Nickyc707

Matt Walls may also be a factor

Trying to make sense of where everything stands for the quotas. I am listing the nations that are currently in qualifying positions and the next 5 nations that are closest to them.
 
Men's Windsurfing (11 boat quotas, 8 out of 20 races complete) 
 
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Women's Windsurfing (11 boat quotas, 5 out of 20 races complete)
 
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Men's Kite (8 boat quotas, 8 out of 20 races complete)
 
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Women's Kite (8 boat quotas, 8 out of 20 races complete)
 
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Men's Dinghy (16 boat quotas, 4 out of 10 races complete)
 
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Women's Dinghy (16 boat quotas, 4 out of 10 races complete)
 
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Men's Skiff (10 boat quotas, 12 out of 15 races complete)
 
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Women's Skiff (10 boat quotas, 12 out of 15 races complete)
 
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Mixed Dinghy (8 boat quotas, 8 out of 11 races complete)
 
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Mixed Multihull (9 boat quotas, 12 out of 15 races complete)
 
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By country:
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5
4
4
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I expected Brazil, Australia and New Zealand to do better, but obviously it can still change. 8 quote places would be great for Germany. Quite telling that Germany (right now) would qualify in all events except men's/women's skiff, obviously that is their weak spot.

Seems Argentina's cyclists are like buses with no medals until the last day of the championships and then two come along at the same time.

With Anna Shackley's bronze in the U23 race GB just crept up to 100 medals for the Championships as a whole. France won 79 which bodes well for the hosts in Paris.

Plenty.
 
Basically Every qualified athlete in Canoe Slalom is eligible to enter the TT (preliminary round) of the Extreme Kayak. Every NOC can field 2 athletes to the start (so both qualified C1 & K1 athlete per gender). The format is still not official, but it should be like at the EG, with best 16 from the TT advancing to the main race (however, there still a possibility to have one more round (Heats) so even 32 paddlers can progress from the qualifiers) - from then it is classical 4 paddlers heat with top 2 (correctly passing the track) advancing to next rounds etc...

How on eath this cross shit has been validated by IOC ? Did they see it or just heard the pitch from ICF ? It's only a random chaos thing with no spoting values. As @hckošiceputs it, it belongs to Jeux Sans Frontières.

Because we weren't sure whether that was the case 

Yep, they are effectively the 10-12th ranked quotas of the twelve for Paris. However, the USA will almost certainly lose its quota to an African NOC. The chances that all the other five continents will be represented among the six qualifiers from next year's qualifying series are slim so the others are also at risk. For the moment though they have the quotas.
 
https://olympics.com/en/news/how-to-qualify-for-bmx-freestyle-paris-2024-olympic-qualification-system

Men's Handball IHF Under 19 World Championship 2023  
Various Cities (CRO) - 2 August 2023 - 13 August 2023  
 
Official Website Programme Results System Results Database Facebook Page Discussion Thread

Men's Handball IHF Under 19 World Championship 2023  
Various Cities (CRO) - 2 August 2023 - 13 August 2023  
 
Official Website Programme Results System Results Database Facebook Page Discussion Thread

I hope you've calmed down after your little rant. I never even mentioned GB but clearly you've got a massive chip on your shoulder. Nor did I say the competition wouldn't he weaker without the Russians competing. All I was arguing with good justification is that the Russians are not as strong as you imply and that all you've offered up to support your argument is a group of aging divers at least some of whom may not even be competing anymore. The current war would not necessarily have anything to do with that since the wear and tear of diving, particularly in the platform events, means that most don't compete beyond thirty. At best they would likely be on a downward curve and unlikely medallists at this level.

always!
 
what kind of wine, it depends on the sausage, of course
 
p.s. unless it's about artichoke, in that case wine (or beer) is not recommended, the only drink that goes with artichokes is a slightly gassed mineral water

it's quite a mess 
 
in windsurfing, now the preliminary races are of 3 types: the classic fleet, the slalom course and 1 longer fleet race (called Marathon)
at the end of the prelims, the best sailor advances directly to the final, the 2nd and 3rd ranked advance to the semifinal and the remaining 7 of the top 10 (the actual medal contenders) go through to the quarterfinal race
the top 2 of the quarterfinal advance to the semifinal, then the top 2 of the semifinal advance to the final, where the 3 finalists decide which medal color they get
 
in kitesurfing, after the prelims, the top 2 advance to the final, meanwhile the remaining 8 among the top 10 are divided into 2 semis of 4 sailors each (serpentine system is normally used)
here the best of the 4 starts with 2 "ghost wins", the 2nd best with 1 "ghost win" and the other two with no bonus points
the 1st to get to 3 wins (ghost wins included, of course) wins the semifinal round and advance to the final, where we have the same scheme: the 1st of the prelims starts with 2 "ghost wins", the 2nd with 1 "ghost win" and the 2 kitesurfers coming from the semis with 0 bonus points
once again, the 1st to 3 total wins is the champion, then for the remaining places it's up to the number of wins in the final round and in case of a tie, the actual placing in the last regatta is the decider
 
I think we'll see a lot of occasional viewers (and also occasional broadcasters/reporters) with some strong headache come the Olympic thanks to these crazy formats  

I'm involved into the "pasta eating" and the "how lazy a man can be" programs at the moment  
 
I just can't be everywhere 

And yet you don't appear to be involved in the Italian TJ progamme. A shocking waste of talent! 🤔😊

You must be concerned by their performance in the men's 10m platform synchro then given that they qualfied second.

yes, sir! I can hop, step and jump on the same exact tile! 
 
actually, I just can't go further than that single tile 

You must be concerned by their performance in the men's 10m platform synchro then given that they qualfied second.

Don't you think you're exaggerating the impact of the absence of the Russians. At the last two OG their nineteen divers managed to win just one bronze medal between them.

Don't you think you're exaggerating the impact of the absence of the Russians. At the last two OG their nineteen divers managed to win just one bronze medal between them.

A new WR set in qualifying for the women's compound with 715 out of a possible 720.
 
 

715/720
 
 

Gibson, WR in Women's Compound Ranking Round

I believe one of only two known holocaust survivors to go on to compete at the Olympics.
 
https://www.teamgb.com/article/sir-ben-helfgott-1929-2023/1xaWCon1OFwS94BPuRg3DG?s=09
 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Helfgott