For sure better for one silver - I think it was Shelly Rudman, Skeleton. Can definitely improve on that. Still remember it as a good games, though - think it was the first time I took two weeks off work to watch a Winter Games.
day 8 events
52. SPEED SKATING - M 500m
1. Jordan Stolz USA
2. Laurent Dubreuil CAN
3. Tatsuya Shinhama JPN
53. SHORT TRACK - M 1500m
1. William Dandjinou CAN
2. Park Ji-won KOR
3. Pietro Sighel ITA
54. FREESTYLE SKIING - W Dual Moguls
1. Jakara Anthony AUS
2. Jaelin Kauf USA
3. Olivia Giaccio USA
55. ALPINE SKIING - M Giant Slalom
1. Henrik Kristoffersen NOR
2. Marco Odermatt SUI
3. Atle Lie McGrath NOR
56. SKELETON - W Skeleton
1. Kimberly Bos NED
2. Tina Hermann GER
3. Valentina Margaglio ITA
57. BIATHLON - W 7.5km Sprint
1. Elvira Oeberg SWE
2. Justine Braisaz-Buchet FRA
3. Lisa Vittozzi ITA
58. SKI JUMPING - M Large Hill Individual
1. Stefan Kraft AUT
2. Timi Zajc SLO
3. Daniel Tschofenig AUT
59. CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - W 4x7.5km Relay
1. Sweden
2. Norway
3. United States
As a Montreal Canadien fan, I am in agreement. However, he is struggling recently and is demoted to the 4th line this week. Hoping he can turn it around.
I read now that Valentina Rodini will be in the new team of Tizzano + Galtarossa and Martini. I was probably in such an information bubble on Instagram that I thought that only Abbagnale was running a campaign and had a team of people around him. That's why I was surprised by his defeat + the fact that, for example, Rodini supports his rival. But as I wrote, for me the change in the general coach position is a plus. We need a new opening and a new impulse: Cattaneo had his best results in Tokyo and then he only explained that his rowers were running away abroad to the USA to study and that's why he had worse results. Ok, except that it's the same in Romania and Greece but they results are comparable or better. It's obvious that no one here will make the UK or the Netherlands, because we don't have such resources and money but I think we can repeat the Romanian results (2 gold - 3 silver in Paris) and that will be a much better result than the 2 silver in this year.
Abbagnale boasted that he had 80 per cent a few days before the vote (I still have the screen) and ran again as a result of a power deal. Not a great loss.
I have doubts about the new technical director though, you can't announce him during the congress, brandishing the scalp of the Abbagnale era technical staff (who then, were Crispi's men). Let's hope there are no rifts between the new staff and the athletes, it had to be handled better.
I was surprised by Abbagnale's defeat. I thought he was a sure of victory, since he decided to run - I read some source that he didn't know if he would start before Paris 2024. What do you think about it?
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