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Announcements from USS&S about the teams: Freeski (Big Air, Slopestyle, Ski Cross, and Halfpipe): https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/news/2025-26-stifel-us-freeski-team-announced Freestyle (Moguls, Dual Moguls, and Aerials): https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/news/2025-26-stifel-us-freestyle-ski-team-announced Some athletes have pre-qualified for the Games given the USA's selection criteria, based on their results in 2024-2025: https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/news/dehlinger-ferreira-hall-kauf-qualify-2026-olympics-winter-games - Quinn Dehlinger: Silver in the 2023 and 2025 WCh for Men's Aerials - Jaelin Kauf: Silver in 2022 in Women's Moguls, WC winner in Moguls and Dual Moguls for 2024-2025, Gold in 2025 WCh in Dual Moguls - Alex Hall: Gold in 2022 in Men's Slopestyle (also made finals in Men's Big Air), Bronze in 2025 WCh in Men's Slopestyle (also finalist in Men's Big Air) - Alex Ferreira: Silver in 2018 and Bronze in 2022 in Men's Halfpipe, Bronze in 2025 WCh in Men's Halfpipe, undefeated in 2023-2024 WC

Team USA 2026 Halfpipe Women - Kate Gray, Svea Irving, Riley Jacobs, Abby Winterberger Men - Alex Ferreira, Nick Goepper, Hunter Hess, Birk Irving Slopestyle & Big Air Women - Marin Hamill, Rell Harwood, Grace Henderson, Avery Krumme Men - Mac Forehand, Alex Hall, Troy Podmilsak, Konnor Ralph Aerials Women - Kyra Dossa, Kaila Kuhn, Tasia Tanner, Winter Vinecki Men - Connor Curran, Quinn Dehlinger, Derek Krueger, Chris Lillis Moguls Women - Olivia Giaccio, Tess Johnson, Jaelin Kauf, Elizabeth “Liz” Lemley Men - Charlie Mickel, Nick Page, Dylan Walczyk, Landon Wendler History The USA is one of the top medal collectors in this event. We're 1st in overall medals in 2nd in gold medals won. (Canada is the other top winner.) Last year, we won 8: Gold in Mixed Team Aerials and Men's Slopestyle; Silver in Women's Moguls, Men's Big Air, Men's Slopestyle, and Men's Halfpipe; and Bronze in Women's Aerials and Men's Halfpipe. So, our odds for medaling are good.

Update: It is happening, but not with the original 6 countries. Only Japan and the USA are in from the original announcement. Now, instead of Austria, GB, Slovenia, and France, we're getting Australia, Canada, South Korea, and Israel. Japan and Korea are sending their A team, but the USA is not. It's going to be an interesting team competition...we'll see how it plays out! https://www.ifsc-climbing.org/events/ifsc-nations-grand-finale-fukuoka-2025/news/world-class-lineup-confirmed-for-ifsc-nations-grand-finale-2025

While we're waiting for these WCh, the Para Worlds are happening now, and are streaming (in the USA at least) on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ucichannel

Articles dealing with the announcement of the US Alpine team: NBC: https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/mikaela-shiffrin-lindsey-vonn-headline-us-alpine-ski-team-roster-announcement USS&S: https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/news/2025-26-stifel-us-alpine-ski-team-announced

Team USA 2026 Women - Mary Bocock, Keely Cashman, Katie Hensien, AJ Hurt, Breezy Johnson, Paula Moltzan, Nina O’Brien, Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn, Jacqueline Wiles, Isabella Wright Men - Bryce Bennett, Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Sam Morse, Kyle Negomir, River Radamus, Ryder Sarchett History In 2022, Ryan Cochran-Siegle won silver in the Super-G (and he's still with the team). We've won plenty of medals in the sport through the years (third behind Austria and Switzerland), but the 2022 total was the lowest in a while. Back in 2010, we won 8 (the highest total for that sport that year). We'll see how this year fares.

Announcement of the team from US Ski & Snowboard: https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/news/2025-26-stifel-us-cross-country-ski-team-announced (This is the overall team, not who is going to the Olympics.)

Article from NBC about the figure skating season: https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/figure-skating-tv-schedule-2025-26-season-grand-prix-series-how-to-watch Entrants for the Grand Prix: https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/press-release/team-usas-2025-grand-prix-assignments-announced

For those who can't get enough weightlifting, the Para Powerlifting World Championships in Cairo are happening now and, at least in the USA, are streaming live on the Paralympic Youtube channel.

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I'm new to following Beach Volleyball, and I'm trying to figure out the important competitions in the year. I see there's WCh coming up soon, but I've also seen the past few years has the Pro Tour Finals. 2023 had both Pro Tour Finals and WCh...but this year, I only see WCh. Did they get rid of the Finals this year?

So, there's apparently a Grand Finale invitational event in Fukuoka later this month (top teams sending a few athletes each) on top of a Para event at the same time...but I now have my doubts. The original announcement only listed a few para classes, but this announcement indicates that all classes are now open. Also, with Canada getting a last-sec invite (seemingly due to a cancellation by a nation), is there low interest? Additionally, the Registrations page used to have who had registered from each country for the Grand Finale event (because I was surprised to see Brooke Raboutou for USA). Now, no registrations show up. On the Para event, only a few Japanese athletes show up. My final piece of evidence is that on the IFSC main page, it doesn't even appear on the upcoming events, just the Laval Para event (that is curiously scheduled on the same day, and has been there). Thoughts?

How we did in Montreal 1: Men: 500m - Andrew Heo and Brandon Kim made the QF 1000m - Clayton De Clemente made the Repechage SF 1500m - Brandon Kim finished 7th in the B Final. Andrew Heo made the SF. Relay - Didn't make the SF. Finished 2nd in the Ranking Finals (so 10th overall) Women: 500m - Corinne Stoddard with the Bronze, Kristen Santos-Griswold finishing 1st in the B Final (so 6th overall). 1000m - Again, Stoddard with the Bronze. KSG went out in the QF. 1500m - Stoddard with a third bronze. KSG in 6th. Kamryn Lute also made the SF. Relay - Didn't make the SF. Finished 1st in the Ranking Finals (9th overall). Mixed Relay: Made it to the B Finals and DNS (so 8th). It's obvious who our top two athletes are. Hopefully the men can start seeing some better results, too.

Not used to seeing Marchand come in 2nd in the breast!

Updated Post 2 with Results. Womens 1000 and 1500 had the same podium. Medal Count at Montreal 1: Federation Gold Silver Bronze Total Rep. of Korea 3 4 0 7 Canada 3 1 3 7 Netherlands 1 2 0 3 China 1 1 2 4 Italy 1 1 1 3 USA 0 0 3 3

Stoddard looking good with three bronzes. KSG left without a medal this time...but we'll see you next weekend!

Vincent Hancock with his 5th individual skeet World Championship gold medal (to go along with his 4 Olympic gold medals). Congrats!

They (whoever 'they' is) should create an Olympic sports subscription package that lets us Olympic fans watch all the Olympic sports with just one subscription.

At least with these, speaking of money, I can watch it freely on YouTube, vs. other sports like curling and archery, where everything is behind a paywall.

I read an article (I think it was on the 49er website) talking about how the change is more for TV/casual fans, as it's easier to understand where 1st place in the race = gold medal. As someone new to the sport, I don't have much to compare it to, but I can understand how it changes the sport. (And the change due to TV/fans ultimately = that it's due to $$, which is unfortunate but real.)

Always nice to see the home country of the competition achieve a medal. I know the crowd love it. (And of course I'm thrilled to see on top.)

Gold for Samantha Simonton in W Skeet!

Yes, it is interesting. I can see how athletes don't like it. I know scoring systems change in some other sports (I'm thinking about sport climbing), but it is interesting to change how a sport is won in competition. Even in American football, they change some rules that affect the end of the game if the score is tied.

It's an interesting system. If you're fourth going into the medal race...your options are go home with no medal, or go home with gold. (And the top two going in know they're getting a medal of some color.)