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Ma continuo a non capire perché Silipo non abbia voluto continuare con il gruppo di Parigi 2024, che era piuttosto giovane e competitivo (a parte Banchelli, che ha finito la sua carriera).

After 2006 we failed and almost none of the facilities are in use now. In summer, of course, there's more talk about summer sports and in winter, about winter sports, with the exception of football and more recently, tennis, which are always in the media. In winter the most attention is on alpine skiing, especially about Soffia Goggia and Federica Brignone (thanks to their huge successes). Other sports are largely absent from the media, except for major events like the Olympics.

Anche il rigori quando non ci sono più tempi supplementari. Se l'Italia fosse stata più brava nei rigori, avrebbe vinto diverse medaglie in più alle Olimpiadi e ai Mondiali (tra cui almeno due medaglie d'oro in 2022 e 2024).

He's third in the all-time scoring players for the Italian national team with 54 goals, behind Vignotto and Morace – both of whom have almost 100 goals, so there's no chance of overtaking them. It's also difficult to compare the current era with 30- 40 years ago, when this sport was completely amateur and scoring goals was easier.

Italy- Norway 2-1!!! First semifinal for Italy from 1997!

Two silver for Italy in Olympic events. A good result, but gold was out of reach. Now we'll see some non-Olympic events. We'll see if Paltrinieri competes everywhere. These conditions seem to be favorable for Italy, as the all the team is competing well.

China has hired a great coach from Spain: Miki Oca. They'll definitely get stronger, but maybe not yet and we will win. They certainly have many physically strong girls at home and if they invest more in this sport, they could replicate the successes of Beijing 2008 times. Italy doesn't seem to have a plan for women waterpolo. We're stagnant. There's no way to attract high, strong girls to this sport. By the way, why isn't Canada playing?

Beating China would be a success for me. We're the only top country outside the USA with so many rookies in our squad. For me, it's a mistake, because the squad from Paris wasn't old, and our team's problems are structural (players too weak physically), not personal. The USA is in a different situation, because their pool of players is much larger than ours, and I can take action like that. Italy had a solid team at the 5th-6th place level with some podium at major events (2023- Worlds, 2022- Euro) and we are miss of this opportunity to play with players who, in 3-4 years, will be at a similar level to old NT in 2022-2024.

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I read that during the Soviet era, it was decided that the track would be in Sigulda, which is why Latvia now benefits from it, but of course they had to maintain it after regaining independence. In Italy people can't manage such facilities, which is why the tracks in Cortina and Cesana were closed many years ago after the 2006 Olympics. Now I'm concerned about what will happen to the new track in Cortina after 2026. It's crucial to obtain the right to host the World Cup there but there are many interested countries. Germany, for example, hosts three World Cups in a single season + Sigulda, Sankt Moritz, USA, Asia, Austria etc.

I recently read that they were trying to give him a passport based on his sporting merits to speed up the process but I think that with Pozzecco as head coach, we won't achieve too much.

Unfortunately water polo has such strict rules and so much room for interpretation for the referee that practically anyone can be called out. The top teams are evenly matched, and two or three decisions are enough to change the outcome of a match.

Ukraine had its golden time in summer sports around 1996-2000, but winter sports have always been rather weak there. Except for biathlon or some star in other sport, of course. I remember hockey was once quite strong in your country and you played at the Olympics, but of course, without any chance of winning medals – that's the level of Belarus and Kazakhstan. Alpine skiing has always been havent`t good in Ukraine. Why? Are there no conditions for this sport?

Four years of work ruined by referees who received instructions from World Aquatics to delete us over because they had a conflict with the president of the Italian federation- Barelli. Is that fair? But of course we should score better penalty shootouts, because we've lost so many important medals in major events to them.

In this group it's probably best to finish second and play against the USA in the quarterfinals. The group winner could play either Greece or Montenegro. OK, but if you want to win gold, you must beat teams like that.

Olena Zubrilova? I remember that at the beginning of the 21st century there was quite a fuss about it.

Non so che senso abbia ringiovanire radicalmente una squadra femminile di pallanuoto piuttosto giovane, ringiovanita nel 2022? Il risultato è che stiamo giocando due o tre livelli peggiori di quanto non facessimo di recente e rischiamo di perdere le prime otto ai Campionati del Mondo (il che, con l'assenza di Russia e Canada, sarebbe una vergogna). Avremmo dovuto rimanere con la squadra che ha giocato a Parigi e ha vinto il bronzo ai Campionati del Mondo del 2023. Quello era comunque il nostro livello massimo, e non otterremo nulla di più. Che senso ha demolire tutto solo per raggiungere magari lo stesso livello tra due o tre anni? La conclusione generale è che non vediamo alcuna prospettiva di ripetuti i successi di 20-30 anni fa. La scuola italiana è rimasta molto indietro. Il gioco ora è molto fisico (ogni cambio di regolamento non fa che aumentare questo ritardo) e le nostre ragazze sono troppo deboli fisicamente per competere con Stati Uniti, Paesi Bassi o Australia. Se questo non cambia, nessun cambiamento nella rosa ci aiuterà. È come avere pallavoliste alte 170-180 cm. Una squadra del genere può essere tecnicamente valida, ma non raggiungerà mai il successo. Pertanto, la strategia per il reclutamento delle giocatrici per la pallanuoto dovrebbe cambiare. La Spagna era molto più debole di noi, e ora è campionessa olimpica. Perché rinunciamo a un altro sport di squadra femminile? Una squadra di pallavolo, in cui siamo una potenza, è un po' troppo poco per un Paese come l'Italia. Cosa ne pensi?

Italy, for a country that was the cradle of European women's football, is in a very poor position: 30 years ago on the Euro were just us, Germany and Norway but now, of course, Spain and France have escaped. We no longer know how to develop the great talents in this sport, whether women or men.

Portugal has recently been relegated from the Nations League - they were weaker than Belgium: 0-3 at home. I thought that if we won against Belgium, it would be easier against Portugal. Unfortunately we don't have enough talent in our team - apart from maybe one Girelli. It's a similar problem as in our men's team, that we simply don't have new and great talents and our teams are average. The women's team is at least fighting and trying, which is rare among the men team on the last time.

I don't see any progress from this Italian team. It's been the same for years at major events, apart from the 2019 World Cup. Single matches in the Nations League and wins against Spain and Holland won't change that. A classy team should dominate Portugal and win confidently but we defended dramatically after scoring a first goal.

I`m very disappointed with the Italians' performance in these European Championships. Not advancing from such a weak group will be a shame. It is clear that the team is out of shape and this is another terrible tournament for us. During the LN we play well and regularly qualify for the top 8 in Europe but in big tournaments the team is paralyzed with fear. For now we have +6 goals over Portugal, but we still have a match with Spain ahead of us. Portugal plays with Belgium, who were eliminated from the tournament today. We have to count on Spain - certain of promotion - not being fight on 100%. In any case, I`m terrified by how far we are from Spain, France, or Germany...

Paolini is also out. Unfortunately is`t a terrible season for her in the Grand Slams. Of course she is not a player for big victories, but she has never reached the quarter-finals in this year. Unfortunately, she will soon fall out of the top 10 WTA and it will be deserved. The image of Italian women's tennis is tragic and only Paolini, who was great last year + her doubles with Errani darkened this image. And this image is terrifying: the next Italian in the ranking is in 66th place, while the rest are outside the top 100. If Paolini weakens soon (which is certain), it will probably be the worst time in last 2-3 decades.

La crisi del nostro ciclismo su strada non ha fine... 20 anni fa avevamo 4 squadre nel Pro Tour (attuale World Tour), quindi non c'è da stupirsi. Le donne non sono molto meglio e ci mancano molte cicliste perse, ad esempio Cavalli, Persico ecc. A mio parere senza almeno una squadra forte nel World Tour, sia le donne che gli uomini il futuro sara molto nero: la Spagna ha almeno una squadra di punto: Movistar e noi non abbiamo niente

In placing table Ukraine is`t a little higher. https://live.european-athletics.com/madrid-d1-2025/placing