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You can't expect new regions to emerge without giving them encouragement in form of Olympic quota places. Any such views are pro-(European)-establishment. Just as an example, Takuya Haneda and Luuka Jones qualified through continental qualifiers in 2008 (Jones essentially got a free quota and finished last). Nevertheless, they both won first canoe slalom medals for their nation in 2016.

Well, it's the only way of avoiding random draws. That is, unless we get very, very unlucky.

Alternatively you could have 16-13-11-9-8... - just a little extra for the top pick.

Yeah, American team seems to be pretty emotional... I like it.

And he still missed the podium, ouch.

Honestly, multi-juries would work best with preferential voting, but of course that would require jurors to rank all of the songs and not just top 12...

A lot of sleds are running onto the rubber at the end of the track. Plenty of angry breakmen to see for those who tune in.

So much for us jinxing Slovakian girl.

Ukrainians will be getting a shitload of funding following these memorable achievements at the European Championships.

Our slalom team is beyond useless at this point.

It's interesting how Kindl completely dominated the early part of the last season and then got DQ'd in Lake Placid. He hasn't been anywhere near the podium ever since. One has to wonder if he was doing something really shady with his sled...

Americans win 7:5. It was a fun game all things considered.

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At least this third goal was quite spectacular.

@Olympian1010's buddies are humiliating Finland with two goals in the opening 70 seconds.

Syria lost after extra time.

Ugandan anthem is so short that it gets played twice! Just watch how Stephen Kiprotich lifted his arm seemingly in the middle of the anthem during London 2012 ceremony.

Quotas confirmed for (men) and (women). Mozambican women won the final race, ahead of all male crews. Maybe that's because the Angolan men were trying to help their women.

That's pretty standard.

None of the German doubles will be anywhere near the podium in Lillehammer! Last doubles podium without Germans on it was more than 10 years ago.

S/K magically make time on the bottom with their magic sled. Doubles equipment is the biggest hoax of all.

Wow. That was one of the few questions that even I could make an educated guess with...

Taubitz is such a boring athlete.

Snow in Innsbruck? I almost can't believe it.