Roamingrover86

lost against  at P.S.O. Pro League will resume in june.
 

There were lots of good moments , this olympics felt so special (I am talking of WOG). The last time I really enjoyed viewing WOG was in Sochi & this tops it. So many feel good moments, very well attended event with spectators filling up stands & making an atmosphere. So many top performances, but for me the  women team dominating the Biathlon event was really special. All 3 of them were just so good & gave top performance. I love it how the female commentator pronounced  Lou Jeanmonnot  & finally grazie mille  we loved it! Thanks for making me fall in love with winter sports again 

https://ljubljanafrogs.si/en/posts/final-teams-qualified-for-the-2026-ifaf-flag-football-world-championships
 
Men’s Teams (16)
Germany (hosts) American Samoa Australia Austria Brazil Canada France Great Britain Israel Italy Japan Mexico Nigeria Panama Switzerland United States

There were lots of good moments , this olympics felt so special (I am talking of WOG). The last time I really enjoyed viewing WOG was in Sochi & this tops it. So many feel good moments, very well attended event with spectators filling up stands & making an atmosphere. So many top performances, but for me the  women team dominating the Biathlon event was really special. All 3 of them were just so good & gave top performance. I love it how the female commentator pronounced  Lou Jeanmonnot  & finally grazie mille  we loved it! Thanks for making me fall in love with winter sports again 

Good point! I had totally forgot about that. And back in 2022 we still had national threads instead of clubs, so we have surely had a huge increase of replies in club's threads comparing to the old national threads (and the Canadian club was the most active one by far).
 
Nice to see the forum is in a good shape and let's now focus on summer sports with the LA28 qualifications starting very soon 

With the end of yet another Olympic Games comes the time of my traditional round-up of the activity in the forum. And we have a new record for a Winter Games, at least when it comes to the last 3 editions. 
 
One factor is that we had them back in Europe in a much more convenient time zone for many users, than the last two, which were in Asia.
 
Also having stuff before the Opening Ceremony plays a big factor, as Curling took advantage of the concentration of eyes early on. Having the largest program in sessions helps as well. 
 

Here is the final "almost medal" table by the way, congrats to Germany

Finnish olympic committee & our sports minister said that the target was 6 medals. FOR ONCE WE ACTUALLY ACHIEVED OUR TARGET
 
Our possible gold medal was just 0,5 seconds away(Nordic Combined)...

The best part of last nights closing ceremony was the highlight montage Eurosport made.
 
Anyone who didn't see it NEEDS to see it. Amazing.   Probably my second favourite montage of an OG after the London one in 2012.
 

 

I started with an 8 after a couple of days, well, now it's definitely a 9
 
great Olympics, wonderful competitions, amazing success on and off the field for  
 
at least once in my life I can say I'm proud to be Italian, proud to be from Milan
 
will keep these 2 weeks in my heart forever 

Hi @nitinsanker, @Indian Sports fan, @Fly_like_a_don, @Prashanth, @Roamingrover86 @tirtha22 @Vaibhav Manocha @Vaibhav (minchu) @sanjaydas @rohan sharma  @Dolby @Prakash @Sanjib @Shravan Kumar
 
With most of the sports' qualification documents released below is my qualification simulation based on rankings and current performances only for all NOC and events. Hope to hear your views as well
Link
 
Here are few revisions from my previous predictions
 
Equestrian
Anush Agarwalla doesn't qualify but we have a chance of qualifying an Eventing Team of Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza and Shashank Singh as they are second best set of riders from Group G. (Australia qualifes in WC quota)

Tennis
Highly Optimistic quota of Doubles pair of Yuki Bhambri and Rohan Bopanna who have combined ranking of 89
 
Table Tennis
Should qualify a Mixed Team which guarantees two singles qualification in both genders. Should qualify a doubles pair in Men, Women and Mixed
 
Our key sports like Cricket, Boxing and Athletics haven't released qualification documents yet
 
Summary - We are 24th ranked in terms of number of quotas across 16 sports and 4th highest in Asia behind  
 

It's weird to talk about attendance in %. Whats better 97% of a smaller stands or 90% of a bigger one?  
 

Volleyball CEV European League added to the 2026 calendar (assigns FIVB ranking points).
 
Archery ranking events added to the 2026 calendar (assigns ranking points for Mixed Team Compound).

Yes please! This will be a welcome addition & much deserved.

and  destroyed  
that was quite unexpected after the group stage games

They are already engaged in shootings, and they have threatened to start killing civilians

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have now officially come to an end. These were the fourth Winter Olympic Games since Totallympics was founded, and the eighth Olympic Games overall, including the Summer editions!
 
I truly hope you enjoyed these Games, and even more, that you enjoyed experiencing them here on Totallympics! 
 
The Olympic period always brings strong emotions, both positive and negative. Passion is what makes sport special, but sometimes frustration can spill over into comments on the forum. I hope no one felt hurt or upset by other users’ posts. I did my best to act quickly by editing or removing provocative comments, but I may have missed something along the way. If anyone felt offended by a post that was not removed, I sincerely apologize.
 
Now, after a well-deserved rest, it’s time to look ahead. Our focus shifts to Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games, and the road has already begun: the first direct Olympic qualification event starts in less than two weeks with the 2026 World Baseball Classic (check out our 2026 Qualification Calendar for all the details!), and many other indirect qualifications have already begun.
 
Some clubs were extremely active during the Games, and I hope you enjoyed following the Olympics together with your compatriots. Now it’s time to switch into “LA28 mode”! Please make sure your club includes a dedicated section for Los Angeles 2028, and feel free to start opening threads related to qualification events and early predictions. This is a great opportunity to attract new users, and whenever new members join Totallympics, I will make sure they are invited to their respective national club.
 
To create new sections or reorganize threads within a club, you need to be an “owner” of that club. But don’t let the name intimidate you, it’s much simpler than it sounds! Each club can have multiple owners, and it does not require any special skills or a significant time commitment. If you would like to help organize content, create new sections, or manage threads more efficiently, just contact me and I will gladly grant you the necessary permissions.
 
Also, if anyone would like to change their username, this might be the right time to do so, whether it’s a small adjustment (a letter, a number, capitalization) or a complete change, feel free to contact me. I can update it for you without the need to create a new account. 
 
And finally, a classic post-Olympic question: Will you continue visiting Totallympics on the road to LA28? 
 
 
Thank you to everyone who contributed during these weeks. The Games may be over, but the journey on Totallympics continues. I look forward to seeing you around the forum very soon! 

With a single medal, better ranking for  compared to 2024 Summer Olympics (19 vs. 20) 

FINAL STANDING
 
Sunday 22.02.2026
Total Medal Events: 116/116  
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Norway 18 12 11 41 2 United States 12 12 9 33 3 Netherlands 10 7 3 20 4 Italy 10 6 14 30 5 Germany 8 10 8 18 6  France 8 9 6 23 7 Sweden 8 6 4 18 8 Switzerland 6 9 8 23 9 Austria 5 8 5 18 10 Japan 5 7 12 24 11 Canada 5 7 9 21 12 China 5 4 6 15 13 South Korea 3 4 3 10 14 Australia 3 2 1 6 15 Great Britain 3 1 1 5 16 Czechia 2 2 1 5 17 Slovenia 2 1 1 4 18 Spain 1 0 2 3 19 Brazil 1 0 0 1 - Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 21 Poland 0 3 1 4 22 New Zealand 0 2 1 3 23  Finland 0 1 5 6 24  Latvia 0 1 1 2 25 Denmark 0 1 0 1 - Estonia 0 1 0 1 - Georgia 0 1 0 1 28  Bulgaria 0 0 2 2 29 Belgium 0 0 1 1  
 
* Silver Medal won by an Neutral Olympic Athlete is not included in the table.
 

What is his justification for that as those 2 sports doesn't require a costly venue, ( even temporary arrangements like using Lords in 2012 can be done)  most developed nations already have shooting & archery programmes. 
Also it is   who dominates shooting programmes in olympics  ( Those 2 major power won't let it slide easily) 
 dominates Archery.   don't need to throw tantrums in sports we are not going to dominate & has never medalled in Archery. This is not CWG , it is Olympics!
So Duncan knows nothing! He just wants to sell his articles with news he thinks might go well in the english speaking market!

Duncan also suggests a few summer sports are on the chopping block including archery and shooting. India will throw more of a tantrum than they did for the Commonwealths!

I don't think there is such a rumor, it's more of a point to show how weak german results are outside of these sports (the media here is a one-guy operation anyway).

The sports will be okay for 2030 and 2034 as the facilities are already there. Later on, there might be an interrogation point as german domination is structurally guaranteed to last forever...

German media is reporting that there is a rumor of skeleton, bobsleigh and luge being dropped from the program.
 
Insane!!
 
https://www.sportandpolitics.de/streicht-das-ioc-bob-rodeln-und-skeleton-aus-dem-olympischen-programm/

With the end of group stage we lost 12 teams out of 20, with the top 2 in each of the 4 groups making it to the next round (super 8s)
 
   has been the story of the group stages winning against both  &  in group stages.
 
Among the associate members,  made a memorable debut in the world cup. Winning a match & being competitive against much higher rank opponents.  were also very competitive & narrowly lost against   
 
 
In the Super 8's stage team are divided in 2 groups with top 2 from each group making it to SF.
 
Group 1 :    & West Indies
Group 2:    
 

@Quasit dont cry, at least Switzerland has bronze