patmoore Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 World Sport Star of the Year. She deserves it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Jack beat you to it. But two links to the voting page won't do any harm. I've voted for her already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainSlope Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Awesome! Thanks for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshop7 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 This may be disrespectful to some but, how is there a golfer among these other athletes?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 I voted for Ester! Where's my "I voted" sticker? 9 minutes ago, workshop7 said: This may be disrespectful to some but, how is there a golfer among these other athletes?! LOL, I had the same thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 47 minutes ago, workshop7 said: This may be disrespectful to some but, how is there a golfer among these other athletes?! Do you have the technique and strength to drive a golf ball accurately for 300+ metres? How do you think Tiger W did so much damage to his lower back. It almost certainly wasn't his extramarital activities. Pro golf requires athleticism, as in strong, precise, and rapid movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 Darts equals putting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 And it went the golfer, Molinari. Again, remember it's the BBC and Britain. In a country where winter sports are strong Ester would likely have won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 I messed up and voted for her for World Star Sport of the Year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 There is no denying that what Ledecka did is uniquely extraordinary and not outdone by any of the other nominees. If Molinari had won a Formula 1 race or a Tennis major during the year, that would compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 8 hours ago, Jack M said: There is no denying that what Ledecka did is uniquely extraordinary and not outdone by any of the other nominees. If Molinari had won a Formula 1 race or a Tennis major during the year, that would compare. Comparing Olympic snowboard racing to Olympic ski racing is comparing one variety of orange to another. Comparing top level golf to F1 or the equivalent grade of tennis is comparing apples to bananas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 I couldn’t think of another game sport that’s analogous to golf. And actually it's quite common for golfers to also be tennis players and vice versa. Eye-hand coordination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 FrankNBeans wasn't far off. Darts anyone? Has a fiercely contested World championship (spectators threw beer over one of the contestants at the most recent champs) and is played widely by non-Americans. However, many more people play darts than ride Alpine snowboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Jack M said: I couldn’t think of another game sport that’s analogous to golf. https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Extreme-croquet-In-this-game-there-s-no-such-1174772.php 4 hours ago, Jack M said: And actually it's quite common for golfers to also be tennis players and vice versa. Eye-hand coordination. No doubt, however: Golf is respectably 'static', whereas tennis is by nature dynamic, and also a bit more improvisational with respect to physicality and time. Edited December 19, 2018 by Beckmann AG comma chameleon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) Frank Connor managed to play in the US Open in both Golf and Tennis. Ivan Lendl tried to do both but came up short. It's cool that an Italian won the Open Championship and his Ryder Cup record was sensational but Ester was the sports story of the year. Edited December 20, 2018 by patmoore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 A few cross over sports people over the years. Off the top of my head: Michael Jordan did baseball and basketball, wasn't he handy at golf, also? Carl Lewis got drafted to the bulls same year Jordan did. Can't remember the name, but there was a (world?) champion, who won in both Table Tennis and Tennis. I think what Ester did is more similar to what race car drivers do and drive at top levels over multiple disciplines (not just circuit racing in diff cars)- e.g. Fernando Alonso- 24 Heures du Mans, Formula 1, Indy 500. Kimi Raikkonen- F1, WRC, Oval racing. JPM is in there for F1, Indy, Champ and a few other types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladia Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 She just won atlet of the year in Czech republic. No wonder it was first gold in alpine skiing for country ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) Most of the multi sport personalities, mentioned above, don't come close to Ester, because they pretty much sucked in their othet sport (compared to the one where they achieved fame). The closest I can think of is Ben Ainsley in sailing, winning Olympic golds multiple times in Finn, Laser and winning the America's Cup with team Oracle. However, he never did 2 within the same year. There also were few athletes who won at Winter and Summer Olympics, within 2 years gap. Still, no one within the same Olympics in two very different sports... Daveo, I'm very much into tennis, but I dont know the pingpong / tennis champ. If you eventually remembered, I'd be very interested to hear... Maybe Jim Thorpe, probably the most versatile athlete of all times? Edited December 23, 2018 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 32 minutes ago, BlueB said: Most of the multi sport personalities, mentioned above, don't come close to Ester, because they pretty much sucked in their othet sport (compared to the one where they achieved fame). Yep but I also think the relative level say Jordan and Carl Lewis competed at was astronomically higher than Ester at her main discipline. They were God-like untouchables for over a decade. Even if Jordan was the best baseball player for a year, it would probably still seem like he relatively sucked haha! 32 minutes ago, BlueB said: There also were few athletes who won at Winter and Summer Olympics, within 2 years gap. Still, no one within the same Olympics in two very different sports... Yep but probably the main component is a primary carry over in these sports. Sprinting->toboggan/luge/skeleton/bobsl. 32 minutes ago, BlueB said: Daveo, I'm very much into tennis, but I dont know the pingpong / tennis champ. If you eventually remembered, I'd be very interested to hear... Yep, I tried finding it last night but keywords were overlapping and at 5am I couldn't think of how to find it. I'll find it tonight, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainSlope Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 How could the golfer win... seriously!?! I hope Mattel mass produces the Ester Barbie. That is really an awesome looking doll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 12 hours ago, BlueB said: Daveo, I'm very much into tennis, but I dont know the pingpong / tennis champ. If you eventually remembered, I'd be very interested to hear... Hey Boris, here you go, mate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Perry 5 hours ago, Puhutes said: How could the golfer win... seriously!?! Seems like more people like golf than snowsports 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 But this was about sport stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Maybe he hired a click-farm to vote for him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 11 hours ago, daveo said: Hey Boris, here you go, mate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Perry Seems like more people like golf than snowsports Hey, thanks! Fred Perry, eh? I had no idea... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 In the midst of this article about women in sport in 2018, Ester Ledecka gets recognition of her extraordinary achievement. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2018/dec/26/gymnastics-women-us--court-coacg-abuse-netball-england? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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