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Slovenia will compete in Rio with 60 athletes, which is third smallest delegation since our independence. For the third time we will compete in team sports (again men's handball). Our flag bearer will be only participant to win a medal in previous Games, Vasilij Žbogar, competing in sailing. Goals of our team are very modest, win a medal. If we count also our competitors under former Yugoslavia, then Slovenia has won at least a medal every time since 1984. Barcelona 1992 - 35 athletes (2 bronze) Atlanta 1996 - 37 athletes (2 silver) Sydney 2000 - 74 athletes (2 gold) Athens 2004 - 79 athletes (1 silver, 3 bronze) Beijing 2008 - 62 athletes (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) London 2012 - 65 athletes (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) Slovenia Olympic Team 2016 Athletics (10): Luka Janežič (400 m), Žan Rudolf (800 m), Robert Renner (Pole Vault), Tone Kosmač (Marathon), Maja Mihalinec (200 m), Sabina Veit (200 m), Daneja Grandovec (Marathon), Maruša Černjul (High Jump), Tina Šutej (Pole Vault), Martina Ratej (Javelin Throw) Artistic Gymnastics (1): Teja Belak Canoeing - Slalom (5): Peter Kauzer (K1), Benjamin Savšek (C1), Luka Božič, Sašo Taljat (C2), Urša Kragelj (K1) Canoeing - Sprint (1): Špela Ponomarenko - Janić (K1 200m, K1 500m) Cycling - Road (5): Primož Roglič (Time Trial, Road Race), Matej Mohorič, Jan Polanc, Simon Špilak (Road Race), Polona Batagelj (Road Race) Cycling - Mountain Bike (1): Tanja Žakelj (Cross Country Olympic) Handball (14 + 3 reserves): Men's Team Judo (5): Adrian Gomboc (-66kg), Rok Drakšič (-73 kg), Mihael Žgank (-90 kg), Tina Trstenjak (-63 kg), Anamari Velenšek (-78 kg) Sailing (3): Vasilij Žbogar (Finn), Veronika Macarol, Tina Mrak (470) Shooting (2): Boštjan Maček (Trap), Živa Dvoršak (Air Rifle) Swimming (10): Martin Bau, Robert Žbogar, Damir Dugonjič, Anže Tavčar, Anja Klinar, Tjaša Oder, Janja Šegel, Tjaša Vozel, Tjaša Pintar, Špela Perše Table Tennis (1): Bojan Tokič Tennis (1): Polona Hercog Triathlon (1): Mateja Šimic MAIN MEDAL HOPES Tina Trstenjak (Judo; World champion 2015) Anamari Velenšek (Judo; World silver medalist 2015) Peter Kauzer (K1 Slalom; 2 times World champion) Benjamin Savšek (C1 Slalom; silver at last two WCH) Vasilij Žbogar (Sailing; two Olympic medals)

SLOVENIAN OLYMPIC HISTORY Summer Olympic Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1912 competing for Austria 1920–1988 competing for Yugoslavia Barcelona 1992 35 0 0 2 2 52 Atlanta 1996 37 0 2 0 2 55 Sydney 2000 74 2 0 0 2 35 Athens 2004 79 0 1 3 4 63 Beijing 2008 62 1 2 2 5 41 London 2012 65 1 1 2 4 42 Rio de Janeiro 2016 60 1 2 1 4 45 Tokio 2020 53 3 1 1 5 31 Paris 2024 Medals by summer sport Total 8 9 11 28 Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Judo 2 1 3 6 Athletics 1 2 1 4 Canoeing 1 2 0 3 Rowing 1 1 3 5 Shooting 1 0 2 3 Cycling Road 1 0 1 2 Sport Climbing 1 0 0 1 Sailing 0 2 1 3 Swimming 0 1 0 1 Winter Olympic Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924–1988 competing for Yugoslavia Albertville 1992 27 0 0 0 0 – Lillehammer 1994 22 0 0 3 3 20 Nagano 1998 34 0 0 0 0 – Salt Lake City 2002 40 0 0 1 1 23 Torino 2006 37 0 0 0 0 – Vancouver 2010 47 0 2 1 3 21 Sochi 2014 66 2 2 4 8 16 Pyeongchang 2018 71 0 1 1 2 24 Beijing 2022 42 2 3 2 7 15 Milano / Cortina 2026 Medals by winter sport Total 4 8 12 24 Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Alpine Skiing 2 3 3 8 Ski Jumping 2 2 3 7 Snowboarding 0 2 3 5 Biathlon 0 1 1 2 Cross Country Skiing 0 0 2 2

Dobrodošli, prijatelji športa na posebni forumski strani, namenjeni tistim ljudem, ki jih zanimajo slovenske športne dogodivščine. ----------------- Greetings, dear friends of sports. This is a special forum site, dedicated to those people, interested in Slovenian sports adventures.

I am still surprised Slovenia does not compete in this sport. First olympic medal took Rudolf Cvetko in 1912 (Fencing), I know you are familiar with our Swimming (Sara Isakovič) and Athletics (Primož Kozmus, Jolanda Čeplak, Brigita Bukovec,...) medals. Do not forget about our experiences in shooting (Rajmond Debevec), and we even have very good training facilities for Equestrian (Lipica, Celje,..). So, it is really strange not competing in this event. BTW, as many of you I am also extremely dissapointed on media production of this wonderful sport. As we would still be living way back in 20th Century.

Great to have a Slovenian player in the end, Polona Hercog will compete in Rio.

Sporting Rivalries and Medals (26) 1- Medals will be awarded to more nations than at the 2012 Summer Games - with at least 86. [YES - 6 2- The best-placed European NOC in the overall 2016 Summer Olympics medal table will be Russia. [NO - 2] 3- Brazil will achieve their best ever placement in the overall 2016 Summer Games medal table, finishing within the top 14.[YES - 7] 4- Finland will fail to win a medal for the first time in history. [YES - 1] 5- At least 4 countries will win their first olympic medal. [YES - 5] 6- Rio 2016 will be India's best ever performance in overall medals won (7 or more). [NO - 4] 7- Denmark will be placed higher than any other nordic country in the medal table (Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden).[NO - 3] 8- Netherlands will win more silver medals than any other color. [YES - 5] 9- Maghreb countries (ALG, TUN, MAR, MTN, LBA) will win at least 5 medals total. [YES - 7] 10- Japan will finish ahead of South Korea in the medal table. [NO - 3] 11- Azerbaijan will finish ahead of Turkey in the medal table. [NO - 4] 12- Ethiopia will finish ahead of Kenya in the medal table. [YES - 2] 13- Cuba will finish ahead of Jamaica in the medal table. [NO - 3] 14- Germany will finish ahead of France in the medal table. [NO - 2] 15- Serbia will finish ahead of Croatia in the medal table. [YES - 2] 16- The youngest medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics will be younger than 16 years. [YES - 8] 17- Spain will win more than one medal in all team sports combined. [YES - 5] 18- Iran will achieve their first medal won by a woman. [NO - 3] 19- At least 15 different american nations will win medals. [NO - 2] 20- At least two nations that last won a medal in Atlanta 1996 or before, will medal again in Rio 2016. [NO - 1] 21- There will be at least one nation who will win 8 medals or more, but won't win a gold medal. [NO - 3] 22- Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Singapore will all win a medal. [NO - 2] 23- Like in London 2012, more silver medals than gold medals will be awarded. [YES - 6] 24- The top 5 in the overall medal table will change its order on the very final day of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [NO - 3] 25- Argentina will win at least one gold medal in Rio 2016. [YES - 7] 26- Lithuania alone will win more medals than Estonia and Latvia together. [YES - 2] Aquatics - Diving (2) 27- China will win all four Synchronised Diving events. [YES - 3] 28- Canada will medal in all four Women's events. [YES - 1] Aquatics - Swimming (9) 29- Australian athletes take at least 2 golds out of the following 4 events: Women's 50m FS, Women's 100m FS, Men's 50m FS, Men's 100m FS. [NO - 1] 30- A nation will win 2 or more medals in Marathon Swimming. [YES - 4] 31- A nation will medal in all six relays. [YES - 2] 32- Great Britain will finish in the top 5 of the pool events' medal table. [YES - 6] 33- There will be at least one false start in an individual final. [NO - 2] 34- Either Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) or Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) will defend his/her olympic title in 100m Breaststroke.[YES - 4] 35- A gap of one second or more between the gold and silver medal winners will be clocked in 3 or more individual finals, ranging from 50m to 200m events. [NO - 2] 36- At least 5 world records will be broken in Rio 2016. [NO - 4] 37- At least 3 of the following 5 NOCs will win a medal: Bahamas, Egypt, Iceland, Jamaica, Singapore. [NO - 5] Aquatics - Synchronized Swimming (1) 38- At least 4 different nations will finish the Synchronised Swimming competitions with any medal. [YES - 5] Aquatics - Water Polo (2) 39- The men's final will be played by two ex-yugoslav nations (CRO, MNE, SRB). [YES - 5] 40- In the knockout stage, any 4th placed team from the group stage will upset a group winner and qualify for the semifinal.[NO - 3] Archery (2) 41- At least one top 8 seed in Women's or Men's Individual Archery will suffer an early exit in the Round of 64. [NO - 3] 42- South Korea will win all the gold medals in Archery. [YES - 3] Athletics (12) 43- Usain Bolt (JAM) will repeat a gold medal treble once again. [NO - 4] 44- There will be at least one sweep of medals, athletes from one country taking gold, silver and bronze. [YES - 3] 45- At least 5 olympic records will be broken. [NO - 4] 46- At least two teams will be disqualified in the 4x100 finals (men and women combined). [NO - 1] 47- The Women's and Men's Olympic champion in High Jump will have cleared a height of at least 4.40m combined.[NO - 3] 48- All medals in both marathon events will be won by African nations. [NO - 4] 49- Poland will achieve a double gold in Hammer throw events. [YES - 3] 50- A non-european athlete will win gold in either Men's or Women's Javelin Throw. [YES - 1] 51- A former olympic champion, who is not currently a defending one, will become champion again in Rio 2016 (not counting relay events). [YES - 2] 52- The whole final in the Men's 400m comprises of athletes representing nations including red in their flag. [YES - 2] 53- The leader after the first five events in the Men's Decathlon will finish outside the top 3 on the following day. [YES - 1] 54- The gold medalist in Men's Discus Throw will throw 70.00m or more. [NO - 3] Badminton (2) 55- At least one set in any event will end with a score of 30-28 or higher. [NO - 5] 56- A non-asian country will win a gold medal. [NO - 3] Basketball (2) 57- The United States will win the gold medal in Women's as well as in Men's Basketball. [YES - 3] 58- The Men's final will end by a margin of at least 20 points. [YES - 2] Boxing (2) 59- Both Nicola Adams (GBR) and Katie Taylor (IRL) will return home with a medal. [NO - 1] 60- The whole Boxing program will result in at least 8 bouts decided before the end of the 3 reglamentary rounds. [YES - 3] Canoeing - Slalom (2) 61- At least one country will win 3 or more medals between all events. [YES - 3] 62- Two or more nations will be represented in all four slalom canoeing finals. [YES - 4] Canoeing - Sprint (2) 63- At least one athlete starting from an outer lane (1 or 8) will win a medal. [YES - 3] 64- Isaquias Queiroz (BRA) will delight the home crowd with either one gold medal or at least two medals of any colour.[YES - 1] Cycling - BMX (2) 65- There will be a crash (between two or more riders) in either the Men's or Women's Final. [YES - 2] 66- Australia will win at least one gold medal. [NO - 1] Cycling - Mountain Bike (2) 67- Nino Schurter (SUI) will complete his set of medals with a gold medal from Rio 2016, after previously winning bronze in 2008 and silver in 2012. [YES - 5] 68- Mauritius', Rwanda's or Lesotho's male rider(s) will finish ahead of at least one athlete coming from a nation represented by 3 riders (SUI, FRA, ESP, CZE, ITA). [NO - 4] Cycling - Road (2) 69- A group finish with at least 20 riders clocking the same time will decide the medals in Men's Road Race. [YES - 5] 70- Less than half the riders will finish in the Women's or Men's Road Race. [NO - 3] Cycling - Track (3) 71- Australia will win a gold medal in both Team Pursuit events. [YES - 2] 72- The world record in the Men's Team Pursuit will be broken. [NO - 3] 73- The winner of either the Men's or Women's Omnium will win at least 3 of the 6 events. [NO - 4] Equestrian (2) 74- At least 15 athletes will be eliminated or will retire during the cross-country stage of Eventing competition. [NO - 1] 75- Germany will win more medals than the Netherlands. [YES - 2] Fencing (2) 76- At least 2 countries will win at least 3 gold medals. [NO - 3] 77- There will be an overtime period in the Women's or Men's Individual Épée final. [NO - 2] Field Hockey (2) 78- India's Men will end their medal drought since 1980 with any medal won in Rio. [NO - 2] 79- The Women's Tournament will have medalists from three different continents. [NO - 2] Football (3) 80- At least 4 Football matches will be decided in a penalty shoot-out. [NO - 4] 81- Brazil will win their first Men's Olympic Football title. [NO - 3] 82- At least 8 red cards will be awarded in the Men's Tournament. [NO - 5] Golf (2) 83- The eventual winner in the Men's Tournament won't be placed among the top 5 after the first day of competition.[YES - 6] 84- USA will win a medal in both the Men's and Women's Tournaments. [YES - 3] Gymnastics - Artistic (3) 85- Romania will fail to win a medal in Artistic Gymnastics. [NO - 3] 86- Simone Biles will win at least four total medals. [YES - 4] 87- At least one finalist in both Men's Horizontal Bar and Men's Pommel Horse will fall during their routines. [YES - 3] Gymnastics - Rhythmic (1) 88- Both gold and silver medals will be won by ex-USSR countries. [YES - 4] Gymnastics - Trampoline (1) 89- China will win the gold medal in both Trampoline events. [YES - 2] Handball (2) 90- A non-european nation will win a medal (Men's or Women's). [NO - 1] 91- At least twice we will see at least 40 goals scored in the Men's Tournament. [YES - 2] Judo (2) 92- Teddy Riner (FRA) will be beaten. [NO - 3] 93- A nation will win it's first Judo Gold Medal. [YES - 2] Modern Pentathlon (2) 94- In either the Men's or Women's event, the athlete starting first in the Combined stage will win the gold medal. [YES - 7] 95- A non-european athlete in either the Women's or Men's Competition will win a medal. [YES - 3] Rowing (3) 96- Ekaterina Karsten (BLR) will reach her 6th Olympic final in Women's Single Sculls. [YES - 2] 97- More countries will win medals in Rowing compared to London 2012 (18 countries). [NO - 3] 98- Athletes from all 5 continents will win a medal. [NO - 3] Rugby Sevens (2) 99- All the medals in the Men's Tournament will be won by nations from Oceania. [NO - 4] 100- At least one match on the Women's side will end in a tie. [NO - 2] Sailing (2) 101- At least one boat will be guaranteed the gold medal before the final Medal Race. [YES - 3] 102- Brazilian Robert Scheidt will win his 6th consecutive olympic medal. [YES - 4] Shooting (3) 103- All 15 events will see at least one medal winner from an Asian country. [NO - 2] 104- There will be at least one new world record set in any event. [NO - 1] 105- At least one shooter will repeat their gold medal success from the 2012 Summer Games. [YES - 2] Table Tennis (2) 106- Chinese athletes will take all 4 gold medals. [YES - 8] 107- The Women's Team final will result in a 3-0 score. [YES - 4] Taekwondo (2) 108- At least one medalist athlete in this sport will be winning at the same time the first ever olympic medal for his/her country.[YES - 3] 109- At least one of the four invited athletes (Boui CAF, Ferrera HON, Louissant HAI, Rawal NEP) will advance into the quarterfinals. [NO - 2] Tennis (2) 110- Serena Williams will fail to win a gold medal (in all events). [YES - 2] 111- An unseeded player in the women's or men's singles competition will go as high reaching at least the semifinals.[YES - 2] Triathlon (2) 112- The Brownlee brothers will celebrate together on the podium. [YES - 3] 113- The eventual winners of both the Men's and Women's Races will not be among top 5 placed after the swimming and cycling stages. [NO - 3] Volleyball - Indoor (2) 114- No medal matches in either the Women's or the Men's Tournament will end with a 3-0 score. [YES - 3] 115- An african team will win a group stage match for the first time in history (either Men's or Women's). [NO - 4] Volleyball - Beach (2) 116- There will be an all-Brazilian final in Men's or Women's Beach Volleyball. [YES - 7] Weightlifting (2) 117- At least one leader after the Snatch part will have three invalid lifts in the Clean & Jerk. [YES - 1] 118- A medal will be won by an athlete starting from Group B. [NO - 2] Wrestling (2) 119- At least one gold medal match will end by a fall. [YES - 2] 120- Russia will win more Freestyle gold medals than Japan. [NO - 3]

Slovenia will compete in Rio with 59 athletes, which is third smallest delegation since our independence. For the third time we will compete in team sports (again men's handball). Our flag bearer will be only participant to win a medal in previous Games, Vasilij Žbogar, competing in sailing. Goals of our team are very modest, win a medal. If we count also our competitors under former Yugoslavia, then Slovenia has won at least a medal every time since 1984. Barcelona 1992 - 35 athletes (2 bronze) Atlanta 1996 - 37 athletes (2 silver) Sydney 2000 - 74 athletes (2 gold) Athens 2004 - 79 athletes (1 silver, 3 bronze) Beijing 2008 - 62 athletes (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) London 2012 - 65 athletes (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) Slovenia Olympic Team 2016 Athletics (10): Luka Janežič (400 m), Žan Rudolf (800 m), Robert Renner (Pole Vault), Tone Kosmač (Marathon), Maja Mihalinec (200 m), Sabina Veit (200 m), Daneja Grandovec (Marathon), Maruša Černjul (High Jump), Tina Šutej (Pole Vault), Martina Ratej (Javelin Throw) Artistic Gymnastics (1): Teja Belak Canoeing - Slalom (5): Peter Kauzer (K1), Benjamin Savšek (C1), Luka Božič, Sašo Taljat (C2), Urša Kragelj (K1) Canoeing - Sprint (1): Špela Ponomarenko - Janić (K1 200m, K1 500m) Cycling - Road (5): Primož Roglič (Time Trial, Road Race), Matej Mohorič, Jan Polanc, Simon Špilak (Road Race), Polona Batagelj (Road Race) Cycling - Mountain Bike (1): Tanja Žakelj (Cross Country Olympic) Handball (14 + 3): Men's Team Judo (5): Adrian Gomboc (-66kg), Rok Drakšič (-73 kg), Mihael Žgank (-90 kg), Tina Trstenjak (-63 kg), Anamari Velenšek (-78 kg) Sailing (3): Vasilij Žbogar (Finn), Veronika Macarol, Tina Mrak (470) Shooting (2): Boštjan Maček (Trap), Živa Dvoršak (Air Rifle) Swimming (10): Martin Bau, Robert Žbogar, Damir Dugonjič, Anže Tavčar, Anja Klinar, Tjaša Oder, Janja Šegel, Tjaša Vozel, Tjaša Pintar, Špela Perše Table Tennis (1): Bojan Tokič Triathlon (1): Mateja Šimic MAIN MEDAL HOPES Tina Trstenjak (Judo; World champion 2015) Anamari Velenšek (Judo; World silver medalist 2015) Peter Kauzer (K1 Slalom; 2 times World champion) Benjamin Savšek (C1 Slalom; silver at last two WCH) Vasilij Žbogar (Sailing; two Olympic medals)

A / A And as it was already pointed out, not every winner has the will (or time) to host next event, so in that case candidacy is open to everyone.

There were a few suggestions, especially among female singers, who convinced in 2014 or 2015 with their vocals. And here is my final choice for TISC 2016. Anja Kotar is only 18 year old singer from Ljubljana, studying in San Jose, California. She started singing at age of five and was also very good pianist, taking many prizes. When she was only 14, she competed at Slovenian X Factor, where she sung "You feel my love" from Adele, but did not make it to second round. After she moved with her family to USA in 2012, she was accepted to Valley Christian Conservatory, where her subject is piano. In February 2016, she came to Slovenia, where she competed in two festivals, firstly on newly formed "Pop Rock" with song, called "Čas je Zdaj" (Time is now). Her vocal presence was so convincing she deserved special award for young talented singer. Later on, she competed also on Ema 2016, Slovenian selection for Eurovision Song Contest. With her song "Too Cool" has not made it to superfinal. Starting this year, she published another interesting single, "Tightrope", with whom she will compete on our annual song contest.This is her first single from premiere album Nomad. On Youtube, she wrote what is meaning of this song. "I wrote the song over a year ago - the tightrope is an analogy for a relationship. Whether it be a lover or a friend, the song talks about those shaky relationships that are constantly on edge; one wrong move and your balance is thrown off. It's about always walking the line, leaving destruction behind, but still consciously pressing on. " Enjoy! Caught in the middle where stories collide Don't look down now don't open your eyesThe time has come, we're finally at the end.The winds will blow and the floods will rageThe poles will switch and rearrangeYou moved the piece, now finish your check-mate.Walk slow, don't let go, now we're close, can you feelThe night is dark, the air is cold, you leave me no controlTightrope walking from the shadowsThe knots are tied and the strings will fight between two cliffsYeah I'm tightrope falling from the skyThe knots are tied and the strings will fight between two cliffsYeah I'm tightrope walking, tightrope walking, I'm tightrope walkingThe least you could do is get out and hideAt least you could keep your dignity prideBut here we are, time and time againCatching the seconds and racing the clockTrying so hard you can't make it stopOh can't you see, it's way too late for that If you try to deny, you keep yourself locked insideComing fast from the low you, you still have all control Tightrope walking from the shadowsThe knots are tied and the strings will fight between two cliffsYeah I'm tightrope falling from the skyThe knots are tied and the strings will fight between two cliffsYeah I'm tightrope walking, tightrope walking, I'm tightrope walkingGravity dragging downFloating, I'm like a clownOn your strings you've got me hookedWithout a warning, once again you overtook Tightrope walking from the shadowsThe knots are tied and the strings will fight between two cliffsYeah I'm tightrope falling from the skyThe knots are tied and the strings will fight between two cliffsYeah I'm tightrope walking, tightrope walking, I'm tightrope walking

If at least we are not able to win it, we have to stay in club of ever participants. There is no party in Slovakia without their Slavic colleagues.

Sorry, I meant to say Junior Open ECH, my mistake.

heywoodu, is Brazil coming to Pokljuka for Junior WCH this March?

Hey there, glad to see forum back in action. @ Wanderer: forget about prediction contests, now we have to figure out how to continue with Song Contest