Josh

BEST MALE ATHLETE for sportsmen in Olympic sports #1: Leon Marchand #2: Armand Duplantis #3: Marco Odermatt #4: #5: Tadej Pogacar #6: BEST FEMALE ATHLETE for sportswomen in Olympic sports #1: Summer McIntosh #2: #3: #4: #5: #6: BEST NON-OLYMPIC ATHLETE for athletes in Non-Olympic sports and disciplines #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6: BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE for athletes with a disability #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6: BEST YOUTH ATHLETE for athletes up to 18 years old (born after January 1st, 2006) (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6: BEST MEN'S TEAM for national men's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6: BEST WOMEN'S TEAM for national women's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6: BEST DOUBLES/PAIR OR MIXED TEAM for doubles and pairs or mixed teams and groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6: BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR for the most improved athlete (aged 19 or over) or national team (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) #1: Adriana Ruano #2: Joan-Benjamin Gaba #3: Truls Moregardh #4: Cole Hocker #5: #6: COMEBACK OF THE YEAR for athletes or national teams who made a comeback performance in 2024 (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6: SPORT MOMENT OF THE YEAR for any sport moment from 2024 #1: Charlie Lindgren’s (own) goalie goal against the Lightning in the NHL #2: Rachel Homan’s split for 3 in the 9th end of World Championships final #3: Faroe Island’s tie against Norway at the Men’s Handball World Championships #4: Vinesh Phogat beating Yui Suisaki in women’s wrestling at the Olympics #5: Truls Moregardh beating Wang Chuqin in men’s singles table tennis at the Olympics #6: But there’s so many, it’s really hard to choose… OLYMPIC SPIRIT AWARD for athletes or teams related to the 2024 Summer Olympics or Paralympics who exemplify the spirit of sportsmanship in the Games or showed great determination in overcoming obstacles #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:

I’m voting tomorrow but I might need time to edit my predictions

After a Men’s World Juniors campaign that was so disastrous that I didn’t even want to talk about it at all… (Easton McCowan I hope you never put a Team Canada jersey on ever again, and management that’s what you get for leaving so many big players off the roster) there’s more Hockey Canada embarrassment at the Women’s U18 Worlds We’re tied with Slovakia, YES Slovakia… 2-2 after 2 periods. 45-5 in shots, but the team isn’t looking dangerous at all… Not gonna rag on them because they’re only kids but these girls need to wake up.

Yep, women’s trials will (hopefully too, because of how dominant they are) be boring in terms of the winner, but you never know what’ll happen. Men’s trials has Gushue, Jacobs, McEwen, and Dunstone all in contention.

Realistically, I think there’s about a 5% chance they don’t by World Championships, and about a 0.01% chance at all, because well it’s Peterman/Gallant… but yeah you’re right. I know you must be super happy with the result, I believe you were rooting for them from the beginning? (I was too)

Peterman/Gallant will be Canada’s Olympic representatives after defeating Homan/Bottcher 10-5 in the Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Final. Undefeated all week long, just incredible

And it’s all over! Peterman/Gallant cap off their unbeaten week with a win in the final and are going to the Olympics!!

Homan with a shot for 4 to make things interesting, but the red stone jams on the yellow stone in the back 8 and they only score the 2. 8-5 Peterman/Gallant with hammer coming home. Almost seems inevitable at this point.

Homan/Bottcher convert on their power-play, with a wide open draw for two. With how this game has been going, and that whiff by Brett, slightly underwhelming of a score but at least it’s something? Peterman/Gallant up 6-3 and have the hammer in the 6th end.

After 4 ends, Peterman/Gallant with a commanding 6-1 lead over Homan/Bottcher after scoring a 2 in the 4th. I can really tell how badly Peterman/Gallant want to make it to the Olympics, what a performance by them so far. Still lots of game to go though, and I wouldn’t put it past Homan/Bottcher to make a comeback.

And there’s a good shot by Bottcher, as he executes on the short run

Peterman has arrived

Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials final between Peterman/Gallant and Homan/Bottcher, here we go! (I’m aware I’m late, I’ve been typing this in between rocks)

Odermatt, and I’ll do the rest later

Tran/Kleiter and Homan/Bottcher defeat Jones/Laing and Cotter/Cotter to advance to the 3v4 playoff game. Winner to the semifinals (against the 1v2 playoff game loser, either Weagle/Epping or Psterman/Gallant), and the loser is eliminated.

Lott/Lott and Walker/Muyers both out Well… I hope the final will be Peterman/Gallant v. Homan/Bottcher. Them or one of them with Weagle/Epping, I don’t trust any of the other pairings.

Club season volleyball, NFL, NHL, NBA, some tennis, Men’s World Junior Hockey Champs, Canadian Curling Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials, and Bobsleigh/Luge/Skeleton/Alpine Skiing WC’s January 1 4:30 PM: Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials - Jones/Laing v. Walker/Muyers 8:00 PM: ATP Brisbane 250 - Tiafoe v. Mpetshi Perricard January 2 6:00 AM: Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials - Peterman/Gallant v. Lott/Lott 2:00 PM: Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials - 1v2 Playoffs 4:30 PM: IIHF Men’s Hockey World Juniors Quarterfinal - Canada v. Czech Republic 7:00 PM: NHL - Canucks v. Kraken January 3 10:00 AM: Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials - Lv3 Playoffs 3:00 PM: Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials - Page 1v2 Playoffs 7:00 PM: NHL - Canucks v. Predators January 4 6:00 AM: Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials - Semifinal 10:00 PM: Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials - Final 4:30 PM: IIHF Men’s Hockey World Juniors Semifinal - TBD v. TBD (only if Canada advances) January 5 12:30 PM: IIHF Men’s Hockey World Juniors Bronze Medal Match - TBD v. TBD 4:30 PM: IIHF Men’s Hockey World Juniors Gold Medal Match - TBD v. TBD January 6 4:30 PM: NHL - Canucks v. Canadiens January 8 4:30 PM: NHL - Canucks v. Capitals

As long as it’s not multiple countries worldwide (unless it’s countries bordering each other…), anywhere in India, Saudi Arabia, and probably even Doha I’m fine with pretty much anywhere.

Excellent news, I’ve just talked to Devin and all matches will be live streamed for free on the Curling Canada YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@curlingcanada?si=qAScw4KIBTe7rdHO

My favourite part

Merry Christmas to all my fellow Totallympians!

Curling Canada+ has the rights to it, unfortunately it won’t be streamed on TV.

Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials start in less than a week!

My mistake then

Gold for Reece Howden during the second race day of the Innichen WC. Otherwise a pretty disappointing outing for the Canadian team… with no medals on the women’s side and only one on the men’s side