World Athletics announce the World Athletes of the Year.  Big awards go to Letsile Tebogo and to Sifan Hassan.  Seems a bit strange to me - OK, there is a case for Tebogo over Duplantis who can basically win every year, but for me Manuchikh beating an almost 30 year old WR beats winning Olympic Marathon Gold.    World Athletic Awards: Letsile Tebogo and Sifan Hassan named athletes of the year - BBC Sport    

Former snooker World Champion Terry Griffiths passed away at the age of 77.

Doesn't matter if Shiffrin is there or not, it's still a last minute defeat for Wendy Holdener.  

https://www.reuters.com/sports/russian-uzbek-billionaire-usmanov-elected-president-international-fencing-2024-11-30/   he's officially back...and he'll be worse than ever!  

boh?    I don't have a consolidated idea yet...   golds? I hope many, but I fear we won't get to 5   medals? hopefully, more than in 2022   the "athlete of the Games"? Davide Ghiotto (speedskating) and Pietro Sighel (short track speedskating) hopefully, also Sofia Goggia (alpine skiing), Arianna Fontana (short track & speedskating) and Stefania Constantini (curling)...but it's just hope, not a prediction   breakthrough? Tommaso Giacomel (men's biathlon)   newcomers? I think the Big Air guys (Tabanelli siblings in freestyle, Matteoli in snowboard), hopefully Erik Canovi in SkiMo (but, as I wrote earlier, I fear it's too early for him, as he's still a junior) with a lot of optimism, Elia Barp (cross-country) and Daniele Di Stefano (speedskating, mass start)   surprising medals? I don't think there's any chance for  to win a truly surprising medal, all those who have just the smallest chance to make the podium, it wouldn't be a true upset if they get it

Stage 4 in Killington (USA)   Women´s Slalom:   1. Camille Rast    1:46.86 2. ex aequo Anna Swenn Larsson  and  Wendy Holdener   1:47.44   Full Final Results HERE

Semmering 28-29.12

How's Petra doing? When is she expected to return?

I swear one more winter in Slovakia add and I will cancel eurosport

Poland better than Germany in W relay 6th overall   i must admit i didn’t expect that at all