FeelingVeryOlympic

This year Gaudreau broke the USA men's career goals and points records in world championship play. When so many top guys skip worlds after the NHL season, have to give him credit for showing up year after year. Likely would have made his Olympic debut in 2026.

World Athletics Olympic entries are live: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/paris24/athletes

OK. I saw some marks from 30 June were added, but I did not check thoroughly.

The Road to Paris appears updated to me of this morning: https://worldathletics.org/stats-zone/road-to/7153115

Where are they getting that he was going to compete in the Paris Olympics?

I believe the IOC will allow tennis doubles teams of Russia and Belarus players at the Olympics, plus Russian and Belarus players are allowed to enter doubles teams into ATP and WTA tennis competitions, which are technically Olympic qualifiers. I don't see how this is any different. The Russia/Belarus ban is on team sports and not necessarily all team events within sports that include both individual and team competitions.

Can Pita still make it kayak?

If there are no Russians in gymnastics, track and field, swimming and team sports, and it certainly looks that way, then more media may flock to tennis for the inevitable Russia/Ukraine storyline. I could see Daniil Medvedev, Aryna Sabalenka, etc., not wanting to deal with that -- on top of the drawbacks of no rankings points and playing a clay tournament during hard-court season -- and skip the Olympics altogether.

China's selection policies as their written rule it out (last trials meet is before his ban ends and they're saying they won't put anyone on the team who has served a doping ban, though I suppose the latter could be legally challenged). But it is China, so you never know.

I understand why she would have relocated to Romania, but why did Zelenykh switch her representation from Ukraine to Romania?

Canada names 19 snowboarders to Olympic team. Has 7 quota spots in PGS, but only named one man and woman. And no Jasey-Jay Anderson. https://olympic.ca/2022/01/19/19-snowboarders-nominated-to-team-canada-for-beijing-2022/

What do you make of Laurel Hubbard's chances in the +87kg? 20 points behind the top Samoan for the Oceania spot, but another Samoan without a period-three score is 258 points behind Hubbard. Will it come down to the continental championship?