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Post by freecharlie on Aug 1, 2024 23:11:03 GMT
I wouldn't hate 2 per country with 2 wild cards
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Post by hop2 on Aug 1, 2024 23:38:14 GMT
It does seem unfair sometimes. But they need to limit the amount of people or we’d be there a lot longer. And yes, it is supposed to be an international showcase and some countries just have so many great athletes that fewer countries would be represented.
For instance track & field or swimming, several countries, including the US have such depth in some events that hundredths of seconds are between the top contenders. It pays off in the relays when we can field a full relay roster plus 2 alternates that can all run/swim fast and can be mix & matched thru the heats as needed strategically. For example the men’s 4x400 track relay - there are fewer countries that can compete at that level & field possibly 6 athletes that are all that fast. And it is usually said it gives the US an unfair advantage and since we’ve won 18 gold & 3 silver in the last 25 Olympic 4x400 relays that might appear to some to be true.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 1, 2024 23:43:41 GMT
I wouldn't hate 2 per country with 2 wild cards that’s like track the 1-3 of the 2 semi final heats plus the next 2 fastest times from the semi final heats for 8 runners or 8 relay teams for the final race. And they do try to balance the 2 semi final heats from the previous heats. |
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on Aug 2, 2024 2:27:31 GMT
I'm not wild about it. I get why they did it and still do, but I wonder if there is another solution. Top three? It just doesn't seem right that you can qualify into the top four and not get a chance to compete in the AA just seems so wrong. It's a competition to award the best gymnasts in the world, how can you do that if the top ones aren't even competing? Yeah. What she said. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 2, 2024 3:10:04 GMT
I like the idea of 2 wild cards. I wouldn’t want to limit the number of countries that can participate but think there could be a way to make sure the top 4 or 5 were for sure in the finals.
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artbabe
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Post by artbabe on Aug 2, 2024 15:04:59 GMT
It could go either way . Our government has representative by population, but only two Senators per state, whether 1 million people or 100 million people.. Is that fair? The reason for the Senate limits is to ensure that all states are represented equally - that way, larger states like CA, NY, and FL don't ignore the needs of less populated states. Yep. My eyebrows shot up with the 2 senators not being fair. It is the most fair. That decision was big in United States history. It is called The Great Compromise. The representatives are to make the population fair, the senators are to give each state a voice. And it does just that. If they had it be just representatives, the smaller states and the more rural states would never have a say in any decision. Every decision in our country would be made with only city concerns represented. |
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 2, 2024 23:15:12 GMT
Huh, I didn't know there was such a rule. To be honest, I'm not sure whether I agree with it or not - I can see both sides of the argument! I do have to wonder whether the people saying it's unfair would have also though it was unfair had it been implemented in the below two examples: One year Russia had 4/6 spots on an event final. Japan’s men had 5/6 spots on an event final. FWIW, the US was fully in support of this restriction after Romania swept the gymnastics competition in Sydney. |
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