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Sven Kramer not making the team in the 10,000m seems pretty shocking.

Hockey is the second sport to complete qualification, and the first core sport to do so.

That's part of it. But they are also cutting the total number of quotas, which is obviously not related to gender equality.

Not just that but I fear that this is as good as the Canadian team is going to get. Field Hockey Canada just can't afford to run both a men's and a women's program at the level required to qualify to the Olympics. A lot of the players live in Belgium.

Because the men meet the NOC's selection criteria but the women did not.

Probably three when gets 's quota in the women's tournament.

Heartbreaking. This Canadian team did it with no funding, this was their chance. I don't think you'll see a Canadian women's field hockey get close to the Olympics in a very long time. Really wish the women's team qualified rather than the men's team tbh.

Canada was up 3-1. Ireland came back to tie it 3-3. Reminds anybody of anything? I don't feel good...

No goal. Shootout. Déjà vu.

Well, after seven quarters of hockey we are still looking for a first goal between and . This is a very nerve-wracking tie...

Only one more ticket to book (assuming South Africa accepts their quota).

...and even then China only qualified because of a big comeback and a shoot-out.

First leg of - ended in a goalless draw. Ireland dominated the first half but the second half was fairly even.

Oh come on, don’t be so dramatic. It’s just sports.

I didn't think I could like Evan any more, but here we are. He ain't afraid to speak his mind.

Ah yes, I'm sure Mongolia is very deep in 3x3...

Canadian federation doesn't invest any money in 3x3 at all. They literally don't care about it. Doesn't change the fact that Canada has the second best women's team in the world (which perhaps is a huge problem in and of itself - a country that literally invests nothing in 3x3 has a world class team). Still, they should not be punished because Canada doesn't have highly ranked players ranked 5th to 100th. It's a four person team, only the top four athletes should matter.

Canada not even having a chance to qualify for the women’s tournament is an absolute joke. The Canadian women have one of the best team on tour...

Duncan Hunter's everything scandal.

She's not even the California congresscritter with the worst ongoing sex scandal.

Still can't believe all that happened just so we could lost to Finland in the end...

Feels a *little* in bad taste to play We Are the Champions given the circumstances.

This would be too unbelievable for a sports anime...

I'm guessing the Irish women will be pretty hungry for revenge next week-end...

And Canada is going to Tokyo. What drama... gotta feel for the Irish, that was snatched from them at the last second twice. Amazing results from the Canadian team though, despite not playing that well. Credit for never giving up.