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Belgium. I already thought they would be left behind again.

Only five Asian nations so far is quite surprising.

Both Guinea and Mali.

Oh boy.

Totally unrelated. Can you get fined, excommunicated or something for choosing Despacito?

There we have it... First non-Arabic African nation at TISC.

So, basically, no bestmen = still no end to COVID.

This made me believe that @brunamoura will be joining, but I guess that ain't happening.

Still no bestmen?

I can help.

What about having 6 groups of 4 + 2 groups of 3...? It would make life easier in two respects. First, there would be no need for any repechage - Top 2 from each group would advance. Second, total number of group matches would only be 42, as opposed to 60. This would allow each match to have 10 jurors, while jurors themselves will be asked to give their preference in 14-15 matches. Groups of 3 might not be ideal though.

Also, assuming there will be 29 (?) jurors covering 60 group matches, we get this... 10 jurors per match = 20/21 matches per juror 8 jurors per match = 16/17 matches per juror 6 jurors per match = 12/13 matches per juror Groups of 5 indeed create a lot of matches, so we should consider having 6 jurors per match or maybe 8.

How will we determine the repechage following the group stage (6 nations for 4 slots)? Top 2 based on points/vote differece advance directly, the rest enter head-to-head elimination matches?

They'll find the way alright.

Growth spurt destroyed her career. Her jumping technique was already gone by the time Pyeongchang came, and it only went downhill from there. During the last two seasons she collected more under rotated (triple) jumps than regular ones.

Taiwan will be next I guess.

Christilot Boylen retires at 73. Six times Olympian ('64, '68, '72, '76, '84, '92). Rather unfortunate for her that the only (non-boycotted) Olympics she missed in that period were the ones where Canada took a medal in team dressage. While not anymore on the championship teams, she still competed internationally in recent years. Her last competition was right before the lockdown, in mid-March. She was born in Jakarta (then Djakarta). Hiroshi Hoketsu is now (presumably) the only active athlete who is attempting to compete at both Tokyo 1964 and Tokyo 2020...

Former British team eventing horse Quarrycrest Echo ('Red') got euthanized suddenly due to a rare disease. 'Red' was sold to Japan last Winter in a surprising move, considering it was one of the selection frontrunners for the highly competitive British team. One has to wonder though if the reason behind the sale was a discovery of the said rare disorder. Sadly, it wouldn't be the first time someone tried to capitalize on their bad luck...

Or maybe @Sindo could make a long awaited appearance.

Not to forget a distinct possibility of OlympicIRL putting forward his ow entry.