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It is Ida Stimac. Her first season as senior, 16 y old. Big talent, but too early to say something. We had many talents in recent years who did not mange to have a breakthrough in junior/senior category. but with 25 fis points after few races it is already very good.

Few other good results Miskovic 2nd at Judo Grand Prix in Uzbekistan, 3rd place for Sikic at European Cup in Belgrade few medals as well (Sutalo, Prodan, Topolovec, Babic) Very promising is 2nd place for Peter Files in fencing at Junior WC in bangkok

Is it correct that our female basketball team practically does not have any chance to qulaify for the Eurobasket 2017? I understand only chance is to beat France away, which is almost science fiction?

For Tokio i hope Croatia will qualify in few new sports as Archery, Badminton, Football, Karate, Synchronzied Swimming. Triathlon and Beach Volleyball would be great as well, but i consider that as hopeless. Also a return in Canoeing Sprint/Slalom, Fencing, Equestrian (probably hopeless) would be great as well. I dont have a clue how strong or not our athletes are in the new sports, but i guess with exception of Karate i dont think we have a chance.

A bit late but still i see a need to do that, a review of croatian performance at the Rio Olympics. It was really a great Olympics fro Croatia, 10 medals and i guess it will be difficult to ever reapat that. I was predicting seven medals, which was already sort of optimistic. Athletics: Looking only at Athletics, Croatia was 7th in the medal ranking. We all expected gold from Sandra, and she did it, the other two meldas were huge surprises to me. Sara Kolak is the new star, altough i knew she has a great future, I did not expect this result yet (final was my optimistic expectation). Lets see how things develop for her, but i hope we will watch her in many future competitions fighting for medals again. Blanka, i was not expecting a medal, clearly she benefited from the rather bad level in high jump this year and exclusion of russians. Nevertheless, without any competition this year (outdoor) it is a huge achievment to win bronze. She mentioned Tokio, I am not sure about it, i think it is time to retire. With all these injury problems, it just does not make sense. And gold in Tokio, i doubt. Not to forget, Zunic and Ivancevic with final and semi final. Others rather bad (Mihaljevic, Horvat, Matosevic, Vrajic, Simic) Overall great! Basketball: Very positive for us. I am still somehow so sorry for that 3rd quarter gainst Serbia, but no one was expecting such a good performance, ok lets forget the game against Nigeria. I think we can expect something for the future, and Tokio could be even a medal without injuries and if all players continue to play for the national team. Overall positive! Boxing: As i predicted bronze for Hrgovic, the semi final was really a bad fight from him. As expected Sep nothing. Overall positive! Cycling: Very good performance of Djurasek, and no finish from Kvasina. Overall positive. Diving: First time at Olympics in this sport and decent rank for Maric. Positive. Gymnastics: And again a dissapointment for Ude, but somehow expected. I did not expect a medal, but was hoping for final. Lets hope that we will have more athletes in Tokio, the qualification modus is changing in our favour. Derek, well, first Olympics, it was ok. Overall negative! Handball: Probably the biggest disappointment of the Olympics for Croatia. I was sure we will make a medal, but in 1/4 finals it was a disaster and Poland deserved to win. Overall negative and it is time to fire Babic. Judo: Matic lost in 1st round, She was my dark horse. Negative. Still the outlook is positive. We have few very good young judokas with potential for Tokio (both Matic sisters, Kumric, Sikic, Topolovec etc) Rowing: Two boats, two medals. And so close for Martin. What to say. Fantastic! Only problem I see there are no other boats even close to Olympic level at this stage. Sailing: Finally a medal. And actually two. Still a bit sorry about Stipanovic and the medal race, and Bambis medal race. But if someone told me before Rio two medals, i would have been very happy. Others according to expectations. Overall very very positive! Shooting: Gold in trap for Glasnovic, plus two other finals. Overall sounds very good. I am still a bit dissapointed. We had two 9th places in disciplines where we had good chances for medals (Gorsa and Pejcic). But shooting is lottery, and both Pejcic and Gorsa with a 7th and 9th place each did well. I am very sorry for PEjcic after such a great year, she did not perform as well in Rio, i hope she will continue until tokio. We have a quite good team right now with few youngsters following. Others in Rio according to expectaions. Overall positive! Swimming: Samardzic very good altough she did not reach her best results in backstroke. But the rankings were very good for her, and best Croatian results for long time. Todorovic as usual bad, and i hope not to see him any more at international level . It is time for a new generation led by Samardzic, Obrovac, Blaskovic, etc. Overall ok Table Tennis: Gacina lost his first match, and actually he had a very good draw. Therefore negative! Our table tennis has somehow a negative trend. Tennis: Well, somehow negative, all won the matches they had to win, bit did not do anything spectacular. Probably the worst thing happaned before Olympics when Dodig decided he will not play. Overall negative Taekwando: I did not expect a medal, but all 3 lost in 1 round. Here again it is probably time for a new generation (Rados, Kaneat, Brecic, Jelic, etc). Lets see if Zaninovics will continue, Grgic probably will retire soon. Negative! Waterpolo: Positive surprise to me. Very good. Overall great! Wrestling: Unfortuntely my prediction was correct and Bozo lost his bronze medal match. But overall positive, i am still not sure what happend in that match with the Russian as I am not an expert. I think the problem here was rather in the qualification period, as we did not qualify a single wrestler and were so close. lets hope we will have few wrestlers in Tokio (Starcevic, ettlinger, Lizatovic, etc) Weightlifitng: Music, actually ok.

I think Röhler is suspiciuos as well Oh sorry i forgot he is German, cant be, Germans do not cheat PS nothing against Röhler, but it becomes too much

Sara Kolak Gold!!!!

My avatar gold!!!

i agree, that was really disappointing Sep is out as well, altough not a big surprise to me

Our Handball Team seems to be in bad shape. I was hoping they can do a medal, now I doubt. I am afraid france and denmark will destroy us. And then with Tunis you never know. Basketball, bit disappointIng, but my expectations are low. QF would be great., and hopefully not against USA. sailing, okish. Second day was not that good as first. Tonci and Bambi are still in the game. I am afraid Tina is out of the battle for medals, she needs few top finishes in the next regatas. Today full concentration on Matic and sailing. Čilic and water pool will be interesting as well.

really great day for us (if we win in waterpolo fantastic) Of course cannot add much to the gold medal, great job josip! the shooters are our stars so far, gold plus two finals and still few chances, fingers crossed! Cilic is through, Konjuh lost, but she was close in the first set Sailing started very good. Stipanovic 1st after 2 race, Tina MIhelic 11th but with great result in second race Even Mratovic is good in 14th , which much better than i expected The only really negative thing today was Gacina, he had actually a good draw, no chinese until semi final, Well...

again 7th place Gorsa was not shooting well in the final, too many 9 actually everybody seems to be nervous, the resuts are rather bad what a chance, lets hope for glasinovic

Weel I am sorry for Derek, but disaster not really, i mean no one expected anything Cernogoraz continued very bad, but J. Glasnovic is back, so fingers crossed

Samardzic is in the semifinal I did not expect that, nit PB but very close (0.04)

Does anybody know what happend with Derek?

Really bad day for our shooters Marovic as expected far away from final. In Trap which is more the problem, Cernogoraz is out already after two series, i think even a perfect shooting in the next 3 series cannot help him. Glasnovic after 25 in first round now with 22, he is still in the game, but will need a very good second day.

Well, shit happens our day was too good until now ude and coric out now

Pejcic, great last series

Tennis: i am afraid my prediction for the singles will become true. 3 out in first round. Somehow I have a good feeling for doubles. The real dissapountment was boxing. No luck

Alvear was few times world champion. Not easy draw, but in judo there is no easy draw. I still believe in her. She can do that.

Really bad draw, f**k Does not llook good for both our boxers

looks like that, 2nd round i cannot read that, but clearly 1/4 would be cuba

Just few days left and it is time for a prediction of Croatian results: Athletics: Sandra Perkovic gold Sara Kolak, she seems tobe in good shape, I expect final Andrea Ivancevic semi-final in 100m hurdles Matea Matosevic and Marija Vrajic, no expectations, PB would be great Ivan Horvat, final Filip Mihaljevic and Stipe Zunic will not make it to the final Blanka Vlasic, I am afraid will be without medal, 5th place or similar Ana Simic, will not make the final Basketball: 1/4 finals Boxing: Filip Hrgovic bronze medal Hrvoje Sep out in the 2nd round Cycling: Kvasina and Durasek without special result, somewhere in the middle of the ranking Diving: M. Maric, no expectations, already great result that she is here Gymnastics: Filip Ude, final in pommel horse, but without medal Derek, no expectations Handball: silver Judo: Barbara Matic, dark horse in my opinion, bronze medal Rowing: Sinkovics gold Damir Martin, final Sailing: Fantela/Marinic bronze Bambi, Stipanovic, Mihelic Top ten, Rest without special result Shooting: Perec, Marovic and Gustin no final Pejcic, Cernogoraz, Glasinovic and Gorsa, diffcult to say, all could make a medal or not qualify to final My guess 1 medal (silver) and 2 more finals Swimming: Matea Samrdzic semi final 200m back Todorovic nothing Table Tennis: Gacina, 1/8 final Taekwando: I think this time without a medal Tennis: In Singles all out in 1st round Cilic/Draganja out in 1/4 finals Waterpolo: 4th place Weigthlifting: Music, i hope he is not going to be last Wrestling: Starcevic, will lose in the bronze medal match I hope I did not forget anyone So overall: 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals and hopefully no doping case

i disagree, i would not send him (who ever he is), but i guess it will be music or vukovic he is just not competitive

Personally I think it is too late. Our athletes are really bad anyway and without preparation it will be a joke. Last place with min 50kg less than otherd