Does anyone know what happened to Daphne Schippers? Her times this season havent been anywhere near her best, and really not all the competitive. Did I miss something?
Does anyone know what happened to Daphne Schippers? Her times this season havent been anywhere near her best, and really not all the competitive. Did I miss something?
Lots of people have "raised eyebrows" for me. And she is among them.
I'll just leave it at that.
I hope she wasn't dirty. I always loved her intensity.
Jayzus freaking kryste!!
Her name is Dafne..as it has been forever.
How do you watch an event with Dafne Schippers in it and cognitively register Daphne.
Sometimes I wonder if you post here to impress.friends.
I may be slow but i know far more about the athletes than a lot of you.
She has been slower for the last few years. Her pr's are from 6 years ago. If you look at her races from earlier she was much leaner than now. I heard she embarked on more weight training as part of her regimen and maybe it hasn't worked out too well.
Stoppit Smith wrote:
Jayzus freaking kryste!!
Her name is Dafne..as it has been forever.
How do you watch an event with Dafne Schippers in it and cognitively register Daphne.
Sometimes I wonder if you post here to impress.friends.
I may be slow but i know far more about the athletes than a lot of you.
I can understand confusing Dafne and Daphne but I like your righteous anger, Stoppit Smith. Let's spell Dafne's name correctly.
In my defense, I actually have a daughter named Daphne, so I think I should get a pass. But yes, I love the enthusiasm 😂
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I have my doubts about all Dutch athletes, honestly. They all look fairly built and seem uncanny fast at their respective events. Sure, maybe they just have a top shelf strength training program in the Netherlands. But something doesn't seem right.
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She is only 29. With the new training (steroids) she should have....8 solid years left?
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Breakfast In Bed wrote:
I have my doubts about all Dutch athletes, honestly. They all look fairly built and seem uncanny fast at their respective events. Sure, maybe they just have a top shelf strength training program in the Netherlands. But something doesn't seem right.
I told y'all the Dutch were dirty. Cheating our clean runners like Christian, Brianna, Shelby, Sha'Cari out of medals. Time we kicked them out of the sport. Mexican Burritos my big Texan butt! What will Daphne's next excuse be - her clogs were too tight?!
She has had a number of injuries, and is still struggling with this. There's an article (in Dutch). For some reason (spam?) I can't post a link but google "dafne schippers mijn lijf houdt me tegen" and it's the first link. She's been on their podcast as well, explaining some of her issues. Also in Dutch.
Dafne had quite back acne the last time I saw her a few years ago. This is a tell-tale sign. Like when Carl Lewis started wearing braces.
Dafne has had some injuries. Incidentally, tendon injuries are quite common in dopers - they don’t develop like muscles, so eventually they can’t cope with the increased exertion. That’s why Vitali Klitschko quit boxing. Weak tendons.
Dafne has a double hernia, going towards triple. If you are Dutch go to the June 25 episode of podcast 'the pacer' for an hour long interview with her.
She has been doing heptathlon before and was been on world stage for 13 years. Sometimes combining heptathlon with sprint at two major tournaments in one season (in 2011).
A body can only take so much. She won't make it to 35 I think.
Concerned Comedian wrote:
Dafne had quite back acne the last time I saw her a few years ago. This is a tell-tale sign. Like when Carl Lewis started wearing braces.
Dafne has had some injuries. Incidentally, tendon injuries are quite common in dopers - they don’t develop like muscles, so eventually they can’t cope with the increased exertion. That’s why Vitali Klitschko quit boxing. Weak tendons.
I’ve heard the acne reasoning a lot in regards to her and as someone who has continuously struggled with adult acne until my late 20ies that’s always really insulting. Could it be something she took? Yeah. Could it just be that she has natural acne? Yep as well. Not everyone leave terrible skin behind because they are in their 20ies now.
She’s simply too big now. Lost a lot of the power-to-weight ratio advantage. Maybe she can’t lose the extra pounds , which is a shame.
Maybe doing the hep training was better for her body type. Probably also helped keep the weight down. She should go back to whatever was working.
Dutch Sprinter wrote:I hope she wasn't dirty. I always loved her intensity.
She probably was. I suspect she has been of the juice for awhile now in hopes of passing the drug tests. Really won't matter now.