Sarah Sjöström who has not competed since August will take a longer break from competitions during 2025. However she is still aiming for her 6th olympics.
Just wanted to say Happy Holidays to everyone here! Been enjoying the predictions. I'm not great at these, but always love to read other people's opinions.
Sunday December 29th, 2024
Preliminary Round
Day 4 Schedule
Group A
Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
(CET 20:30)
United States vs Finland
Period-by-Period:
December 29th 2024, h. 14:30, Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
(CET 01:30 - 30.12.)
Canada vs Germany
Period-by-Period:
December 29th 2024, h. 19:30, Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
Group B
Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
(CET 18:00)
Switzerland vs Sweden
Period-by-Period:
December 29th 2024, h. 12:00, TD Place, Ottawa
(CET 23:00)
Czechia vs Slovakia
Period-by-Period:
December 29th 2024, h. 17:00, TD Place, Ottawa
Saturday December 28th, 2024
Preliminary Round
Day 3 Results
Group A
Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
Latvia 1 - 5 United States
Period-by-Period: 0-1, 0-3, 1-1
December 28th 2024, h. 15:30, Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
Group A Provisional Standing After Day 3
Nation
P
W(OTW)
L(OTL)
GF
GA
+/-
Pt.
United States
2
2(0)
0(0)
15
5
+10
6
Canada
2
1(0)
1(1)
6
3
+3
4
Finland
2
1(0)
1(0)
3
5
-2
3
Latvia
2
1(1)
1(0)
4
7
-3
2
Germany
2
0(0)
2(0)
5
13
-8
0
Group B
Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
Kazakhstan 2 - 14 Czechia
Period-by-Period: 1-4, 0-8, 1-2
December 28th 2024, h. 13:00, TD Place, Ottawa
a
Group B Provisional Standing After Day 3
a
Nation
P
W(OTW)
L(OTL)
GF
GA
+/-
Pt.
Czechia
2
2(0)
0(0)
19
3
+16
6
Sweden
2
2(0)
0(0)
13
3
+10
6
Slovakia
2
1(0)
1(0)
4
6
-2
3
Switzerland
2
0(0)
2(0)
2
7
-5
0
Kazakhstan
2
0(0)
2(0)
3
22
-19
0
Nations Qualified for the Quarterfinals (Partial)
Czechia
Sweden
United States
We never beat Canada in the WJC so yeah that would be a major upset... we were mega close in that goddamned quarterfinal when Bedard "Bellinghamed" us in the last overtime minute. I doubt we will be any closer of that in the next decade.
won in all its history only 3 matches in world juniors preliminary Round and never over a top tier nation so this win over Canada in CAN is certainly one of the biggest upsets of this sport comparable to - QF in Salt Lake or - Katowice madness or Squaw Valley MOI
so...
my 2 cents for this year (unfortunately, I couldn't pick anybody in the last couple of categories because of a lack of time )...
BEST MALE ATHLETE
for sportsmen in Olympic sports
#1: Leon Marchand (Swimming)
#2: Harry Lavreysen (Track Cycling)
#3: Tadej Pogacar (Road Cycling)
#4: Marco Odermatt (Alpine Skiing)
#5: Jannik Sinner (Tennis)
#6: Armand Duplantis (Athletics)
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
for sportswomen in Olympic sports
#1: Summer McIntosh (Swimming)
#2: Simone Biles (Artistic Gymnastics)
#3: Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Athletics)
#4: Lisa Carrington (Sprint Canoeing)
#5: Beatrice Chebet (Athletics)
#6: Imane Khelif / Raygun (IOC Circus Farce)
BEST NON-OLYMPIC ATHLETE
for athletes in Non-Olympic sports and disciplines
#1: Shoei Ohtani (Baseball)
#2: Naoya Inoue (Boxing)
#3: Oleksandr Usyk (Boxing)
#4: Patrick Mahomes (American Football)
#5: Jasprit Bumrah (Cricket)
#6: / Ilia Topuria (Mixed Martial Arts)
BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE
for athletes with a disability
#1: Jiang Yuyan (Swimming)
#2: Stefano Raimondi (Swimming)
#3: Catherine Debrunner (Athletics)
#4: Ilhar Boki (Swimming)
#5: Sun Gang (Fencing)
#6: Saysunee Jana (Fencing)
BEST YOUTH ATHLETE
for athletes up to 18 years old (born after January 1st, 2006) (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)
#1: Kaylia Nemour (Artistic Gymnastics)
#2: Huang Yuting (Shooting)
#3: Viviana Marton (Taekwondo)
#4: Tara Babulfath (Judo)
#5: Metodej Jilek (Inline & Ice Speedskating)
#6: Sorato Anraku (Sport Climbing)
BEST MEN'S TEAM
for national men's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)
#1: United States (Basketball)
#2: Denmark (Handball)
#3: Spain (Football)
#4: India (Cricket)
#5: South Africa (Rugby XV)
#6: Australia Pursuit Team (Track Cycling)
BEST WOMEN'S TEAM
for national women's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)
#1: Italy (Volleyball)
#2: United States (Basketball)
#3: Netherlands (Field Hockey)
#4: Norway (Handball)
#5: Japan (Softball)
#6: Canada (Ice Hockey)
BEST DOUBLES/PAIR OR MIXED TEAM
for doubles and pairs or mixed teams and groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)
#1: Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti (Sailing)
#2: David Åhman/Jonatan Hellvig (Beach Volleyball)
#3: Ana Patricia & Duda Lisboa (Beach Volleyball)
#4: Fintan McCarty & Paul Donovan (Rowing)
#5: women's 4*100m Medley Relay Team (Swimming)
#6: France Mixed Team (Judo)
BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
for the most improved athlete (aged 19 or over) or national team (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)
#1: Adriana Ruano (Shooting)
#2: Daniel Wiffen (Swimming)
#3: Jasmine Paolini (Tennis)
#4: women's Field Hockey Team
#5: Eleanor Harvey (Fencing)
#6: men's Epee Team (Fencing)
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
for athletes or national teams who made a comeback performance in 2024 (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)
#1: Lisa Vittozzi (Biathlon)
#2: Kristof Milak (Swimming)
#3: Steeve Guerdat (Equestrian)
#4: Tom Daley (Diving)
#5: Sunisa Lee (Artistic Gymnastics)
#6: Therese Johaug (Cross Country Skiing)
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