Men's Football FIFA World Cup 2026 (European First Qualifying Round, Week 3)

Jacquelin with the gold on his hands.

Jacquelin seems pissed from the Sprint  

Semifinals  Shimakawa v  Kingsbury  Graham v  Horishima

The best ever Oloympic result for  in short track yesterday.   And the story behind.   ***   On the eve of the 2026 Olympics, Oleg Handey admitted that he was banned from competing in his helmet, as were two other Ukrainians: skeleton racer Vladislav Heraskevich and freestyle skier Kateryna Kotsar. The reason for the ban was the words of Ukrainian writer Lina Kostenko: “Where there is heroism, there is no final defeat” — they were perceived as a “political slogan.”   In the end, Handey was allowed to compete in his helmet, but on condition that the inscription on the helmet would not be visible. In order not to change his usual equipment, Oleh covered the inscription with a gray sticker.   Despite the inscription already being covered up, on the day of the competition, official representatives of the ISU approached the Ukrainian short track speed skater again and warned him of possible disqualification from the competition, Gandey said in an exclusive comment to Suspilne Sport. The Ukrainian admitted that this situation affected his mental state before the start.   "Unfortunately, I couldn't [distract myself from the helmet situation]. I arrived at the arena an hour before the start. ISU representatives approached me and warned that if I interfered or argued, I would be disqualified. I signed certain documents stating that I would not do so, that I would not remove any stickers in order to participate. And that knocked me out at a certain point." "I was warming up. I had certain thoughts in my head about not following the tactics. What should I do? What should I say? What specific actions should I take? To be honest, I was angry about this situation, that representatives approached me and told me directly what I could and couldn't do. In other words, they dictated their rules, their conditions. Even though there's nothing illegal about it, I don't do anything like that. Of course, it threw me off, but thanks to the Polish coaches, the Polish coach who calmed me down, who gave me advice on how to act, what to think, what to say."

Sucks for him after a really solid previous round