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Two Koreans leading the way after shooting 1.

Certain equestrian medals were handed out on the 4th day...

Excellent FIS points for the guys today. Now we are basically guaranteed at least 4 additional places. So that's gonna be at least 16 athletes. Maybe 17-18 if really lucky.

Prock competed at a grand total of 3 WC races this season, and entered top 15 only once. She hardly proved anything...

What is not surprising considering that Israel is not a winter nation... It's the same for almost all exotic nations. Very similar to Ireland, whose home born athletes were a minority in 2014 and will be again in 2018. However, I don't see them getting bashed for this reasons...

I guess they realized that banning the worst cyclist actually helps his team. Why is he the worst pro anyway?

Markus Prock selected his daughter (what a shock). I wonder if he will also select one of the Gleirschers (sons of his long time team mate). Conflict of interest? What is that?!

Who directed this movie?

Switzerland selected Gilardoni and declined men's quota. This means that they already received a reallocation for the women's event (probably from the Netherlands). Also, their men's quota apparently already went to Israel (after a stop in Norway).

Mostly Norway, Sweden and Germany. Norway - 22 quotas, currently 9 athletes selected (10 selected in 2014), will be at least 10 reallocations presumably Sweden - 13 quotas, currently 8 selected Germany - 16 quotas, 11 athletes reached internal standards And then we have the likes... Liechtenstein - 5 quotas, will not use more than 2 Netherlands - 2 quotas, will decline both Belgium - 2 quotas, will (likely) decline both Cayman Islands - 1 quota, both Travers brothers retired, nobody left Denmark - 2 quotas, will decline women's quota New Zealand - 2 quotas, will also likely decline women's quota Japan - 6 quotas, used only 2/8 quotas in 2014, so I expect something similar Mexico/Albania - 2 quotas, both of their female racers haven't entered a single race this season, it's questionable And I'm pretty sure that between CAN/FIN/FRA/GBR/SLO/USA at least 2-3 more will be found Maybe I missed some more... All this equals 30-40 reallocations.

Now it's confirmed. Very happy for her. She was like the first reserve in both 2010 and 2014, and this time it almost finished in the same way. Thankfully it didn't!

Vrdoljak 27th... So close to free skate. His tech score was right up there, but presentation score was one of the worst. Judges really don't like him...

Interesting, this is becoming like one of those family shows where they reunite divorced parents.

Swiss have made their selections in sliding sports. No Natalia Maag, as expected. Obratov's qualification is now just the question of formality.

Vasiljevs leaps into a huge lead.

Fett had 5:1 and 40:15 in the final set against Wozniacki, and of course she lost. WTA should be banned.

Competition started today with men's short program and continues with pairs short in the evening. This will be the first competition Petranović/Souza after injury troubles. Very excited, but also very clueless about how they'll go!

Figure Skating ISU European Championships 2018 Moscow (RUS) - 17 January 2018 - 20 January 2018 Totallympics Results Thread

Maria Pietilae-Holmner has announced her retirement.

But at the end of the year you'll get the exact same thing - year rankings. Plus, this way rankings are calculated on a monthly basis, making it easier to run. Do we really need the rankings to be updated after every single contest? And, as you said, it's for fun. So, yeah, stuff like career high ranking etc adds to the fun. Can't really use that if you get 12-months rankings only at the end of a calendar year... Also, I completely disagree with the FIFA rankings comparison. This system just means that there's 12 months in the background of each rankings, simple as that. Between January-February rankings and March-February rankings, it's the first one that is more FIFA alike!

Should be, as he is still ahead of Rodeš who is likely to qualify anyway. I've made some simulations, and realistically we can expect around 30 or more reallocations, what would even put the likes of Komšić and Štimac on the bubble (taking into account that most of the spots on reallocation list come from big nations/nations who will decline). At least 3 should be safe though.

Also the bobsleigh entries are in. Argentina is seriously planning to a win medal in this event, if not here then four years from now, 1928.

Isn't Strychnine something like a plain, death causing, poison? It's often used in Agatha Christie's mysteries.

Yeah, I tried looking for some at NOC pages, but with no results (except the Bjoerndalen explanation). No idea how @Griff88 found all those flag bearers before Rio.

Now we know the truth. According to Google Translate, Bjoerndalen wasn't selected because he didn't pass the piano-play selections. Later on... "Biorandlen expressed dissatisfaction with the Norwegian Biathlon Federation and the local Olympic Committee. The athlete is convinced that it would be a good sporting form for piano."