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Mikael Kingsbury with WC victory #92, with gold in men’s moguls at the Idre Fjall WC!

Silver for Eleanor Harvey in women’s foil at the Vancouver WC!

Paolo Nicolai (beach volleyball)

Fair enough.

I’ll for sure be watching, but does this really need it’s own thread? I’m sure at most 5-7 users on here will be watching it, and we can discuss it on the main NHL thread

Four Nations Face Off rosters have been announced. Canada Forwards: Sam Bennett (FLA), Anthony Cirelli (TBL), Sidney Crosby (PIT), Brandon Hagel (TBL), Seth Jarvis (CAR), Travis Konecny (PHI), Nathan MacKinnon (COL), Brad Marchand (BOS), Mitch Marner (TOR), Connor McDavid (EDM), Sam Reinhart (FLA), Mark Stone (VGK) Defenseman: Cale Makar (COL), Josh Morrisey (WPG), Colton Parayko (STL), Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), Travis Sandheim (PHI), Shea Theadore (VGK), Devon Toews (COL) Goalies: Jordan Binnington (STL), Adin Hill (VKG), Sam Montembeault (MTL) United States Forwards: Matt Boldy (MIN), Kyle Connor (WPG), Jack Eichel (VGK), Jake Guentzel (TBL), Jack Hughes (NJD), Chris Kreider (NYR), Dylan Larkin (DET), Auston Matthews (TOR), JT Miller (VAN), Brock Nelson (NYI), Brady Tkachuk (OTT), Matthew Tkachuk (FLA), Vincent Trocheck (NYR) Defenseman: Brock Faber (MIN), Quinn Hughes (VAN), Adam Fox (NYR), Noah Hanifin (VGK), Charlie McAvoy (BOS), Jaccob Slavin (CAR), Zach Werenski (CBJ) Goalies: Connor Hellybuyck (WPG), Jake Oettinger (DAL), Jeremy Swayman (BOS) No Cole Caufield or Tage Thompson Finland Forwards: Sebastian Aho (CAR), Joel Armia (MTL), Aleksander Barkov (FLA), Roope Hintz (DAL), Kappo Kakko (NYR), Eric Haula (NJD), Patrik Laine (MTL), Artturi Lehkonen (COL), Eetu Luostarinen (FLA), Mikko Rantanen (COL), Teuvo Taravainen (CHI), Anton Lundell (FLA) Defenseman: Jani Hakanpaa (TOR), Miro Heiskanen (DAL), Esa Lindell (DAL), Niko Mikkola (FLA), Olli Maatta (UTA), Rasmus Ristolainen (PHI), Juuso Valimaki (UTA) Goalies: Juuse Saros (NSH), Kevin Lankinen (VAN), Ukko-Pekka (BUF) Sweden Forwards: Viktor Arvidsson (EDM), Jesper Bratt (NJD), Leo Carlsson (ANA), Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN), Filip Forsberg (NSH), William Karlsson (VGK), Adrian Kempe (LAK), Elias Lindholm (BOS), William Nylander (TOR), Gustav Nyquist (NSH), Lucas Raymond (DET), Elias Pettersson (VAN), Mika Zibanejad (NYR) Defenseman: Rasmus Andersson (CGY), Jonas Brodin (MIN), Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), Mattias Ekholm (EDM), Gustav Forsling (FLA), Erik Karlsson (PIT), Viktor Hedman (TBL) Goalies: Filip Gustavsson (MIN), Jacob Markstrom (NJD), Linus Ullmark (OTT) Kraken and Capitals are the only teams to go unrepresented. For Canada, Parayko over Weegar is certainly a choice, and I would’ve put Thompson over Montembeault. For Sweden, no Eklund or Zetterlund? I believe Eklund has 23 points on the season in 27 games.

Oh yeah, completely forgot

Czech Republic with a win in snowboarding? Huh???

Oh right, completely forgot

Another week of sports. NHL, NBA, NFL, Vakifbank Volleyball, Short Course Swimming Worlds, ISU Short Track WC Beijing, FIS Moguls WC Idre Fjall, FIS Freestyle/Snowboard WC Secret Garden, Luge WC Innsbruck, Bobsleigh WC Altenberg, Doha BPT Finals, FIS Alpine Skiing Beaver Creek/Mont Tremblant, UCI Champions League London

Team Homan win their 2nd Slam in a row at the GSOC Kioti National, defeating Hasselborg 7-6 in the final!

Sighel being the male athlete of the games for Italy is also wishful thinking with how dominant the Canadian men are at the moment Nothing Fontana has shown either that would prove she could be among the women to watch in long track speed skating.

GSOC Kioti National | Saint Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Men 1. Team Mouat 2. Team Jacobs 3. Team McEwen 3. Team Whyte Team Mouat have now won the first 3 slams to start the season, and keep their hope for a Grand Slam alive. They’d be the first team to ever achieve that feat. Women 1. Team Homan 2. Team Hasselborg 3. Team Kim 3. Team Einarson Team Homan were 5-2 down entering the 6th end and somehow managed to find a way to win. Now 40-2 on the season, including 5 titles, and are 107-9 in their last 116 games. Incredible consistency. Full Results

What about in an Olympic discipline?

Two of my favourite teams playing in the women’s final, rooting for Homan but mainly hoping for a great game

Big Air WC Beijing | Beijing, China Men Gold- Hiroto Ogiwara (169.50) Silver- Ian Matteoli (165.50) Bronze- Yang Wenlong (159.25) Wenlong with his first career WC podium! Pretty surprising to see all of the favourites finish in the bottom three positions Women Gold- Mia Brookes (179.75) Silver- Mari Fukada (176.75) Bronze- Anna Gasser (169.00) Brookes with her first career WC victory?!? Had to double check, because that statistic didn’t seem right at first. Full Results

Thanks

Bronze for Isabelle Weidemann in the women’s 3000m and silver for Valerie Maltais in the women’s mass start at the ISU Beijing WC! Blondin was DQ’d in the mass start FYI.

Schulting with her first career WC podium in speed skating, with silver in the 2nd 500m!

Parallel Slalom WC Mylin | Mylin, China Men Gold- Maurizio Bormolini Silver- Benjamin Karl Bronze- Gabriel Messner Women Gold- Sabine Payer Silver- Miki Tsubaki Bronze- Julie Zogg Full Results

And Gaudet eliminates Prommeger immediately after!

Pink takes down the ever consistent Lee by 0.03

Big Air WC Beijing | Beijing, China Women Gold- Tess Ledeux (168.25) Silver- Sarah Hoefflin (163.00) Bronze- Flora Tabanelli (159.50) Men Gold- Leo Landroe (183.00) Silver- Miro Tabanelli (182.25) Bronze- Dylan Deschamps (181.00) A great day for the Tabanelli siblings, with both of them on the podium! Full Results

Bronze for Dylan Deschamps in men’s big air at the Beijing WC. Honestly not quite sure how to feel about it… Harrington had a higher combined score than him and tied for the lead at 183.00 and yet somehow finished in 4th?

91.75 + 92.25 is 183.00, is it not?? Harrington should be tied for the lead alongside Frostad, and not 4th? WTF, I’m so confused…