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REDEMPTION FOR HEROLA, THIS TIME WINNING BY 0,1 SECONDS

Finnish ski association released a statement. Translated using DeepL. You can find it here in finnish: https://hiihtoliitto.fi/hiihtoliitto-pyytaa-fisn-eettista-toimielinta-selvittamaan-olympiasprintin-tapahtumat/ The Ski Association lodged a protest against the competition because, after the competition, it emerged that FIS had granted the Norwegian service team permission to bring a waxing table into the service area during the sprint skiing stage, even though this was not permitted under the advance instructions given by FIS to the teams and not even brought into the supervised service area. FIS did not inform other national teams about the possibility of using waxing pads. In addition, after the competition, it became apparent that the US national team had brought prohibited liquids into the service area. According to the rules, bringing any kind of liquid into the supervised service area was strictly prohibited, but no action was taken. Norwegian and US skiers won all the medals in the competition. The FIS later apologized for its actions and admitted that mistakes had been made in both cases. According to Marleena Valtasola, Executive Director of the Finnish Ski Association, the FIS has not yet given the Ski Association a decision on Finland's protest. "Despite several requests, we have not received a decision on our protest or answers to related questions. According to Norwegian media reports, FIS has rejected our complaint, but we have not been given any official decision. We interpret this to mean that the FIS has not even agreed to consider the matter. We find this very strange, considering that the FIS has publicly admitted that a mistake was made in the competition," says Valtasola. There has been public discussion about the protest deadline having been exceeded. However, the deadline for protests is one month after the end of the competition when a rule violation only becomes apparent after the competition. Our protest should therefore have been considered. As a follow-up, we will ask the FIS's independent ethics body to investigate the matter and its handling. This body does not take a position on the results of the competition or the competition rules, so we are not demanding that the performances of the Norwegian or American skiers be invalidated. Rather, our demand is to investigate the events of the competition from the perspective of fairness, says Valtasola. It cannot be the case that some competitors are subject to different rules than others. In our opinion, it is also unacceptable for the protest to be simply swept under the carpet. Actions must be based on fair rules. Through its actions, the Ski Association wants to promote fair competition and ensure that all athletes and teams have equal opportunities to compete for victory in the future. We chose this course of action because it is the best solution from a sporting perspective and we believe that it offers the greatest opportunity to influence the future. Above all, it is a question of reviewing the integrity of the FIS's operations. This will no longer affect the results of the Olympic competition, but this must not happen again in the future; things must be handled better," says Valtasola. The Finnish Olympic Committee supports the actions of the Ski Association. "A clear mistake was made in the Olympic competition, which placed athletes in an unequal position. Such a significant error should be followed by more than just an apology, so we think it is good that the Ski Association is thoroughly investigating the matter with the FIS, says Janne Hänninen, Director of Elite Sports at the Olympic Committee.

Finnish olympic committee & our sports minister said that the target was 6 medals. FOR ONCE WE ACTUALLY ACHIEVED OUR TARGET Our possible gold medal was just 0,5 seconds away(Nordic Combined)...

Alright, so next American Olympic Gold in 2046 or 2066?

WELL DONE USA!!!

4 minutes of PP, can't even get the game to settle a bit lol Canada has a solid chance at winning gold in regulation!

Winnipeg could see an actual deep playoff run all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals, if Hellebuyck had someone decent enough to share the burden during regular season....

Make it a proper fight & it's ejections instead of simple penalties. Both Canada & USA won't actually fight, too important of a game to lose players.

6th Olympic NHL tournament, 5th medal! Yay

Unlucky bounce & Slovakia is back in the game after 40 lol

Yeah, let's win the medal!

Personally i'm not typically mad about a semifinal loss. I'VE BEEN WAITING THIS BEST ON BEST TOURNAMENT FOR 12 YEARS! Great hockey overall, 2010 all over again was a nice touch without the 6-1 loss to the Americans lol One more game to go, then it's U18 Worlds & Men's Worlds!

Otto Invenius, our olympic rookie, will have a great biathlon career ahead of him 9th place in the last Biathlon event WITH MANY PENALTY LAPS?? Amazing. Just imagine him shooting perfectly...

I'll just post a quote from Rantanen about the semifinal loss lol

I wanna keep the Nordic Combined if it's bringing in olympic medals for Finland lol Also we must get Women's Nordic Combined rolling....