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Italian roster: Luca De Tullio (Fiamme Oro / CC Aniene) Marco De Tullio (CC Aniene) Leonardo Deplano (Carabinieri / CC Aniene) Stefano Di Cola (Navy / CC Aniene) Manuel Frigo (Fiamme Oro / Team Veneto) Michele Lamberti (Fiamme Gialle / Gam Brescia) Nicolò Martinenghi (CC Aniene) Filippo Megli (Carabinieri / RN Florentia) Alessandro Miressi (Fiamme Oro / CN Torino) Lorenzo Mora (Fiamme Rosse / Amici Nuoto Modena) Gregorio Paltrinieri (Fiamme Oro / Coopernuoto) Alessandro Ragaini (Carabinieri / Team Marche) Alberto Razzetti (Fiamme Gialle / Genova Nuoto My Sport) Giammarco Sansone (SC Nuoto Firenze) Ludovico BluArt Vibert (CN Turin) Lorenzo Zazzeri ( Army / RN Florentia) Anita Bottazzo (Fiamme Gialle / Imolanuoto) Arianna Castiglioni (Fiamme Gialle / Team Insubrika) Costanza Cocconcelli (Fiamme Gialle / Azzurra 91) Giulia D'Innocenzo (Carabinieri / CC Aniene) Francesca Fangio (Army / In Sport) Sara Franceschi (Fiamme Gialle / Livorno Aquatics) Sonia Laquintana (Fiamme Gialle / Azzurra 91) Emma Virginia Menicucci (Army / CC Aniene) Sofia Morini (Army / Azzurra 91) Francesca Pasquino (In Sport) Benedetta Pilato (Fiamme Oro / CC Aniene) Simona Quadarella (CC Aniene) Giulia Ramatelli (CS Army / Aurelia Nuoto) Chiara Tarantino (Fiamme Gialle / In Sport) https://www.federnuoto.it/home/nuoto/news-nuoto/40273-mondiali-di-doha-butini-presenta-l-italnuoto.html

After 5 Gold Fleet Races 95 Pts (118 Pts) QUALIFIED 166 Pts (218 Pts) 168 Pts (205 Pts) Already qualified via Continental competition 198 Pts (250 Pts) 204 Pts (245 Pts) Already qualified via Continental competition 205 Pts (251 Pts) 210 Pts (251 Pts) -------------------------- 211 Pts (263 Pts) 218 Pts (258 Pts) 219 Pts (264 Pts) This results means that and would get the reallocated quotas by and .

is qualified. She cannot drop below 7 other Olympic hopefuls

Given how Mirra Andreeva liked the infamous IG post with birthday wishes to Putin I would say that's unlikely to happen.

Happy 200 days to go. If anyone is interested in the Netherlands (TeamNL) house, they are taking pre-registration now: https://teamnl.org/huis

4. Olympische Winterjugendspiele Gangwon 2024

15th place at the end. 5 games, 2 Wins, both against Bulgaria in Preliminary Round and today in the 15th Place match 3 losses to large one & close one in the Group and to in the 13th-16th Placement semifinal This one really hurt and made the girls fail the tournament´s goal...which was the Top 14 Well, apart that match against Turkiye, I guess this was all what we could do here with the youngest roster of all with quite a lot of 15 and 16 years old girls Nevermind, good lessons for our girls, they enjoyed their stay at this Tourney and next time it will be better

Because Hungary is playing with very few of their top players as they have already qualified for the olympics, it's pretty much a B (or maybe even C) roster. While Italy has not yet qualified and plays with exactly the same roster compared to the last world championship.

Uruguay is also mathematically qualified, if I’m not mistaken, as their net score could not surpass 205, meaning also Brazil has a quota.

Already signed up of course!!

Water polo is back up to 12 athlete quotas

Re: Oleksiak - she's on the entry list for the Pro Swim Series this weekend - I'm not expecting her to compete given her recent trajectory but its worth keeping an eye on. I think Brousseau is another big star in the making.

Ok, now I want to qualify hahaha

Very nice work! Mostly similar to what I have. I'll try to post my simulation results over the weekend. You seem to be more optimistic than me overall. The major differences are that you were more optimistic in gymnastics and rowing and I was more optimistic in wrestling (though that could just be the result of the world rankings not being that great ) A few team corrections: Rugby sevens quota is 12 athletes, water polo is 11 athletes, and indoor volleyball is 12. As for swimming, looks pretty good overall! Glad you don't have Oleksiak in there because she's showed nothing this year. Personally, I think Julie Brousseau will get a spot in the 200m freestyle. She's been on a great improvement. The 200m freestyle figures to be one of the most exciting events at trials so I'm looking forward to it. Glad you have Finlin in there! Fingers crossed she can drop 6 six seconds from her PB in the next 5 months. Think the 2nd spot in the women's 200m backstroke could be interesting. A lot of swimmers in the 2:11-2:13 range but if she keeps improving at her current rate, I would keep an eye on 15 year old Madison Kryger. Not sure if Angus will get the OQT or not but either way, she's showed she's the best relay breaststroker in the country so she should be selected if she' in form at trials. In the women's 100m butterfly, I could see Kamryn Cannings getting the 2nd spot or Rebecca Smith if she returns to form but Savard is probably the favorite for now. Would be nice to be able to get a 2nd person in the women's 200m butterfly. Jansen or Zavaros would seem like the most likely candidates. I don't see Cieplucha getting the 2nd spot in the 400m IM. Think it'll go to Jansen. Acevedo doesn't swim the 200m backstroke. I'm assuming you meant the 100? For the 200m, I think one of Hugh McNeill or Aiden Norman can get the OQT. I don't see Dergousoff hitting the 100m breast OQT (or anyone else) given his age and how far away he is from it. Think he has a better chance in the 200 in which I would give Taivassalo a better chance of qualifying given his trajectory. Would also be nice to get a 2nd qualifier in the men's 200m butterfly. A couple guys that are capable but not likely at the moment but fingers crossed. If Wigginton keeps improving, then he could qualify in the 200m IM too. Same with Kharun. Unfortunately I don't see Gagne qualifying in the 400m IM. If this was the Tokyo OQT, then yes but 4:12.50 is just an insane standard. But it would be great if he did. Edit: Forgot to add this: I think MacNeil swims one of the 50 or 100 free (or both)

is already qualified, the quota will be reallocated to Cayman Islands

They don't reject quotas. It was a thing of the past. Like Tokyo both hockey and Water Polo teams will be there.

i really like these training suits and i'll definitely buy one

Thanks. Well, I think Iga and Hubert will be the highest candidates for gold in mixed doubles. No doubt about that. I am honestly hoping for a medal of Czech couple Kateřina Siniakova and Tomas Machac. They have been dating for quite some time, Machac is now we'll placed in ranking so I think will qualify and they will surely have their chances. Thanks for praising Pilsner. Honestly, it's the best beer I have ever drank 😉 Olympics in Paris will be great. Can't wait to be there. And of course, Olympic house tour is really a nice thing to do. :-) Maybe some other time, we may meet up at one edition of the Olympic Games. Maybe also with some other members, we should gather up in Paris and have a beer 🍺🍺

South African roster: I can seem to find an official announcement but the twitter poster is reliable. https://twitter.com/swimcoverage/status/1744669040050835500

Wettbewerbe in Gangwon Biathlon Herren Einzel 12,5km 7. Hederich 9. Kübler 13. Zurnieden 43. Tannheimer Biathlon Damen Einzel 10km 2. Keudel 15. Dietersberger 21. Beck 48. Duffner Biathlon Herren Sprint, 7,5km 10. Hederich 19. Tannheimer 31. Zurnieden 65. Kübler Biathlon Damen Sprint, 6km 11. Keudel 14. Beck 38. Duffner 49. Dietersberger Biathlon Mixed Staffel, 4x6km 5. Keudel/Beck/Tannheimer/Hederich Biathlon Mixed Einzelstaffel, 2x6km + 2x7,5km 2. Keudel / Kübler Bobsport Herren Monobob 4. Klein 8. Hecking 11. Mielke Bobsport Damen Monobob Bobsport Herren Skeleton 5. Schäfer 7. Rosenberg Bobsport Damen Skeleton 1. Votz 9. Angerer Curling Mixed Mannschaft - 16 Mannschaften 15. Platz Curling Mixed Doppel - 24 Mannschaften 6. Platz Eishockey Herren Mannschaft (10er) - 6 Mannschaften Eishockey Damen Mannschaft (10er) - 6 Mannschaften 3. Platz Eishockey Herren Mannschaft (3x3) - 8 Mannschaften Eishockey Damen Mannschaft (3x3) - 8 Mannschaften Eislauf Herren Kunstlaufen, Einzel Eislauf Damen Kunstlaufen, Einzel Eislauf Mixed Kunstlaufen, Paarlauf Eislauf Mixed Kunstlaufen, Eistanz 8. Mayer/Calderari Eislauf Mixed Kunstlaufen, Teamwettbewerb (6er) Eislauf Herren Eisschnelllauf, 500m 1. Sonnekalb 22. Huber Eislauf Damen Eisschnelllauf, 500m 16. Albrecht 27. Meinig Eislauf Herren Eisschnelllauf, 1.500m 1. Sonnekalb 20. Huber Eislauf Damen Eisschnelllauf, 1.500m 15. Albrecht 21. Meinig Eislauf Herren Eisschnelllauf, Massenstart 1. Sonnekalb 7. Huber Eislauf Damen Eisschnelllauf, Massenstart 21. Meinig 30. Albrecht Eislauf Mixed Eisschnelllauf, Staffel (2er) DSQ. Albrecht / Sonnekalb Eislauf Herren Shorttrack, 500m 28. Hartmann Eislauf Damen Shorttrack, 500m 15. Torzewski-Kuhnt Eislauf Herren Shorttrack, 1.000m 22. Hartmann Eislauf Damen Shorttrack, 1.000m 9. Torzewski-Kuhnt Eislauf Herren Shorttrack, 1.500m PEN. Hartmann Eislauf Damen Shorttrack, 1.500m 9. Torzewski-Kuhnt Eislauf Mixed Shorttrack, Staffel (4er) Rodeln Herren Einsitzer 9. Sartor 16. Röder Rodeln Damen Einsitzer 1. Pietschmann 4. Hänsch Rodeln Herren Doppelsitzer 3. Grünbeck / Kührt 5. Sartor / Raimer Rodeln Damen Doppelsitzer 4. Pflaume / Peterseim 7. Bierast / Claus Rodeln Mixed Staffel DNF. Pietschmann / Sartor / Grünbeck / Kührt Ski Herren Alpin, Slalom 6. Scherer DNF. Brandis DSQ. Horvath Ski Damen Alpin, Slalom 2. Grandinger 16. Reischl DNF. Ertl Ski Herren Alpin, Riesenslalom 4. Scherer 16. Horvath DNF. Brandis Ski Damen Alpin, Riesenslalom 8. Ertl DNF. Grandinger DNF. Reischl Ski Herren Alpin, Super G 1. Brandis 14. Scherer 23. Horvath Ski Damen Alpin, Super G 11. Reischl 13. Ertl DNF. Grandinger Ski Herren Alpin, Kombination 10. Horvath 11. Scherer DNF. Brandis Ski Damen Alpin, Kombination 3. Ertl 7. Reischl DNF. Grandinger Ski Mixed Alpin Mannschaft, parallel (2er) 8. Erlt / Scherer Ski Herren Freestyle, Skicross 1. Höller 2. Öller Ski Damen Freestyle, Skicross 12. Bovelet Ski Mixed Freestyle, Skicross, Mannschaft (2er) 4. Höller/Bovelet Ski Herren Freestyle, Dual Buckelpiste Ski Damen Freestyle, Dual Buckelpiste 9. Eckle 17. Michl Ski Mixed Freestyle, Dual Buckelpiste, Mannschaft (2er) Ski Herren Freestyle, Halfpipe Ski Damen Freestyle, Halfpipe Ski Herren Freestyle, Slopestyle 22. Baumhöfener Ski Damen Freestyle, Slopestyle 3. Mohr Ski Herren Freestyle, Big Air 7. Baumhöfener Ski Damen Freestyle, Big Air 3. Mohr Ski Herren Langlauf, Sprint 2. Moch 4. Neukirchner 15. Müller Ski Damen Langlauf, Sprint 4. Hofmann 8. Einsiedler 30. Lorenz Ski Herren Langlauf, Einzel, 7,5km 1. Moch 2. Müller 17. Neukirchner Ski Damen Langlauf, Einzel, 7,5km 5. Hofmann 12. Lorenz 15. Einsiedler Ski Mixed Langlauf, Staffel, 4x5km 1. Hofmann/Müller/Einsiedler/Moch Ski Herren Springen, Einzel 9. Unglaube 10. Reiter Ski Damen Springen, Einzel 9. Scharfenberg 15. Duschek Ski Mixed Springen, Mannschaft (4er) 4. Scharfenberg/Unglaube/Duschek/Reiter Ski Herren Nordische Kombination, Einzel (NH + 6km) 3. Gräbert 5. Unger Ski Damen Nordische Kombination, Einzel (NH + 4km) 14. Eggensberger 18. Schlossarek Ski Mixed Nordische Kombination, Staffel (NH + 4x3,3km) 8. Gräbert/Unger/Eggensberger/Schlossarek Ski Herren Snowboard, Cross 8. Kirchwehm 10. Schwenkel Ski Damen Snowboard, Cross 11. Bauer Ski Mixed Snowbord, Cross, Mannschaft (2er) 15. Kirchwehm/Bauer Ski Herren Snowboard, Halfpipe Ski Damen Snowboard, Halfpipe 5. Ettel 6. Hedrich Ski Herren Snowboard, Slopestyle Ski Damen Snowboard, Slopestyle Ski Herren Snowboard, Big Air Ski Damen Snowboard, Big Air

Deutsches Team in Gangwon Biathlon Finn Zirnieden Herren Björn Ole Hederich Korbinian Kübler Lukas Tannheimer Hanna Beck Damen Lena Marie Dietersberger Marie Keudel Jana Duffner Bob Tillmann Hecking Monobob Herren Julian Klein Ben Mielke Curling Leonhard Julius Angrick Mixed Doppel Victoria Joy Sutor Lukas Christian Jäger Mixed Team Annelie Abdel Halim David Fuß Emma Waltenberger Eishockey Sarah Victoria Bouceka Damen Team Sandra Monika Rosina Mayr Friederike Pfalz Magdalena Seidel Anabel Seyrer Hannah Weichenhain Zoe Leah Wintgen Theresa Ida Zielinski Lina Alberts Tara Bach Emilija Birka Hanna Bugl Victoria Gmeiner Mathilda Heine Milana Lutz Caylee Nagle Charleen Poindl Lena Spagert Eiskunstlauf Davide Calderani Eistanz Mia Lee Mayer Eisschnelllauf Leo Huber Herren Finn Sonnekalb Paula Albrecht Damen Mia Meinig Rodeln Hannes Röder Herren Einsitzer Melanie Hänsch Damen Einsitzer Antonia Pietschmann Silas Sutor Herren Doppelsitzer Liron Reimer Louis Max Grünbeck Herren Doppelsitzer Maximilian Kührt Lilly Bierast Damen Doppelsitzer Leandra Claus Sarah Marie Pflaume Damen Doppelsitzer Lina Petersheim Ski Alpin Benno Brandis Herren Lars Horvath Leo Scherer Romy Ertl Damen Charlotte Grandinger Antonia Reischl Ski Freestyle Hannes Baumhöfener Herren Slopestyle Muriel Mohr Damen Slopestyle Niklas Höller Herren Skicross Maximilian Öller Romy Bovelet Damen Skicross Laura Eckle Damen Dualbuckelpiste Katharina Michl Ski Langlauf Jakob Elias Moch Herren Jonas Müller Milan Neukirchner Lena Einsiedler Damen Sarah Hofmann Hannah Lorenz Skispringen Alex Reiter Herren Max Unglaube Anna-Fay Scharfenberg Damen Kim Amy Duschek Nordische Kombination Jonathan Gräbert Herren Johann Unger Sofia Eggensberger Damen Mara-Jolie SChlossarek Shorttrack Moritz Hartmann Herren Paula Torszewski-Kuhnt Damen Skeleton Vinzenz Rosenberg Herren Emil Schäfer Marie Angerer Damen Maria Votz Snowboard Kenta Kirchwehm Herren Boardercross Felix Kurt Schwenkel Rosalie Bauer Damen Boardercross Anne Hedrich Damen Halfpipe Kona Ettel Athleten waren bereits bei den EYOF 2023 im Einsatz

1. JANUARY - Who will win the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship? 2. FEBRUARY - Who will win Men's Pursuit event at the 2024 Biathlon World Championships? JT Boe 3. MARCH - Who will win Ladies event in 2024 Figure Skating World Championships? Kaori Sakamoto 4. APRIL - Who will win Golf Masters Tournament in 2024? Collin Morikawa 5. MAY - Who will 2024 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship? 6. JUNE* - Who will win UEFA EURO 2024? 7. JULY* - Which NOC will win the most medals in total in Paris 2024 olympics? 8. AUGUST* - Which NOC will win the most gold medals in Paris 2024 olympics? 9. SEPTEMBER - Who will win Tennis Ladies Singles event in 2024 US Open? Iga Swiatek 10. OCTOBER - Who will win 2024 World Series (Baseball)? Pass ! Not a single idea either Charlie Sheen´s Cleveland ? Indians or the Season will be cancelled due players strike ) 11. NOVEMBER - Who will win ATP Finals in Singles event? Novak Djokovic 12. DECEMBER - Who will win World Drivers' Championships in F1 2024 season? Max Verstappen

I am not convinced whether POL will have "many" medals in Paris lol Anyway, all the hype on Iga Świątek (and Hubert Hurkacz playing mixed doubles with her) will be enormous, i hope they can live with it. No wonder POL Olymp. Committee chose to do their house near Roland Garros... PS1. It is a pity Pilsner Urquell withdrew but i understand very well what they stand for here. I say it is a pity because this is by far my fav Czech beer if we talk about this big companies' beers... PS2. Going through the Olympic houses in Paris will be great way to spend your time between sessions you have tickets for. It's like visiting EXPO pavillons. When you are there you just want to see them all and compare... Btw, my wife said Czech EXPO pavillon in Dubai was one of the best, and obviously everyone was having a glass of beer there... :-) so it looks like you just know how to do these pavillons/houses heh.

Well, Pilsner Urquell withdrew from Paris due to IOC supporting Russian athletes but I still I think it will be fabulous. The Czech houses in London and Pyeongchang were amazing. I think there will be more than in London. I am happy to visit Polish house. You guys have usually many medalists so no wonder the Polish house will be there :-) ..... My guess is that there will be something like 30-40 Olympic houses. I guess now demand is much higher than in London and they will be visited places but fans from all across the globe.

Fun fact: Polish Olympic Commitee said that they look at Czech Olympic Houses as a good example and a model, they want to do sth similar because they find Czech Houses very successful. I think they mentioned Pyeongchang. So POL wants to do at least sth as good in Paris as a Czech House. But we need to find some other ways to promote ourselves than selling out a good beer, there's no way we'll beat the Czechs in a beer competition... :-)

For the first time in history, there will be a Polish House in the olympics. It will be situated swh close to Roland Garros. I let you know all the details as soon as i find it. Enjoy your trip to Paris.

No World Sailing has published it as well. You can see it here

Maria Erdi ( Sailing ) named Hungarian Female Sportsperson of the year

At least there is still plenty of time to complete qualifying though. Forecast also looks great. Should not be an issue in the end.

After 2 Gold Fleet Races 67 Pts (90 Pts) 78 Pts (130 Pts) 104 Pts (150 Pts) 113 Pts (157 Pts) 119 Pts (150 Pts) 122 Pts (158 Pts) 123 Pts (160 Pts) Already qualified via Continental competition -------------------------- 126 Pts (157 Pts) 129 Pts (170 Pts) Already qualified via Continental competition 137 Pts (178 Pts) Ireland were back racing for race 2 of the day

Opening day of qualifying has been rained out entirely, not a single match was played today. "But the centre court, with a roof?!"....yeah....no, because the 'big shots' had to train there, and so actual competition was put aside in favour of privileged trainings..

a bit off-topic...but Tonight's the night of the College Football Final NCAA National Championship Game #1 Michigan Wolverines vs #2 Washington Huskies, Tonight @ 7:30pm ET (1:30am CET)

According to this profile, the nationality of the Bulgarian athlete was challenged, since she is Russian. Also, Vasileia Karachaliou was denied change of nationality by the Greek Olympic Committee President, so not sure what this means. Does Greece or Portugal keep her quota?

2024 European Championships ( Flaine) Men's Under-20 Individual Race Gold: Jules Raybaud Silver: Simone Compagnoni Bronze: Eliott Robin-Saje Women's Under-20 Individual Race Gold: Ida Waldal Silver: Louise Trincaz Bronze: Lea Ancion Havet Men's Under-18 Individual Race Gold: Luca Curioni Silver: Enrico Pellegrino Bronze: Arno Mooser Women's Under-18 Individual Race Gold: Laia Selles Sanchez Silver: Melissa Bertolina Bronze: Martina Scola Full Under-20 & Under-18 Races Results https://www.dataskimo.org/pdf/EUCH-flaine-individual-youth.pdf

2024 European Championships ( Flaine) Men's Individual Race Gold: Rèmi Bonnet Silver: Xavier Gachet Bronze: Thibault Anselmet Women's Individual Race Gold: Tove Alexandersson Silver: Cèlia Perillat-Pessey Bronze: Alba De Silvestro Men's Under-23 Individual Race Gold: Paul Verbnjak Silver: Nils Oberauer Bronze: Robin Bussard Women's Under-23 Individual Race Gold: Margot Ravinel Silver: Lisa Moreschini Bronze: Noemi Junod Full Senior & Under-23 Races Results https://www.dataskimo.org/pdf/EUCH-flaine-individual-senior.pdf

It’s been almost two months since I posted this, here’s the PT 2 Shooting (2-3) - Shannon Westlake, and Tugrul Ozer have already secured quotas for Canada in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions and men’s 10m air pistol. I’m thinking we grab one more quota, slightly leaning towards Lindsay Boddez or Madeline Scola in women’s trap but it could be pretty much anyone. Sport Climbing (0-2) - Anywhere from zero to two of Sean McColl and Alannah Yip in men’s/women’s boulder and lead. Surfing (2-3) - Even if Erin Brooks doesn’t get her Canadian citizenship in time for this years ISA Worlds, I do think we’ll qualify at least one more athlete in surfing, and maybe even both of Cody Young and Mathea Olin. Swimming (26-29) - Not sold on Penny Oleksiak, she’s off the team for now. We should qualify at least 6/7 relays, with only the men’s 4x200m free providing an exception. @Topicmaster1010 curious to hear your thoughts on my swimming predictions, and also when you have time still waiting for your qualification simulation. Women’s 200m Freestyle- Taylor Ruck, Mary Sophie Harvey Women’s 400m Freestyle- Summer McIntosh, Ella Jansen Women’s 1500m Freestyle- Emma Finlin Women’s 100m Backstroke- Ingrid Wilm, Kylie Masse Women’s 200m Backstroke- Kylie Masse, Taylor Ruck Women’s 100m Breaststroke- Sophie Angus, Alexanne LePage Women’s 200m Breaststroke- Kelsey Wog, Sydney Pickrem Women’s 100m Butterfly- Maggie MacNeil, Katerine Savard Women’s 200m Butterfly- Summer McIntosh Women’s 200m Individual Medley- Sydney Pickrem, Summer McIntosh Women’s 400m Individual Medley- Summer McIntosh, Tessa Cieplucha Men’s 50m Freestyle- Josh Liendo Men’s 100m Freestyle- Josh Liendo, Ruslan Gaziev Men’s 100m Backstroke- Javier Acevado Men’s 100m Breaststroke- James Dergousoff Men’s 100m Butterfly- Illya Kharun, Josh Liendo Men’s 200m Butterfly- Illya Kharun Men’s 200m Individual Medley- Finlay Knox Men’s 400m Individual Medley- Collyn Gagne, Lorne Wigginton Plus a couple of relay only swimmers. Table Tennis (4) - We shockingly qualified a men’s team already, Mo Zhang should qualify in women’s singles through the Pan American Qualification Tournament. Taekwondo (2-3) - Skylar Park has already qualified in women’s 57kg. Think we’ll grab another quota with either Ashley Kraayeveld (women’s 67kg) or Nicolas Hoefling (men’s 58kg) Tennis (6) - Felix Auger Aliassime, Gabriel Diallo, Denis Shapovalov in men’s singles. Bianca Andresscu and Leylah Fernandez in women’s singles. Gabriela Dabrowski joins the team for women’s/mixed doubles. No Pospisil, Bouchard, Stauskic, or Marino. Triathlon (4) - Tyler Mislawchuk and Charles Paquet in the men’s event, and Emy Legault and Dominika Jamnicky in the women’s event, therefore qualifying us a mixed relay. Waterpolo (0-12) - Men’s team had a horrible Pan Ams and will have no further chance. Depending on who qualifies at the European Waterpolo Championships (currently ongoing, we want it to be Hungary) we should have a chance at the World Aquatic Championships although with only two quotas available there’s a reasonable chance that we miss out. Weightlifting (1-2) - Barring an injury, Maude Charron is high enough in the rankings that she’s pretty much safe to qualify for Paris. Boady Santavy obliterated the Canadian record in his weighclass at the Doha Grand Prix, but is only 10th in the OQR. I do think he’ll eventually make it, but he’ll definitely need to improve on his number. Wrestling (5) - Despite our tough Worlds, I have us securing quotas in women’s 53kg, women’s 62kg, women’s 68kg, women’s 76kg, and men’s 125kg. Volleyball (13-26) - Men’s team has already qualified. While our women’s team is within touching distance of Netherlands for the final quota, I don’t have a good feeling about it.

Week 1 2024 (01/01 - 07/01) - WTA 500 Brisbane : 🏆 - Elena Rybakina🏆 2° - Aryna Sabalenka 3° - Linda Noskova 3° - Victoria Azarenka 5° - Anastasia Potapova 5° - Daria Kasatkina 5° - Mirra Andreeva 5° - Jelena Ostapenko • Doubles: 🏆 - Lyudmyla Kichenok🏆y Jelena Ostapenko🏆 2° - Greet Minnen y Heather Watson - WTA 250 Auckland : 🏆 - Coco Gauff🏆 2° - Elina Svitolina 3° - Emma Navarro 3° - Wang Xiyu 5° - Varvara Gracheva 5° - Marie Bouzkova 5° - Petra Martic 5° - Diane Parry • Doubles: 🏆 - Anna Danilina🏆 y Viktoria Hruncakova🏆 2° - Marie Bouzkova y Bethanie Mattek-Sands - WTA 125 Canberra : 🏆 - Nuria Parrizas🏆 2° - Harriet Dart 3° - Clara Tauson 3° - Katie Volynets 5° - Oceane Dodin 5° - Nao Hibino 5° - Maya Joint 5° - Anna Bondar

announced it was entering two relay teams. The men's 4x100 medley and the womens 4x100 freestyle They're currently ranked 13th in women's 4x100 medley (so believe they're safe enough there). The men's 4x100m medley are also 13th but there's less than half a second between them and the 5 teams behind them The women's 4x100m free relay are currently 15th and would need to improve this time round IMO

Small comparison Tokyo vs Paris predictions Europe ALB 9-6 AND 2-6 ARM 17-19 AUT 73-79 AZE 44-43 BEL 123-168 BIH 7-6 BUL 42-39 CRO 60-74 CYP 15-16 CZE 109-94 DEN 104-116 EST 33-22 FIN 45-62 FRA 380-540 hosts GEO 33-30 GER 392-403 GBR 375-330 GRE 75-62 HUN 172-185 ISL 4-11 IRL 120-107 ISR 89-85 ITA 366-367 KOS 11-9 LAT 32-37 LIE 5-3 LTU 42-61 LUX 12-13 MLT 6-5 MDA 20-22 MON 6-7 MNE 34-33 NED 267-207 MKD 8-4 NOR 93-103 POL 206-210 POR 92-77 ROU 102-96 SMR 5-6 SRB 87-111 SVK 41-28 SLO 53-80 ESP 328-365 SWE 133-119 SUI 113-120 TUR 105-90 UKR 149-124 Many NOC stay more or less the same, but there are some quite big changes.

Thanks for catching that! I'll do a minor update this weekend.

I believe you will be very close with the Ireland numbers. We should get 2/3 more in Boxing and probably no divers. Otherwise you are spot on.

My biggest hope is that Poland will have 0 doping issues in Paris though. Noone does anything stupid this time. 0 is my fav number here

Tried to count it for Poland myself… I am worried that rugby W team will not qualify… that’s -12 i don’t see we can qualify in diving… that’s -3. Or maybe one individual - that would be -2 i don’t know much about rhythmic gymnastics but I don’t see it happen either… -1 i think we qualify 3 athletes in sports climbing - Ola Mirosław is already in and I think we get one more girl and one more boy in speed - that’s +1 50 quotas in athletics is a lot but I think it may be even more although we won’t be that strong like in Tokyo for sure, we were so lucky in Tokyo that things like that just can’t happen twice . I think we qualify a lot of relays and we send everyone who is in by world rankings . One possible drama is whether our heptathlete goes (Ada Sułek who is pregnant now but she is already qualified) . Heads (CEOs) of our Athletics Team don’t like her because she critized them heavily in Eugene WCH so as I know Polish reality now they will want her to prove that she’s in good form before the Olympics and they won’t send her if she’s not… but other will go without any extra tests… so I say it’s rather 60 quota in athletics +10 but there will be surely 2 or 3 injuries so it’s +7 in the end . But only 2 medals in athletics this time and I won’t be surprised if there is no gold overall around 195-200

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If things are true and this is Nadal's last year, then most likely he already played his final match in Australia. Not the way he wanted to go out.

^Not the first time https://sethfrantzman.com/2010/11/23/bloody-coexistence-inside-a-turkish-israeli-albanian-organ-trafficking-ring/

In den nächsten Wochen geht es in 5 Mannschaftssportarten um deren Qualifikationen. > Wasserball, Frauen + Männer > Handball, Männer > Hockey, Frauen + Männer Die erste Entscheidung dabei ist gerade gefallen. Die Wasserballerinnen konnten leider nicht überraschen. Sie haben sich nicht für die Weltmeisterschaft qualifiziert. Dies steht fest nachdem sie gerade das Achtelfinale der Europameisterschaft gegen Frankreich 6:14 verloren haben. Schade aber ehrlich gesagt konnte ich auch keine Steigerung ihres Spiels erkennen.