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The Canadian coach did an interview with Dutch Media (he is Dutch) and said he is hoping for Connor Howe to be back for "Quebec City", which means he will miss the last WC stop and dashes all hopes of a team pursuit qualification sadly. He has a back injury.

No... most of the top racers were saving themselves for the singles races tomorrow. They had the team spots sewn up, so now they're racing to get selected for their nation
 
Usually Canada and US were racing for 10th or 11th out of 12... Spain, Italy and France will kick the crap out of everyone at the Olympics

Wish the men went first… our woman is definitely the stronger of our duo

She's in great form. Left it a little late today, but dropped the hammer with three laps left and just about caught Wiklund for gold. Great to see!

She's in great form. Left it a little late today, but dropped the hammer with three laps left and just about caught Wiklund for gold. Great to see!

She's in great form. Left it a little late today, but dropped the hammer with three laps left and just about caught Wiklund for gold. Great to see!

Finished ahead of Nozomi Maruyama too... I was starting to wonder if anyone would. She kinda came out of nowhere and was CRUSHING everyone this year
 
Strate is putting together a really nice season. 

5th for Abigail Strate in women’s large hill at the Lillehammer WC!

Yeah, I don't think the B races are produced for tv/streaming... if you can get to Calgary in time, I think tickets are only $10 to see it live though!

 

Yeah, I don't think the B races are produced for tv/streaming... if you can get to Calgary in time, I think tickets are only $10 to see it live though!

 

Yeah, I don't think the B races are produced for tv/streaming... if you can get to Calgary in time, I think tickets are only $10 to see it live though!

 

Yeah, I don't think the B races are produced for tv/streaming... if you can get to Calgary in time, I think tickets are only $10 to see it live though!

 

Silver medal for Strate to kick off the World Cup season!

Amazing Maltais keeps getting better with age!

Weidemann looks like she's competitive again, and Bloeman even seems to be having an resurgence. 

My hopes for our long trackers has certainly risen in the last couple weeks!

I'm not 100% clear on how they allocate the quota, but there seems to be special consideration given to teams with 0-1 jumpers for either sex to get an 2nd so they can field a mixed team and/or men's "super" team. So might have hope. 

They did come in a respectable 8th of 15 in the mixed team

I think it's gonna be tough to unseat Gogolev for the Olympic spot. Putting up scores, and at 20 is the youngest of the contenders, and would benefit most long term. 

Sadovsky skated well, but was underrotating his jumps... and at 26, he's no longer someone we can think of as a developing skating, it's put up or shut up time. 
 
With Gogolev putting up scores in the short around 90, I'm not sure there is much need for Messing. If we can get the same scores semi-consistently from the up and comer, we might as well go with the up and comer

Unfortunately Tarik finished 69 out of 69 competitors in qualification

Stephen Gogolev is sitting in second after the short program at Skate Finland with 89.35 points! It’s been a while since we have had a singles skater in medal position at a Grand Prix. Madeline Schizas is also in third place with a seasons best 65.16 points.

Piper and Paul sit in second after the rhythm dance after piper downgraded the twizzles just half a point back of first and Trent and Lia sit in a virtual tie for first place in the pairs shirt program  with 70.13 point only .27 points back of first.

Nerherlands would need to learn to do something more than skate to have a chance 

Nerherlands would need to learn to do something more than skate to have a chance 

Nerherlands would need to learn to do something more than skate to have a chance 

I'm a bit dubious on the value of the YOG, but looking at the 2018 results I do see a number of names that are now familiar. They certainly don't hurt. 

I see we won a gold in Badminton "mixed team relay"... alrighty then

I'm hoping we'll start seeing a few fully home grown products of the new Quebec oval starting to emerge by 2030 

Canada will compete in all sports except Netball. 
 
Swimming - 12 athletes have been named already to the team
Cycling - 10 quotas (5 per gender). 3 will be selected per gender in sprint events and 2 in endurance. 

All other sports are pending. Some have qualification systems such as 3x3 basketball (we should qualify a full team) and Weightlifting (Maude Charron and Braydon Kennedy are already qualified).