Someone needs to tell them they were getting Tomoa Narasaki’s name wrong (back to front) before the final…
Quote from: spidermonkey09 on August 04, 2021, 10:45:31 amQuote from: gme on August 04, 2021, 09:54:59 amQuote from: 36chambers on August 04, 2021, 09:50:44 amQuote from: Duma on August 04, 2021, 09:35:53 amUKC report says Ondra will get a bye, so at worst 4th in speedThis is such a joke.I wonder if Ondra would actually feel unfulfilled if he wins but only due to this speed circumstance. Its exactly how it works in every other event in the olympics, and most sports in all events.Exactly. The draw has been made and you don't redo the whole draw when someone pulls out at Wimbledon, whether they are injured before the tournament starts or halfway through. It's just luck, which is a key element of all competitive sport.Apart from having a bit more rest, a bye in Wimbledon becomes pretty much irrelevant once the next match starts. Not really the case here though is it? Especially with Ondra’s speed pedigree. Isn’t this in a different league of jamminess compared to byes in other sports?
Quote from: gme on August 04, 2021, 09:54:59 amQuote from: 36chambers on August 04, 2021, 09:50:44 amQuote from: Duma on August 04, 2021, 09:35:53 amUKC report says Ondra will get a bye, so at worst 4th in speedThis is such a joke.I wonder if Ondra would actually feel unfulfilled if he wins but only due to this speed circumstance. Its exactly how it works in every other event in the olympics, and most sports in all events.Exactly. The draw has been made and you don't redo the whole draw when someone pulls out at Wimbledon, whether they are injured before the tournament starts or halfway through. It's just luck, which is a key element of all competitive sport.
Quote from: 36chambers on August 04, 2021, 09:50:44 amQuote from: Duma on August 04, 2021, 09:35:53 amUKC report says Ondra will get a bye, so at worst 4th in speedThis is such a joke.I wonder if Ondra would actually feel unfulfilled if he wins but only due to this speed circumstance. Its exactly how it works in every other event in the olympics, and most sports in all events.
Quote from: Duma on August 04, 2021, 09:35:53 amUKC report says Ondra will get a bye, so at worst 4th in speedThis is such a joke.I wonder if Ondra would actually feel unfulfilled if he wins but only due to this speed circumstance.
UKC report says Ondra will get a bye, so at worst 4th in speed
It's jammy as fuck, no question. But the rules are pretty standard, and there is no scenario which is actually satisfying.
Quote from: spidermonkey09 on August 04, 2021, 11:56:38 amIt's jammy as fuck, no question. But the rules are pretty standard, and there is no scenario which is actually satisfying.And it's not as if Ondra contrived to be 7th so that he'd get the bye (or for Megos to be in 9th and lose out). It is what is.
Quote from: andy popp on August 04, 2021, 12:03:19 pmQuote from: spidermonkey09 on August 04, 2021, 11:56:38 amIt's jammy as fuck, no question. But the rules are pretty standard, and there is no scenario which is actually satisfying.And it's not as if Ondra contrived to be 7th so that he'd get the bye (or for Megos to be in 9th and lose out). It is what is.Agreed. It sucks, but injuries are part of the sport just as much as the other elements. If Bassa had been injured by something unconnected with his climbing, then it would seem a lot more unfair for Ondra to benefit from that, than the current situation.
Quote from: andy popp on August 04, 2021, 12:03:19 pmQuote from: spidermonkey09 on August 04, 2021, 11:56:38 amIt's jammy as fuck, no question. But the rules are pretty standard, and there is no scenario which is actually satisfying.And it's not as if Ondra contrived to be 7th so that he'd get the bye (or for Megos to be in 9th and lose out). It is what is.He was 8th which is why he has an easy run, if he was 7th he'd be up against Tomoa.
Personally I think it comes down to the head to head format of speed in the final being a poor choice as there's too much luck involved. The qualifying format seems fairer imo.
Its a totally bizarre sitch, but maybe this will be the positive outcome i.e. it really highlights how whack having head-to-head is. Obvs we knew that already, but having to implement this weird state of affairs might actually sway some of those who made the decision that perhaps its a strange system.
This is the only time this format will feature in the Olympics.
I'm just entertained that a short segment of the Transformers score keeps sporadically playing. 52s to 70s, broadly speaking:
Someone should have warned me I'd need some pen and paper and a calculator to write down which hold everyone gets to and what their ranking is from the previous rounds as they never seem to show both. Guess the commentators worked it out for us. Still, next time add a multiplier for the number of Instagram posts they made divided by how many pieces of tape they have on their bodies just to make it even more accessible to nerds?
I've been an idiot. I hadn't thought of this as a two-step gig before. Only the 8 best ranked will progress, so the speed punts will be on the bus (hopefully the same bus, tragically falling off a cliff, killing all inside) long before the final. Phew.