Bailer

I'm definitely not happy about those three from Russia. It's an embarrassment. Not including Chromiak is surprising, I'm waiting for him to get called up to the NHL very soon. I think reaching the quarterfinals will be quite an achievement, anything more than that would be a dream.

Gajan is a pleasant surprise!

Based on the numbers, it looks we're gonna have 7 or 8 active NHLers in the roster. Also, it seems the NHL is also including players which aren't currently active (only 7 Germans played at least a game this season, not 9).

Yeah, I'm a bit biased as well. ;)

So at least one of them falling towards us is possible.

Does anyone know how does the quota reallocation process work? Can we expect some movements? We are very close to two female spots, but they are both below the line.

We only know that Slovakia has three guaranteed female spots.

That's completely fine, anything would be great!

Oh damn. Will it be possible for you take some screenshots from the broadcast?

No problem, I just wanted to know if there's a chance you've seen any pictures of the arena in Italian media during the past few days.

You can watch a game in the Olympic hockey arena for a few bucks as part of a testing event. https://x.com/milanocortina26/status/2006998904642912639 Since this thing is supposed to take place in a week, I've been trying to find some current pictures depicting the current state. Apart from some TikTok videos from December and one Instagram post, there hasn't been anything other than what pops up when you look for pictures on the internet. Do we have anything new from the inside, preferably from this week? @copravolley @phelps

Makes sense. Several other athletes won't be present that much in January either.

Very sad news.

What was the Italian conflict? I can't quite remember.

Exactly. It's not just Simon and her theft, there are other issues as well.

Every big country has a problem with poverty and homelessness. You're not proving anything here. Also, what about my previous comment? Don't you have an answer to that?

@bestmen Look, I've been reading your comments regarding Russia for quite some time, and I don't want to bite my tongue this time. First, context matters. I agree with @copravolley. It’s not an insult to say that people who don’t live near Russia often underestimate what this war actually means for Europe. Out of the three of us, I can say with certainty that I feel the most directly affected by and concerned about this war. In the same way I wouldn’t share my opinions on Africans and the conflicts on their continent, or lecture Palestinians about the war in Gaza, it’s reasonable to listen first when Europeans explain why this is not just a political disagreement that happens to block Russian athletes from competing, but an ongoing war of aggression that doesn’t only affect Ukraine, but also countless other countries located nearby with a long and dramatic history of communism and Russian influence. To make it clear, you're absolutely entitled to your opinion. However, you have repeatedly pushed the same narrative about the supposed injustice towards Russian competitors. Second of all, the claim that Russian athletes have nothing to do with politics is blatantly wrong. It's a lie, and you know it. Countless Russians are actively supporting the crimes that Russia is committing on Ukrainian soil, advocating for further military operations, and show little to no remorse. Many Russians supported Putin throughout his presidential campaigns and continued doing so even after the invasion. Just look at their public statements made over the past three years. They are expected to align with the state’s narrative. That’s not an individual moral judgment, it’s how the system works. Major Russian sports clubs are directly linked to or derived from the military. Hockey players wear war symbols and slogans on their jerseys, and this is only the tip of the iceberg. Russian sports and politics are two sides of the same coin, closely related ever since the state began pouring money into centralised doping programs and sporting propaganda. Bringing up Netanyahu or Israeli doping is pretty much just whataboutism. If there is proven, systematic wrongdoing in sport, it should be addressed through proper investigations and sanctions. That does not magically erase or excuse Russia’s actions, nor does it justify pretending this war doesn’t exist when it becomes inconvenient.

Well, I think everyone’s glad that’s the case. I also haven’t heard any catastrophic reports about the hockey stadium in the last few days.

At least you have some sort of curling!

Same here earlier today. It's all good now.

It really feels like it's coming in waves. Is the website very slow for anyone else right now?

Still slow for me.

Not bad, but I don't think she's beating Celine Dion from the tower.

I think that's gonna be the standard for almost everyone. I've heard each country has to submit the final roster until the end of December.

Is it that bad? Who are some other Polish medal contenders?