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Women's short program is in progress, the opening event of WCh in Helsinki. It looks like Chinese import competing for will probably make the free skate. Here's a chance for their first ever Winter Olympic qualification.

[hide] Preliminary Round March 31st - April 3rd, 2017 8 Nations, 2 Groups, 3rd and 4th from Group A, 1st and 2nd from Group B qualify to Quarterfinals, 1st and 2nd from Group A qualify to Semifinals. Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 March 31st 2017, h. 16:00, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Finland 2 Russia March 31st 2017, h. 19:35, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth United States 1 Canada April 1st 2017, h. 15:35, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Russia 5 United States April 1st 2017, h. 19:35, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Canada 5 Finland April 3rd 2017, h. 15:35, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Canada 5 Russia April 3rd 2017, h. 19:35, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth United States 5 Finland Group B Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 March 31st 2017, h. 12:00, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Czech Republic 3 Switzerland March 31st 2017, h. 15:35, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Sweden 3 Germany April 1st 2017, h. 12:00, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Czech Republic 1 Germany April 1st 2017, h. 18:00, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Switzerland 1 Sweden April 3rd 2017, h. 12:00, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Germany 4 Switzerland April 3rd 2017, h. 18:00, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Sweden 4 Czech Republic [/hide]

Not sure if it was this season, some women's downhill in Austria. Oh, here it is, from last season https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&raceid=82726

That was the case at one WC downhill race not long ago.

Bruno Erent broke his own 50km walk NR by more than 15 minutes in Dudince this weekend. He clocked 4:13:01, what is very close to big championship standards! Looks like we should have our first walker at big events soon.

On Thursday, with the first rounds in both dressage and jumping.

The horses have arrived to Omaha

Yeah, that's just not gonna pass.

Not really a mass fight. Looks more like Chinese players simply attacking those from TPE...

Amazing "Tobacco Barn" complex at the North Carolina eventing International.

India wasn't upside down.

Any reason why China is upside down at 0:52?

How did they defeat Goofy?

Yesterday we had a bit of black Friday... Both Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Hans Peter Minderhoud had to pull out from Omaha WC finals just hours before their horses were scheduled to fly. It's probably too late for potential replacements. http://www.eurodressage.com/equestrian/2017/03/25/minderhoud-and-von-bredow-werndl-withdraw-2017-world-cup-finals

You do realize that not everything you find on internet is true. This is on-par with that "Jews did 9/11" nonsense and hundred other conspiracy theories. Maybe this video will be educational for you. Oh well, I don't think I'll be answering anymore on this subject, because it feels like I'm talking to a child... Oh, wait...

Don't embarras yourself. Crime and terrorism are not the same thing...

That would be cool. Mexico has a solid base of small tour riders that do relatively well at regional games, but unfortunately, not many of them make transition to the big tour (Grand Prix) level. On the other hand, prospects of a Mexican team in eventing are looking more promising after Karen O'Connor became a coach recently. Daniela Moguel improved big time over the last 12 months and can possibly do really well at the upcoming Rolex Kentucky next month (the "US Open" of eventing). Few weeks ago she was 5th at 3* in Florida, which had some big names.

Nothing is that simple. Have you forgot about that elbow rule?

I wonder who was responsible for that.

Canadians pulled it off. They were slightly behind USA before their last rider entered, but Megan Lane did enough in a tight finish. That's the first ever Nations Cup victory for team Canada. http://www.dressage-news.com/2017/03/23/canada-has-ever-nations-cup-victory-to-take-wellington-cdio3-gold/

Well, certainly not to this extent... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_January_2017

Attack in Antwerp has been prevented today. Apparently a man tried to run over pedestrians with a car somewhere in the city center...

Surprise after the first day of Dressage Nations Cup in Wellington, FL. Canada is leading over USA. That's very much thanks to Canadian husband-wife team members, Jaimey and Tina Irwin. Tomorrow is the second and deciding day.

I'm for curling contest. Hockey already has one + curling might be at 2018 Olympics.

No sympathy... That was just plain stupid.