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re: Eddy the Eagle (2016)
Posted on 1/4/16 at 3:20 pm to Arksulli
Posted on 1/4/16 at 3:20 pm to Arksulli
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Supposedly the embarrassment of the whole affair was so strong that the British Olympic committee made radical changes in how they trained and supported athletes just so that something like this never happened again to them.
No. It was the IOC that made the rule. My understanding was that Eddie was not viewed as an embarrassment by the British, but quite the opposite.
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Posted on 1/4/16 at 3:26 pm to Mo Jeaux
Isn't this what lead to the establishment of minnium Olympic standards?
Posted on 1/4/16 at 3:27 pm to Mo Jeaux
From Wiki:
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In response to the Edwards phenomenon, in 1990, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) instituted what became known as the Eddie the Eagle Rule, which requires Olympic hopefuls to compete in international events and be placed in the top 30 percent or the top 50 competitors, whichever is fewer.[11]
Posted on 1/4/16 at 3:34 pm to Mo Jeaux
Yep, the British love him. I heard about this on a British podcast and they referred to eddy as "the great British folk hero."
Posted on 1/4/16 at 5:22 pm to Mo Jeaux
[quote]No. It was the IOC that made the rule. My understanding was that Eddie was not viewed as an embarrassment by the British, but quite the [quote]
No embarrassment at all. That dude had moxie brother man.
No embarrassment at all. That dude had moxie brother man.
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