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Yes, Sun Yang has always been a piece of trash. Hopefully he gets taken down in this doping investigation

Yes, Sun Yang has always been a piece of trash. Hopefully he gets taken down in this doping investigation

"Our men's team is so weak" could be said about practically every Olympic sport for Canada  

It's probably in order of importance regarding the qualification events. #1 and #2 seeds from the Men's event were on the podium at the last ISA World Games (argentine athlete was the champion, and the peruvian was third). Same for the Women's where the american #1 seed was the best from the Americas at that event.
 

It appears to be, but the entry list is out of date.
 
USA declined one quota and Panama got it for ex.

Except that Brazil surfers are not really great, and athletes from other nations will challenge USA here. I guess Argentina, Canada and Peru might have a chance to get a quota.
 

Open Surf = shortboard. Olympic qualifiers will come from these events.
 

It also has to do with the mess that is the USOPC now. And how we’re not sending our best.

Japan's a big market so I think we might see some pressure from sponsors to make sure the big players go to Tokyo.
Same thing in golf too.

Team Canada Training Camp Roster
 
Forwards
Oshae Brissett
Dillon Brooks
Aaron Doornekamp 
Melvin Ejim
Mfiondu Kabengele
Trey Lyles
Kelly Olynyk
Dwight Powell
Thomas Scrubb
Marial Shayok
Kyle Wiltjer
 
Centres
Khem Birch
Chris Boucher
Brandon Clarke
Tristan Thompson
 
Guards
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
R.J. Barrett
Aaron Best
Luguentz Dort
Brady Heslip
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Cory Joseph
Naz Mitrou-Long
Jamal Murray
Andrew Nembhard
Kevin Pangos
Phil Scrubb
Andy Rautins
Nik Stauskas

Hoping  doesn't win so real change happens in the men's program.

Gold! I cannot believe it! And with their first ever medal, Canada secures the first spot in women's beach volleyball in Tokyo. 

Wow, congratulations to Romania! Something about Olympics in Tokyo are special for them  

1) I agree that judged sports are frustrating and that politics and personal taste do very much come into play. I will, however, say that this is not as much the case with freestyle skiing and snowboarding - they have not been exposed to the corruption that other judged sports like figure skating and artistic swimming have. The medals Canada earns in these sports shouldn't be worth any less than the medals Italy earns in alpine skiing and short track, in my opinion. Our victories aren't "tainted" like the victories of nations in other judged sports (*cough* Russia *cough*). I think that calling it not a sport devalues the work that the athletes put in - it still takes a great deal of skill and performing well on competition day, as do other sports.
 
3) Well, that sounds great then. All of our debate has been based on speculation and "what could have been". Now that the Games are officially in Milan and there is nothing that can change that, I look forward to watching their preparations and enjoying what should be a tremendous event, as well as continuing to debate these fun (and sometimes controversial topics) with you and other members in the lead up to 2026  

it will happen after the 2026 Games (if it's ever gonna happen)...

Read my post below. Italy is a very strong winter sport nation, but I would define a powerhouse as a country that can win or at least finish in the top 5-6 of the medal table consistently.
 
However, my post has been taken out of context - I simply don't find Italy's winter Olympic performance strong enough to justify 2 Games in a 20 year span. 

Yes, in Baselga, within the Val di Fiemme cluster of venues. They're rebuilding the venue used for the 1995 World Championships

Hey that’ll be legal at the LA Olympics 

Have you counted also Christiania ?

What a dive.....The penalty was ok, but I really wish you can give yellow cards for diving, even when you are fouled.

Disappointing result. I was hoping for Stockholm, as 2 Olympic games in 20 years for a non-Winter Olympic powerhouse nation like Italy seems unfair. However, the logistics and wary public/government support for the Stockholm bid is what put them at a disadvantage at the end. I'm sure that Milan-Cortina will put on a great Olympic games, but it remains to be seen whether the legacy and sustainability of the Games will be any better than the disastrous legacy left behind by the Turin Games. 

Very happy for the Raptors, though I have to admit they got lucky with the injuries.

There are no draw for the match-ups,,, results from the qualification round will be used to rank teams.
Teams ranked 1st-8th will have a bye in first round, while those ranked 9th-24th will face each other.

and the "ayyyyy" whenever Chile scores

and the "ayyyyy" whenever Chile scores