Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 Team Sizes Road to Milano Cortina 2026

[JockCartier 269]

3 hours ago, Bailer said:

I really hope Nordic Combined doesn't get scrapped. Actually, I believe the Winter Olympics should keep growing with new sports and disciplines (3x3 Hockey, Ice Cross, Speed Skiing, Ice Climbing), otherwise they won't feel like a true celebration of sports like their summer counterpart.

I'm not quite sure why the IOC is so hung up on the athlete quotas for the winter Olympics, they never got as out of hand as the summer games did. But they are. 

 

Not quite sure what the political machinations are, maybe NC is just the black sheep of FIS for some reason, but they've been on the chopping block for a long time now, and haven't seemed to take the warnings and act on them. Money wise, there is no reason to boot it, they make use of other required facilities and don't really crimp their scheduling. 

[Josh 11,674]

3 hours ago, hckošice said:

In fact, well, no. Hockey is extremely physically demanding, I even think it is the most physically demanding winter sport of all.

I mean keeping more than a minute on ice is just cardiac. The shifts are there for a reason.

 

25 players rosters are absolutely justified. You must have 4 lines to keep the stamina the whole game.

 

Hard to persuade people who never watched hockey though, I can understand your point, but sadly, the point is wrong

Having played hockey for many years of my childhood, completely agree. 
 

Each shift is absolute torture and playing 20 minutes instead of let’s say 25 makes a real difference to my level of freshness, whether it’s during the ongoing game or later games in a tournament. Same for NHL players. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Josh