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Camera guy tried to eliminate Graabak from the competition. Fortunately he failed.

Three quick goals for Qatar after break and I thought everything is back to normal. But now is 17:14! Come on, Angola! You can do it!

Nothing big for him, it's only 2-man competition. He always prefered 4-man so tomorrow will be his day

1. You're right. I don't know why I thought that there is some qualification tournament. 2. You know what emoji " " means, right?

It change that there is one more place to get in this tournament Maybe I didn't bold part about champion because Asian Games winner is not continental champion?

http://www.fih.ch/media/8997773/180406-ioc-approved-qualification-system.pdf Second page: "If any of the teams in i), ii) or iii) above also qualify as Continental Champions or as Host Country team, their place will be taken by the next highest ranked team in the FIH World Rankings as at the end of the above 2019 Continental Championships."

But the ones with best single run time had also worst single run time. So why they should be better? But seriously, I don't have problems with ties, I don't have problem with tie breakers, in both possibilities I would consider this competition for the best bobsleigh olympic runs from years. But rules are what they are. Maybe in future something will be changed?

A little too late, but I'll answer. The one who has better position in WC has better position in qualifications ;-)

For Polish athletes it was very good year, not excellent, but very very good. Two medals in Pyeongchang is a good result considering that except jumpers we didn't have any real chance for podium. Kamil Stoch was absolutely king of the season, winning everything he could except flying WCh. In winter we had also a first medal ever in short track WCh. Nine WCh medals in summer olympic events, including five golds which is great result considering that it was season without athletics WCh in stadium (gold of volleyball team was one of the greatest moments of this year). Speaking about athletics, world record of men's 4x400m relay and defeating Americans is something I will always remember, doesn't matter it was only indoor championships. European Championships was also great, 12 medals, 7 golds, 2nd place in medal table (better than Germany!) - two golds of Justyna Swiety-Ersetic in one day! I will remember this year also because of multi-sport European Championships Glasgow-Berlin and I hope this initiative will survive and help to build European Games we deserve. I am also glad about athletics World Cup which is much more interesting for me than Continental Cup. It's pity that almost every team didn't compete in optimal squad but maybe someday IAAF will take this competition and make something with it (if calendar will allow for this).

It's not how it works To be a champion you don't need to beat everyone, just nobody can defeat you But ok, you hate that kind of thing and there is nothing I can do with it

Emm... Of course they can. There are even more olympic champions than in regular situation

Olympics are most important for me so there is small number of summer athletes. I also add some categories of my own (or heywoodu ) Male sportsman of the year: no idea - there was no one who made more impression on me than other atheletes, but if I had to choose I would say Alejandro Valverde or Shaun White, but that's only because of my preferences Female sportsman of the year: Ester Ledecka Team of the year: Sweden men's biathlon relay and Hungary men's short track relay Greatest moment of the year: semifinal of volleyball men's WCh Poland vs United States Biggest suprise of the year: David Gleirscher Biggest idiot of the year: FIS jury in olympic ski jumping normal hill competition Biggest disappointment of the year: no medal for Sven Kramer on olympic 10k and no medal for Felix Loch in olympic luge singles I would like to mention about German men's ice hockey national team also. Unfortunately they lost in olympic final so they can't be in one of above categories, but they surely are worth mentioning. I wouldn't be myself if not mention about Polish athletes and because they weren't in "world" categories there have to be "Polish" set of them Polish male sportsman of the year: Kamil Stoch - two olympic medals, World Cup, 4-hills tournament, Raw Air... Polish female sportsman of the year: Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska, Marta Wieliczko, Maria Springwald, Katarzyna Zillmann - quadruple sculls world champions Polish team of the year: men's volleyball national team - world champions second time in a row Polish greatest moment of the year: that's hard but I would say Kamil Stoch's gold at large hill in Pyeongchang but only because: olympics > WCh Polish biggest suprise of the year: Dorota Banaszczyk winning gold medal at karate WCh in kumite 55kg Polish biggest idiot of the year: Leszek Krowicki - coach of Polish women's handball national team Polish biggest disappointment of the year: 2nd round of olympic ski jumping normal hill competition In the end, I know that this topic may not be place for discution, but I have to ask: But why? Why fact that after four runs they both had exactly the same time is disappointing? I think it was the best two-man competition since SLC.

Poor course of Wierer. Maybe something with skis? All Italians had poor course time.

Do they have same outfits like in beach volleyball?

I would say that it was very poor first half by both sides but second was poor only by one of them.

Forgot to write yesterday. Yes, it was.

I don't know about that. Opening ceremony is free to watch, we'll see when match begin.

The Dutch don't like speed skating? Who would expect that? But my question was general not only for Holland

WCh in field hockey and swimming (25m), ECh in handball, many WC events in winter sports. Right, nothing important at all

Good thing that he jumped 147.5m because if he would jump less this bonus from gate 16.5pts (!) probably would be cause of many rumours.

I'm wondering. What is the point to nominate athletes to athlete of the year award if the year is not over yeat? Same thing in Poland.

Maybe in Continental Cup Aigro 13th after first round, R. Kobayashi is leading.

Aigro jumped 130m and he's leading There's a chance for his first points in WC!

I didn't expect that also. First I thought that it is some mistake when this 16 seconds appeared and then they show how Slowiok rush uphill after Czech who didn't look very well. In a moment I had hope that we can be at 5th but it was very short moment

Maybe. I support Italians from gold medal of Zoegeller in SLC