Chinese Olympic team could be in trouble

[Vet88 674]

The downside to getting the best players in the world to a tournament you are hosting, if your team isn't up to scratch it's going to get hammered. As Kunlin Red Star is basically the chinese olympic team and they are getting spanked in the KHL, the olympics could get very very ugly for them.

https://apnews.com/article/nhl-sports-united-states-olympic-team-italy-olympic-team-germany-olympic-team-8bd57017d8155e28349998c56a398457

[caveman27 208]

5 hours ago, Vet88 said:

The downside to getting the best players in the world to a tournament you are hosting, if your team isn't up to scratch it's going to get hammered. As Kunlin Red Star is basically the chinese olympic team and they are getting spanked in the KHL, the olympics could get very very ugly for them.

https://apnews.com/article/nhl-sports-united-states-olympic-team-italy-olympic-team-germany-olympic-team-8bd57017d8155e28349998c56a398457

I watched some video. They aren't bad, but are probably similar to a low level Div I or high level Div III men's college hockey team.

I don't see why the media are making it a problem, teams get blown out in Olympic men's basketball but that doesn't prevent them from sending a team if they qualify.

[Vet88 674]

On 11/19/2021 at 3:05 AM, caveman27 said:

I don't see why the media are making it a problem, teams get blown out in Olympic men's basketball but that doesn't prevent them from sending a team if they qualify.

Because it's a perception problem for China and this is ingrained in their culture and direction. They don't want to be seen to fail on the world stage and getting their asses handed to them by the US would be viewed very poorly. Other countries wouldn't care, god help us if ever our national team qualified, we would love to go even if the score was 20 or more (which it would be given we are div B II) but the chinese see it very differently. For example look at the non blue ribbon events they focus on in the Olympic games, it's not because they are historically good at them but so they can win more gold medals than any other country.

[caveman27 208]

1 hour ago, Vet88 said:

Because it's a perception problem for China and this is ingrained in their culture and direction. They don't want to be seen to fail on the world stage and getting their asses handed to them by the US would be viewed very poorly. Other countries wouldn't care, god help us if ever our national team qualified, we would love to go even if the score was 20 or more (which it would be given we are div B II) but the chinese see it very differently. For example look at the non blue ribbon events they focus on in the Olympic games, it's not because they are historically good at them but so they can win more gold medals than any other country.

Yeah. 

They might not even face the US. Canada, Sweden, Finland, Russia, or the Czech Republic could score into the double digits in the first period.

[caveman27 208]

On February 10 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium, China will begin their group stage play against the US, who are ranked fourth. They play fifth-ranked Germany two days later and the next day take on the world’s top team, Canada.

https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3157215/beijing-2022-what-can-chinas-mens-ice-hockey-team-expect-nhl-players

 

It's going to be rough for them. 🤣

[caveman27 208]

With NHL players not going, I am guessing China still will get blown out.

[chikinpotpie 137]

You guessed right

[caveman27 208]

On 2/15/2022 at 12:27 PM, chikinpotpie said:

You guessed right

I didn't expect Canada or the US to lose in the quarter-finals.