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Our guys joked after the match that Neymar and Messi had a conversation before their matches. Neymar said "we're playing Croatia today", and Messi responded, "interesting, we're playing them on tuesday"

Decent shooting performance from our guys. 4 managed to qualify for the pursuit. But the double lap between shoots showed how far they still are in the ski speed compared with the best.

Imo, Kubacki would have won today, if he had some luck in the first round with the wind. It was his worst jump of the season. Very happy with Lanišek getting his 3rd victory of his career. I hope he can carry the momentum all the way to Planica.

Man Eva Urevc fell off. Perhaps she should also make a switch to biathlon like Anamarija did.

She's in Hochfilzen and will start in the relay. So far Živa is ahead of her in the running order. But she will no doubt get her chance this year. If not sooner than in Pokljuka at the very least.

Speaking of nearly misses. Bauer's 4th place in 2010 still haunts me. I still think if he got that bronze instead of Fak, he would have made a much bigger career. It always felt like that wooden medal broke him. He's an excellent commentator though.

Repinc, Ž. Klemenčič, Lampič, P. Klemenčič

Finally we have someone after Teja Gregorin.

Good debut for Lampič. Needs more experience but if she keeps her speed, she can be a world star

Anamarija Lampič is confirmed to start the sprint in Hochfilzn this week. Let's see how it turns out. I recon she can get points if she has a decent shoot. Say seven out of ten.

Wasn't Hinz injured in the summer?

It's amazing how some athletes just don't handle the pressure of leading after the first run. We will see tomorrow in Lena can overcome today.

Max Franz broke both of his legs in training. Is out for the entire season. Will see how this effects his career as he is already 33. https://germany.detailzero.com/news/194120/Max-Franz-is-out-of-action-for-the-entire-season.html

Important win against Croatia. It's always nice to win against neighbours. Hopefully they do it against Hungary too.

Nice to see some vintage ski jumping nations such as Fins and Czechs there. Hopefully they regain something and come back one day

Important win against Denmark. Next up is Sweden. Hopefully this wasn't the usual first round upset that our ladies are known for and that they will continue with this form. The expectations are 1/4 finals. This win really helps.

Meta Hrovat (alpine skiing) ends her career at just 24

Poor Anja Osterman was full of mixed emotions after the 500m kayak final today. First she thought she won the bronze medal, but they then ruled that she was 0.003s slower than Emma Jorgensen. She couldn't believe it. Then just a minute before the ceremony the judges overturned the results again this time giving both women the bronze medal. She almost came to the presentation in her racing gear

In Ping Pong, Swedish player Karlsson got injured. Looked like he hit the table really hard as there was blood and he couldn't hold the paddle afterwards.

Thanks for the reply. Information is hard to get here, as our national TV bought the rights to these games, but doesn't show any sport live, only a few select ones that garner interest. I wouldn't have even known we had a team in this final had I not checked the official site. It's really bad since everything is live on youtube, but we can't watch because out national tv has the rights (bought with tax payer money)...

Why were only two medals awarded? Is it based on time gaps? Seems a bit unfair since only 3 nations showed up.

Just saw the replay. They brought out the green screen to shield her. They must have feared the worst at the time.

A member of the Slovenian national team in cross-country skiing - 19-year-old Hana Mazi Jamnik - died in a tragic accident during a training session in Norway, the Skiing Association of Slovenia announced. A truck crashed into Kranjčanka shortly before 9 a.m. during skateboarding training in the Botshei tunnel on the road between Forsand and Joerpeland. As reported by Sportal, the victim was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Stavanger, but doctors were unable to save her life. Last year, Hana Mazi Jamnik won the title of world junior champion in skateboarding in Val di Fiemme in skating technique. It was silver in the classical technique. https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/zimski-sporti/v-nesreci-na-norveskem-umrla-mlada-slovenska-tekacica-na-smuceh/636953

Amazing run by Guček to finish second. He broke a new NR too! The one that stood for over 42 years!. Looks like the new crop of our athletes might have the potential to be our golden generation. With Sadek, Duhovnik, Tomassini, Guček, both hammer throwers, Apostolovski and even Čeh our future in athletics looks bright. And to think after Kozmus we thought we would never get a medal again.

Meanwhile I have all the confidence in Čeh to bring it home