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Yup, though it should be noted that she is not naturalized (she has Canadian citizenship through her father).

By 0.27 points. Somehow was right.

Why does the FIVB always come up with the worst formats? Why not just have, I duno, a knockout round after the second group stage?

I actually really liked the three city concept. Very efficient way of staging Olympics in an era of cost cutting. For the Calgary bid there is talk of using venues in Edmonton and even in Whistler...

Given his form over the last year I think it’s fair to say it was his time. Amazing career.

Eventing has to be one of the most photogenic event at the Olympics. The Cross Country always produces spectacular pictures.

Agree with you there, the "long" options are barely any longer. There's almost no point in taking the short option.

Jessica Phoenix is having a wild, wild ride... Surprised she hasn't fallen yet, she had a couple close calls.... and just as I say that she has a fall xD

Astier Nicolas hit the optimum time on the second

The team event in gymnastics would be kind of a lottery if a fall resulted in a 100 point deduction, yes...

Man the Olympic team event is going to be such a lottery with the lack of a drop score...

No. It’s the only Olympic event left.

If they could remove the mixed 4x400m relay and replace it by the women’s 50km walk I would be pretty happy...

Yes, nevermind that both FINA and CAS believed that she was credible when she claimed that she didn’t actually dope and that there had evidence to bolster her claim... Also this isn’t that much of a free pass given that she has to miss the 2019 worlds due to USA Swimming’s very bad, no good qualification system.

Canadian team has been announced: Dressage Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu (Saint Bruno, Que.) Jill Irving (Moncton, N.B.) Megan Lane (Loretto, Ont.) Belinda Trussell (Stouffville, Ont.) Diane Creech (reserve) (Caistor Centre, Ont.) Endurance Colleen DeVry (Bruderheim, Alta.) Robert Gielen (Flesherton, Ont.) Wendy MacCoubrey (St. Justine de Newton, Que.) Kimberley Woolley (Finch, Ont.) Tracy Vollman (reserve) (Regina) Eventing Hawley Bennett-Awad (Aldergrove, B.C.) Lisa Marie Fergusson (Langley, B.C.) Colleen Loach (Dunham, Que.) Selena O'Hanlon (Kingston, Ont.) Jessica Phoenix (Cannington, Ont.) Jumping Erynn Ballard (Tottenham, Ont.) Kara Chad (Millarville, Alta.) Mario Deslauriers (New York) Eric Lamaze (Wellington, Fla.) Lisa Carlsen (reserve) (Okotoks, Alta.) Para-Dressage Lauren Barwick (Reddick, Fla.) Winona Hartvikson (Langley, B.C.) Jody Schloss (Toronto) Roberta Sheffield (Lincolnshire, Great Britain) Reining Dean Brown (Campbell Hall, N.Y.) Lisa Coulter (Prosper, Texas) Austin Seelhof (Cochrane, Alta.) Vaulting Jessica Bentzen (Parksville, B.C.) Jeanine van der Sluijs (Olds, Alta.) Todd Griffiths (Magrath, Alta.) Dallyn Shields (Didsbury, Alta.) Alisa Schmidt (Chilliwack, B.C.) Cassie Sponchia (Delta, B.C.) Alexandra Ballance (Qualicum Beach, B.C.) Jaydee Fluet (Sundre, B.C.) Kate Thomas (Lantzville, B.C.) Korynn Weber (Nelson, B.C.) Averill Saunders (reserve) (Sundre, B.C.) Abigale Wynberg (reserve) (Maple Ridge, B.C.)

Is it really to much to ask for IFs to weite clear and easy to understand qualification systems?

There are going to be between six or seven (depending on whether Japan beats Malaysia) Intercontinental qualifiers. So, yes.

My first language is French so it’s probably where the anti-Baseball prejudice comes from.

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I'm not sure how many people here follow League of Legends at all, but winning the gold over is a huge deal in that world. South Korean professional teams have won the last five world championships, often defeating Chinese teams in the semi-finals or the finals (though usually Chinese teams with two of their five players hailing from Korea, which is the maximum allowed). There was nearly a million concurrent views on the Twitch stream for the League of Legends finals, despite complaints from fan that the stream was of low quality (specifically criticism that the observer, the in-game cameraman so to speak, wasn't good). There where also complaints from the South Korean team that the organization was subpar compared to professional tournaments. Generally this event makes me a bit pessimistic that multi sport organizations are able to put together a good e-sport competition. It reminded me a lot of the old World Cyber Games tournaments that, by the end, felt like a relic in terms of production and of organization. But I think it's popularity also highlights how important it is for the IOC to get involved. They just can't approach it like "real" sports because it's a completely different world with different expectations. But I don't think the IOC has the necessary humility to make it work.

No, seriously, that was a joke right?

What do you mean Tottenham isn’t happy? The whole reason Son is there is so he can win a gold medal and get a waiver from military service for the sake of his career.

Do you have a link?

I don't know anything about Arena of Valor, Clash Royale or PES eSports so I can't comment on those. For Hearthstone, Tredsred (the Japanese player) is fine but none of the players are really top tier. It's disappointing because China and South Korea have some of the best players in the world and neither qualified. For League of Legends, watch out for the South Korean team. Those players are good. Ruler and Peanut are world champions, Faker is a multiple time world champion and the consensus best player of all times, and both other players are strong. China and Taiwan have very strong teams too, with Vietnam also having a good team. But just like in the professional tournaments South Korea should be dominant. Sadly the groups are very imbalanced, with only two of China, South Korea and Vietnam able to reach the semi-finals. For the StarCraft II tournament we have Maru from South Korea, one of the best player of all times, and we have a bunch of also-rans. The League of Legends tournament is probably the only one really worth following. I don't think eSports should be part of the summer Olympics or traditional multi-sport events, but I also don't think it's an audience that can be ignored by the IOC, especially because it isn't the same audience as traditional sports. I think it would make a lot of sense to establish an Olympics and regional games for eSports and other mind sports (like chess and go). Edit: wow, who's bright idea was it to include Arena of Valor?

After watching The International all day I'm kind of all esports-ed out.