Taekwondo ETU Clubs European Championships 2026

Our results in biathlon were definitely incredible don't get me wrong, I just wish we'd have more variety of disciplines providing us medals :')

Lol what a nonsense argument to make. That's never what I claimed, and in the alltime medal standings Italy is even lower than the Netherlands so if you're trying to argue Italy is a powerhouse, then that's an invalid argument to make.   Besides, what else would you expect The Netherlands to do? There is no snow and there are no mountains which structurally eliminates 70% of medal options with a very rare exception every few games, and there's simply no figure skating or ice hockey culture over here which eliminates another 10% of options. We're simply maximising all our medal possibilities, resulting in consistent performances the last few Olympic cycles.   

Lotholz had Polish commentators screaming. Drifting like crazy and massive time loss.

I mostly agree, though I dispute your last point. Apart from Velzeboer’s 500m, the Dutch weren't favorites in their winning events; they simply had everything break in their favor. And in long track the women’s 1,500m was won by 0.06 seconds, and the men’s mass start succeeded only because the field, except for Thorup, failed to counter the most predictable Dutch strategy possible.   Furthermore, top 8 data from Milan proves speed skating is highly global, certainly no less than i.e. XC skiing or biathlon that also have 23 events combined. The competition is there, the Dutch skaters just seized the margins.   Short track (14 countries in 9 events, of which 8 countries winning at least 1 medal):  Europe:   North-America:   Asia:   Long track (18 countries in 14 events, of which 10 countries winning at least 1 medal): Europe:   Asia:   North-America:      Compared to other sports with many events:  Cross-country skiing (13 countries in 11 events (so far), of which 8 countries winning at least 1 medal): Europe:   Asia: no top 8 spots North-America: Biathlon (12 countries in 11 events, of which 8 countries winning at least 1 medal [all European]): Europe:   Asia: no top 8 spots North-America:  

You're not the sport`s 3-largest powerhouse, and you never will be, with 20 medals overall. And that's fortunate, because based on just two disciplines, that would be ridiculous, for me.