Dmitry

F1 car can't go if there is a rain. What a shame!

Petter Northug finally won Tour de Ski.

FIS will recount results of World Cup and Tour de Ski.

Martin Johnsrud Sundby disqualified for 2 months.

Perfect Sagan! Congratulations to Slovakia!

Putin's reaction. He said that Russian officials from WADA report will be suspended until the finish of investigation.

I thought it will be better shot. But this comission naven't said nothing new than Rodchenkov said in NY Times interview. They even haven't said any athletes names like Rodchenkov. Why? And still there are no public any real evidences except words. Words, words, words... Like previous special comissions of WADA. May be at least one evidence? Letter? Photo? Sounds? You have a lot of time for it. No. They give us only words and we have to believe them. They speak like politicans but not like real scientists who fight with doping.

Freestyle and Snowboard - X-Games may be more important than Olympics in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air.

The most interesting in this situation - Belarus had failed for meldonium. Meldonium is the reason for banning federation. So I think they have chances to win in CAS. Maybe not big chances but they should try.

Russia naturalized another foreigner player. Defender Mario Fernandes from Brazil. He even played for Brazil national team in one friendly game. Fernandes can play for Russian team only since May or June 2017. Now we have Fernandes, ex-German midfielder Roman Neustadter, ex-Brazilian goalkeeper Guilherme and ex-Greek goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin. But Neustadter and Lodygin were born in the USSR.

Sporting Rivalries and Medals (26) 1- Medals will be awarded to more nations than at the 2012 Summer Games - with at least 86. [NO - 6] 2- The best-placed European NOC in the overall 2016 Summer Olympics medal table will be Russia. [YES - 4] 3- Brazil will achieve their best ever placement in the overall 2016 Summer Games medal table, finishing within the top 14.[YES - 7] 4- Finland will fail to win a medal for the first time in history. [NO - 3] 5- At least 4 countries will win their first olympic medal. [NO - 6] 6- Rio 2016 will be India's best ever performance in overall medals won (7 or more). [YES - 1] 7- Denmark will be placed higher than any other nordic country in the medal table (Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden).[NO - 2] 8- Netherlands will win more silver medals than any other color. [YES - 3] 9- Maghreb countries (ALG, TUN, MAR, MTN, LBA) will win at least 5 medals total. [YES - 4] 10- Japan will finish ahead of South Korea in the medal table. [YES - 5] 11- Azerbaijan will finish ahead of Turkey in the medal table. [NO - 2] 12- Ethiopia will finish ahead of Kenya in the medal table. [YES - 3] 13- Cuba will finish ahead of Jamaica in the medal table. [NO - 8] 14- Germany will finish ahead of France in the medal table. [YES - 4] 15- Serbia will finish ahead of Croatia in the medal table. [YES - 3] 16- The youngest medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics will be younger than 16 years. [NO - 2] 17- Spain will win more than one medal in all team sports combined. [YES - 5] 18- Iran will achieve their first medal won by a woman. [NO - 5] 19- At least 15 different american nations will win medals. [NO - 8] 20- At least two nations that last won a medal in Atlanta 1996 or before, will medal again in Rio 2016. [YES - 2] 21- There will be at least one nation who will win 8 medals or more, but won't win a gold medal. [YES - 7] 22- Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Singapore will all win a medal. [YES - 4] 23- Like in London 2012, more silver medals than gold medals will be awarded. [YES - 2] 24- The top 5 in the overall medal table will change its order on the very final day of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [NO - 6] 25- Argentina will win at least one gold medal in Rio 2016. [YES - 8] 26- Lithuania alone will win more medals than Estonia and Latvia together. [YES - 2] Aquatics - Diving (2) 27- China will win all four Synchronised Diving events. [YES - 9] 28- Canada will medal in all four Women's events. [NO - 6] Aquatics - Swimming (9) 29- Australian athletes take at least 2 golds out of the following 4 events: Women's 50m FS, Women's 100m FS, Men's 50m FS, Men's 100m FS. [NO - 1] 30- A nation will win 2 or more medals in Marathon Swimming. [NO - 3] 31- A nation will medal in all six relays. [YES - 2] 32- Great Britain will finish in the top 5 of the pool events' medal table. [YES - 4] 33- There will be at least one false start in an individual final. [NO - 3] 34- Either Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) or Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) will defend his/her olympic title in 100m Breaststroke.[YES - 3] 35- A gap of one second or more between the gold and silver medal winners will be clocked in 3 or more individual finals, ranging from 50m to 200m events. [NO - 1] 36- At least 5 world records will be broken in Rio 2016. [NO - 4] 37- At least 3 of the following 5 NOCs will win a medal: Bahamas, Egypt, Iceland, Jamaica, Singapore. [NO - 7] Aquatics - Synchronized Swimming (1) 38- At least 4 different nations will finish the Synchronised Swimming competitions with any medal. [YES - 2] Aquatics - Water Polo (2) 39- The men's final will be played by two ex-yugoslav nations (CRO, MNE, SRB). [NO - 5] 40- In the knockout stage, any 4th placed team from the group stage will upset a group winner and qualify for the semifinal.[NO - 8] Archery (2) 41- At least one top 8 seed in Women's or Men's Individual Archery will suffer an early exit in the Round of 64. [YES - 3] 42- South Korea will win all the gold medals in Archery. [NO - 1] Athletics (12) 43- Usain Bolt (JAM) will repeat a gold medal treble once again. [NO - 6] 44- There will be at least one sweep of medals, athletes from one country taking gold, silver and bronze. [NO - 3] 45- At least 5 olympic records will be broken. [NO - 2] 46- At least two teams will be disqualified in the 4x100 finals (men and women combined). [YES - 3] 47- The Women's and Men's Olympic champion in High Jump will have cleared a height of at least 4.40m combined. [NO - 5] 48- All medals in both marathon events will be won by African nations. [YES - 4] 49- Poland will achieve a double gold in Hammer throw events. [NO - 2] 50- A non-european athlete will win gold in either Men's or Women's Javelin Throw. [YES - 1] 51- A former olympic champion, who is not currently a defending one, will become champion again in Rio 2016 (not counting relay events). [NO - 2] 52- The whole final in the Men's 400m comprises of athletes representing nations including red in their flag. [YES - 2] 53- The leader after the first five events in the Men's Decathlon will finish outside the top 3 on the following day. [NO - 3] 54- The gold medalist in Men's Discus Throw will throw 70.00m or more. [YES - 1] Badminton (2) 55- At least one set in any event will end with a score of 30-28 or higher. [YES - 1] 56- A non-asian country will win a gold medal. [NO - 4] Basketball (2) 57- The United States will win the gold medal in Women's as well as in Men's Basketball. [NO - 1] 58- The Men's final will end by a margin of at least 20 points. [NO - 3] Boxing (2) 59- Both Nicola Adams (GBR) and Katie Taylor (IRL) will return home with a medal. [YES - 3] 60- The whole Boxing program will result in at least 8 bouts decided before the end of the 3 reglamentary rounds. [NO - 4] Canoeing - Slalom (2) 61- At least one country will win 3 or more medals between all events. [YES - 1] 62- Two or more nations will be represented in all four slalom canoeing finals. [YES - 4] Canoeing - Sprint (2) 63- At least one athlete starting from an outer lane (1 or 8) will win a medal. [NO - 5] 64- Isaquias Queiroz (BRA) will delight the home crowd with either one gold medal or at least two medals of any colour.[NO - 1] Cycling - BMX (2) 65- There will be a crash (between two or more riders) in either the Men's or Women's Final. [NO - 2] 66- Australia will win at least one gold medal. [NO - 1] Cycling - Mountain Bike (2) 67- Nino Schurter (SUI) will complete his set of medals with a gold medal from Rio 2016, after previously winning bronze in 2008 and silver in 2012. [NO - 2] 68- Mauritius', Rwanda's or Lesotho's male rider(s) will finish ahead of at least one athlete coming from a nation represented by 3 riders (SUI, FRA, ESP, CZE, ITA). [NO - 2] Cycling - Road (2) 69- A group finish with at least 20 riders clocking the same time will decide the medals in Men's Road Race. [NO - 6] 70- Less than half the riders will finish in the Women's or Men's Road Race. [NO - 5] Cycling - Track (3) 71- Australia will win a gold medal in both Team Pursuit events. [YES - 1] 72- The world record in the Men's Team Pursuit will be broken. [YES - 1] 73- The winner of either the Men's or Women's Omnium will win at least 3 of the 6 events. [NO - 3] Equestrian (2) 74- At least 15 athletes will be eliminated or will retire during the cross-country stage of Eventing competition. [YES - 1] 75- Germany will win more medals than the Netherlands. [YES - 1] Fencing (2) 76- At least 2 countries will win at least 3 gold medals. [NO - 3] 77- There will be an overtime period in the Women's or Men's Individual Épée final. [NO - 2] Field Hockey (2) 78- India's Men will end their medal drought since 1980 with any medal won in Rio. [YES - 2] 79- The Women's Tournament will have medalists from three different continents. [YES - 2] Football (3) 80- At least 4 matches, in both the Women's and Men's Tournament, will be decided in a penalty shoot-out. [NO - 3] 81- Brazil will win their first Men's Olympic Football title. [YES - 2] 82- At least 8 red cards will be awarded in the Men's Tournament. [NO - 5] Golf (2) 83- The eventual winner in the Men's Tournament won't be placed among the top 5 after the first day of competition.[NO - 4] 84- USA will win a medal in both the Men's and Women's Tournaments. [YES - 1] Gymnastics - Artistic (3) 85- Romania will fail to win a medal in Artistic Gymnastics. [YES - 2] 86- Simone Biles will win at least four total medals. [YES - 1] 87- At least one finalist in both Men's Horizontal Bar and Men's Pommel Horse will fall during their routines. [YES - 4] Gymnastics - Rhythmic (1) 88- Both gold and silver medals will be won by ex-USSR countries. [YES - 9] Gymnastics - Trampoline (1) 89- China will win the gold medal in both Trampoline events. [YES - 2] Handball (2) 90- A non-european nation will win a medal (Men's or Women's). [NO - 9] 91- At least twice will we see the at least 40 goals scored in the Men's Tournament. [YES - 3] Judo (2) 92- Teddy Riner (FRA) will be beaten. [NO - 3] 93- A nation will win it's first Judo Gold Medal. [YES - 2] Modern Pentathlon (2) 94- In either the Men's or Women's event, the athlete starting first in the Combined stage will win the gold medal. [YES - 5] 95- A non-european athlete in either the Women's or Men's Competition will win a medal. [YES - 1] Rowing (3) 96- Ekaterina Karsten (BLR) will reach her 6th Olympic final in Women's Single Sculls. [YES - 2] 97- More countries will win medals in Rowing compared to London 2012 (18 countries). [NO - 8] 98- Athletes from all 5 continents will win a medal. [NO - 2] Rugby Sevens (2) 99- All the medals in the Men's Tournament will be won by nations from Oceania. [YES - 1] 100- At least one match on the Women's side will end in a tie. [YES - 1] Sailing (2) 101- At least one boat will be guaranteed the gold medal before the final Medal Race. [YES - 1] 102- Brazilian Robert Scheidt will win his 6th consecutive olympic medal. [NO - 2] Shooting (3) 103- All 15 events will see at least one medal winner from an Asian country. [NO - 3] 104- There will be at least one new world record set in any event. [NO - 1] 105- At least one shooter will repeat their gold medal success from the 2012 Summer Games. [YES - 5] Table Tennis (2) 106- Chinese athletes will take all 4 gold medals. [YES - 10] 107- The Women's Team final will result in a 3-0 score. [YES - 2] Taekwondo (2) 108- At least one medalist athlete in this sport will be winning at the same time the first ever olympic medal for his/her country.[YES - 2] 109- At least one of the four invited athletes (Boui CAF, Ferrera HON, Louissant HAI, Rawal NEP) will advance into the quarterfinals. [YES - 1] Tennis (2) 110- Serena Williams will fail to win a gold medal (in all events). [NO - 4] 111- An unseeded player in the women's or men's singles competition will go as high reaching at least the semifinals. [NO - 6] Triathlon (2) 112- The Brownlee brothers will celebrate together on the podium. [NO - 1] 113- The eventual winners of both the Men's and Women's Races will not be among top 5 placed after the swimming and cycling stages. [NO - 1] Volleyball - Indoor (2) 114- No medal matches in either the Women's or the Men's Tournament will end with a 3-0 score. [NO - 4] 115- An african team will win a group stage match for the first time in history (either Men's or Women's). [YES - 2] Volleyball - Beach (2) 116- There will be an all-Brazilian final in Men's or Women's Beach Volleyball. [YES - 1] Weightlifting (2) 117- At least one leader after the Snatch part will have three invalid lifts in the Clean & Jerk. [NO - 4] 118- A medal will be won by an athlete starting from Group B. [NO - 5] Wrestling (2) 119- At least one gold medal match will end by a fall. [YES - 3] 120- Russia will win more Freestyle gold medals than Japan. [NO - 3]

Russian media recounted full team size. Right now it is 320 athletes (including weightlifting and Klishina). It can be 387 with all athletics team.

According to this Russia will start at men's K2 1000m and women's K1 500m too.

New Olympic ranking realeased. There are no Johonson and Spieth too...

Is the first post counted athletics or not?

There are no any withdrawals yet.

Maybe coaches should take Ksenia Afanasyeva in squad. She is the most experienced. Anyway it was difficult choice for women's team.

I agree. But I mean that Sagan has more capabilities in different kind of finish sprints not only flat.

Sagan is the best in sprint

According to Russian media IAAF decided to reject disqualification of 10 Russian athletes. They can start at the Olympics. And they can start at European championship with neutral flag. But there are no names.

Team Russia Women Aliya Mustafina, Angelina Melnikova, Seda Tutkhalyan, Daria Spiridonova, Maria Paseka. On the bench - Ksenia Afanasyeva, Liliya Akhaimova, Natalya Kapitonova. Men David Belyavskiy, Denis Ablyazin, Nikolai Kuksenkov, Nikita Ignatyev, Nikita Nagornyy. On the bench - Ivan Stretovich, Vladislav Polyashov. Source

I think 3 medals for us will be good result. Who can win medal in Netherlands team except Grol?

Maybe Ezio Gamba edited Wikipedia

I don't know but you can try ask them if you see them toe to toe.

Russian team was announced. Source Beslan Mudranov, Mikhail Pulyev, Denis Iartcev, Khasan Khalmurzaev, Kirill Denisov, Tagir Khaybulaev, Renat Saidov Irina Dolgova, Natalia Kuziutina, Ekaterina Valkova, Ksenia Chibisova