andypat wrote:And here was me thinking the best chance of getting a medal was training and talent.
In GB it seems talent isn't a prerequisite, for selection at least. A third of the JWOC team aren't even in the 'Talent' Squad

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andypat wrote:And here was me thinking the best chance of getting a medal was training and talent.
graeme wrote:Big Jon wrote:At top level (ie WOC) specialisation is the way to increase the chance of a medal - I have believed this since 2003 in Rapperswill.
You mean the 2003 WOC where Simone won gold in sprint and middle and long and relay?
Every single one of the five athletes who have won two golds in a forest discipline (middle, long) also won gold in another discipline. (Niggli, Kauppi, Geourgiou, Lundanes, Hubmann). Specialism in sprint does seem to be becoming an option, but the facts are that every sprint WOC gold medallist up to 2011 also has a forest WOC medal. The more recent winners are still trying.
Big Jon wrote:Specialisation doesn't mean choosing one discipline for ever - but focussing on one at a time and doing everything possible to optimise performance at it.
RS wrote:Do you realise how much the personal contribution is this year? I believe it's 1k
jab wrote:RS is correct. The personal contribution is £1000 per athlete.
buzz wrote:I understand that includes a weekend in the Lakes (Twin Peaks weekend)
pete.owens wrote:Almost certainly, you (or probably your family) will have spent considerably more than that in travel and accommodation in order to attend the large number of selection races that used to be involved in order to get selected in the first place - Not only that but similar sums will have been spent by those who tried, but were not selected.
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