European Championship 2023

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Konotop 2023 Euros reminds me of Kostova 2015 Euros. Just not as extreme.

Heh, was thinking along the same lines. Immediate thought was "okayyyyyyyyyyyy?". 106/129 looked very strong for her. In her defence, she's young and went up a bodyweight category. But also...

IMO Kostova isn't really comparable. The sheer scale is a key part on it's own. Not a lot matches in the current era, except for the gap between Thailand's 2017 WWC then 2018 WWC team. That was... something.

[erpel]

Still, I think 235 will be bettered at Asians. 2022 WWC was a weak result given the attendance.

[Hawkpeter]

Konotop 2023 Euros reminds me of Kostova 2015 Euros. Just not as extreme.

IMO Kostova isn't really comparable. The sheer scale is a key part on it's own. Not a lot matches in the current era, except for the gap between Thailand's 2017 WWC then 2018 WWC team. That was... something.

I have a feeling we're not going to see a 200kg front squat from Konotop any time soon.

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Expected

[erpel]

Did Toma ROU retire today? She put the belt on the platform after her last attempt.

[brian.degennaro]

Expected

Expected.

Did Toma ROU retire today? She put the belt on the platform after her last attempt.

I would assume that is what is implied there.

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I think she retired from any more lifting that night. In all seriousness, I think she's just being dramatic/showy like Chinese Screaming Man sitting on the bar. IMO she looked exasperated, lifted through painand looks like she's walking with a limp (decreased loading/stance time on L leg).

Retiring now, right on the cusp of Paris + sponsorships seems like an unlikely time.

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Men's 89kg was aight. Disappointed but not entirely surprised that Pizzolato pulled out. Nasar new WR was aight.

Andranik Karapetyan was in unexpectedly good shape, though as a member of thr Armenian national team we don't know if he's been training well, more drugs or simply rolled good RNG.

[erpel]

Pizzolato still doesn't have a qualification total.

I think this was Karapetyan's highest snatch result. Arguably not "best" since he did 174 at 77.

[Guima73]

I think she retired from any more lifting that night. In all seriousness, I think she's just being dramatic/showy like Chinese Screaming Man sitting on the bar. IMO she looked exasperated, lifted through painand looks like she's walking with a limp (decreased loading/stance time on L leg).

Retiring now, right on the cusp of Paris + sponsorships seems like an unlikely time.

She posted a pic on instagram of infiltration on both knees, with the word before and another one with the 3 gold medals and the word after. She really seemed to be lifting in pain