2020 20:36:20 GMT -5
2021 might not be a sure thing either, as the Olympic Committee are hinting at doubts about that date: apnews.com/e25f9d7370ceda0b4794df5bbd79f7b3As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year — even with the long delay.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued an emergency declaration this week to battle the virus, putting the country under restrictions after it seemed it had avoided the spread.
“I don’t think anyone would be able to say if it is going to be possible to get it under control by next July or not,” Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said, speaking through an interpreter at a news conference conducted remotely. ”We’re certainly are not in a position to give you a clear answer.”
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Post by akbar on Apr 15, 2020 9:47:57 GMT -5
Japan's Covid 19 problem is accelerating .
Keep an eye on this
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Post by ToddyJ on Apr 15, 2020 20:31:50 GMT -5
Japan's Covid 19 problem is accelerating . Keep an eye on this I noticed this
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Post by werka on May 10, 2020 7:44:14 GMT -5
Guidetti thinks China, Serbia, Italy and USA are the top teams for Tokyo.
Boskovic thinks China, USA and Italy are their biggest competitors.
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Post by trojansc on May 10, 2020 14:12:07 GMT -5
Guidetti thinks China, Serbia, Italy and USA are the top teams for Tokyo. Boskovic thinks China, USA and Italy are their biggest competitors. I’m hoping for something really juicy. Like Russia & Turkey both qualifying for the Quarterfinals, and Japan not qualifying from Pool A. This better be worth the wait!
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Post by ToddyJ on May 10, 2020 21:35:11 GMT -5
Guidetti thinks China, Serbia, Italy and USA are the top teams for Tokyo. Boskovic thinks China, USA and Italy are their biggest competitors. I’m hoping for something really juicy. Like Russia & Turkey both qualifying for the Quarterfinals, and Japan not qualifying from Pool A. This better be worth the wait! Who do you think will not make it out of pool B?
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Post by werka on May 10, 2020 21:46:27 GMT -5
I’m hoping for something really juicy. Like Russia & Turkey both qualifying for the Quarterfinals, and Japan not qualifying from Pool A. This better be worth the wait! Who do you think will not make it out of pool B? Russia and Argentina
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Post by ToddyJ on May 16, 2020 22:02:18 GMT -5
Man....I'm currently watching some of the IOQT matches.....not just the USA ones.
Poland literally should have made the Olympics TWICE. They were out playing Serbia in Pool A but just didn't play clean enough. Granted Serbia was without Rasic which makes a big difference. Poland then basically had Turkey on the ropes during the CEV semi's and just didn't finish. Their middles are enormous and should be more effective offensively but just kinda of prance around out there and don't stay engaged in the play. Stysiak is only going to get better each year and her paired with Smarzek-Godek is quickly going to become another Mihajlovic/Boskovic combo. In the end the experience of the Serbian team got them over the line. Serbia sure cleaned things up by the time they started the European Championships.
Brazil and the USA just didn't look good ya'll. Granted I think that 5 set win over Bulgaria saw the Europeans play the match of their lives and that was by no means the best the USA could field. Still it was great experience for some of the younger players. Brazil will be a major player if everyone can get healthy and can start Natalia, Gabi and Tandara all at once. Going 5 sets with Azerbaijan and the Dominican Republic had them visibly shook. I think they would have easily qualified through CSV if it came down to it. USA i'm not so sure with them coming up short vs. the Dominican Republic twice that season....albeit in 5 sets....in true Dominicana fashion. 😉
Russia vs. Korea was ALL Korea in the first two and a half sets but some sloppy volleyball opened the door and Russia woke up and finally started playing clean. When they are on they are capable of being among the best.
China and Italy were one word: CLINICAL. That is the bar. All else must meet it if they hope to make it to the Olympic final.
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Post by volleyguy on May 16, 2020 22:35:02 GMT -5
Man....I'm currently watching some of the IOQT matches.....not just the USA ones. Poland literally should have made the Olympics TWICE. They were out playing Serbia in Pool A but just didn't play clean enough. Granted Serbia was without Rasic which makes a big difference. Poland then basically had Turkey on the ropes during the CEV semi's and just didn't finish. Their middles are enormous and should be more effective offensively but just kinda of prance around out there and don't stay engaged in the play. Stysiak is only going to get better each year and her paired with Smarzek-Godek is quickly going to become another Mihajlovic/Boskovic combo. In the end the experience of the Serbian team got them over the line. Serbia sure cleaned things up by the time they started the European Championships. Brazil and the USA just didn't look good ya'll. Granted I think that 5 set win over Bulgaria saw the Europeans play the match of their lives and that was by no means the best the USA could field. Still it was great experience for some of the younger players. Brazil will be a major player if everyone can get healthy and can start Natalia, Gabi and Tandara all at once. Going 5 sets with Azerbaijan and the Dominican Republic had them visibly shook. I think they would have easily qualified through CSV if it came down to it. USA i'm not so sure with them coming up short vs. the Dominican Republic twice that season....albeit in 5 sets....in true Dominicana fashion. 😉 Russia vs. Korea was ALL Korea in the first two and a half sets but some sloppy volleyball opened the door and Russia woke up and finally started playing clean. When they are on they are capable of being among the best. China and Italy were one word: CLINICAL. That is the bar. All else must meet it if they hope to make it to the Olympic final. I would never describe Italy as clinical. They are a team driven by emotion. At the moment, Italy's situation is that, for the most part, as Egonu goes, so goes Italy. I think that China and Serbia are the current favorites, with Italy and USA as contenders.
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Post by ToddyJ on May 16, 2020 22:41:51 GMT -5
Man....I'm currently watching some of the IOQT matches.....not just the USA ones. Poland literally should have made the Olympics TWICE. They were out playing Serbia in Pool A but just didn't play clean enough. Granted Serbia was without Rasic which makes a big difference. Poland then basically had Turkey on the ropes during the CEV semi's and just didn't finish. Their middles are enormous and should be more effective offensively but just kinda of prance around out there and don't stay engaged in the play. Stysiak is only going to get better each year and her paired with Smarzek-Godek is quickly going to become another Mihajlovic/Boskovic combo. In the end the experience of the Serbian team got them over the line. Serbia sure cleaned things up by the time they started the European Championships. Brazil and the USA just didn't look good ya'll. Granted I think that 5 set win over Bulgaria saw the Europeans play the match of their lives and that was by no means the best the USA could field. Still it was great experience for some of the younger players. Brazil will be a major player if everyone can get healthy and can start Natalia, Gabi and Tandara all at once. Going 5 sets with Azerbaijan and the Dominican Republic had them visibly shook. I think they would have easily qualified through CSV if it came down to it. USA i'm not so sure with them coming up short vs. the Dominican Republic twice that season....albeit in 5 sets....in true Dominicana fashion. 😉 Russia vs. Korea was ALL Korea in the first two and a half sets but some sloppy volleyball opened the door and Russia woke up and finally started playing clean. When they are on they are capable of being among the best. China and Italy were one word: CLINICAL. That is the bar. All else must meet it if they hope to make it to the Olympic final. I would never describe Italy as clinical. They are a team driven by emotion. At the moment, Italy's situation is that, for the most part, as Egonu goes, so goes Italy. I think that China and Serbia are the current favorites, with Italy and USA as contenders. I think I'd give Italy a bit more credit. They shut down the Netherlands quite dominantly. But yes....If Egonu does well the team does win rather emphatically. Otherwise I agree. I was a bit shocked to see Serbia struggle against Poland. Poland was leading in sets 2 and 4 but Serbia was able to play cleaner volleyball and managed to pull out the win. On the whole Serbia was getting blocked A LOT by Poland. Poland was more terminal but was just making lots of unforced errors especially from their middles not keying into the play which was compounded by Stysiak's passing woes.
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Post by volleyguy on May 16, 2020 22:46:15 GMT -5
I would never describe Italy as clinical. They are a team driven by emotion. At the moment, Italy's situation is that, for the most part, as Egonu goes, so goes Italy. I think that China and Serbia are the current favorites, with Italy and USA as contenders. I think I'd give Italy a bit more credit. They shut down the Netherlands quite dominantly. But yes....If Egonu does well the team does win rather emphatically. Otherwise I agree. I was a bit shocked to see Serbia struggle against Poland. Poland was leading in sets 2 and 4 but Serbia was able to play cleaner volleyball and managed to pull out the win. On the whole Serbia was getting blocked A LOT by Poland. Poland was more terminal but was just making lots of unforced errors especially from their middles not keying into the play which was compounded by Stysiak's passing woes. You should never be surprised to see Serbia struggle. That has been their history forever. They can have huge peaks, and devastating bottoms.
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