WOC 2007 KYIV

[guessed]

http://moscompass.ru/news/ol/ has a working results feed

[EddieH]

Jamie finishing with Jani Lakanen and Nordberg. Nordberg started 2 minutes before Jamie, and JL 2 minutes after, so Jamie has had a good run.

[Tatty]

Jamie now finished in 3rd place Scott down to 15th with Mats Haldin still to finish. JD 5th

[the duncan]

jamie and jon not going to move now, so 4th and 5th for them, scot just going to miss out.

[Tatty]

All the women now in
Helen W 8
Pippa 11
Helen B 18
Men
Janmie 4
JD 5
Scott 19
Well done guys- 4 qulaified for finals later in the week

[EddieH]

A bit sad for Helen Bridle. 58.39 would have qualified in heat A by about a minute, and by five minutes in heat C.

[Arnold]

Earlier, Arnold Wrote: "No disrespect to Scott, but the result does show that not selecting Oli for the Long was definitely the wrong decision. Especially with the way he ran at the Scottish..."

Arnold is dick head.

[Godders]

No disrespect to Scott, but the result does show that not selecting Oli for the Long was definitely the wrong decision. Especially with the way he ran at the Scottish...

That comment is highly disrespectful

[rob f]

Yeah, oli didnt make it in the qualifying, he doesnt deserve to go if he couldnt do it when it counted. Scot did, and hes learning from the experience, as hes got many years to improve.

[DIDSCO]

Arnold > It's a real shame people like you are involved in our sport. It's such an easy game to play - hiding behind a log in name, kicking a guy when he's down, and complaining about selections once the WOC race is run.

The fact is that Scott very clearly ran himself into the WOC team. Oli was not a clear cut member of the team as his most recent previous international results have not been quite good enough to guarantee a place even when ill at the selection trials. Oli was unlucky to be ill, he's a great guy and will fight back for his place next year, and probably be a better athlete for it.

The selecters made a great decision selecting Scott regardless of whether he qualifies or not. He has great potential and the experience of WOC will set him up nicely for the future.

note: At Oli's first WOC in 1999 he didn't qualify for the final either, and neither did Matt Crane in 2003 - but both of them gained loads from the experience and went on to produce great results in future international races.

[DIDSCO]

Arnold > just worked out who you are. I'm very suprised you'd make that type of comment but I guess old age can turn people into moaning fools

[Mrs H]

Out of interest and with no axe to grind- is there any reason why Oli could not have gone anyway as well as Scott? Looking at the team on the BOF news page i was surprised to see more girls than guys and quite a lot of support staff in the party. could his earlier domestic form not have justified the selection without costing anyone else a place?

[DIDSCO]

Mrs H > you can only select 3 runners for each discipline. Scott is running both long and middle - and rightly so.

[Mrs H]

Oh! OK! That makes things clearer.

[rob f]

I believe scot will join the core of younger athletes in the next few years, with oleg, duncan, doug, john r, rhodri and a few others all contesting for places in the team, his experience will hold him higher that the others and help him develop to possibly winning medals in 4/5 years