Dragon

I misunderstood the meaning of the document. Netherlands and Slovakia have been awarded a place but all nations still have to confirm they accept the place. The Dutch probably will not accept their place, Slovakia have problems, so there is still a chance for Poland,

And the IBSF and IOC will have to approve the deal.

Great Britain will take up the quota in men's luge. Official announcement Thursday

http://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/2017_18/Quota_allocation_IBSF_RANKING_Women_Skeleton_14_01_2018.pdf http://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/2017_18/Quota_allocation_IBSF_RANKING_Men_Skeleton_14_01_2018.pdf

http://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/2017_18/Quota_allocation_IBSF_RANKING_Bobsleigh_2_Man_14_01_2018.pdf 2 man http://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/2017_18/Quota_allocation_IBSF_RANKING_Womens_Bobsleigh_14_01_2018.pdf 2 woman

Took me too long to work that out...

http://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/2017_18/Quota_allocation_IBSF_RANKING_Bobsleigh_4_Men_14_01_2018.pdf 4 man bob quotas announced Looks like Netherlands and Slovakia have turned down their quota

Mohammad Hazzaz - Football 1972 - died 13 January

Gene Cole - Athletics - 1948-1952 - Died 11 January Olympic silver medalist 4 x 400 relay http://onceuponatimeinthevest.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/v-8-n-3-gene-cole-rip-1952-4x400-silver.html

Case #19 (Argentina #1) Athlete: Don Gaston Ariel Munoz Sergentoni Sport: Non-Olympic (Basque Pelota) Duration: 24 Months Expiration: 2019 Substance: Whereabouts Violation Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ju0H-NewJec3Doj0F7OBqS6DMP3MOZxU/view Thanks to Vinipereira for spotting this

Sorry but when i have too much beer I always go for this song...

I think I said something similar about GBR and cycling at Rio. "They'll be lucky to win 4 medals" I said So expect Netherlands to win 30 medals this time.

12 months ago I would have predicted 5-8 medals but now i'll go for Medals 2 Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1

And he failed to start today's race

And after the Intercontinental Cup race this morning Canada have taken an Olympic place from the British

Urs Fankhauser - Rowing 1968-1972 - Died 8 January http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/weitere/wassersport/ehemaliger-spitzenruderer-urs-fankhauser-verstorben;art2061,1179909

He raced in Armenia today. Another missed chance. https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&competitorid=215379&raceid=31027

People on this forum know too much about the qualification rules to be ever considered normal

So I reckon GBR now has 3 Olympic men's quotas but it will go back to 2 if Martineau of Canada finishes better than 18th in the Intercontinental Cup on Saturday

Sorry. I couldn't find the sport so I relied on http://www.sportsintegrityinitiative.com/italys-nado-sanctions-three-athletes-anti-doping-rule-violations/ which said "athlete" but probably didn't mean runner. I'll change it

Case #16 (Italy #1) Athlete: Anna Grazia Martena Sport: Cycling - Road Duration: 48 Months Expiration: January 10th, 2022 Substance: Stanozolol Source: http://www.nadoitalia.it/it/ Case #17 (Italy #2) Athlete: Antonio Farina Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: October 11th, 2021 Substance: Cocaine Source: http://www.nadoitalia.it/it/ Case #18 (Italy #3) Athlete: Pasquale Semeraro Sport: Cycling - Mountain Bike Duration: 24 Months Expiration: November 10th, 2019 Substance: Higenamine, Ephedrine, Oxilofrine Source: http://www.nadoitalia.it/it/

And yet in women's skeleton you don't even need a track in your country to win at the Olympics...

New Zealand would be on top of the list because of this https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/347805/nz-rugby-players-banned-for-doping But although the story made headlines today the decisions were published 21 December

Case #15 (Brazil #3) Athlete: Amanda Ribas Sport: Non-Olympic (Mixed Martial Arts) Duration: 24 Months Expiration: July 7th, 2019 Substance: Ostarine Source: https://www.mmaweekly.com/ufc-fighter-amanda-ribas-accepts-two-year-suspension