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[De_Gambassi 1,225]

  On 11/11/2024 at 8:42 AM, NearPup said:

Pictograms are solidly okay imo.

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That's basically the worst way you could call pictograms. Who cares about (solid) okay pictograms ? They will be forgotten the day after.

[Gianlu33 4,696]

Sorry for be late, but it was a tough week for me.

 

[Federer91 2,865]

Are Belgium's medals in cyclocross 

[Gianlu33 4,696]

  On 12/17/2024 at 8:09 PM, Federer91 said:

Are Belgium's medals in cyclocross 

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Short track

[phelps 7,757]

  On 12/12/2024 at 6:27 PM, hckošice said:

did not see this coming... they said ! Yeah, and elephants can´t fly

 

 

 

 

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OK, this is a déjà-vu and a joke...

 

earlier Today, our Ice Sports Federation's president, Andrea Gios, was interviewed by Discovery Media journalists after attending the Figure Skating Nationals

 

he said a lot of things about all the disciplines administrated by his federations and when Ice Hockey came to the attention, he said he's not interested in calling up any player from North America with Italian heritage, especially those who have never played in any of our teams

 

he also said that he knows that the NHL and the IOC want the team to be the best possible and make the Olympic tournament the most competitive as possible, so, if they will still push the cause of Italy playing with the NHLers, he won't accept any command and will try to find some kind of compromise, as he's only interested in keeping in the team the Italian born guys (even if they just can't play hockey at that level and will make Italy a joke of a team, because he's only interested in saving his ass and Chair, not losing votes from the hockey representatives at the next federal elections)

 

the words in Italics are mine, of course he didn't say that, even if I'm sure that this is what he actually thinks 

 

to say that I'm disgusted by that little idiot, it's an enormous euphemism 

[copravolley 294]

  On 12/21/2024 at 8:44 PM, phelps said:

OK, this is a déjà-vu and a joke...

 

earlier Today, our Ice Sports Federation's president, Andrea Gios, was interviewed by Discovery Media journalists after attending the Figure Skating Nationals

 

he said a lot of things about all the disciplines administrated by his federations and when Ice Hockey came to the attention, he said he's not interested in calling up any player from North America with Italian heritage, especially those who have never played in any of our teams

 

he also said that he knows that the NHL and the IOC want the team to be the best possible and make the Olympic tournament the most competitive as possible, so, if they will still push the cause of Italy playing with the NHLers, he won't accept any command and will try to find some kind of compromise, as he's only interested in keeping in the team the Italian born guys (even if they just can't play hockey at that level and will make Italy a joke of a team, because he's only interested in saving his ass and Chair, not losing votes from the hockey representatives at the next federal elections)

 

the words in Italics are mine, of course he didn't say that, even if I'm sure that this is what he actually thinks 

 

to say that I'm disgusted by that little idiot, it's an enormous euphemism 

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And what kind of hockey players with Italian roots playing in the NHL do you mean? Isn't there already too little time for that? In addition the team has to get along and it looks like these people would meet for the first time just before the 2026 Olympics... In both cases there will be a big defeat.

[phelps 7,757]

  On 12/21/2024 at 9:06 PM, copravolley said:

And what kind of hockey players with Italian roots playing in the NHL do you mean? Isn't there already too little time for that? In addition the team has to get along and it looks like these people would meet for the first time just before the 2026 Olympics... In both cases there will be a big defeat.

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I made the list of current NHL players who could be declared eligible to play for Italy in 2026 1 or 2 pages back in this thread 

 

and there are a lot more playing in the AHL and in the best European leagues

 

if NHL and IOC want, it's never too late

 

even if they want the players to have the italian passport, many of them already have it...meanwhile for some others, it would only take a few days to our President of the Republic to give it to them for special sport reasons

 

the true obstacle is such an idiot of a fisg president, who would like to oppose even a direct request by nhl, iihf and ioc

[phelps 7,757]

  On 12/21/2024 at 9:06 PM, copravolley said:

And what kind of hockey players with Italian roots playing in the NHL do you mean? Isn't there already too little time for that? In addition the team has to get along and it looks like these people would meet for the first time just before the 2026 Olympics... In both cases there will be a big defeat.

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before the Olympics, all the teams will not have a proper warm up period

 

it's like putting on an all-star team...individuals are called to find the way to play together in the most effective way through the early games of the tournament

 

technically, they're all on the same boat

[copravolley 294]

  On 12/21/2024 at 9:55 PM, phelps said:

I made the list of current NHL players who could be declared eligible to play for Italy in 2026 1 or 2 pages back in this thread 

 

and there are a lot more playing in the AHL and in the best European leagues

 

if NHL and IOC want, it's never too late

 

even if they want the players to have the italian passport, many of them already have it...meanwhile for some others, it would only take a few days to our President of the Republic to give it to them for special sport reasons

 

the true obstacle is such an idiot of a fisg president, who would like to oppose even a direct request by nhl, iihf and ioc

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You know how slowly everything works in Italy, for example Antropova had to wait many months for a passport in 2023... Btw., those oriundi who currently play for us are weak - the best is probably Larkin but he is no star either. It would be useful to call up better players but there is very little time.

[copravolley 294]

  On 12/21/2024 at 9:58 PM, phelps said:

before the Olympics, all the teams will not have a proper warm up period

 

it's like putting on an all-star team...individuals are called to find the way to play together in the most effective way through the early games of the tournament

 

technically, they're all on the same boat

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In basketball, after Banchero's refusal, they also can`t find anyone else when other countries naturalize players from the USA. The basketball and hockey federations are functioning terribly.