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Interesting (optimistic) predictions for GB. Don‘t See Them winning 5 golds (more than China and as many as Canada). I think 3 golds are more Realistic (Brookes + 2 in curling/skeleton). Especially gold for Bankes seems To be a rather optimistic prediction, given that Casta is 11 years younger and just beat Bankes.

I don’t think that Scattolo would be slower/less competitive than multiple of your current starters, so as an Italian Coach I would Definitely give her a Chance in The World Cup.

Will be interesting To see if younger athletes Like Grotian or Tannheimer can keep their skiing speed After The christmas Break. In The Past younger athletes Like Grotian or Elvira Öberg often Lost their Speed over The Break. Also interesting To see that Julia Kink is faster than Selina Grotian was last year, so hopefully Next year she will reach The Level that Grotian currently Has. I feel that Kink so far didn‘t get The results she would have Been Capable of.

Very early predictions for Team Germany: Julia Tannheimer will become The youngest ever Olympic medalist in biathlon Selina Grotian will become The third youngest ever Olympic medalist in biathlon Finn Sonnekalb will become The third youngest Olympic medalist in men’s Speed skating

Maybe Galmace Paulin can take The Spot of Richard, Michelon or Chauveau later this season. In Hochfilzen France Had 7 Spots, not sure What happened. If The french Team can get Back that Spot, then Galmace Paulin should be The First candidate. Tannheimer, Michelon, Richard, Kirkeeide and Andersson are all more likely than Not To make The Podium this Season in my opinion. With a bit of luck, half The Top 10 in The Overall Ranking at The end of The Season could be athletes born in 2002 or later.

Biathlon: I think your Coaches should promote Scattolo. Alpine skiing: Things Would Look very different if Colturi would Compete for You.

Italy is much better in alpine skiing, in The end all Nations have a Limited Talent Pool. Norway is far better than Sweden/Finland in Cross-Country skiing, alpine skiing and Biathlon, but Sweden/Finland are far better in ice Hockey. Great Britain wins far more medals than Germany At Summer olympics, but GB is also inexistant in Winter Sports and Most popular Team Sports (Volleyball, Handball, Basketball, Ich Hockey).

Thanks, great stat! Tannheimer wont turn 20 until August 2025, so she has The whole Season To Join Kristiansen and Neuner. Too Bad that she was ill this week. I think Galmace Paulin and Tänglander could also do it. I think Grotian (born 2004) is The First female Biathlete born after 1999 To make a World Cup Podium. On The Mens side multiple Athletes (Perrot, Giacomel, Uldal) have already done it. E. Öberg was 22 and a half when she First won. Dahlmeier was 21 and a half. Edit: Grotian only narrowly missed The Podium in The Individual at The 2024 World Championships when she was still 19 year old.

Not sure what the official definition of „star“ is, but here are my hopes for 2028: Potential top 8 in pool swimming: Lukas Märtens (200/400/800 free, 20 back) Arne Schubert (400/800/1500 free, 400 IM) Sven Schwarz (800/1500 free) Oliver Klemet (400/800/1500 free) Johannes Liebmann (800/1500 free) Melvin Imodou (100/200 breast) Lucas Matzerath (100/200 breast) Kaii Winkler (100 free/fly) Luca Armbruster (100 fly) Cedric Büssing (200/400 IM) Isabel Gose (400/800/1500 free) Leonie Märtens (400/800/1500 free) Angelina Köhler (100 fly) Alina Baievych (200 fly) Linda Roth (200 IM) Potential top 8 in athletics: Amanal Petros (Marathon) Simon Batz (Long Jump) Clemens Prüfer (discus throw) Steven Richter (discus throw) Mika Sosna (discus throw) Max Dehning (javelin throw) Merlin Hummel (hammer throw) Amadeus Gräber (decathlon) Leo Neugebauer (decathlon) Olivia Gürth (3000 m SC) Lea Meyer (3000 m SC) Jolanda Kallabis (1500 m/3000 m SC) Mikaelle Assani (long jump) Yemisi Ogunleye (shot put) Nina Ndubuisi (shot put) Curly Brown (discus throw) Milina Wepiwe (discus throw) Mirja Lukas (javelin throw) Sandrina Sprengel (heptathlon) Other athletes that will hopefully make big improvements within the next four years: Moritz Wesemann (Diving) Luca Spiegel (track cycling) Richard Vogel (equestrian) Helen Briem (golf) Helen Kevric (artistic gymnastics) Alexandra Föster (rowing) Anna Janssen (shooting) Annett Kaufmann & Koharu Itagaki (table tennis)

Total: 61 20 20 19 19 17 14 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Women: 29 13 11 11 11 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mixed: 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Top 8 finishes: Men: 31 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Germany will be missing three promising athletes/medal contenders (Jana Becker in women’s 800 m, Milina Wepiwe in women’s discus throw and Clara Hegemann in women’s hammer throw). I am most interested to see the performance of the following German athletes: Steven Freund (men’s triple jump) Amadeus Gräber (men’s decathlon) Johanna Martin (women’s 400 m) Jolanda Kallabis (women’s 1500 m) Curly Brown & Nadjela Wepiwe (women’s discus throw) Nova Kienast (women’s hammer throw) Mirja Lukas (women’s javelin throw) Hopefully Martin and Kallabis will be healthy and close to their best.

Will be interesting to see how many of the medalists will go on to medal at the 2028 Olympics. The following athletes from the 2021 edition of the junior world championships medaled in Paris: Tebogo Wanyonyi Alekna Cherotich A bit surprising that only one female athlete, but three male athletes showed such a rapid improvement within the last three years. Normally you would expect female athletes to become world class at an earlier age.

Have to say that I am deeply hurt by the fact that no one seems to care about the discrimination against men in synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics. The Paris Olympics will, first and foremost, be remembered for their support of toxic anti-/non-masculinity.