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Russia DSQ. What a sore loser.

Sigh... Cross-country relays are just so utterly sad compared to the biathlon ones. Powerhouses having multiple teams and some odd Estonian relay here and there. Pathetic.

But anyway, congrats Werloc. Hope the televotes keep pouring in.

Clinics with Croatian TISC jury... (based solely on recap video) 01 - husky voice, lots of sound, but not leaving much impression 02 - not sold on using start-stop technique, bland 03 - nice beat, but could be more engaging (possibly a language barrier coming into play) 04 - not a fan of lyrics or voice (screaming) 05 - bland and disengaging 06 - lovely beat, not sold on 'Oh oh' part 07 - on the nose lyrics, repetitive (even for a short clip ) 08 - smart on harmony, lots of variety, nice range 09 - lacking harmony, comes off obnoxious 10 - decent beat, not so much the lyrics, over the top stage presence

Červar resigned. No surprise. This could actually be the first time that the national team has failed to score 20 goals.

Not until now. And I can't find anything more on this.

Not to rain on your parade, but the chance of South Africa withdrawing for reasons other than some epic COVID mess is very, very low... Even if their NOC changed their mind, they can't withdraw them now without stirring a big controversy. They work by signed selection policies, so any change could easily be legally challenged. p.s. I really, truly hope no athlete is forced to withdraw from the Olympics due to COVID...

Are they having a panel discussion about the next contestant's career as TISC juror and national selector?

How on earth can Mongolia have COVID problems? They are the least densely populated country on earth.

Lucky I brushed up my Lithuanian just last week.

This is fairly typical... Our teams (but handballers in particular) are always far from their best when playing against lower ranked teams. Back in Rio, they actually defeated both gold and silver medalists, but lost to Poland and Qatar. With 32 teams on board from now on, I guess it is bound to reoccur more often in the future...

Totallympians pick Italy and Netherlands. Let's see if pollsters got it wrong again...

And he is as gassed as one could be.

Crazy ski speed for some of the Slovaks.

Sweden is still last.

Kazakhstan is getting suspicious results again. Quick, someone raid their hotel rooms!

Will Sweden get lapped?

I wonder how many lugers will get a belly for the next season? Working very well for Loch.

How often do you see lugers attempting to walk in deep snow?

Last chance to vote!

Meanwhile in Jahorina... 65 starters, 13 finishers in Run 1. http://live.fis-ski.com/lv-al1747.htm#/ranking

Germans doubles are in crisis.

Ugh. Too many Ukrainian and Romanian doubles sleds. The only reason to follow the start of the race is to see more nations...

Breezy Johnson is from Wyoming.