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so variola didn't start, and cipulis is done. Deen needs to go from 20th to 15th on the second run. Canada has qualified three for the 4man now.

Yeah, she is in 37th with 9 americans ahead of her, just switched from us team to brazil.

Novak is certainly eligible, just not qualified. The FIS have him listed https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/allocation/owg/fs/2022?gender=M&event=AE&page=1 here, and he is in 39th place. With max quotas removed he is still the 8th reserve.

Looks right to me. I crunched the numbers and now all Canada has to do to get a 3rd sled in the 4-man is have Spring finish in the top 20 (he needs 66 points). The russians could have made it interesting by switching up their drivers on the last weekend and giving Stulnev a WC start. Deen needs to outscore Variola by 102 for the last spot with 2 sleds (Variola's score improves if he finishes above 25th).

The IBU updated the qualify points list today after the last eligible race, is there any chance that there could still be any changes?

One day left with just a couple of things left to decide; In the Women's can Andreutti pull off a miracle (top 6) and catch Boch for the last quota in the 2s, GER and CAN are in with 3, USA, CHN, RUS, SUI are in with 2, then AUT, ROU, AUS, GBR, BEL are in with 1. The monobob has USA,GER,CAN,CHN in with 2 and then RUS, AUS, SUI, ROU, AUT, FRA, NED, KOR, SVK, JAM, UKR, ITA. Nigerian just missed a last day miracle. The 4man has all the countries decided but down to the wire between RUS and CAN for 3 sleds, and ITA, GBR, and (can Cipulis pull off a miracle) maybe LAT for the last spot with 2 sleds.

In tomorrow's monobob race, Silva has to finish 15th or better to catch Andreutti, unless Andreutti finishes 17th or better, for the last olympic spot. To catch Hunko of Ukraine Silva needs to be 13th or better, and Andreutti needs to be 16th or better.

holey cow Taylor Austin racing in a WC race tomorrow. Canada is certain of 3 sleds for Beijing anyway but might a good sign that they fully intend to send him.

I did already if you have a question

I think it is doubtful that they will update Olympic standings, however last time they published a detailed pdf pretty quickly. There was very little change from today's race anyway.

And Bulgaria did not start! So KAZ starts off well and needs to stay in top 13.

Well she is competing in Winterberg in a very reduced field, only 7 entered. A top 3 finish would put her ahead of silva from brazil in the final spot but..... If Silva finishes better than 17th in St. Moritz she improves her score and Hunko of Ukraine (also competing in Winterberg) could still finish ahead of both of them. Hunko also had a 3rd place (would improve her score by 18 points) taken away for some reason (the whole event in Altenberg is not being counted for some reason).

Looks like the FIS removed Azerbaijan from their alpine lists today. Strange that they were on there in the first place if there is no one who meets the minimum standards. The closest (I think) is Kostov who needs a couple more results.

Fair points. The Nigerian bobsled is going to end up being close and were competitive, I was really cheering for them to make it. I guess I find the recent story about Frimpong hard to swallow though. His heartbreak over the covid test is weird, why does he believe that he was going substantially better than his earlier results this season. It is not like he did not have opportunities, and he was not close.

And Doyle is not eligible to compete in Saint-Moritz so it is the Romanian Enanche who is closest, who really was closest anyway needing 81 points, or a 17th place. In the Women's Bessard moved up with the EC races, so Terauda is the final qualifier, Stratton has no real chance of catching up. Zunte is not racing so the two starters race is done.

I am finding this last minute plea by Frimpong a little ridiculous. He seems to be saying that positive covid test has made it impossible to qualify, not crappy uncompetitive results. Maybe I am wrong, but I was glad they stopped the continental qualifiers.

https://www.biathlonresults.com/ gives a listing, but you have to look through the list. It is sortable by country. Wikipedia is maintaining a list as well. It would be out of date likely because China moved into the top 20 today.

wow looks like Ghana made it, thank you for the tip to watch for this result.

looks like friday could be a lot of fun; the relay could determine who gets to send a relay team. Bulgaria vs. Kazakhstan. Have to dive into the numbers to see who has a better chance to improve their score, but I would say that it is unlikely that KAZ will be able to improve by 42 points in one event. So KAZ needs a 13th place finish in the relay to gain enough points (50), but BUL improves their score if they finish above 18th. If KAZ starts off well it will be a lot of fun to watch to the end.

Is there any other countries that could still qualify that haven't already?

Does anybody know why the Altenberg EC for the women is not being counted in the rankings? It affects Olympic qualification I think.

I don't understand, basically Spring has to come in the top 18 in the final WC for Canada to qualify 3 sleds in four man. Two man, where they missed two races to covid, they are a lock for 3 sleds. Are you saying that Spring is not racing next week or next weeks event is cancelled?

I would not thought it possible a couple of months ago, but the Chinese women are going to crack the top 20 and send 4 to the olympics. Not sure if it will be Kazakhstan or Bulgaria getting bumped.

No, they are in a big tie where the tie-breaker is highest single result. New Zealand who be first but I doubt Cox has met the minimum standards, and then Bulgaria, then Ireland.