Talk:Steven Bradbury

Did you know?
This story is very entertaining. Somebody should nominate the page for the "did you know?" category. Creationlaw 00:15, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Bradbury's crash
The article says that the big crash (the 111 stitches one) took place in Norway, as do a few articles. But other sources, including his autobiography, says it was November 1, 1994 in Montreal, Canada. He says it was in the Michel Normandin ice rink, which I guess sounds a bit like Norway (and the 1994 Winter Olympics were held in Norway). Any thoughts? Andjam 14:02, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

West Tigers
I removed the following text


 * It must be noted that it is generally the fans of the losing teams who coin the Tigers' this. After all, Wests 2005 has the best finals record of any team in history and won more matches that year than any other team.

Because it lacks a citation, "it must be noted that" suggests someone wants to promote a certain POV, and the paragraph seems to be of marginal importance (in that it is arguing that the term was incorrectly used, whereas the important thing was whether or not the term is used). Andjam 22:44, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Further to this why are the Wests Tigers even mentioned? I've never seen the analogy used (except in an article which was refering to this entry). Are there any references to support the inclusion? Also, it hardly seems relevant when the Tigers in the final series beat the Nth Qld Cowboys (who went on to beat Melbourne and the minor premiers Parramatta), then Brisbane (the 2007 premiers), then St George (premiership favourites through the season and finals) before beating Nth Qld again in the big decider. It's not like all of the other teams played each other and suffered huge attrition rates in the lead up. ANY just my POV as a Tigers and Rugby League fan.Trialex 05:14, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for removing it. Looks and reads a lot better.Trialex 04:46, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, the idea didn't have much substance - relying wholly, IMO, on Parramatta's bizarre collaspe at the hands of the Cowboys.

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 04:40, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

four litres blood loss?
We really, urgently need a citation for such a daring statement. Normally a blood loss of two litres or more is considered life threatening! So unless he lost these four litres over the course of a long time, his survival is a very exceptional feat. 134.91.141.35 (talk) 06:57, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

"once more all four of Bradbury's competitors crashed out at the final corner . . . "
Just a small point, but could the words "once more" be removed from "once more all four of Bradbury's competitors (Apolo Ohno, Ahn Hyun-Soo, Li Jiajun and Mathieu Turcotte) crashed out at the final corner . . ."? As all four of his competitors didn't crash in any previous heats it couldn't happen "once more". Swampy 124.179.92.243 (talk) 20:48, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Commentary 2010
Don't know if it will survive past the Olympics, but all other online links (Nine being rather lacking) are to unreliable blogs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackjack4124 (talk • contribs) 13:30, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

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Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 00:11, 17 June 2010 (UTC).

I just want to say, that F1 winners of global notariety have won on lesser achievements than YOU have....in the same circumstances!!! Why you should be given any less credit, is beyond me.....you did all it took to be there, in the first place....that that is where you came is GOLD!!!!!! ;) (Fukem...lol) Cheers yur a champ, any day......;) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.91.89.143 (talk) 19:20, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

He got first place (instead of second) in the semi-final of 2002 Olympics
I don't know why it stated second place: you can check Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres and its reference (http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results3.pdf), both of them confirmed that he got first place in his semifinal. Unfortunately I cannot find any video recording to further check but I think the official report should be enough.

I did find some other news that said he was second place though, no idea who made this mistake first. I also removed the reference for that particular sentence since that reference may got it wrong too.

--fireattack (talk) 23:11, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Requested move 4 July 2016

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The result of the move request was: Moved to Steven Bradbury. There was no consensus on deleting the dab page so I've moved it to Steven Bradbury (disambiguation). (non-admin closure).  Anarchyte  ( work  &#124;  talk )   11:57, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Steven Bradbury (speed skater) → Steven Bradbury – Disambiguated in 2012 without any discussion, but I think the speed skater is the clear primary topic. Dominates the page view stats and I would argue that, as Australia's first Winter Olympics gold medallist (and in such an iconic fashion), he also meets the long-term significance criterion. Note that if there is a consensus to move the dab page can be deleted per WP:TWODABS. Jenks24 (talk) 15:00, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Support per the nominator's reasoning. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 01:17, 6 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Support per the page views, but I think Steven Bradbury should be moved to Steven Bradbury (disambiguation). kennethaw88 • talk 05:31, 12 July 2016 (UTC)


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Reference 9 Unclear Source
In the main article several details are cited (reference 9) as originating from "Smart and Bradbury" without any clarification as to what this refers to. If this refers to comments made by Bradbury and another named Smart is there any way to verify that these statements were made? Particularly as the hard to believe figure of four litres of blood loss is supported by this citation. 2404:4408:2094:1900:35ED:C148:3901:2D58 (talk) 01:36, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Times and discussions thereof
In many places Bradbury's or his team's times in different heats are mentioned. It is also stated that somebody was slower or faster. In one instance it's claimed that Bradbury's time was too slow for him to advance to the next round. In another the writer claims that Bradbury was unable to maintain his speed through the competition.

While the times might well be correct, the article seems to be written by somebody who does not understand the short track discipline. Time is almost irrelevant. A skater's only goal is to beat his opponents. It could be compared to cross-country skiing sprint or ski cross or a 1500 metre-run. Some heats might be slow due to the skaters judging it being beneficial for their chances.

I am not really a short track expert and have only watched it during the Olympics, but it seems as if somebody who is a true expert should rewrite the text. Fomalhaut76 (talk) 19:46, 8 January 2021 (UTC)