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ITU Warns Brownlee Bros - don't try for a tie

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ZackCapets

Aug 6, 12 7:02

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Re: ITU Warns Brownlee Bros - don't try for a tie [BDoughtie] [In reply to]	Quote \| Reply

I think that if they both race as individuals (as opposed to as the Brownlees) then Alistair would be pissed if he lost to anyone except his brother. If it somehow works out that the two of them are together off the front JOhnny will let Alistair go ahead.

Whatever the case is we aren't going to see an outcome that just rips their family apart. I'm sure they have a plan for every possible outcome...
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m.n.m.

Aug 6, 12 7:13

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Re: ITU Warns Brownlee Bros - don't try for a tie [ianpeace] [In reply to]	Quote \| Reply

They could probably do what they did in another ITU race...one was clearly going to win so they stop before the line, hug it out, and then finish in the correct order.

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Aug 6, 12 9:17

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Re: ITU Warns Brownlee Bros - don't try for a tie [schroeder] [In reply to]	Quote \| Reply

schroeder wrote:

Not to mention that preventing them to cross the finish line together would be strongly against the Olympic Spirit.

Not the Olympic spirit of counting gold medals. Wasn't the reason the Chinese threw the badminton game to get out of playing the other Chinese team and thus increase the chance for medals? Similar thing here, an extra gold medal, just not as slimy.

I really don't think it's the same thing at all. They've done that in the past (if I recall well). If they get to the finish chute together and want to
cross the finish line together, as brothers, let them do it. Who cares about the freaking gold medal count anyway? What happened in badminton is not the same
thing at all.

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