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Again with the long tables!

I watch a lot of Russian historical costume dramas on streaming. The one constant is that the Tsar always goes mad in the end.

“Large queues are forming in front of bank terminals in Moscow & other Russian towns. Photo taken at 5am.”

That whole area around the HS Station is unpleasant, but “Hell” would be going too far.

Not so often we are happy to see Johaug win, but we are today!

She looked very tired today.

Does the Garmisch double.

Even if it meant taking Janni Ahonen.

We have a new country! All of a sudden we see athletes racing under the IBU flag for a country called NAR, which I’m guessing means Something like Non-Affiliated Racer. Somehow I doubt Lombardot has a >6 minute lead after the first shooting. And NAR are off to a great start with the early lead. Fortunately NAR’s moment of glory is brief as & Bъlgaria go ahead. There has been no time for NAR to develop their own suits - I’d be agreeable to making them race in their underwear. win again! Otto Invenius takes the lead. Half a dozen proud Utah Finns are on hand to cheer him.

It’s not a sporting matter but a political decision. They’re probably not letting any Russian passports in.

Over in the skating thread they’re saying that the Norwegians are not letting Russians enter the country, so I imagine it’s the Russian Cup for the rest of the season.

Only one Norwegian made the women’s knock-out round; something’s badly wrong.

Could you repost? As far as I can see the story is that Estonia won’t let them into the country, therefore they can’t compete at Otepää but not more than that. Ah, no, update here. So the story is: No Russian or BLR teams at all, but all forthcoming host nations can ban the competitors from entering their country altogether if they wish. https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/ibu-russia-ukraine-war/50crYBiHnYhvDFc57crpgg

Kristoffer “Mr DNF” Jakobsen DNFs. Did get about 40% down though. Great result for Salarich, into 2nd . Miracle man Strolz takes the lead.

One Alpine win per season for Ester, that is the law.

Ledecka takes the lead!

Lara Gut first out in Crans: scratches early.

Search on YouTube for a clip of one of the greatest races of all time, the 1954 Miracle Mile with Bannister & Landy going head-to-head in the Empire Games in Edmonton.

You’re missing the point a bit, mate. They’ve got plenty time to reorganise the event, they’ve got a volunteer host & they’ve still messed it up.

Early summer ski jumping for the ladies.

Told you so. Putin cannot afford to be humiliated & will kill as many as necessary to prevent it. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10552743/Furious-Putin-prepares-use-father-bombs-brave-Ukrainians-hold-advance.html

Hot news from 1999: Slettemark has just beaten Bjoerndalen. . Also, good news for & .

Twitter shut down Donald Trump, but the Russians are free to use it to threaten all their neighbours.

Many goats.

Western Ukraine was never part of Russia from literally the Mongol invasions until 1939 & the Nazi-Soviet Pact. Strangely enough, we hear a lot from Putin about Ukrainian Nazis, but not so much about the glorious Nazi-Soviet alliance of August 1939-July 1941, which gave the Western Ukraine to Russia for the very first time.