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Think the IOC needs to be taught the lesson that they don't get a brand new Pharoah's Tomb every time.

Haven't really had a leader since Eve Muirhead retired.

Planning to revive that great 1980s Institution the Friendship Games, both Summer & Winter! Thomas Bacholympicgoldmedalfencing1976 not very keen, but only because he never won any medals at it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/68606455

Cross Country Season not quite over yet. The Ski Classics season continues for another couple of weeks, although coverage is patchy depending where you are. Birkenbeiner on Sunday. Then & both have National Championships this weekend. Norway's will be free to air - hey, let's do a sprint, a middle distance ITT and to finish it off a 50km, why not? Also para, Nordic Combined & even Telemark. NM-veka – NM på ski: langrenn lagsprint, kvalifisering – NRK TV

The BBC are also covering - at least they have Scotland’s games.

Laura Kenny aka Laura Trott, Britain’s most successful female Olympian - 5 Golds - retires. Ironically the very athletes she inspired are now keeping her out of the Olympic team https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/68579889

She did 236m in practice but crashed - you can still see the injuries!

What, yet another 1-2-3?

Odermatt skis out! Misses out on the perfect 10/10 season. Verdu Second!

Diggins puts a decent points difference into Svahn in the 10k Classic this morning, so should guarantee the overall with one race to go, barring the unexpected.

On Pay Per View as normal, but Eurosport coverage starts on the 20th and covers the semis & finals.

Wow, Botn on a charge from the Hundreds! Has the advantage of not being squeezed like a lime on a spring break tequila party of course.

Dreadful details of what happened to Kamila Valieva. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/68570073

Looking like a double bill of drama this weekend with Women’s Overall in both CC & Biathlon potentially going to the very last race.

What else is on that week? Imagine they would show at least RB coverage of the international feed without making a big production number of it.

During the World Indoors, we were discussing if the times for the 4x400m in the NCAA Indoors would be quicker. Well.... Men World Indoors Belgium 3:02.54 - NCAA Indoors Arizona State 3:02.35 & obviously faster than the US National Team Women World Indoors Netherlands 3:27.07 - NCAA Indoors South Carolina 3:26.30 & also faster than the US National Team

Maybe was looking at someone else’s targets & thought he’d got them all down. Just so frustrating for Campbell Wright, there’s definitely a win for him next year.

Think I’m right in saying that was a World Championship run! Nicky Minichiello (left) & Gillian Cooke who has a story to tell her grndchildren.

Bobsleigh on a bit of a gap year, testing new kit etc. We’ll be back!

2 consecutive 7 second shoots from both! Straight running race!

Here we go with the men’s Laser Run - versus the World! And the stream goes down!

Not odd at all!

Maghreb just means “The West” so….

Looks good for Gulyas, big battle for bronze. Last shoot meltdown for Maliszewska costs her bronze!

Off we go with the run - got 11 within one minute!