Fingers crossed the women’s curling gold medal match also undergoes changes, very preferably an hour earlier so it doesn’t conflict with the men’s hockey gold medal match
Seriously, what were they thinking
And yet another version is out . This time with some more noticeable changes.
Ice Hockey:
Women's semifinals moved from the Rho Arena to the Santa Giulia Arena
Women's gold medal game moved up to a 19:10 start time (was previous 20:10)
Speed Skating:
Most of the events have had their session cut by somewhere between 5 and 30 minutes. Start times remain the same
Figure Skating:
Looks like the order of events in team event is now: Ice Dance -> Pairs -> Women. Women were previously listed first.
Alpine Skiing:
Downhill portion of the team combined cut by 45 minutes
1st Run of the Giant Slalom and Slalom events cut by 30 minutes
Ski Mountaineering:
Sprint heats extended by 8 minutes. Finals session extended by 13 minutes
Ski Jumping:
All sessions shortened by 5 to 15 minutes
Qualification for the 2026 World Baseball Classic has been announced. There'll be 2 qualification Pools and 4 teams in each with the top 2 teams in each pool advancing to the 2026 WBC.
As a fan of international baseball, words cannot describe how disappointed I am. We are coming off arguably the greatest international baseball tournament in history in 2023 and we are cutting the number of teams in the qualification round from 12 to 8 teams . How do you expect to grow baseball like that? Teams like Argentina and Pakistan have been on the rise but now they won't have the chance to qualify.
Taipei Qualification Pool (Feb. 21-25, 2025)
Nicaragua
South Africa
Spain
Taiwan
Tucson Qualification Pool (Mar. 2-6, 2025)
Brazil
China
Colombia
Germany