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Question: Who do you think will win the olympics?
Australia (men)
Germany (men)
Netherlands (men)
Spain (men)
Korea (men)
Pakistan (men)
Belgium (men)
Great Britan (men)
South Africa (men)
New Zealand (men)
China (men)
Canada (men)
China (women)
Japan (women)
South Africa  (women)
Argentina (women)
Germany (women)
Netherlands  (women)
Great Britain  (women)
New Zealand  (women)
Australia (women)
Spain (women)
USA (women)
Korea (women)

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« Reply #60 on: July 09, 2008, 07:12:26 AM »
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« Reply #61 on: July 10, 2008, 02:06:52 AM »
I have  a new  that makes me want to change my  poll answers

I voted Germany in Men and China in Women,

With what I know now, I'd like to change my  vote on men. MAYBE THIS WILL BE SPAIN YEAR. (men, of course)  women team still pending on FIH decision, if they go still feel they will be fighting not to be the last ones.

The thing is... the only country having the same surface than beijing is ...Spain. Only Germany will be playing 2 days there...

(Jerome, Terrassa, Federative Stadium)

the rest of teams will start using that slower surface, offering big bumping actions, getting closer to...ah... GRASS..., in Beijing.

the little details...
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« Reply #62 on: July 10, 2008, 04:30:39 AM »
Contra what do you mean buy the surface in Beijing ? Is the pitch faster or slower than normal ?
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« Reply #63 on: July 10, 2008, 04:44:26 AM »
I believe he's making a joke at the whole "let's return to grass" thread elsewhere. I thought it was quite hysterical. Wink
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« Reply #64 on: July 11, 2008, 06:14:33 PM »
Not really. The surface is slower and makes strange bumps and rebumps, sometimes swallows the sticks and it's more hockey and less indoor hockey than the last version on astroturf, so common in te resto of thhe world. Spain bought one of these surfaces just to train.
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« Reply #65 on: July 11, 2008, 08:27:16 PM »
There is a decent dsicussion about  GB Women's prospects on this month's Talking Hockey mag plus some general stuff about the olympics  here
http://www.talkhockeyradio.co.uk/July%202008%20HockeyTalk.pdf
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« Reply #66 on: July 14, 2008, 09:32:28 AM »
mmmmmmmmm
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« Reply #67 on: July 14, 2008, 07:29:24 PM »
My picks for the Beijing Olympics are:

Hockey Womens - Australia
Hockey Mens - Germany
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« Reply #68 on: July 15, 2008, 01:10:07 AM »
Quote from: contramowly on July 10, 2008, 02:06:52 AM
The thing is... the only country having the same surface than beijing is ...Spain.

Contramowly, I'm not sure that's correct??? Advanced Polymer Technology Australasia/Sports Technology International prepared and installed the turf for Beijing. The synthetic grass type they're using is Poligras 2000 SLR which is the same as they used in Sydney 2000/Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006/etc etc. You'll find the same surface in all capital cities in Australia.

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« Reply #69 on: July 15, 2008, 01:20:53 AM »
Found this to support the camel's claim.
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« Reply #70 on: July 15, 2008, 09:16:58 AM »
I've been, then, fooled by Maurits Hendricks...

I should have suspect something.... Frown
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« Reply #71 on: July 15, 2008, 01:30:54 PM »
Quote from: contramowly on July 10, 2008, 02:06:52 AM
The thing is... the only country having the same surface than beijing is ...Spain. Only Germany will be playing 2 days there...

(Jerome, Terrassa, Federative Stadium)


Gracias Manuel!!!
But the dates have changed...
Is it ATHC stadium?
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« Reply #72 on: July 15, 2008, 07:02:28 PM »
NOPE, Federative Stadium is in the city of Terrassa  besides the Olympic Stadium.

Very easy to park!!!
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« Reply #73 on: August 02, 2008, 05:30:08 AM »
keep on voting, only 6 days to go
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« Reply #74 on: August 23, 2008, 12:26:29 AM »
Okay,

So, I voted Dutch ladies - tick
And German men - in tomorrow's final.

I could be on for the double!! Wink
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