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Doesnt seem very likely. I am not an expert when it comes to american sport, but after some quick research i would say that 12 golds would be the absolute perfect case, so 10+ golds seem very ambitious. I would say 7 or 8 golds would already be a really good result for them. Not sure how many gold medal favorites the US actually has? Nathan Chen, Chloe Kim, Elana Meyers (monobob) and ... ?

1) Isn’t there a rule for minimum number of athletes required? 2) Wouldn’t he/she still have to finish the race?

Doesn’t seem realistic for Germany, especially 2 golds in skeleton and 2 golds in snowboard.

Japan Seems like a no-brainer choice. I could see Japan Winning more Golds than South Korea winning medals in total. Some „interesting“ thoughts i had recently: 1) It is not impossible for one out of Slovenia/Slovakia/New Zealand/Estonia/Hungary/Australia/GB to win More golds than one out of South Korea/Italy/Finland. 2) There is a good chance that at least 2 out of Sweden/Austria/China/Switzerland/France to win more golds than Germany. Doesnt Sound like a Crazy prediction, But the Last time any of those Nations won More Golds than Germany was back in 1968 (when Austria, France and Sweden all did it).

I cant believe that there are people who voted for hockey... What is the Point of this competition without the NHL players?

Ok, wikipedia only has Snowboard Cross results from the 2007/2008 Season onwards. Still remarkable that noone in the past 15 years was able to do it and then Martin Nörl of all People did it ... I thought that ist was rather Common on the womens side, But apparently there is some Kind of curse. I think on the womens side Jacobellis was the Last one to do it back in 2012, Since then Moioli (4 times), Maltais (3 times), Samkova (2 times) and Jacobellis/Bankes (1 time) all won 2 in a row.

I just looked at past World Cup Seasons and i think that this Might be the First time ever that a guy won 3 World Cups in a row within one Season.

Did the Top Chinese/Canadians also Compete?

20 medal is realistic in my opinion: Bob: 4 Luge/Skeleton: 5 Ski jumping: 4 Nordic combined: 3 Snowboard: 2 Ski Freestyle/Cross Country/Biathlon/Alpine skiing: 2

Chloe Kim (Halfpipe) Francesco Friedrich (Two-man) Eileen Gu (Halfpipe) Nils Van der Poel (10 k) Esther Ledecka (Snowboard PGS) Honorable mentions: Sandra Naeslund Sophia Goggia (Downhill) Marco Odermatt (Giant Slalom) Jarl Magnus Riiber (Both individual competitions) Marita Kramer

I think Norway, Japan, Austria and Sweden could all get to 3 golds. Norway is the obvious choice, But i will take a gamble and pick Japan.

Will be difficult to win any against Gu and Ledeux. I think one Gold medal is a Realistic Goal for her.

20-22 for Germany I hope for some surprising medals in snowboard (men's halfpipe/big air/slopestyle, women's big air), cross-country skiing (women's skiathlon) or alpine skiing.

You are old enough to have witnessed the first winter olympics? Of all the winter games i followed, Vancouver certainly were the best.

This is sad to Hear, But not surprising. Meanwhile IOC Officials fly with private jets and demand the Most expansive hotel Rooms.

Overall the List isn‘t Too Bad in my opinion, although i would have picked different Athletes in Some disciplines, for Example Stolz/Wiklund in Speed Skating or Vinatzer in men‘s alpine Skiing.

I think there are many reasons why western countries MIGHT be doing worse than asian countries, for example: - More densely populated - More travelling - Older population - Lower vaccination rate? - More people using public transport every day? - More averse to wearing masks? Of course there are also western countries (New Zealand, Australia, some scandinavian countries?) that are doing at least as good as asian countries.

Definitely. You only need to look at the current NBA rosters to answer your own question. You might want to start with the Detroit Pistons ... On another note: 1) Does anyone here have any thoughts about the NBA top 75 list? 2) Who do people on here pick for the NBA awards (MVP, DPOY, ROY, MIP, 6th man) this year?

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I think you are overestimating the time. Tia Clayton, who only ran 11.60 this year, was less than 0.3 slower. Also I doubt that „she“ will still be allowed to compete when „she“ is 26 years old.

My guess would be around 13.30 s. He seems pretty small and that might be a disadvantage with higher hurdles. Belocian also looked like a sure thing at junior level, but never developed as expected.

Yes. Worst ever winning height at U20 worlds: 4.20 m in 2000 and 1998 (the first two times this event was contested) Worst ever height needed for bronze at U20 worlds: 4.10 m in 2000 and 1998 For comparison the marks that won gold/bronze at the last 3 U20 worlds and the result you would have gotten with 4.15 m: 2018: 4.51 m, 4.35 m, 9th place 2016: 4.55 m, 4.40 m, 7th place 2014: 4.50 m, 4.45 m, 9th place At 2018 U18 Euros it took 4.26 m to win gold and 4.16 m to win silver. At 2021 U20 Euros it took 4.30 m to win gold, 4.20 m to win silver and 4.15 m to win bronze. I think this event clearly suffered from the absence of the german and american girls.

The following are the most interesting athletes competing for me: Krzysztof Roznicki (men's 800 m) Sasha Zhoya (men's 110 m hurdles) Anthony Ammirati (men's pole vault) Matvei Volkov (men's pole vault) Mykolas Alekna (men's discus throw) Jente Hauttekeete (men's decathlon) Tina Clayton (women's 100 m) Favour Ofili (women's 200 m) Kornelia Lesiewicz (women's 400 m) Deribe Welteji (women's 1500 m) Prisca Chesang (women's 3000/5000 m) Zerfe Wondemagegn (women's 3000 m SC) Ackera Nugent (women's 100 m hurdles) Ditaji Kambundji (women's 100 m hurdles) Maja Askag (women's triple jump) Silja Kosonen (women's hammer throw) Rose Loga (women's hammer throw) Elina Tzengo (women's javelin throw) Adriana Vilagos (women's javelin throw) Saga Vanninen (women's heptathlon) I think almost all of them have medal potential at the 2024 olympics. On paper men's pole vault, women's 200 m, women's 100 m hurdles, women's hammer throw and women's javelin throw should be the most interesting competitions. List of some of the most promising athletes missing (for different reasons): Erriyon Knighton (men's 100/200 m) Sachin Dennis (men's 100 m) Jeriel Quainoo (men's 100 m) Jeff Erius (men's 100 m) Johnnie Blockburger (men's 400 m) Justin Robinson (men's 400 m) Sean Burrell (men's 400 m/400 m hurdles) Max Burgin (men's 800 m) Hobbs Kessler (men's 1500 m) Joel Ibler Lillesø (men's 5000 m) Axel Vang Christensen (men's 5000 m) Ryuji Mura (men's 3000 m SC) Matthew Sophia (men's 110 m hurdles) Oliver Koletzko (men's long jump) Brianna Williams (women's 100 m) Amy Hunt (women's 200 m) Athing Mu (women's 400/800 m) Keely Hodgkinson (women's 800 m) Andrea Rooth (women's 100/400 m hurdles) Mariya Kochanova (women's high jump) Johanna Göring (women's high jump) Mikaelle Assani (women's long jump) Larissa Iapichino (women's long jump) Laura Raquel Müller (women's long jump) Leyanis Perez Hernandez (women's triple jump) Henriette Jaeger (women's heptathlon)

Too bad that Germany will miss this. I think it has been a long time since Germany last was this good at U20 level with 4 world leaders and multiple other medal contenders.

Hodgkinson could have sleepwalked to a medal (Ojora in women's triple jump or your men's 4x100 m relay also would have had a good shot).