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Lots of medal options. So is this how Canada, Norway and Germany feel when the winter season comes around? 
 
 

Podium for Silveira! 
 
Pity about a race that was a bit ruined by the conditions, nothing sensational but there was a bit of water in the early tractor

World Cup podium for Nicole Rocha in Pyeongchang  
 
Start order made a massive difference, to be fair, even more so in the second run, but still  

Can't imagine being anyone better to be on top for the Olympics and the world cup.  Someone who loves America so much and will demand a full spectacle to show our strength and power.    This is the unsung benefit of his amazing elections.    I wasnt going to go to the opening ceremony.  But now I definetly will!

Pictograms out
 

and visualisation.
 
No surprise: the Azzurro
 

Stage 1 in Sölden (AUT)
 
Men´s Giant Slalom:
 
1. Alexander Steen Olsen    2:09.50
2. Henrik Kristoffersen    2:10.15
3. Atle Lie McGrath    2:10.16
 
Full Final Results HERE

Snowboard cross, got himself a bronze at the Youth Olympics last season!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowboarding_at_the_2024_Winter_Youth_Olympics_–_Men's_snowboard_cross

It's not Bratheen's best discipline and considering the time he's been out of an official competition, a fourth place is a great result. 
 
It's so cool to watch this sport, of course I'm only watching because Brazil is being represented, but maybe I'll pay more attention to some Winter Olympic sport other than curling and short track.

Stage 1 in Sölden (AUT)
 
Women´s Giant Slalom:
 
1. Federica Brignone    2:16.05
2. Alice Robinson    2:16.22
3. Julia Scheib    2:17.13
 
Full Final Results HERE

Next up is beating the record for best ever result in a global international competition (after Bethonico's bronze last season)  
 
That's definitely going to happen this season though!

Best World Cup result in history in any Winter Olympic sport, after sixth place in snowboarding in 2014.

clean sweep. Yeah, no doubt, winter sports season is back

Norwegian poker

McGrath's reaction! 

WTF HAPPENED IN INZELL. WTFF 
12:26.30 for Davide Ghiotto in 10k, that's new World Record 

FEDERICAAAA 
Another amazing victory for her and 70th career podium

Only four weeks to the season opening weekend in Norway - 16/17 November

claim a famous 2-1 victory over at Wembley (and they had three other goals taken by VAR!) @Makedonas

not confirmed but the writing is on the wall

Plus losing one of the classic winter sports in Nordic combined would be yet another disaster. Like it's not going downhill faster than Marco Odermatt already.

The olympic charter is toilet paper. Russia was suspended because otherwise western sponsor companies would pull out and some big countries would've boycotted Paris. Money is the only thing that matters to IOC.

According to our media the IOC ethic committee sent a letter to 111 IOC members to clarify who is eligible to run for the office of the head of the IOC.
 
And it looks like Sebastian Coe may be not allowed to run for the head of the IOC office since he is a member of the IOC as a head of the World Athletics and his term will be finished in 2027.

Well, I am a notoriously diehard fan of Norwegian winter sports, so this explains it all I think. Can't hide my bias forever.

Italian fans turn backs during Satanyahu anthem at international football game
 
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/italian-fans-turn-backs-during-israeli-anthem-at-international-football-game/3326167