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For American skaters, old suits don't help
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Posted on 02/15/2014 2:13:56 PM PST by Perdogg
Maybe it wasn't the suits after all.
After shedding their new, high-tech skinsuits for their old-fashioned gear, American speedskaters still were without a medal at the Sochi Olympics.
Zbigniew Brodka won Poland's first gold medal in the men's 1,500 meters, finishing 0.003 seconds ahead of Koen Verweij of the Netherlands. It was one of the closest 1,500 finishes in Olympic history.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports
KEYWORDS: olympics; underarmour
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Of course it wasn't the suits. Did they actually practice with these suits? My guess they did and they did not discover any problems.
Underarmour Still rules!
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posted on
02/15/2014 2:13:56 PM PST
by
Perdogg
To: Perdogg
It's the ice, skates, muscles, cardio-vascular output and nutrition.
I hope they have been training at the appropriate Sochi altitude.
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posted on
02/15/2014 2:18:18 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Perdogg
Except for some “sciences” (like Globull Warming), science and technology still rule.
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posted on
02/15/2014 2:19:44 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Perdogg
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posted on
02/15/2014 2:20:13 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
To: Perdogg
Is it the tat’s and piercings?
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posted on
02/15/2014 2:20:36 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Paladin2
Don’t they train in Colo Springs? 6000 ft.
I’ve toured that facility maybe 10 yrs ago.
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posted on
02/15/2014 2:22:23 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
To: Perdogg
May I vent? The skaters were okay with using NASA technology to boost their performance in order to beat skaters with more talent and drive. The spoiled brat perpetual winners lost to atheletes who did better. So now they want to blame the suits that gave them an unfair advantage? The snow was their problem, as if everyone else didn't have to ski or board on the same snow?
There are a lot of remarkable US atheletes there. But they're the ones that weren't the pre-ordained stars. And you know what? They're doing very well.
It's quite pleasant to see our entitled class brought down to earth. JMHO
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posted on
02/15/2014 2:25:39 PM PST
by
grania
To: Perdogg
The old suits are underarmour too.
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posted on
02/15/2014 2:26:01 PM PST
by
discostu
(I don't meme well.)
To: nascarnation
I thought they trained here in Milwaukee at the Pettit Ice Center, built especially for Bonnie Blair and Dan Jansen.
To: nascarnation
I don't know.
Historically, training at a relatively high altitude is supposed to be a plus for near sea level performance for at least a couple of weeks.
Who knows what the performance differences are for various combinations of training altitude vs performance altitude.
Times at higher altitude for short interval performances should be highly correlated with wind resistance/drag due to air density.
Think baseball hitting range in Denver vs. NYC.
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posted on
02/15/2014 2:45:50 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: 2ndDivisionVet
A good workman redesigns/rebuilds his tools should they prove to be deficient or when he sees a possible improvement.
It's the American way.
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posted on
02/15/2014 2:49:34 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Perdogg
Hopefully no one drank the tap water at Sochi....
and you know................ became impotent..
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posted on
02/15/2014 2:51:28 PM PST
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
To: grania
The skaters were okay with using NASA technology to boost their performance in order to beat skaters with more talent and drive.
Sorry to destroy your argument but all the other participants were using the same technology in their uniforms since they were provided uninforms from the same manufacturers .......that's just the way it is.
I find it ironic that only the U.S. team is wearing new gear from Under Armor and their performances have been dramatically reduced. If I were one of the athletes, I would definitely demand the IOC allow a change in skate suit..............
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posted on
02/15/2014 3:11:49 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(Was Occam's razor made by Gillette?)
To: grania
Complete agreement.
I wonder just how well trained these athletes really are. None of them seem trained to handle adverse conditions and none of them are apparently learning to adapt to such conditions.
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posted on
02/15/2014 3:19:21 PM PST
by
CorporateStepsister
(I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
To: Hot Tabasco
Maybe they should be required to skate naked.
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posted on
02/15/2014 3:19:55 PM PST
by
CorporateStepsister
(I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
To: nascarnation
6000 ft is beyond the highest Sochi alt, and I doubt the arenas are much above sea level.
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posted on
02/15/2014 3:32:06 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: Perdogg
they should give them participation medals !
how rude! /s
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posted on
02/15/2014 3:42:13 PM PST
by
TexasFreeper2009
(Obama lied .. the economy died.)
To: Perdogg
They could maybe consider getting involved in a real sport.
To: Perdogg
The extra weight that slowed down American Olympians was not Underarmour - it was inflated egos from countless meida interviews and endorsements.
To: Perdogg
Old suits don't help in bobsleds either...
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posted on
02/15/2014 4:10:52 PM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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