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Of course i wasn't meaning removing all of it. Work accidents, injuries, sickness, maternity leaves etc. should of course stay. I was talking about all the benefits, when you don't have a job and every immigrants dream of "We will pay until you find a job and settle in", which conveniently goes on for years. Or the case you said about working 1-2-3 months, than going away, because they will continue paying you welfare. People aren't stupid, they wouldn't be crossing half the world, if it wasn't a free giveaway. It's known south to Cape Town, east to India.

Doesn't really matter. Regardless that 80% of such scams are being done by Gypsies & Turks, the people would still say it's being done by "Bulgarians", because that's what their passport says.

When you go to Forums, are the different sections missing for anyone else? Or is it just me. When the latest replies end, it just goes to the Winter sports forums directly. Nothing before, nothing after them?

Hey, don't blame the people, blame the system. The "welfare" system has been a problem for 10+ years in Western/Nordic Europe. Just get rid of it. Beside all the flock from Africa / Asia, that comes for it, it cannibalises the workforce from Eastern Europe. Do you know how much damage is done, because of people going there to live on welfare. They don't even have to transfer it here. They just stay in NED doing nothing, instead of being in BG working ...

I'm surprised someone not named Dave Ryding or Charlotte Banks gets snowsport attention in Britain

What a difference a proper downhill course can make for the excitement of the race. My heart warms when seeing those 2 minutes on the clock, not that cop out 1:20 we had on Thursday. If a DH isn't clocking 1:40, then it's not a real DH.

So, Rutte is (finally) out of the picture in the coming weeks and all of a sudden NED has no issues letting BG in Schengen Two-faced politicians, surely this hasn't happened before.

He recovered 2 months ago from the operation he had in April. This was his first official competition. Things are not at all certain for the Olympics. In terms of winning i mean. The competition is very tough and also BG athletes have the tendency to panic at big events. He can fumble the snatch and then not be able to catch up.

I propose to have the whole season in Bansko. There are no storms here and could even send some of the snow.

We are doing many 1/2 and finals, which is unusual for our swimming history. Granted many big names are not here, but it's still a sign of the positive development of the sport.

Kraft's streak ends, as Geiger jumps from the mist for the win. Really good start for Germany as old faces Geiger, Wellinger and Paschke are showing form from 5 years ago.

A speed event has been completed, holy baby Yoda

There goes our chances for quotas in wrestling and boxing

6 days for a 25 m Championships 10-15 years ago these were 4 days tops.

We are going to see another cancelled start right... It's getting pretty hysterical at this point, if i wasn't crying inside.

Felix and Szilagyi seem certain, but for the other 2 places are up for grabs. Let's hope it will be lesser known athletes and not Fox for example

Also just pure coincidence that USA are being pushed for 2034, when we all know the NBC contract end with 2032. IOC salivating on the negotiations for the new rights already.

France and USA having 2 Olympics in 6 years has a sour taste in my mouth. Especially when there are other options available. Like why don't France host the 38 or 42 ones.

Looks like Germany have found their rhythm again, at least in biathlon and ski-jumping, at the start of this season. Very strong performance from their whole teams. On the other side, team Norge started a bit so-so. JTB with 2 misses would have easily won last season, while Laegreid and Christiansen would have been top 10. We shall see, if the new ski rules are being a factor. The women did better, given that most of them are newer names, with the exception of Tandrevold of course.

A new season and "good" to see the old ski-jumping traditions still being present. As in continue to enforce dubious rules and DQ the little people, while the power nations jump with bed sheets and get high fives from the "officials"

Westgaard with almost top 10 He has some Scandinavian in him i suppose

Any particular reason why luge isn't using the tracks in La Plagne, Lillehammer, St. Moritz and Beijing, but bobsleigh / skeleton do?

Jørgen Graabak be like: "Finally, i won't have to start half a lap after everyone"

Not much expectations for team BG this season. Our best woman Milena Todorova is pregnant and will miss the season. The 20-year old Lora Hristova showed big potential, as she won 3 gold medals at the summer biathlon Junior Worlds in August, but as we know summer biathlon is very different from real biathlon. I'm hoping she can get some points here and there. As for the men, the situation isn't much brighter. The days of having a competitive relay and fighting for top 8-10 place is gone. Blagoi Todev, who was a junior prospect seems to be endlessly injured and it's not certain, if will even continue with his career. The veteran Vladimir Iliev will continue to push through, though his decline was seen last season. All in all, the ambitions should sadly be not to lose anymore quotas.

Wintersport season is finally upon us in full force The Kuusamo festival is always a treat, combined with the biathlon opening and the expected snowfall here in Bulgaria, makes it a weekend of my desires.