Got our last two season premiers of the winter this week - ski cross double header & snowboard cross.    And a couple of delayed premiers, women's alpine speed & the proper luge relay.   And in non-Olympic disciplines, the Ski Classics season starts from Bad Gastein.      https://scplay.skiclassics.com/season-xvi-2024-25/videos/bad-gastein-criterium-xvi-bad-gastein-austria

Week of December 11-18   Kitazawa International/FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup, BWF Finals, Skeleton/Bobsleigh WC Sigulda, Val D’Isere Men’s Slalom/Giant Slalom WC and Beaver Creek Women’s Super G WC, club volleyball and more warriors action maybe.    Today (December 11) 8:30 AM: Short Course Swimming Worlds - Day 2 Finals 6:30 PM: NBA In Season Cup Quarterfinals - Warriors v. Rockets   Tomorrow (December 12) 4:30 AM: FIS Freestyle Ski Cross WC Val Thorens 8:30 AM: Short Course Swimming Worlds - Day 3 Finals 7:00 PM: NHL - Canucks v. Panthers   Friday (December 13) 12:30 AM: Luge WC Oberhof - Men’s Doubles 3:30 AM: FIS Freestyle Ski Cross WC Val Thorens 8:30 AM: Short Course Swimming Worlds - Day 4 Finals 9:00 PM: ISU Short Track WC Seoul - Day 1 Finals   Saturday (December 14) 12:00 AM: Bobsleigh WC Sigulda - Women’s Monobob Run 1 1:30 AM: Bobsleigh WC Sigulda - Women’s Monobob Run 2 2:30 AM: FIS Snowboard Cross WC Cervinia 8:30 AM: Short Course Swimming Worlds - Day 5 Finals 11:00 AM: FIS Freestyle Halfpipe WC Copper Mountain 7:00 PM: NHL - Canucks v. Bruins 9:00 PM: ISU Short Track WC Seoul - Day 2 Finals   Sunday (December 15) 8:30 AM: Short Course Swimming Worlds - Day 6 Finals   Monday (December 16) 7:30 PM: NHL - Canucks v. Avalanche   Tuesday (December 17) 11:15 AM: FIS Freestyle Ski Cross WC Arosa   Wednesday (December 18) 7:00 PM: NHL - Canucks v. Utah HC

Slovenia Sportsperson of the year    WOMEN   1. Janja Garnbret - Sport Climbing (305 points) 2. Andreja Leški - Judo (208 points) 3. Nika Prevc - Ski Jumping (108 points)   4. Alenka Artnik - Free Diving (15) 5. Lia Apostolovski - Athletics (8) 6. Kaja Kajzer - Judo (3) 7. Neža Klančar - Swimming (1)   -----------------------------------------   MEN   1. Tadej Pogačar - Road Cycling (313 points) 2. Luka Dončić - Basketball (127 points) 3. Toni Vodišek - Sailing (71 points)   4. Primož Roglič - Road Cycling (61) 5. Kristjan Čeh - Athletics (30) 6. Tim Gajser - Motocross (19) 7. Timi Zajc - Ski Jumping (10) 8. Žiga Lin Hočevar - Canoe Slalom (7) 9. Benjamin Šeško - Football (3) 9. Jan Oblak - Football (3) 11. Rajmond Debevec - Shooting (2) 12. Anže Kopitar - Ice Hockey (1) 12. Darko Jorgič - Table Tennis (1)   ---------------------------------------------   TEAM   1. Men's National Football Team (45 votes) 2. Men's National Handball Team (44 votes) 3. Men's National Volleyball Team (17 votes)   4. Women's K1 Team (1) 4. Men's Motocross Team (1)   --------------------------------------------   MOST PROMISING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR   Žiga Lin Hočevar - Canoe Slalom   ---------------------------------------------   PARAATHLETE OF THE YEAR   Franček Gorazd Tiršek - Para Shooting

I still don't know how we lost the match against Poland Can't wait to see the semifinals These matches seems very balanced

POL rather won’t qualify for a World Cup.   And we surely won’t qualify in a first stage.    So j just want to see interesting matches and my dream group would be:            

Deadline is Dec 15th

Deadline is Dec 12th

With the IWF cracking down on doping, North Korea was already the second best nation before Covid. The three-year isolation does make things suspicious.   Considering the IWF is now testing them every time they compete (given their results), they are probably clean now. The IWF is on such a short leash that a scandal like this may kill the federation so I imagine they are keeping a watchful eye on them.

and  are the men's handball qualifiers from North America. Guess who finished fourth? 

I was wondering who gave  team that push? ..it was you at the end  ... Karlos is the man (hopefully) to break this domination.   but if we did a poll here: Do you think  weightlifters are clean from doping or not ? ..what would be your thoughts ...I don't want to criticise any athletes or countries but the records are very suspicious