Monzanator

Herein lies the problem, the code is ALL that matters. It's like PFF ranking system in the NFL. Today's gymnastics is like robotics, Execution is deemed irrelevant because of the technical score. It's downright crazy and very unenjoyable.

Yeah, Maroney won Olympic silver while landing flat on her ass. Difficulty tarriff tops common sense in modern gymnastics. Not a fan.

This must be piss-poor era for gymnastics. AA champion with two falls and it's still deserved

Is there any sport that heywoodu doesn't follow?

Hmm.. I've read that Harrachov is basically out of order unless they renovate it and I don't know what's cooking at Liberec?

Well, Czech Republic also went down the ski jumping gutter even quicker than Finland. This sport has become even more elusive than before. The fruit is hanging as low as it ever did. Don't remember any Slovakians in ski jumping since Martin Mesik (sp?) tbh.

Not surprising. His injuries were like from a plane crash survivor or something.

Ski jumping is exception from the rule in Poland. However when Stoch, Zyla co. hang up their skis we can drop to the levels of Finland where any Top 30 placing will be a reason for success. We've wasted one generation already as our B team is errupting in flames. We don't have any staying power from boys born in the late 90s. Okay, this isn't a ski jumping thread but it's a really low-hanging fruit compared to alpine skiing. We have ONE senior member in the alpine skiing team (Maryna G-D). The men's team has been disbanded and we have a bunch of no-name juniors. Maciej Bydlinski was told he's too old to be provided for by our fed and retired at age 28. He's an Eurosport expert now. Our most famous slalom piste at Nosal hasn't been renovated since the 1980s. We're lucky it hasn't been closed down despite various rumours over the years. Jasna is like a Rolls compared to this joint

Well, the Jasna complex has to provide some depth Poland is like back in the stone age compared to Slovakia. Hell, every single infrastructure or renovation is funded by the Slovakians on our side of the border already

Library ain't a modern thing

I've heard about Caravaggio long before wikipedia was invented I wonder how would these modern kids learn about stuff without the luxury of internet?

Janne Ahonen has announced his retirement... again

We need to make a list of sports which hasn't held their World Champs in Qatar already. Football, athletics, handball and gymnastics are off this list already Money talks Arabic these days...

They probably didn't know any French painters' names then Or was Caravaggio a sculptor?

I think Mowinckel's otherwise unexpected success last season made the coaches a little bolder in selection. Besides the post-OG season usually throws up more new names than any other in the 4-year cycle. Men's GS could be a mess based on the weather reports. It's supposed to snow all day and night in Solden and the wind could be stronger.

I understood them saying "extra ordinary" but I don't know whether they were talking about Brignone or Worley... probably the former

The Italians sound pretty hyped on Rai so I guess they're happy with Brignone's result

Mowinckel all over the place ...and still leads... that was Goggia-like for a GS run.

Polish team calls the new Norway girl Thea Louise and then jokes about having to learn a new name...

Marcin Szafranski says that Max Blardone is now Lara Gut's GS coach? How does that work? I guess Gut has a personal team rather than living off the Swiss Fed coaching tree? Blardone is still Rai Sport studio expert so it's not like he will travel with Lara to any of the venues.

Name a part of the human body that can be used to hit a round-shaped object and let's make it a SPORT!

2002 World Champion Sara Anzanello died of liver failure aged 38

People complain about everything these days

Excuse me but some sports can't be played outdoors during the entire calendar year in every corner of the globe. I'm sure there's no need to play beach volleyball indoors in Brazil but majority of the world doesn't have that luxury. Hence it's not really a farce.

Meanwhile Vettel blew another wheel-to-wheel situation. This guy will never win another title unless he's got a clearly superior car plus TO help