Thought we were the best at complaining and seeing the worst outcome but you seem to beat us fair and square here.
I don't actually see any real difference between Italy and France. We're not less relying on individual as you are, except maybe in biathlon and some niche like ski/snowboardcross.
Even in biathlon the pipeline is rather dry on the men's side. You comparison between Giacomel and Perrot remains an individual paralleling, other factors can explain the discrepancy.
You're clearly overestimating us and our big scheme Women's alpine has been non-existent for years except for one or two Worleys, barring Pagnier the biggest hope we get in ski jumping is having someone reaching the second round, nordic combined is nowhere near where it was a decade back.
And I'm not mentionning ice sports ... short-track training in Bormio with Italy with no positive outcome i.e almost no one getting to the finals, speed skating only just starting to actually exist as a real discipline and not as a lone exiled guy oddity, sliding sports in limbo ...
Day 3 Results - 09.12.2024
Top Group
B
- 4-4
SWE 4*
FIN 4*
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LAT 1
SVK 1
Challenger Group
C
- 7-7
- 5-6
EST 6
PHI 2*
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AUS 1
CAN 1*
D
- 5-5
- 6-8
DEN 6
POL 2*
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SLO 1*
THA 1
This is the best case scenario, however by well knowing my lads, I will not be surprised we return home empty handed.
Jagerčíková is for sure one of the pre-start favs, but we already have to consider also the age factor.
Petra might be back (I sincereley hope so), however after such severe injury we should be patient with her in the upcoming weeks to not burn her mental too down before the Olympic season.
I always dreamed on our very own best-on-best hockey Nagano, but I am definitely not going to bet for A quarterfinal will be already ok for me, and from there everything can happen (especially if we play USA or Sweden hehe)... but no Finland ffs, because it will be over already before the start
Actually I am convinced we have solid chances of having even 2 jumpers in Cortina with the Kapustík siblings.
Plus if planets will be alligned correctly there a chance for 2 female starters with Tamara Mesíková
All in all, I am pretty confident this time we will take part in the ski jumping competitions