evil betty

'inside the games' writers are notoriously uninformed, and often just plain wrong.  Blog posts more than news.

'inside the games' writers are notoriously uninformed, and often just plain wrong.  Blog posts more than news.

very true.  I wonder if they will allow Russians and Belorussian doubles entrants.  I would think that would fall under the IOC direction to not allow team entries, but maybe not.

Sure they have, it's math.  The most ranking points that 7th place Japan can get is 3975, and the least that USA can get is 4050, Canada 4070. 

there is a full body element to it as well, and it fits over helmet and equipment.  Can do a couple laps around the ice during warm up with it on at tournaments.  Play a bugle while doing it sometimes also.

I love your profile pic.  Good laugh in this hard time, thanks.  

Sweden is out unless Canada loses, so GBR and Norway are semi-finalists no matter what happens.  Canada's crappy dsc numbers ensure they are 3rd in any 3 way tie for third.  

all Canada has to do now is beat the team that no one else could beat.  what could go wrong?

No, there can be a five way tie at 6 wins (USA or NOR/SWE/CAN/GBR and ITA) where they would all have 2 head-to-head wins.  It would come down to who had the worst DSC which cannot be certain yet.
I can list the game by game requirements for this if you like.

Especially after the bizarre interpretation of the rules that allowed Frimpong in last time;  was it the "clean list" or something so that 60 was really 100.

Especially after the bizarre interpretation of the rules that allowed Frimpong in last time;  was it the "clean list" or something so that 60 was really 100.

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.

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.

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). 

These should be the Two-Man quotas:
 
3 sleds:
 
 Canada
 Germany
 
2 sleds:
 
 Austria
 China
 Latvia
 ROC
 South Korea
 Switzerland
 United States
 
1 sled:
 
 Brazil
 Czechia
 France
 Great Britain
 Italy
 Jamaica
 Monaco
 Netherlands
 Romania
 Trinidad and Tobago
 
 Trinidad and Tobago becomes the 91st NOC to qualify. Netherlands should reject the quota which means that  Israel would get the last spot.  Croatia would be the first reserve.

He is basically trying to profit from COVID. How very commendable.
 
The best 7 results count for qualification, and COVID or no COVID, he already has 13 (!!) results this year.
 
Oh, and he also has the result from the test event where he placed 29th (last).
 
Goes in line with his prior self-promoting ways.

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.