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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.

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.

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.

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

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).

There is a Chinese women hockey league? With Americans playing in there? I suppose they didn't have any visa issues?

Australian politicians can always throw Tennis Australia under the bus and Djokovic gets swept away in the process. Serbian fans don't vote in the Australian elections after all

Everyone knows Djokovic's lawyers will try to find a plausible excuse. Well, the first attempt kinda failed. Let's see what they come up with tomorrow

[hide] Preliminary Round January 9th - January 20th, 2022 24 Nations, 6 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nation from each Group + the 4 best 3rd-placed Nations will qualify for the Round of 16 Group A Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 9th 2022, h. 17:00 Cameroon 2 0 Burkina Faso January 9th 2022, h. 20:00 Ethiopia 0 1 Cape Verde January 13th 2022, h. 17:00 Cameroon 3 0 Ethiopia January 13th 2022, h. 20:00 Cape Verde 1 2 Burkina Faso January 17th 2022, h. 17:00 Cape Verde 0 2 Cameroon January 17th 2022, h. 17:00 Burkina Faso 2 1 Ethiopia Group B Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 10th 2022, h. 14:00 Senegal 2 0 Zimbabwe January 10th 2022, h. 17:00 Guinea 3 1 Malawi January 14th 2022, h. 14:00 Senegal 1 0 Guinea January 14th 2022, h. 17:00 Malawi 1 2 Zimbabwe January 18th 2022, h. 17:00 Malawi 0 3 Senegal January 18th 2022, h. 17:00 Zimbabwe 0 1 Guinea Group C Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 10th 2022, h. 17:00 Morocco 0 0 Ghana January 10th 2022, h. 20:00 Comoros 0 2 Gabon January 14th 2022, h. 17:00 Morocco 4 0 Comoros January 14th 2022, h. 20:00 Gabon 1 3 Ghana January 18th 2022, h. 20:00 Gabon 1 2 Morocco January 18th 2022, h. 20:00 Ghana 3 0 Comoros Group D Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 11th 2022, h. 17:00 Nigeria 2 2 Egypt January 11th 2022, h. 20:00 Sudan 0 1 Guinea-Bissau January 15th 2022, h. 17:00 Nigeria 3 0 Sudan January 15th 2022, h. 20:00 Guinea-Bissau 1 3 Egypt January 19th 2022, h. 20:00 Guinea-Bissau 1 3 Nigeria January 19th 2022, h. 20:00 Egypt 3 0 Sudan Group E Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 11th 2022, h. 14:00 Algeria 3 0 Sierra Leone January 12th 2022, h. 20:00 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 Ivory Coast January 16th 2022, h. 17:00 Ivory Coast 2 1 Sierra Leone January 16th 2022, h. 20:00 Algeria 3 0 Equatorial Guinea January 20th 2022, h. 17:00 Ivory Coast 1 2 Algeria January 20th 2022, h. 17:00 Sierra Leone 1 1 Equatorial Guinea Group F Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 12th 2022, h. 14:00 Tunisia 2 1 Mali January 12th 2022, h. 17:00 Mauritania 2 1 Gambia January 16th 2022, h. 14:00 Gambia 1 3 Mali January 16th 2022, h. 17:00 Tunisia 3 1 Mauritania January 20th 2022, h. 20:00 Gambia 0 3 Tunisia January 20th 2022, h. 20:00 Mali 2 1 Mauritania [/hide]

Hector in monster form. She could be unbeatable at the Olympics if she keeps this up. 6th place for Maryna Gasienica-Daniel (third time this season)