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One thing working in our favor with Luge is that Women's Doubles is just one sled per NOC, so I like our chances there. We'll be 3rd or 4th in the Relay (one of my favorite events)...if everyone slides cleanly, we'll probably be 4th, behind , , and ...but anything can happen in the relay. (I think in my official predictions I had us 3rd. Wishful thinking, I suppose.)

@phelps Personally, I enjoy looking (afterwards) to see what other people think. This being a game with no value other than fun, if anyone wants to 'cheat', that's on them. (Also, congrats on 20,000 posts! Wow!)

Unless doing so can get you into the Olympics without kicking out Ro, perhaps.

Dispute over the Olympic medal stripped from US gymnast Jordan Chiles goes back to Swiss court | AP News https://share.google/s0zQiSPKNTExyWxbG This is back in the news now...

I was just doing my prediction on the other thread, and then I calculated... I had 21 Gold, 8 Silver, 15 Bronze. Probably a little too hopeful. Oops! (And I didn't even think I was being too optimistic as I was filling it out...guess so...)

Here's the report, for anyone interested. (It's not as damning towards the Canadians as the headlines would lead you to believe...not shocked.). In here, it does seem as if Uhlaender was hoping to get picked over Ro...yet I thought I read elsewhere (sorry, can't find the source right now) that she ultimately didn't want to take Ro's place... (which wouldn't make sense if it wasn't going to increase our quota). She's probably upset at a number of things...not being picked to WC team first, not having a place for the Olympics, and then this with Canada. It is interesting that the USOPC is backing this, though...one would hope that it wouldn't stoop to the level of personal grievances... final-order-uhlaender-1-1.pdf

Haha...I just did my official predictions. I had 21 Gold, 8 Silver, 15 Bronze. Probably a little too hopeful. It's my optimism kicking in...

Event Gold Silver Bronze Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill SUI SUI ITA Men's Super-G SUI SUI AUT Men's Giant Slalom SUI BRA NOR Men's Slalom FRA NOR NOR Men's Team Combined SUI NOR AUT Women's Downhill USA GER ITA Women's Super-G NZL ITA USA Women's Giant Slalom AUT NZL SUI Women's Slalom USA ALB SUI Women's Team Combined USA GER AUT Biathlon Men's 10km Sprint ITA NOR NOR Men's 20km Individual NOR NOR SWE Men's 12.5km Pursuit NOR NOR SWE Men's 15km Mass Start ITA NOR FRA Men's 4x7.5km Relay NOR FRA SWE Women's 7.5km Sprint SWE FRA SWE Women's 15km Individual FRA ITA FIN Women's 10km Pursuit SWE FIN ITA Women's 12.5km Mass Start FRA ITA SWE Women's 4x6km Relay FRA ITA SWE 2x7.5km Men + 2x7.5km Women Mixed Relay FRA ITA NOR Bobsleigh 2-man Bobsleigh GER GER GER 4-man Bobsleigh GER GER GER Women's Monobob USA AUS GER 2-woman Bobsleigh GER USA GER Cross-Country Skiing Men's 10km + 10km Skiathlon NOR NOR NOR Men's Sprint Classic NOR NOR SWE Men's Team Sprint Free NOR ITA SWE Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay NOR SWE ITA Men's 10km Free NOR NOR NOR Men's 50km Mass Start Classic NOR NOR NOR Women's 10km + 10km Skiathlon USA NOR SWE Women's Sprint Classic SWE SWE NOR Women's Team Sprint Free SWE NOR USA Women's 4 x 7.5km Relay SWE NOR FIN Women's 10km Free SWE NOR USA Women's 50km Mass Start Classic USA SWE NOR Curling Men GBR CAN SWE Women CAN SUI CHN Mixed Doubles ITA GBR NOR Figure Skating Men Single Skating USA FRA JPN Women Single Skating JPN USA JPN Pair Skating JPN GER ITA Ice Dance USA FRA GBR Team Event USA JPN ITA Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials CHN CHN UKR Men's Moguls JPN AUS USA Men's Dual Moguls CAN JPN CAN Men's Ski Cross CAN ITA SUI Men's Freeski Halfpipe USA NZL USA Men's Freeski Slopestyle USA NOR USA Men's Freeski Big Air USA NZL CAN Women's Aerials CHN CHN USA Women's Moguls AUS USA USA Women's Dual Moguls USA USA USA Women's Ski Cross SWE FRA SUI Women's Freeski Halfpipe CHN AUS GBR Women's Freeski Slopestyle CHN CAN CAN Women's Freeski Big Air CAN CHN GBR Mixed Team Aerials CHN USA CAN Ice Hockey Men's 12-team tournament USA CAN CZE Women's 10-team tournament USA CAN FIN Luge Men's Singles GER AUT GER Men's Doubles GER AUT LAT Women's Singles USA AUT GER Women's Doubles GER AUT USA Team Relay GER AUT LAT Nordic Combined Men's Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km NOR NOR GER Men's Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km AUT AUT GER Men's Team Sprint Large Hill 2x7,5km AUT NOR GER Short Track Speed Skating Men's 500m CAN CHN CAN Men's 1000m CAN ITA NED Men's 1500m CAN KOR CHN Men's 5000m Relay KOR CHN ITA Women's 500m NED USA CAN Women's 1000m CAN KOR USA Women's 1500m KOR KOR CAN Women's 3000m Relay NED KOR CAN Mixed Team Relay 2000m NED KOR CAN Skeleton Men's Skeleton GBR GBR GER Women's Skeleton BEL GER AUT Skeleton Mixed Team GBR GER AUT Ski Jumping Men's Normal Hill Individual SLO AUT GER Men's Large Hill Individual SLO AUT GER Men's Super Team SLO AUT GER Women's Normal Hill Individual SLO AUT GER Women's Large Hill Individual SLO JPN NOR Mixed Team SLO JPN AUT Ski Mountaineering Men's sprint SUI ESP FRA Women's sprint FRA ITA FRA Mixed Relay FRA ITA ESP Snowboard Men's Parallel Giant Slalom ITA ITA AUT Men's Snowboard Halfpipe JPN NZL AUS Men's Snowboard Cross AUS AUT FRA Men's Snowboard Slopestyle JPN JPN USA Men's Snowboard Big Air CHN JPN JPN Women's Parallel Giant Slalom AUT GER ITA Women's Snowboard Halfpipe KOR JPN USA Women's Snowboard Cross FRA AUS GBR Women's Snowboard Slopestyle JPN USA JPN Women's Snowboard Big Air JPN JPN GBR Mixed Team Snowboard Cross GBR ITA FRA Speed Skating Men's 500m USA NED POL Men's 1000m USA NED POL Men's 1500m USA NED CHN Men's 5000m FRA NOR CZE Men's 10000m CZE ITA FRA Men's Mass Start USA KOR NED Men's Team Pursuit USA NED NOR Women's 500m NED NED USA Women's 1000m NED NED JPN Women's 1500m NED NED JPN Women's 3000m NED CAN NOR Women's 5000m NOR CAN NED Women's Mass Start NED USA CAN Women's Team Pursuit CAN JPN USA

https://www.usabs.com/skeleton-team Curtis, Ro, Roderick, Wesenberg

Wright finally on the podium! (Sorry, I was late to the party.)

I think there must have been something between them, too. Why would she have recorded a phone conversation? Any why would he have said that? Weird...

I also didn't like the title of this article (but the article itself was the best choice of the ones I found...the others being on sites with a million ads).

By comparison...in 2022, had 16, had 12, and had 9.

https://www.uipmworld.org/news/race-across-china-guiyang-host-uipm-2026-pentathlon-world-championships Changes to the sport: 100m swim instead of 200m 5th shooting at the start of the Laser Run Interesting!

https://www.thetimes.com/sport/olympics/article/boost-usa-skeleton-star-winter-olympics-sabotage-case-q2z85qz5w Looks like she had a successful appeal...but no consequences as of now.

https://www.issf-sports.org/news/4610 No, they just changed starting this year to feature just standing in finals.

PREDICTION DESIGN - START COPYING HERE ---> Event Gold Silver Bronze Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill - - - Men's Super-G - - - Men's Giant Slalom - - - Men's Slalom - - - Men's Team Combined - - - Women's Downhill - - - Women's Super-G - - - Women's Giant Slalom - - - Women's Slalom - - - Women's Team Combined - - - Biathlon Men's 10km Sprint - Men's 20km Individual - - - Men's 12.5km Pursuit - - - Men's 15km Mass Start - - - Men's 4x7.5km Relay - - - Women's 7.5km Sprint - - - Women's 15km Individual - - - Women's 10km Pursuit - - - Women's 12.5km Mass Start - - - Women's 4x6km Relay - - - 2x7.5km Men + 2x7.5km Women Mixed Relay - - - Bobsleigh 2-man Bobsleigh - - - 4-man Bobsleigh - - - Women's Monobob - - - 2-woman Bobsleigh - - - Cross-Country Skiing Men's 10km + 10km Skiathlon - Men's Sprint Classic - - - Men's Team Sprint Free - - - Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay - - - Men's 10km Free - - - Men's 50km Mass Start Classic - - - Women's 10km + 10km Skiathlon - - - Women's Sprint Classic - - - Women's Team Sprint Free - - - Women's 4 x 7.5km Relay - - - Women's 10km Free - - - Women's 50km Mass Start Classic - - - Curling Men - - - Women - - - Mixed Doubles - - - Figure Skating Men Single Skating - - - Women Single Skating - - - Pair Skating - - - Ice Dance - - - Team Event - - - Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials - - - Men's Moguls - - - Men's Dual Moguls - - - Men's Ski Cross - - - Men's Freeski Halfpipe - - - Men's Freeski Slopestyle - - - Men's Freeski Big Air - - - Women's Aerials - - - Women's Moguls - - - Women's Dual Moguls - - - Women's Ski Cross - - - Women's Freeski Halfpipe - - - Women's Freeski Slopestyle - - - Women's Freeski Big Air - - - Mixed Team Aerials - - - Ice Hockey Men's 12-team tournament - - - Women's 10-team tournament - - - Luge Men's Singles - - - Men's Doubles - - - Women's Singles - - - Women's Doubles - - - Team Relay - - - Nordic Combined Men's Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km - - - Men's Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km - - - Men's Team Sprint Large Hill 2x7,5km - - - Short Track Speed Skating Men's 500m - - - Men's 1000m - - - Men's 1500m - - - Men's 5000m Relay - - - Women's 500m - - - Women's 1000m - - - Women's 1500m - - - Women's 3000m Relay - - - Mixed Team Relay 2000m - - - Skeleton Men's Skeleton - - - Women's Skeleton - - - Skeleton Mixed Team - - - Ski Jumping Men's Normal Hill Individual - - - Men's Large Hill Individual - - - Men's Super Team - - - Women's Normal Hill Individual - - - Women's Large Hill Individual - - - Mixed Team - - - Ski Mountaineering Men's sprint - - - Women's sprint - - - Mixed Relay - - - Snowboard Men's Parallel Giant Slalom - - - Men's Snowboard Halfpipe - - - Men's Snowboard Cross - - - Men's Snowboard Slopestyle - - - Men's Snowboard Big Air - - - Women's Parallel Giant Slalom - - - Women's Snowboard Halfpipe - - - Women's Snowboard Cross - - - Women's Snowboard Slopestyle - - - Women's Snowboard Big Air - - - Mixed Team Snowboar Cross - - - Speed Skating Men's 500m - - - Men's 1000m - - - Men's 1500m - - - Men's 5000m - - - Men's 10000m - - - Men's Mass Start - - - Men's Team Pursuit - - - Women's 500m - - - Women's 1000m - - - Women's 1500m - - - Women's 3000m - - - Women's 5000m - - - Women's Mass Start - - - Women's Team Pursuit - - - ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE

Welcome to the 2026 Milano Cortina Podium Guessing Game! For this competition, you will guess which NOCs will land on the podium for each event. Instructions: 1) Copy and paste the table below in its entirety into your post. 2) Write the 3-letter IOC code for the NOC you believe will occupy that spot on the podium. (Please do not add additional text, and please do not use the emojis. You can write any commentary below your table.) 3) Post your results before the first events of the Games (Wednesday, February 4)! Any edits need to also be made before the first events. All right...time is up! However, there is still a chance to enter the competition. If you get your guesses in by the Opening Ceremony, you will still receive credit for any event that hasn't started yet. That is, you won't get credit for your guesses for, for instance, Team Figure Skating or Mixed Doubles Curling. But anything else is still fair game. I will try to provide daily updates. Best of luck! Scoring: There are going to be two awards. 1) Most accurate medal placements - This will be awarded to the user that correctly guesses the most medals exactly correct. That is, you will receive credit if you think Switzerland will win the gold for an event, and they did in fact win the gold for that event. I will simply tally up the number of correct guesses across all medal events. 2) Most accurate podium makeup - This award will go to the user with the most accurate podium make-up, also receiving a bonus if the guess is exactly correct. For this award, you will receive 2 points if you correctly guess the NOC in the correct medal spot. (You thought Switzerland would win gold, and they did win gold.) You will receive 1 point if you correctly guessed that an NOC will be on the podium, but you guessed the incorrect medal. (You thought Switzerland would win gold, but they won silver.) Users will receive an additional bonus point if you correctly guessed the entire podium for an event.

And IIRC, for Rifle 3 positions, only 1 position will be in Finals, so without qualies, you never see the other 2. I sent ISSF a message a while back letting them know that I hope they could televise them.

Now if only the shooting qualifications could be broadcast during the summer games... (Hundreds of Olympians never shown on camera!)

Glad to see you and @Bear Hollow with your predictions. I haven't made my predictions yet, but I agree with most everything y'all have said. I don't know freestyle skiing or snowboard as well...but the other sports seem pretty locked in. I was hoping for better results from Campbell Wright in Biathlon during the WC season...if not '26, then hopefully in '30! My biggest question mark is how the Women's figure skating podium will be. Alysa won gold in the GP Final simply because she skated cleanly...but if any of the Japanese skaters skate cleanly, they'll come out ahead.

I think there are only 2. Italy gets 4. But it will also be weird because I think there are four places where athletes will be marching. We'll see! And I agree with Stolz and Malinin...but I do think they'll both be going home with hardware.

Lindsey Vonn? Mikaela Shiffrin? Jessie Diggins? (Did the Closing Ceremony in 2018) Ilia Malinin? Jordan Stolz? Chock+Bates? Nick Baumgartner?

@Jaden22 Glad to see someone else from here...I'm trying to get conversation going over in the Team USA Club...check it out!

Not OBS but BBC....perhaps it will appease some