Monzanator

Some people here still believe in the Olympic boycott?

[hide] Main Round - Group 1 and 3 December 6th - December 11th, 2023 24 Nations, The 1st, 2nd-Placed Nations from each Group will qualify Quarterfinals. Group 1 Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 7th 2023, h. 15:30 Senegal 9 Hungary December 7th 2023, h. 18:00 Montenegro 5 Croatia December 7th 2023, h. 20:30 Sweden 15 Cameroon December 9th 2023, h. 15:30 Croatia 10 Cameroon December 9th 2023, h. 18:00 Senegal 13 Montenegro December 9th 2023, h. 20:30 Hungary 3 Sweden December 11th 2023, h. 15:30 Cameroon 1 Senegal December 11th 2023, h. 18:00 Hungary 4 Croatia December 11th 2023, h. 20:30 Montenegro 1 Sweden Group 3 Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 7th 2023, h. 15:30 Serbia 4 Poland December 7th 2023, h. 18:00 Germany 3 Romania December 7th 2023, h. 20:30 Denmark 9 Japan December 9th 2023, h. 15:30 Romania 5 Japan December 9th 2023, h. 18:00 Serbia 4 Germany December 9th 2023, h. 20:30 Poland 11 Denmark December 11th 2023, h. 15:30 Japan 2 Serbia December 11th 2023, h. 18:00 Poland 2 Romania December 11th 2023, h. 20:30 Germany 4 Denmark [/hide]

Yeah, stopped clock doesn't work in football. There are too long periods when the ball is out of play not to mention injuries (fake or real). The art of time-wasting is too developed compared to any other sports not to mention frequent possession changes make it impossible to penalise any infractions with a change of possession itself (like in basketball for instance).

Third-place team will qualify. The third-place match is scheduled to take place by rules anyway. Back in League B beat 2-0 in the last match to end the competition with five wins and one draw. Not like we can do any damage in League A but maybe we don't lose all the matches next season

The added time is only getting longer and that is by design. Eight minutes added on are hardly shocking according to the new guidances. Well, the art of time-wasting only gets tougher

[hide] Main Round - Group 2 and 4 December 6th - December 11th, 2023 24 Nations, The 1st, 2nd-Placed Nations from each Group will qualify Quarterfinals. Group 2 Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 6th 2023, h. 15:30 South Korea 1 Slovenia December 6th 2023, h. 18:00 France 6 Austria December 6th 2023, h. 20:30 Norway 12 Angola December 8th 2023, h. 15:30 Austria 1 Angola December 8th 2023, h. 18:00 South Korea 4 France December 8th 2023, h. 20:30 Slovenia 10 Norway December 10th 2023, h. 15:30 Angola 5 South Korea December 10th 2023, h. 18:00 Slovenia 4 Austria December 10th 2023, h. 20:30 France 3 Norway Group 4 Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 6th 2023, h. 15:30 Ukraine 3 Czechia December 6th 2023, h. 18:00 Spain 11 Argentina December 6th 2023, h. 20:30 Netherlands 1 Brazil December 8th 2023, h. 15:30 Brazil 6 Argentina December 8th 2023, h. 18:00 Czechia 4 Spain December 8th 2023, h. 20:30 Ukraine 8 Netherlands December 10th 2023, h. 15:30 Argentina 5 Ukraine December 10th 2023, h. 18:00 Czechia 2 Brazil December 10th 2023, h. 20:30 Netherlands 2 Spain [/hide]

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the UK Championship for the 8th time - 30 years after his first victory at age 17.

ski jumping is alive! (at least for the women). I said this before Red Bull sponsoring Loutitt is a no-brainer Over in the men Paweł Wąsek didn't get a jump in the first round because one of the event helpers accidentally took his boots from the tower That is probably a first, we've seen DNS due to goggles failure before but not this.

Meanwhile in Polish Ekstraklasa...

Full draw. Group B is the death star and @hckošiceshould be happy with the Slovakian group Poland should be lucky IF we even qualify and we stand no chance in this group anyway.

Good draw for so far. Past-prime Belgium and Romania... Italy goes to Spain, Croatia and Albania

women's team beat 1-0 and advanced to Division A of the Nations League with one game remaining.

That's quite a change allthough I suppose the backing comes from private sponsors? Makes me recall Ingemar Mayr changing from Austria to Netherlands but his mother was Dutch so there was that.

[hide] Group Stage November 29th - December 5th, 2023 32 Nations, The 1st, 2nd and 3rd-Placed Nations from each Group will qualify Main Round. Group A Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 1st 2023, h. 18:00 Croatia 14 Senegal December 1st 2023, h. 20:30 Sweden 13 China December 3rd 2023, h. 15:30 Croatia 5 China December 3rd 2023, h. 18:00 Senegal 21 Sweden December 5th 2023, h. 18:00 China 4 Senegal December 5th 2023, h. 20:30 Sweden 8 Croatia Group B Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 November 30th 2023, h. 18:00 Montenegro 12 Cameroon November 30th 2023, h. 20:30 Hungary 22 Paraguay December 2nd 2023, h. 18:00 Paraguay 21 Montenegro December 2nd 2023, h. 20:30 Hungary 16 Cameroon December 4th 2023, h. 18:00 Cameroon 6 Paraguay December 4th 2023, h. 20:30 Montenegro 4 Hungary Group C Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 November 29th 2023, h. 18:00 South Korea 7 Austria November 29th 2023, h. 20:30 Norway 10 Greenland December 1st 2023, h. 18:00 South Korea 1 Greenland December 1st 2023, h. 20:30 Austria 15 Norway December 3rd 2023, h. 18:00 Greenland 7 Austria December 3rd 2023, h. 20:30 Norway 8 South Korea Group D Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 November 30th 2023, h. 18:00 Slovenia 3 Iceland November 30th 2023, h. 20:30 France 11 Angola December 2nd 2023, h. 15:30 Slovenia 2 Angola December 2nd 2023, h. 18:00 Iceland 6 France December 4th 2023, h. 18:00 Angola 1 Iceland December 4th 2023, h. 21:00 France 4 Slovenia Group E Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 1st 2023, h. 18:00 Romania 17 Chile December 1st 2023, h. 20:30 Denmark 13 Serbia December 3rd 2023, h. 18:00 Romania 5 Serbia December 3rd 2023, h. 20:30 Chile 24 Denmark December 5th 2023, h. 18:00 Serbia 16 Chile December 5th 2023, h. 20:30 Denmark 9 Romania Group F Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 November 30th 2023, h. 18:00 Germany 4 Japan November 30th 2023, h. 20:30 Poland 14 Iran December 2nd 2023, h. 18:00 Iran 22 Germany December 2nd 2023, h. 20:30 Poland 3 Japan December 4th 2023, h. 18:00 Japan 15 Iran December 4th 2023, h. 20:30 Germany 3 Poland Group G Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 November 29th 2023, h. 18:00 Brazil 5 Ukraine November 29th 2023, h. 20:30 Spain 10 Kazakhstan December 1st 2023, h. 18:00 Kazakhstan 7 Brazil December 1st 2023, h. 20:30 Spain 12 Ukraine December 3rd 2023, h. 15:30 Ukraine 1 Kazakhstan December 3rd 2023, h. 18:00 Brazil 1 Spain Group H Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 November 30th 2023, h. 18:00 Netherlands 12 Argentina November 30th 2023, h. 20:30 Czechia 14 Congo December 2nd 2023, h. 15:30 Czechia 4 Argentina December 2nd 2023, h. 18:00 Congo 22 Netherlands December 4th 2023, h. 18:00 Argentina 13 Congo December 4th 2023, h. 20:30 Netherlands 7 Czechia Top 3 Place 1st 2nd 3rd Nation Norway Denmark Sweden [/hide]

Marusiak skipped Ruka on purpose, he will be back in Lillehammer. Boyd-Clowes suspended his career and won't compete this winter. Given his age (32yo) it's anyone's guess if he actually comes back (he missed the 14/15 season like that before but obviously he was much younger). The current season is without OG or Nordic World Champs (only Ski Flying WCh) so that maybe explains the decision.

It's an old problem and now reality will bite hard. Stoch 87.5 in qualifying and he looks completely washed. In 2026 things will look really hilarious. Obviously blaming Thurnbichler has started already. Yeah, that should solve the issues. I wonder how long until "experts" start calling for Maciusiak's or Sobczyk's return

Yeah, pick-six on a Hail Mary. Jets is the gift that keeps on giving

Cowboys CB DuRon Bland sets NFL record with his FIFTH interception TD of the season. And it's still November!

Apparently Baiba Bendika will travel to Ostersund

Thanksgiving game #1 will start soon. Lions (8-2) with their best season start since 1962 will host the Packers. First Thanksgiving game was played in 1934:

Playoffs draw: Division A vs vs Division B vs vs Division C vs vs Winners of the first pairing will be hosting the final matches.

Did IBU also ban the fluor wax like FIS? Even if that's the case, looks like it won't hamper the Norwegian dominance in biathlon whatsoever?

Too much risk involved if this opens the door for let's say autonomous Russian republics to be allowed in the same manner. No need to touch those colonial era relicts to create more problems. If Greenland is fine showing up under Denmark's flag then Faroe Islands don't have much choice either.

I wonder how long until FIS considers opening the alpine skiing season in Chile...

Poland into playoffs. The qualifying clown show is complete