so besides denny we had sam mattis now be the second american in less than a month to go over 70 [70.08] after they had no men  do it for almost three decades,much to my joy the other one to go over 70 was the young Mika sosna of germany with 70.05,Janssen was fourth with 68.82 for the second time in a row,he made his last throw in ramona count.Connor bell was only 7th with 68.39 a new national record. 

Friday April 11th, 2025 Round-Robin Day 5 Results (GMT -6)   16:00 -  Cuba 34 - 16 United States  18:00 -  Canada 18 - 28 Mexico       Round-Robin Standing After Day 5:  8 Pts (+46 GD) - Advances to Gold Medal match  6 Pts (+11 GD) - Advances to Gold Medal match  4 Pts (0 GD) - Advances to Bronze Medal match  2 Pts (-20 GD) - Advances to Bronze Medal match  0 Pts (-37 GD) - Eliminated from medal round.

With the Group Stage done in the final stop of the Challenger Series season, we know majority of the teams qualified to LA to play for the promotion to the 2025-26 SVNS.     In the Men`s, ,  and  qualified to the SF so therefore they are also qualified for LA. The 4th spot will be between and . The points difference is 2 points in favour of Chile, but Samoa qualified for the SF and Chile not. If the points awarded in this tournament is the same as the rest of the other events (its not clear yet),  will need a 2 position advantage, meaning that if they win one of the two matches they have tomorrow they will go to LA, or if they lose both matches and Chile lose at least one out of the two. In the case Samoa lose both and Chile wins both, there would be a tie (and i dont know the criteria there really).     In the Women`s, ,  and  qualified to the SF so therefore they are also qualified for LA. The 4th spot will be between  and . Colombia has the huge advantage with a 8 points difference. Thailand qualified for the SF. This means that  needs a 4 position difference for a tie and 5 to win. If  wins their first match tomorrow and  not,  qualifies. In case  wins too, the next match of each team is crucial, Thailand needs to win and Colombia to lose.

With a men on the team. Way to go Dennis, marking the first steps of future generations! 

Road to World Championship International Test Matches   Friday 11th April, 2025 ---------------------------------   -   5-1 -   5-3

Frist day results...    FINA World Cup 2025 - Soma Bay     Women's Solo Tech:  Klara Bleyer 238.2966 Daria Moshynska 234.3666  Vasilina Chandoška (BLR) 232.5733 4th place for San Marino, ahead Russia, China and a lot of others interessing atletes    Men's Solo Tech:  Muye Guo 224.5450  Ranjuo Tomblin 218.7650  Eduard Kim 211.2383   Women's Duo Tech:  Russia 268.0551 Ukraine 261.6125 Canada 256.2900 Team Free:  Spain 317.8093  Japan 285.4332  Russia 278.8447

Saturday April 12th, 2025   Preliminary Round Day 4 Schedule   Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)   Finland vs Czechia Period-by-Period: April 12th 2025, h. 19:00, Arena České Budějovice, České Budějovice     Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)   Norway vs Germany Period-by-Period: April 12th 2025, h. 15:00, Arena České Budějovice, České Budějovice

Friday April 11th, 2025   Preliminary Round Day 3 Results   Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)   Switzerland   0 - 4  Canada Period-by-Period: 0-1, 0-3, 0-0 April 11th 2025, h. 15:00, Arena České Budějovice, České Budějovice   United States   4 - 0  Czechia Period-by-Period: 1-0, 1-0, 2-0 April 11th 2025, h. 19:00, Arena České Budějovice, České Budějovice   Group A Provisional Standing After Day 3   Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. United States 2 2(0) 0(0) 11 1 +10 6 Canada 2 2(0) 0(0) 9 0 +9 6 Czechia 2 1(0) 1(0) 3 4 -1 3 Switzerland 2 0(0) 2(0) 0 7 -7 0 Finland 2 0(0) 2(0) 1 12 -11 0   Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)   Hungary   0 - 2  Japan Period-by-Period: 0-1, 0-0, 0-1 April 11th 2025, h. 11:00, Arena České Budějovice, České Budějovice   Group B Provisional Standing After Day 3 + Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Japan 2 2(0) 0(0) 7 2 +5 6 Sweden 2 2(0) 0(0) 7 2 +5 6 Germany 1 0(0) 1(0) 2 5 -3 0 Norway 1 0(0) 1(0) 2 5 -3 0 Hungary 2 0(0) 2(0) 0 4 -4 0   Nations Qualified for the Quarterfinals (Partial)   Canada Czechia Finland Switzerland United States

First look at the curling venue for Milano-Cortina.    https://www.instagram.com/share/BAFedYTNmB

Saturday April 11th, 2025 - Round-Robin Day 4 Schedule (GMT +2)   13:00  Iceland vs Mexico 16:30  North Korea vs Poland 20:00  Chinese Taipei vs Spain