Halberg Awards
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@mariner4life I think it goes back longer than that TBH. The Romans liked a little flutter on the chariot races, but it wasn't the sole driver
Most sports nowadays encourage betting so I don't see the issue. If you can be a sportsman riding a horse in something as cock-eyed as dressage then why not thundering towards Beechers Brook. F1 and America's Cup are largely technology races but we celebrate them.
You have gotta have skill, stamina and balls to compete as a jockey so you should be recognised. More of a sport than fucking ballet on ice or synchronised swimming.
To me it is a simple sport a contest with a clear winner. It's sports that allow for subjective votes on performance that are the dubious ones.
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@dogmeat said in Halberg Awards:
I think it goes back longer than that TBH. The Romans liked a little flutter on the chariot races, but it wasn't the sole driver
it does for sure, i was simply making a point.
agree with the rest.
In reality i shouldn't be shocked at the Halbergs, which seem to track along to their own agenda. Over-weighting Olympic achievement may be viable if we had an athletics gold, a single gymnastics discipline seems a bit stupid.
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@booboo said in Halberg Awards:
@dogmeat said in Halberg Awards:
subjective
There is a degree of subjectivity. Jockey has to obey the rules and ride fair, transgression of which is a judgement call.
But yeah, first across the line (generally) wins.
Same with all sports that have a referee or umpire
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@Stargazer said in Halberg Awards:
Yeah! Wayne Smith wins the Coach of the Year award!
Other nominees very good but there was only ever one result in that category
Same goes for Sportswoman. Zoi wins easily. -
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@Stargazer said in Halberg Awards:
Sportsman of the Year is Nico Porteous (snow sport- freeskiing).
As predicted a while back, Olympic golds and World Cups usually triumph at the Halbergs.
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@Nepia said in Halberg Awards:
This is weird, I have no memory of there a. being a winter Olympics last year, and b. NZ winning two Golds. But at the least I must have read about it here.
Damn, it's a bit early for early onset dementia.
Winter Olympics are cool, but they're not the X-Games
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@booboo said in Halberg Awards:
@Nepia said in Halberg Awards:
This is weird, I have no memory of there a. being a winter Olympics last year, and b. NZ winning two Golds. But at the least I must have read about it here.
Damn, it's a bit early for early onset dementia.
Winter Olympics are cool, but they're not the X-Games
How do Gen Y and beyond feel about being forced to compete in the X Games?
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@voodoo said in Halberg Awards:
@booboo said in Halberg Awards:
@Nepia said in Halberg Awards:
This is weird, I have no memory of there a. being a winter Olympics last year, and b. NZ winning two Golds. But at the least I must have read about it here.
Damn, it's a bit early for early onset dementia.
Winter Olympics are cool, but they're not the X-Games
How do Gen Y and beyond feel about being forced to compete in the X Games?
Y? X? I get them confused. Which is the one that can’t pull its pants up?
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@Stargazer said in Halberg Awards:
The supreme Halberg Award goes to Zoi Sadowski-Synnott.
The correct choice, given she won an Olympic gold and silver.
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Halberg's time again, and Lydia Ko won the Supreme Award (interestingly all the nominees were female). I agree with this, as GOAT as Carrington is, canoe is pretty niche compared to golf.
Halberg Awards 2024 winners
Supreme award: Dame Lydia Ko (golf)Sportswoman: Ko. Other finalists: Ellesse Andrews (cycling - track), Dame Lisa Carrington (canoe sprint), Melie Kerr (cricket), Erin Routliffe (tennis), Emma Twigg (rowing).
Sportsman: Hamish Kerr (athletics). Other finalists: Finn Butcher (canoe slalom), James McDonald (horse racing), Hayden Wilde (triathlon), Chris Wood (football).
Team: Carrington, Olivia Brett, Alicia Hoskin and Tara Vaughan (canoe sprint). Other finalists: Black Ferns (rugby sevens), Lucy Spoors and Brooke Francis (rowing), Team New Zealand (sailing), White Ferns (cricket), Carrington and Hoskin (canoe sprint).
Para athlete: Anna Grimaldi (para athletics). Other finalists: Danielle Aitchison (para athletics), Anna Taylor (para cycling), Nicole Murray (para cycling), William Stedman (para athletics).
Coach: Gordon Walker (canoe sprint). Other finalists: Jon Andrews (cycling - track), Aaron Osborne (canoe slalom), James Sandilands (athletics), Cory Sweeney (rugby sevens).
Emerging talent: Tyler Bindon (football). Other finalists: Cormac Buchanan (motorcycling - road), Luke Harrold (snow sports), Ethan Olivier (athletics), Levi Townley (motorcycling - motocross), Erice van Leuven (cycling - mountainbike).
Sport New Zealand leadership award: Marcus Daniell (tennis).
