Olympics Thread
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Are the LA Olympics heading to financial disaster?
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That would be ironic after LA 84 effectively demonstrated how to host a successful games after the disasters of Munich, Montreal and Moscow.
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There will be some tough talking in the wake of this. It is bloody hard though; I recently had someone in a close social group commit suicide. The family knew of the person's struggles but we were all oblivious. In hindsight there were signs. But they are very good at hiding it, and often don't want anyone to know what they are going through. Top level sport is a strain at the best of times, it must be monumental if you are carrying something like mental illness with you
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
There will be some tough talking in the wake of this. It is bloody hard though; I recently had someone in a close social group commit suicide. The family knew of the person's struggles but we were all oblivious. In hindsight there were signs. But they are very good at hiding it, and often don't want anyone to know what they are going through. Top level sport is a strain at the best of times, it must be monumental if you are carrying something like mental illness with you
I couldn't remember if we'd had a thread for Olivia Podmore.
One big question is whether Cycling New Zealand and other codes have genuinely learnt much, or if these types of psychopathic "high performance" coaches of teenage girls are just lurking underneath a veneer of Safeguarding policies.
As she wheeled her way out of the pits of Rio's Barra Velodrome moments before her Olympic debut, Olivia Podmore's coach leaned in and delivered one last unsettling barb: "Don't crash, don't f***ing crash."
The coach had refused to roll the young sprint cyclist up to the startline for her opening race at the 2016 Olympic Games, instead offloading the responsibility to an assistant.
Earlier the coach had told the teenager she was "useless" and repeatedly declared that she didn't deserve to be there. It would be embarrassing for him to stand by her side on the startline, he said.
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For much of the previous two years, Cycling New Zealand's former campaign manager Jess Massey, had been trying to escalate concerns about cultural issues in the squad, and the "diabolical" conduct of one of the coaches in particular.
The coach, who cannot be identified due to suppression orders, routinely breached the organisation's alcohol policy and demonstrated "unethical" behaviour, Massey said.
She cited one example when Cycling New Zealand narrowly avoided an embarrassing diplomatic incident at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, after the coach stole a gold plated bell estimated to be worth thousands of pounds following the final event.
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
There will be some tough talking in the wake of this. It is bloody hard though; I recently had someone in a close social group commit suicide. The family knew of the person's struggles but we were all oblivious. In hindsight there were signs. But they are very good at hiding it, and often don't want anyone to know what they are going through. Top level sport is a strain at the best of times, it must be monumental if you are carrying something like mental illness with you
I couldn't remember if we'd had a thread for Olivia Podmore.
One big question is whether Cycling New Zealand and other codes have genuinely learnt much, or if these types of psychopathic "high performance" coaches of teenage girls are just lurking underneath a veneer of Safeguarding policies.
As she wheeled her way out of the pits of Rio's Barra Velodrome moments before her Olympic debut, Olivia Podmore's coach leaned in and delivered one last unsettling barb: "Don't crash, don't f***ing crash."
The coach had refused to roll the young sprint cyclist up to the startline for her opening race at the 2016 Olympic Games, instead offloading the responsibility to an assistant.
Earlier the coach had told the teenager she was "useless" and repeatedly declared that she didn't deserve to be there. It would be embarrassing for him to stand by her side on the startline, he said.
And
For much of the previous two years, Cycling New Zealand's former campaign manager Jess Massey, had been trying to escalate concerns about cultural issues in the squad, and the "diabolical" conduct of one of the coaches in particular.
The coach, who cannot be identified due to suppression orders, routinely breached the organisation's alcohol policy and demonstrated "unethical" behaviour, Massey said.
She cited one example when Cycling New Zealand narrowly avoided an embarrassing diplomatic incident at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, after the coach stole a gold plated bell estimated to be worth thousands of pounds following the final event.
@Donsteppa not sure why the guy's name is suppressed. There's plenty of identifying information.
I had my suspicions and googled an ex CNZ cycling coach and resultant wiki page gave details which effectively confirmed it.
Googling the ex-wife brings up her wedding...
No idea who the athlete was in the inappropriate relationship though, and probably don't need to know.
Pretty shit system, I'm blaming the system for putting an arsehole in charge and keeping him there.
Poor kid.
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@mikedogz said in Olympics Thread:
That's a good read, I'm sure the 1988 100m would rate up there in the dirtiest race stakes if they could review samples now - oh, and every single TDF.
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@mikedogz said in Olympics Thread:
That's a good read, I'm sure the 1988 100m would rate up there in the dirtiest race stakes if they could review samples now - oh, and every single TDF.
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100%
The most transparent cash grab you can imagine. Native Title is out of control in Australia at the moment.
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Someone is looking to make some money if you ask me.....
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
Someone is looking to make some money if you ask me.....
Easy to determine if they complained while it was a golf course...
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He could be a future Olympian
https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/other-sport/ho-13-youngest-history-claim-nz-open-title
@mikedogz said in Olympics Thread:
He could be a future Olympian
https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/other-sport/ho-13-youngest-history-claim-nz-open-title
Love it. He'll be our Ho
