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In a way I wish  was the host this year, it would have forced more of a reckoning.

It will be livestreamed on the CBC Sports Youtube channel

Just a reminder, on December 7 at 9:45am PST is the mixed relay at the Skimo WC in Solitude, we need to finish ahead of US to make our Olympic debut in the sport. 

Tyler Tardi has been selected as the alternate for the men’s curling team.

Tyler Tardi has been selected as the alternate for the men’s curling team.

I'm getting 115 quotas in my calculations. Looks like some quotas will have to be cut.

No I think this is a very popular opinion for everyone other than the Germans.

Ya Fleury is the big feel good factor in that team.

Sure is looking like we'll get handshakes after eight.
 
Well, Canada's best team is going to the Olympics, hard to complain about that outcome.

Happy for the entire team, but I couldn’t be happier for Fleury.
 
Still remember how last Olympic Trials went down, Fleury was 8-0 heading into the final, it was heartbreaking to see her lose it in an extra end to Jones. Usually it’s a once in a lifetime experience, so when you lose it there’s always that “what if” in your head, now she can put all of that behind. 
 
She deserves this 

Sure is looking like we'll get handshakes after eight.
 
Well, Canada's best team is going to the Olympics, hard to complain about that outcome.

Homan applying relentless pressure forces Black to get a good piece of the four foot with the draw against five to get the single. Slides too far, steal of two. 
 
9-2 Homan, game pretty much over. 

"A Halifax explosion" was a *wild* commentary choice by Vick

it's ready!
 
the new Speedskating track in Rho/Fiera (Milan) will be the stage for the 1st Junior World cup meet of the season on Saturday (10 a.m. start with 1000m, 3000m & team pursuit for juniors and neo-seniors, men and women) & Sunday (9.30 a.m. start with 500m, 1500m & mass start races, always for juniors and neo-seniors, men and women)
 
ladies and gentlemen, the track!
 

Brad Jacobs has secured a spot in the men's final, there is no scenario left where he isn't in first place per Devin Heroux.

Freeride also.
 
https://www.lequipe.fr/Ski/Actualites/-c-est-excitant-le-freeride-une-discipline-frisson-en-bonne-voie-pour-integrer-les-jo-2030/1612127

Colleen Jones, two time World champion has passed away. 

She was one of the more recognizable curlers in Canada. She will be missed.

Those are three excellent reasons on why we just really, really do not - at all - need the mixed relay in long track speed skating. They tried, it never got interesting, none of the top skaters has really cared at any moment yet, let it go. A great leader is one who is willing to go back on earlier decisions  

I know this is never going to happen, but with the team sprint being there nowadays, I feel like they should make the team pursuit more of an endurance race. Longer, that is. Especially with it being a one-off race, instead of heats/semis/etc, 5k would be absolutely fine.

Olympic Quotas after World Cup 2/4
 
 
  Men Women   500m 1000m 1500m 5000m 10000m MS TP 500m 1000m 1500m 3000m 5000m MS TP Austria   1 2 1   2   1 1 1 1   1   Belgium   1 1 1   2     1 1 1 1 2 x Canada 3 2 2 1 1 2   3 2 3 3 2 2 x China 3 2 3 1   2 x 3 3 3 1   2 x Czechia     1 1 1 1     1 2 1 1     Denmark           1   1 1 1         Estonia 1 1                         France     1 1 1 1 x       1       Germany   3 3 3   2 x 1 2 1 1   2 x Great Britain                 1 1         Hungary   1 1                       Italy 1 1 1 3 2 2 x 1 1 1 1 1 2   Japan 3 3 3 1   1 x 3 3 3 1   2 x Kazakhstan 1             2 2 2 2 1 1 x  Netherlands 3 3 3 3 2 2 x 3 3 3 3 2 2 x Neutrals                     2   1   Norway 3 1 3 3 1 1 x 1   1 1 1 1   Poland 3 3 1         3 2 1         South Korea 3 2       2   3 2 1     2   Spain 1 1                         Switzerland           1     1 1 1   2   Taiwan               1              United States 3 3 3 1 1 2 x 2 2 2     2 x

Relays just don’t work well in long track. The ISU already has a good team format with the team sprint and team pursuit and should just focus on that.

They need to lay down a 3:29.high at sea level to qualify by time. Qualifying by points is not possible.

Don't let facts get in the way of talking about something related to the Olympics being surely cancelled!

No I think this is a very popular opinion for everyone other than the Germans.

No I think this is a very popular opinion for everyone other than the Germans.