On the Olympics I don't like to count golds to analyse the performance, I think the best data are the top8 and medals. In both fields I expect a big improvement (obviously not on the 'pure' number, but on the percentage of medal or top8 events)
December is probably going to be focused on either Italy/Austria or Norway, but the plans are still being made as we speak. Renting a car, driving from the Netherlands down to Italy, finding accomodations and help with preparing the skis and all that...trying to make it as an independent 'solo' athlete is...hard
I can't go and help out, because we got the keys to our house (finally) and there's lots of work to be done there, so it's all happening at the same time and the mind is getting crazy (for both of us)
I have a question for everyone: Will Russia participate in Milano-Cortina? What's your (very early) prediction about this? I guess it largely hinges on who the next IOC president will be, which we'll know next March I think.
Haha. OK, I see. You are bound to do much better this time around although -as I recall- you won 5 golds back then, which is pretty good. In terms of total number of medals at least, you'll easily exceed the 11 you won in Torino 2006.
not the start of the season I expected from our boys...
meanwhile, once again, when the Olympic pressure is off, our girls are just a class apart
what's new?