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Season opener coming up on the Olympic track in China starting with the two-man race on the early session of Friday, then 4 man races at the weekend.. Long way to travel for the low-budget women's teams who stay in Europe or North America for training, so we will be getting one 2-man race and two 4-man races, with the extra women's days to be made up later once we get onto the European circuit. Yanqing Olympic Sliding Center celebrates its debut as a World Cup track (ibsf.org)

Is that an albino? Would gave been worshipped as a God back in the olden days. Or eaten at a feast, one of the two.

Norwegian commentators no better at pronouncing Stvrtecky than English ones. He’s just gone 0/5 so they won’t have to try again.

Turned out to be a good race! Best-known contenders start at 40 or so.

Well, races are indeed geo-blocked at the moment - will check again later - so we are going with the kvinner's sprint race for now! Windy & snowing!

Finals start at 2h 36m on the tape. Frankly….the new generation look scarily good!

It’s a true story that the modern, great flag of Orkney was created by a postman using his grand-daughter’s colouring pencils.

Series finale for the Track Champions’ League in London this weekend - double bill of racing on both Friday & Saturday evenings.

Has been a dull few weeks, but we are back! 8 Biathlon races! 4 Alpine events Many cross country running races from US & Europe Russian cross country skiing Scottish Bowls Track cycling

First snow races of the season from Khanty-Mansiisk . Classic sprints today, 10km Ж & 15km М tomorrow.

Start of the British Cross Country Challenge Series from Cardiff. Many well known British & International names.

British Olympic distance runner & important coach Paul Nuttall. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/67378980

NCAA Midwest Region https://okstate.com/watch/?Live=5763&type=Live

It’s the NCAA Cross Country regionals this weekend. Sadly most on Pay TV only, but a few FTA. Southern Region.

Better to have too much snow than too little!

Looks good for the weekend - they got all 82 down on the first training run at Zermatt this morning.

Normal thing in countries with PR. Biggest winner gets first chance.

Norwegian TV is odd. If you start from this page it usually works without VPN. https://tv.nrk.no/serie/skiskyting/202311/MSPO40360223/avspiller

Your week is sorted! The World Bowls Tour Scottish Indoors runs till the weekend! Top high-adrenaline action. https://youtube.com/@WorldBowlsTour?si=4_GdYldZdTq0KK3k

Next year - dustbowl disaster hits Turkmenistan because the soil has dried up & blown away due to tree roots absorbing all the water from the subsoil acquifers.

I am reserving judgement - in previous years I've seen funny things happen if you try to access the event before it starts, but if you create a fresh connection after the stream starts it works.

Yep, both. Usually on FTA TV, will post details nearer the time. Both have many international guests on training work.

And that is the whole thing. A single EU team would destroy whole sports like handball, rowing, both canoeing, ski jumping etc et etc.

Not the case for the hockey teams, the women’s football team or the rugby 7s squad, which are always subject to lobbying.

Well, your obvious flaw is that under a pan- flag, about 20 of the 27 pre- countries would never send any sportspeople to the Olympics at all.