intoronto

Liendo is dropping the 50 free final

I wanted to do this for the team sports, even if it's very early. I am excluding smaller versions of the same team sport (beach volley, 3x3 basket).
 
First column is for the teams that are returning after Tokyo. Second column is for the teams that gained a quota. Third column is for the teams that qualified for Tokyo and currently don't have a quota. My aim with this is to track how each nation is doing in team sports compared to Tokyo. For now it mostly just shows the French dominance until we will get to the OQTs. 
 
  Returning
Tokyo2020 teams
Gained quotas Lost quotas
M Football
(9/16)
 
 

   
 
   
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 

W Football
(4/12)
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 

M Basketball
(1/12)

     
 
   
 
   
 
 
W Basketball
(2/12)
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 

M Volleyball
(1/12)

 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
W Volleyball
(1/12)
 

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
M Handball
(2/12)
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 

W Handball
(2/12)
 
     
 
   
 
   
 

M Water polo
(3/12)
 
   
 
   
 
   
 

W Water polo
(3/10)
 

   
 
   
 
 
M Field hockey
(1/12)
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
W Field hockey
(1/12)
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
M Rugby
(7/12)
   
 
 
     
 
   
 

W Rugby
(7/12)
   
 
   
   
 
   
Baseball
(-)
   
   
 
   
Softball
(-)
   
   
 
   
 
 
14 teams
 

 
4 teams
 

 
2 teams
 
       
 
1 team
 
                             

Keep an eye out on Craig Thorne, a 110m hurdler. Hit a time of 13.47 PB today at the NACAC's (but was later disqualified). It seems like his timing is improving with each race. 

Mcbride was injured a lot last season and didn't run a lot. Rumors are Knight had achillies problems (unconfirmed)

The Canadian women's water polo team beat Greece in a PSO. They are going to need to work hard before Doha 2024
 

For the Worlds here is the current standings (with standard/currently in rankings quota) (this weekend is the last)
 
Women:
 
100: N/A
200: N/A
400: Kyra Constantine
800: Jazz Shukla
1500: Lucia Stafford, Simone Plourde, Regan Yee (Gabriela Stafford, not entered at nationals  and won't qualify)
3000mS: Regan Yee, Celli Mcabe (currently not there, but with her national performance, will move into a ranking quota)
5000: Julie-Anne Staehli, Briana Scott
10000:  N/A
100mh: Michelle Harrison, Mariam Abdul Rashid
400mh: Savannah Sutherland
Race walk: N/A
Marathon: Kinsey Middleton, Elissa Legault, Natasha Wodak (all three already named to team)
HJ: N/A
PV: Alysha Newman, Anicka Newell
LJ: N/A
TJ: N/A
SP: Sarah Mitton
DT: N/A
HT: Camryn Rogers, Jillian Weir
JT: N/A Liz Gleadle has qualified, but hasn't competed this season
4x400 relay: 4 more likely to be named, with Costantine and Sutherland likely also racing
 
23 Women
 
Men:
100: Aaron Brown
200: Aaron Brown, Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney
400: N/A
800: Marco Arop
1500: Charles PHILIBERT-THIBOUTOT, Kieran Lumb. William Paulson has also qualified, but didn't compete this season so didn't include him
3000mS: Jean-Simon DESGAGNÉS, John Gay 
5000: Mohammed Ahmed, Ben Flanagan
10000: Mohammed Ahmed
110m hurdles: N/A
400m hurdles: N/A
Race walks: Evan Dunfee
Marathon: Justin Kent Rory Linkletter Benjamin Preisner (all three named to the team)
Hj: Django Lovett 
PV: N/A
LJ:  N/A
TJ:  N/A
SP:  N/A
DT: N/A
HT: Ethan Katzberg, Rowan Hamilton, Adam Keenan
JT: N/A
4x100 relay: 2 more likely to be added
Decathlon: Damian Warner, Pierce Lepage
 
22 men
 
So a total of 45. A smaller team compared to the last few cycles. 
 
 

The Canadian women's water polo team beat Greece in a PSO. They are going to need to work hard before Doha 2024
 

I'm proud of the fact that the men's 4x200m relay took 8 seconds off their time from last year to this year, they didn't make the final but like from one year to the next it is an impressive drop. Should be in the mix for Olympic Qualification

It's crazy how much a single wall can make such a difference for MacNeil between the 50 and 100 fly races

Regan Yee and Ceili MCCABE both with huge PB's in the 3000m steeplechase! Both just 1-2 seconds away from the Olympic standard!
 
Grace FETHERSTONHAUGH also with a huge PB, but 8 seconds off the Olympic standard

Ostertag the clear leader in the heptathlon after Day 1

In Brazil, a famous YouTube channel (Cazé TV) and Canal Olímpico do Brasil will broadcast the event, which is great since both are free.
 
It will be the first PanAm Games to be broadcast in streaming only (I don't think SporTV has any interest but who knows).

Warner and Lepage with SB's at nationals in the discus

This is embarrassing. I was looking at the women’s rankings 

A very realistic prediction, thanks for that! 
 
 Marit Bouwmeester medals in swimming? Maybe when her boat capsizes and she quickly swims back!
 
 

Panam Sports Channel will broadcast the Games internationally.
 
 

Y'all are underestimating your own country here

Y'all are underestimating your own country here

Totally ridiculous prediction for Netherlands again. As we see in the table of @De_Gambassi, the Netherlands is heavily overestimated again, just like in Tokyo. The Netherlands is king of sport in pre and post Olympic years. Not in Olympic years.
 
When Gracenote is 33% off again, we will win 28 medals. Maybe 5-6 golds, when we are lucky. That's far more realistic.
 
Teamsprint trackcycling will go to Australia.
Women's time trial: Van Dijk is pregnant as hell.
Open water swimming: van Rouwendaal won a lot in the past, but there are many good swimmers now (Beck, Grimes).
Horsejumping ??? Sweden wins all the Championships and Nations Cups, so it's strange to predict Netherlands.
Road cycling: Annemiek van Vleuten retires after this season.
Bol. Where is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone?
 
Anyway, it's just a Gracenote prediction. 
 
 

At least now we for sure where FIE stands. They stand with their Russian overlords. Throw them into the trash with AIBA. 

This is insane, Smirnova is sitting on the piste. The competition is haulted on the red piste for 20 minutes now... FIE are a bunch of fucking clowns. IOC should take notice, this is the kind of drama you don't want at the Olympic Games. For the love of God, DO NOT LET RUSSIANS COMPETE. We don't need this in Paris. 

2nd, 3rd, and 4th so far for Leathead, Carlson, and Macaulay in women's 20m high diving, with rounds 3 and 4 still left to go.

One of the all time hockey greats. What an amazing career.

ISU overall had a quota reduction of 4, 2 in FS and 2 in SS
 
https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Document Library/OlympicOrg/Games/Winter-Games/Games-Beijing-2022-Winter-Olympic-Games/Sports-programme/Beijing-2022-Event-Programme-ENG.pdf
 
https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/Milano-Cortina-2026/Milano-Cortina-2026-Event-Programme-and-Athlete-Quota.pdf

Biathlon QS, looks like its pretty much the same as Beijing
Figure skating, each singles events with a reduction of one spot (30 to 29) from Beijing.