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Or not... It's in Nevada after all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Area_51

Well, then it's just weird how heywoodu shared a link to Project-Area51 website.

Wait, did that earthquake strike Area 51? Oh oh. Where is @bestmen?

This gives me a hope that I may not have been the trigger after all...

Antonio Piraino (equestrian, 1968) died on May 6.

All of a sudden... Bernadette Pujals switched allegiance to . Granted, she was born in Spain, but still seems sudden. She has actually earned Tokyo qualification for Mexico, but luckily that one can be transferred to another Mexican competitor... https://www.fei.org/bios/Person/10013217 @mrv86

Shocking news this week... Out of nowhere, Daniel Bachmann Andersen "decided" to leave the Blue Hors stud... With this "decision", he loses all his top horses (including Tokyo hopefuls Zack and Zepter). This sadly means Denmark is no longer a near-lock for a team medal next year. Unbelieveable. I said "decided" and "decision" because I don't believe the official reason for a second. Apparently he left the Blue Hors so that he can start his own horse-training business. Oh, come on! Who in their right mind would give up on a potential Olympic medal to start a business during a freaking coronavirus pandemic?? What the hell! Surely there must be some more sinister reason behind it all. Probably some internal conflict between Daniel and the Blue Hors...

Feeling very confident. Winning fencing + BOTH shooting + taekwondo would be like winning a lottery. If not harder.

I'll eat my shoe if Korea wins 5 golds on Day 1.

I'm afraid that will not happen for a long while (if ever). IOC development team is really not that trustworthy. They proved it time and time again.

It's stupid, really. They usually list married names for athletes in brackets, and I felt smart upon stumbling onto an example where the post-Olympic name was not added...

Olympics at Sports Reference got closed today. I can't help but feel responsible because I asked for one correction yesterday and perhaps reminded them about their intent to close the site... https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics.html

Apparently the postponement will cost the IOC (alone) 800 million USD.

Ah, the good old days.

Yes, just like Croatia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Countries of similar predisposition. And then there are places like Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan, whose numbers are even better than those of Slovakia. But that's because they were smart enough to ignore WHO and immediately impose travel ban to China, rightfully assuming the situation was worse than reported...

Anyway, there's no doubt that Slovakia did a great job in containing the spread, statistically speaking. I just find it silly how the article tries to compare Slovakia with the United States. It's apples and oranges. At best you can compare Slovakia to certain states, but even that's iffy since the states are still a part of the same country.

But then again, having a much smaller area and population means it's much easier to control the source of the spread (including the all-important patient(s) zero). Plus, all these big countries do have regions that are extremely densely populated (like the whole BosWash area). Countries that fought the virus best in Europe are places like Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. They all have small population + small area + small international travel (especially during February/March). Similar places in Western Europe (Ireland, Portugal, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Belgium) have a much larger circulation of international travellers, so they didn't do so well...

Not just Winter sports though.

MLB.tv has added various documentaries and features as well. But right now I am watching Giants vs Orioles from June 2, 2019. I remember being sick that day. Nothing worse than nursing a cold on a warm summerish day.

How on earth can they even attempt to compare a place like the United States (330 million) to a country like Slovakia (5 million)? If anything, living in small places with limited international travel has proven highly advantageous in battling the coronavirus crisis. And even there, living in small towns/villages is even more beneficial than living in cities. Also, is there no 1.5 m rule in Slovakia?

Haven't really watched much of the stuff this dude reviews (especially not series from Nickelodeon), but still I love this channel.

First case in Lesotho, amazingly enough.

Sam Griffiths decided to retire his star Paulank Brockagh. Looks like she will be just another one of those horses for whom Tokyo 2021 proved to be a bridge to far, as the initial aim was to retire right after the Games... Career highlights include a victory at Badminton Horse Trials (2014), and team bronze + individual 4th at Rio Olympics. I can still remember their fantastic Rio showing. https://eventingnation.com/i-couldnt-bear-the-thought-of-something-happening-to-her-badminton-winner-paulank-brockagh-retires/

Big day in Croatia tomorrow. Lockdown measures will be lifted again, leaving pretty much everything open. Public gatherings of 40 people will be allowed (as opposed to the current max of 5 people). Apparently, there is a plan to reopen theatres, cinemas and concerts as soon as May 18, and borders too! I find it quite bizarre that they are lifting the measures with every new week, knowing that the incubation period of coronavirus is two weeks....

Luckily they managed to keep about 1,5 cm of distance.