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Sometimes a kangaroo upsets the peloton... (Watch at 2:23ish)

Lin Shidong again falls early in Singles...but in Doubles finally pulls out a W. (But had to wait until Contender to get the W.) Wen Ruibo wins Star Contender and Contender...a rising star for sure!

USA three seconds off the podium in the mixed relay...a nice result!

Hadn't updated the rosters...but got those up.

Team USA 2026 Men - Ben Loomis, Niklas Malacinski History 2010 was our year...winning 4 medals and topping the medal chart that year. That was also the only year we ever medaled.

Team USA 2026 Halfpipe Women - Bea Kim, Chloe Kim, Maddie Mastro, Maddy Schaffrick Men - Alessandro Barbieri, Chase Blackwell, Chase Josey, Jake Pates Parallel Giant Slalom Women - Iris Pflum Men - Cody Winters Slopestyle Women - Lily Dhawornvej, Hahna Norman, Jess Perlmutter Men - Jake Canter, Sean FitzSimons, Red Gerard, Ollie Martin Snowboard Cross Women - Stacy Gaskill, Hanna Percy, Brianna Schnorrbusch, Faye Thelen Men - Nick Baumgartner, Nathan Pare, Jake Vedder, Cody Winters History The USA is on top of the medal count overall, though last year, Canada earned more medals than us. We'll see about this year!

Got the roster updated. Our men haven't had the best WC season, but Shiffrin and Vonn have been dominating! Let's go ladies!

Got the roster updated...Jason Colby was starting to pick up steam in the WC...can he somehow fly to victory? (I mean, doubtful...but it can happen...)

Roster updated...we picked up one reallocated spot, so we have a full team. C'mon Diggins and all!

Got the roster updated up in Post 1!

I just saw this video today...fun to see athletes having fun and joking around https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/home-alone-biathlon-style-a-festive-christmas-special/O0kmMjZku8FIIvLbtO3uT

Here's what I have imagined thus far. Feel free to offer suggestions (perhaps if there were features in previous editions). 1) Attached is a list of events, and a spot to put in the IOC code for who you think will win Gold, Silver, or Bronze. 2) Fill it out and post in the appropriate place before the first events on Day -2. 3) I have formulas that can calculate who got the most podium places exactly correct (that is, you thought Austria would win Gold, and they won Gold...I would award you two points), and who guessed best who would be on the podium in general (that is, you thought Austria would get Gold but in reality it was Austria with Silver...I would award you one point). 4) I could share results at the end, seeing who guessed the most medals exactly correct, and who guessed the best podiums regardless of placement. (Because all the calculations are done automatically, it will take no time to calculate at the end.) If this is good, I can make a different thread to be more visible. medalpredictions.xlsx

I have just finished with an Excel spreadsheet that I think will work for this. I will share more in just a little bit once I work out some tweaks.

Trying out road cycling for the first time...watching the Tour Down Under (at least until I fall asleep about halfway through the race, then catch the highlights)...and yes, the NCAA championship football game the other night.

NBC...except I'll prob be watching via Peacock (live/on demand all the events-ish...mostly with world feed...reminds me of the red button when I was in London in 2012)

This is my first Olympics on the forums...is there any sort of guessing game where we try to predict the podiums at each event? (Slash, would there be any interest if not?)

confirmed

Roster updated! https://www.usabs.com/news/2026/january/19/usa-bobsled-skeleton-announces-2026-winter-olympic-team

Roster! https://www.usabs.com/news/2026/january/19/usa-bobsled-skeleton-announces-2026-winter-olympic-team

https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/fs/2026 Can anyone help me understand why, for instance, it is showing that or has 1 quota calculated, as per D.1...yet under Eligibility, it lists 0. How are the numbers for 'Quotas Calculated' determined? Is that simply if an NOC has an athlete with FIS points (regardless of how many/if they'd be eligible), then the 'Eligibility' just shows how many are actually able?

Any way of knowing (like with FIS's website) if any quotas have been rejected? is first in line for a W 3000m spot if someone rejects, so was wanting to know if anyone had.

Zhu Yuling taking her second championship back to back. Lin Shidong and Hugo Calderano not making it to Finals twice in a row. Another Star Contender in mid-Feb, then Singapore Smash at the end of February. (Good...can focus more on Milan. )

Alessia Vigilia was the sole rider in the lead for 100km in Stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. The peloton finally caught up to her and passed her with about 300m left to go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv9qr6RumKs&t=950s - here's the final moments

Venus Williams unfortunately loses in the first round of the Australian Open, but she set a record for oldest participant. She lost to Olga Danilovic , who still had another three years to be born when Venus first played in the Australian Open. https://apnews.com/article/venus-williams-australian-open-b7a3a2fc7f19fb25d7e023d892659361 Side note: Did y'all see the 1 Point Slam? I'd never seen it before...fun tournament!

edit - wrong forum