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Alimbekava 3rd also with 10/10 but over 30 seconds behind.

Wierer beats Alimbekava by 0,5 second!

Braisaz should be in there too.

Elvira finishes 21 seconds ahead of Olsbu. That should be game over.

Elvira Oeberg 8 secs ahead of Olsbu after second shooting! This will be a curious run to the finish.

Simon 7/10 only 2 secs behind Jislova 10/10 at finish.

Sola 7/10. TV director showing Innerhofer doing loops after 0 +4

Bib #1 Avvakumova broke her pole pushing off from the start

Apparently Vincent Kriechmayr tested positive for COVID and will miss Wengen.

Djokovic has been caught lying and it must be so bad that he had to come out in public and admit it. Of course you can believe in his "agent making a mistake" like travelling from Serbia to Spain is not considered a travel. Yeah, good luck finding idiots who believe in that.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-59935127

Common sense would suggest Shiffrin & Vlhova have two OG medals locked up but you never know with these one-off courses. I won't be surprised if someone else comes to win totally from the left-field in Beijing.

Chances of Liensberger getting hot are maybe smaller compared to last season?

Yeah, I watched that game. A walk-on QB beats a Heisman Trophy winner. Even Georgia fans were critical of this Bennett guy and he committed less mistakes than the 5-star recruit. Any loss for Nick Saban-led team is good. Tired of this guy and the Alabama college "dynasty".

Back in the NFL, NY Giants HC Joe Judge has been fired (well deserved) but this franchise has a long way to go (since QB Daniel Jones is not the guy either).

Steven Caulker plays for Sierra Leone?

Yeah, it was like a pro playing a club level junior. Rybakina could enter Top 10 after Australian Open as she can go really far there IMO. Raducanu has done nothing since USO and it will be a very long season for her.

29 minutes ago, Quaker2001 said:

More than a mild surprise on Flores.  Reports already killed the notion they did this to try and get Harbaugh.  Strange move that a rift with upper management means they'd fire a coach that won 8 of his last 9 games and had the Dolphins barely missing the playoffs.

The only reasonable explanation is that Flores didn't want Tua and maybe was lobbying for DeShaun Watson trade? Hence the power struggle. Coming from NE he knows best how elite QB can raise a B-level offense if needed. Tua cannot do that no matter that Davante Parker and Will Fuller contributed very little if nothing. Dolphins can't run the ball and have zero weapons on offense other than Waddle & Gesicki. Watson would be a quick fix if not for the sexual harrasement mess. Might wanna ask Dolphins fans what they wanted, Flores + Watson or new HC + Tua?

Black Monday has hit the league as usual, Vikings HC Mike Zimmer out (no surprise), Bears HC Matt Nagy & GM Ryan Pace gone (no surprise), Dolphins HC Brian Flores gone (mild surprise).

Djokovic will be allowed to stay in Australia. Obviously he can afford lawyers that Voracova couldn't. Rich & famous always get the easier life. What else is new?

My team Las Vegas Raiders beat Los Angeles Chargers 35-32 after overtime and make the playoffs!!!   They play Cincinnati Bengals next!

Some drama in the early games as Indianapolis Colts lost to the 2-14 Jacksonville Jaguars and let Pittsburgh Steelers in as the #7 seed.

More drama in te NFC where LA Rams blew a 17-0 lead vs San Francisco 49ers and therefore Niners make the playoffs as the expense of New Orleans Saints.

1 hour ago, Quaker2001 said:

I'm a Jets fan, so it's sad to see the Giants devolving into as much of a mess as the Jets are.  I understand why they might give Judge another shot, but how can they possibly have faith he's the guy to bring them success.

Joe Judge running a QB sneak on a 3&9. This is clown show on wheels.

Meanwhile TJ Watt has tied Michael Strahan's season sack record and still has 30 minutes to set a new one! Not a good day for Giants!

Last week of the regular season. Broncos lost to Chiefs yesterday and HC Vic Fangio has been fired today after three losing seasons.

Vikings' Mike Zimmer & Bears' Matt Nagy will probably be booted tomorrow (funnily enough those teams play each other tonight) but some highly underperforming coaches like Matt Rhule and Joe Judge will probably survive.

14 minutes ago, dcro said:

Phew. I guess the world is not ending today.

It would be hilarious if Holdener wins in Beijing so be careful. Paoletta Magoni is the only slalom Olympic Champion who had zero World Cup wins when she won OG (she later had one win).

Yup, Vlhova wins. Holdener 2nd

Polish ES already says Holdener has no chance at winning

Holdener leads Kranjska Gora slalom after the first run but you just know she will blow it like always

Top 10 in Poland (Przeglad Sportowy Plebiscite)

1. ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI (football)
2. Anita Włodarczyk (hammer throw)
3. Bartosz Zmarzlik (speedway)
4. Dawid Tomala (race walking)
5. Wojciech Nowicki (hammer throw)
6. Maria Andrejczyk (javelin)
7. Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczmarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński, Dariusz Kowaluk, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik (mixed 4x400 relay athletics)
8. Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska, Marta Wieliczko, Maria Sajdak, Katarzyna Zillmann (rowing)
9. Karolina Naja, Anna Puławska (spirint canoeing)
10. Tadeusz Michalik (wrestling)

Special Awards:

Coach of the Year: Aleksander Matusiński (400 m athletics)

Team of the Year: Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (volleyball, CEV Champions League winner)

Marius Lindvik wins his first event of the season. R. Kobayashi with a poor 2nd round but still 4th and gains points over Geiger.

Team competition tomorrow. Only 8 teams will probably enter since didn't bother to bring a fourth guy after Ammann left.

19 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

There are quite a lot of Serbs in Aus, but I don’t know if they occupy crucial swing constituences.

Yeah, I'm well aware of the Balkan diaspora in Australia but I assume the local politicians want to appease the Aboriginal voters more? I have no idea how the ethnicity numbers look like in the urban states (Victoria, Queensland or NSW).