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  1. copravolley
    OK.
  2. copravolley
    She could be a dark horse. But she has to be 100% good in 2 runs- she's always taking a huge risk and often exaggerates the risk. However, I wouldn't give her any less of a chance than, like Shiffrin in the giant slalom.
  3. copravolley
    Even 2 years ago, I was hoping Ghiotto would be a second van der Poel from 2022, that he would simply go to OG and win 2 gold medals in the 5 and 10 km in Cortina and end his career with a great champion in glory. But this is Italy, and we don't know how to create great champions with truly strong mentalities. However, we are masters at creating alibis: injuries, a bad day, strong rivals, etc.
  4. copravolley
    He might be a dark horse, but if Ghiotto, a 10k dominant force on his track for the last three seasons, is to be afraid of someone like that, then he has very little chance against Jilek. That's all. And that's unfortunately possible, because Italy lacks truly great champions who goes as favorites at the Olympics and won a gold medal: Zoegeller, Tomba, maybe Goggia in 2018 in the women's downhill. Not to much.
  5. copravolley
    I'm no big expert, but I'm just comparing times and going by that my predictions. If you beat Bergsma in under 10 seconds, your time wasn't particularly fast, but I could be wrong. We will see.
  6. copravolley
    It's certainly a more measurable sport than any other Alpine skiing event- even slalom with Shiffrin or giant slalom with Odermatt. If someone is a strong favorite and has shown the form van der Poel has in 2022, then two gold medals are very realistic. As of today, Jilek, in his December form, would have those two golds.
  7. copravolley
    Okay, but all the top 10k guys, except Bergsma and Ghiotto, will be competing only once at the Olympics (Lubineaud was in 2022, because I don't remember?). And if I remember correctly, you wrote over a year ago that Jilek is a future phenomenon and that two gold medals in Milan are very likely.
  8. copravolley
    She's quite well-known in the world of alpine skiing, and besides, she's had several serious injuries and always returned to a high level. Now, for me, she has a chance to win a medal in the giant slalom on OG.
  9. copravolley
    Here you have statesmen and old leaders that's why we were the leaders back then, and the USSR fell apart. And who said I support Trump? I have never even been in USA in my life... Personally, I think he's a clown, but he unfortunately show the decline of our entire Western World- of which the USA was a leader for a long time.
  10. copravolley
    My personal favorite in Canadian athlete is Valerie Grenier. She's so likeable and sweet
  11. copravolley
    Canada had a great home-boost in 2010. Unfortunately, that's not the case in us – look at 2006... We won fewer medals in Torino 2006 than in 2002 (11 vs. 13)
  12. copravolley
    Do you have short track, freestyle, snowboardcross, hockey x2? You'll definitely win 5-6 gold medals. If you want, I'll gladly sign now for Italy to win 5-6 gold medals in February... Canada has at least 3 girls competing for medals in the long distances, and we only have 1 Lollobirigida- also quite old.
  13. copravolley
    A true champion- van der Poel came to Beijing for 2 gold medal, and he won 2 gold there, without worrying about other people from the Netherlands: Roest, Norway, or any other country. These are the kinds of people Italy lacks.
  14. copravolley
    There's always someone who will show up there, but it's unlikely to be someone who'll win gold in Cortina. Ghiotto, on the other hand, in his best from a 1 or 2 ago, should be able to beat him quite confidently: Ghiotto beat Bergsma by at least 11-12 seconds in the 10km. If he's not in that form, he could just as easily lose to Semurunnyi or Lubineaud (sorry, if I write bad this 2 names).
  15. copravolley
    It was a funny thing that Fabris and speed skating saved the entire Olympics for us in 2006 - without their 2 gold medals it would have been a disaster on home soil... Cross-country skiing also gave a lot, but that was expected, because we were a great power there at the time....
  16. copravolley
    He won by 10 seconds over Bergsma and Bosker not a great result for me. In their best races, Ghiotto beat this guys by well over 10 seconds.
  17. copravolley
    Fabris was absolutely spot-on in his form for the 2006 Olympics. It was a masterpiece. He's never been in such great shape before or since. Moreover, in the 1500 meters, no one was out of reach at the time. The chances of that happening with Ghiotto are slim, as he peaked one or two years ago, and even a bronze medal would be a failure for him – he already won bronze in 2022, when he was much weaker than he is now.
  18. copravolley
    This youngster has a chance, but only if his progression continues until February. As of today, he'd be in 4th or 5th place, alongside the Frenchman, based on his World Cup times in December.
  19. copravolley
    But on 10 km indywidual?
  20. copravolley
    Bosker literally has a 0.001% chance of winning a medal in the 10km and he knows it.
  21. copravolley
    If Ghiotto doesn't significantly improve his form by February, he could be left with nothing even in the 10 km, considering the progress of his rivals: Cze, Pol, Fra, and now this young Dutchman. It would be a decade's worth of bullshit to dominate a four-year cycle so completely, only to be left with literally nothing at the home Games. But it was clear that Italy wasn't good at home games, and that this was how it would be – others would win the medals.
  22. copravolley
    I'm 100% certain that if girls from USA were in 15th or 17th place, no one in the USA would even be watching this sport. There's interest when Vonn, Shiffrin, or earlier Miller wins. Nobody there cares about any lower rankings.
  23. copravolley
    Without of Goggia and Brignone, our alpine skiing is practically non-existent, and these losers are giving away our greatest talent to Albania... Congratulations! Because watching a competition where Peterlini finishes 17th and della Mea might have finished 10th if she hadn't fallen isn't fun for me. Sorry.
  24. copravolley
    Of course, they will land on all fours paw and win their own along with short track: 7-8 gold medals, which is much more than we have won in the last 4-5 winter editions
  25. copravolley
    Thanks to the women, you'll still win 4-5 gold medals+ probably 2 in short track, and you'll be easy in the top 10 in the medal standings. Italy has no chance of winning 7-8 gold medals, and the only time they've done that was in 1994. The Netherlands simply don't have a phenomenon like Stolz in men right now, but even the greatest power can come to a time when some outstanding individual from another country begins to dominate.
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