Wumo

Okay, I'M SORRY. This evening, I can't, too much emotions I don't remember the last time that I felt like this, two very similar scenarios, two very different outcomes. One very talented young lady - Liveta Jasiūnaitė saving the day for Lithuania and winning an extremely unexpected bronze medal, but a medal that means so so so much. Seeing a medal from someone other than Gudžius or Palšytė means trumendously for Lithuania, this is one of the most successful European Championships for us. I'm extremely happy with what I got to experience today and this is one of the days that'll stick with me for my entire life, just like Athens 2004 with Skujytė

Go Sarah!!! Four golds! 

Morozov will be 4. You will see

Beckmann and Buys, cool  

The 10000 m runners will be happy though.

The 49er armada
 
 

I would recommend forecasting, instead of the current result.
Forecasting: http://www.ten7events.com/2018-ec-10/standings-sorted-by-forecasts/

Whoever predicted Ingebrigtsen clean sweep just had a heart attack...
 

The surprising 2015 400m hurdles world champion, Nicholas Bett of Kenya, has died in a road accident today, aged 28 
https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/-Nicholas-Bett-dies-in-Nandi-road-crash/1100-4702938-u5p43tz/index.html

Some "fans" can't resist getting near the runners

Greenlandic rebels 

Medaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal

http://www.ten7events.com/2018-ec-10/standings-sorted-by-forecasts/

Some thoughts about the completed competitions on the rest day:
 
In men's sprint, the favourite, the king of sprint, Daniel Hubmann, defended his title. He has now won 3 times and won a total of 9 medals on the distance (both are records). Everything must be good as gold for our mates in New Zealand after Tim Robertson won their first ever medal at a WCH, and the second medal for any athlete outside Europe. The last man on the podium is certainly also a happy fellow. Andreas Kyburz won his first medal at a WCH. He can show it to his brother, and succesfull orienteering-runnner, Matthias Kyburz. Maybe they have started a new family tradition?  
Side note: Yannick Michiels was only half a second from winning  first ever medal! @heywoodu must be so upset about it. 
 
In women's sprint, Maja Alm wrote history by winnning her 4th consecutive gold medal on the distance, most by any female runner. She also became the first orienteering-runnner, who has won 4 consecutive WCH gold medals on a induvidual distance in the history of the orienteering world championships. 
The woman on the second step of the podium, Tove Alexandersson, is also on a historical mission. She can become the first runner to win a medal on every distance (including relay) a the same world championship. She already have 2, only 3 to go. Bronze medallist, Judith Wyder, won her 10th medal at a WCH, She establishes herself as one of Switzerland's most succesfull runner, only behind Daniel Hubmann and the legandary Simone Niggli-Luder.
 
The sprint relay went as expected. No nation was close to the favourites of . Switzerland came second and a nice bronze medal to Denmark. 
 
Tomorrow starts the real WCH. Athletes travel from beatiful Riga to Sigulda. The middle distance for men and women is on the program near the magnificent ravine of the Gauja river valley. 
 
I will post results and, probably, post some pictures from the competitions. An update could be up already tomorrow evening, otherwise the day after. 
For now, it is over and out. 
 

I never thought I would see this. This can only happen on totallympics.  

 

I still have two in the running

I know the feeling...

Bekric So happy to see him again on big competiton!

no, no...I only like one kind of "mixed event"...and it's not properly a sports discipline, even if somebody refers to it as to a kind of "gymnastics"...

Hey everyone. I will post results, clips and maybe give some personal thoughts throughout the championship. 
 
Official site: 
https://www.woc2018.lv/

Wow, once again they'll use that pre-qualified to semifinals nonsense. In 2016 they had the excuse with the Olympics coming up, but this time it's plain stupid!
 
Why don't they introduce pre-qualified finalists as well? Or better yet, pre-qualified medalists?

I never thought I would see this. This can only happen on totallympics.  

 

Who remember this?