Athletics WA Diamond League 2024 (Meeting de Paris)

FIFA received 150 million World Cup ticket requests, Infantino says   The average price =2000$ , so atleast 3 billions $ of benefits    https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/dubai-host-fifa-best-awards-next-year-2025-12-29/

Why would prequalified athletes skate at the trials?

The USA has a hybrid selection model -- Jordan Stolz, Erin Jackson, maybe a couple of others -- prequalified through World Championships and World Cup results even though they will still skate at trials. It was different four years ago when Jackson tripped in the 500 at trials, finished one spot out of the team and Brittany Bowe gave up her spot for Jackson (though Bowe's best events were the 1000 and 1500 and it was believed anyway the US would get an extra 500 quota on reallocation, which they later did, so Bowe was able to skate the 500 in Beijing anyway). 

Tuesday December 30th, 2025   Preliminary Round Day 5 Schedule   Group A Central Standard Time (GMT -6)   (CET 20:00) Switzerland  vs  Germany Period-by-Period: December 30th 2025, h. 13:00, Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul   Group B Central Standard Time (GMT -6)   (CET 22:30) Latvia  vs  Denmark Period-by-Period: December 30th 2025, h. 15:30, 3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis

DAY 4 HIGHLIGHTS   Canada   9 - 1   Denmark Period-by-Period: 3-0, 2-1, 4-0 December 29th 2025, h. 19:30, 3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis