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Women's Team Epee ( Tallinn) Gold: Italy Silver: Ukraine Bronze: France Semifinals Italy b. France 42-29 Ukraine b. Poland 44-37 Bronze Medal match France b. Poland 45-39 Gold Medal match Italy b. Ukraine 33-28 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2023/751?tab=results

Men's Team Epee ( Bern) Gold: France Silver: South Korea Bronze: Hungary Semifinals South Korea b. Italy 45-36 France b. Hungary 45-44 Bronze Medal match Hungary b. Italy 30-28 Gold Medal match France b. South Korea 45-41 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2023/559?tab=results

Men's Team Foil ( Bonn) Gold: United States Silver: Italy Bronze: France Semifinals Italy b. Japan 45-38 USA b. France 45-20 Bronze Medal match France b. Japan 45-43 Gold Medal match USA b. Italy 45-40 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2023/1407?tab=results

Women's Team Sabre ( Algiers) Gold: France Silver: Italy Bronze: South Korea Semifinals Italy b. South Korea 45-32 France b. Spain 45-41 Bronze Medal match South Korea b. Spain 45-36 Gold Medal match France b. Italy 45-44 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2023/1409?tab=results

Men's TeamSabre ( Algiers) Gold: South Korea Silver: Iran Bronze: Germany Semifinals South Korea b. France 45-19 Iran b. Germany 45-42 Bronze Medal match Germany b. France 45-43 Gold Medal match South Korea b. Iran 45-34 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2023/1411?tab=results

16 Nations with at least a medal, 8 of them with at least 1 Gold. and 4 Continents represented (5 if we consider the Panamerican Continent split into North/Central and South America), only Oceania missing. all this, thanks to only 10 events. I really want to see if there's still someone throwing sh*t on Fencing, saying that's not a truly global sport.

ehm... and ended up behind the chalkboard in the men's Sabre... destroyed and just edged out at the last hit. semis are vs and vs in the women's Sabre, it's the mostly expected vs for Gold and vs for Bronze in the men's Epee, vs is the GMM, meanwhile and are fighting for Bronze in the women's Epee, as already written, it's vs for Gold and vs for Bronze finally, in the men's Foil, the GMM is the great classic of the last 10 years, vs meanwhile the BMM is vs so, is the only team making the top 4 in all of today's 5 events (twice in the GMM, twice in the BMM and once still TBD, but sure of the top 4). are in 3 GMMs and 1 BMM, but also once out of the semifinals and are once in the GMM, once in the BMM and once TBD, but sure of the top 4.

vs for Gold in the women's team Epee... are in the top 4 in all of today's events already through to that stage... in the men's team Sabre we're still waiting for the quarterfinals to start (where we have a very interesting vs matchup).

naaaa...the correct claim is: "7 hours of commercial-free football start now!" (and it's every Sunday at 7 p.m. CET) otherwise you have to pay for the royalties...

even if I don't like rain, I agree about the temperature...I'd like to have 10° C 365 days/year (366 once every 4 years ).

una volta tanto, la fortuna non ci ha girato le spalle proprio all'ultimo... e comunque questo weekend sportivo si caratterizza anche per i campionati Italiani assoluti invernali di Nuoto in vasca corta, le finali delle World Series di Nuoto in Acque Libere e, soprattutto, per l'inizio della stagione di Coppa del Mondo di Scherma. nel Nuoto, da segnalare il successo di Gregorio Paltrinieri, che vince gara e classifica finale delle WS in quel di Eilat. bene, ma non benissimo, la staffetta mista (con Acerenza e lo stesso super-Greg), solo terza dietro FRA e AUS. male, decisamente male le ragazze, con Taddeucci nona come miglior azzurra. ai campionati assoluti in vasca corta, risultati non memorabili, con pochi pass per i mondiali di specialità staccati dai nostri ragazzi (con molti big assenti o sotto carico perchè già selezionati per Melbourne). nonostante ciò, alcuni interessanti spunti si sono visti da parte di qualche giovane non così al centro delle aspettative. in particolare si segnalano Conte Bonin nei 100m Stile Libero (solo un'unghia dietro Miressi), Mancini nei 200m Rana (terzo tempo tricolore all-time) e Marchello negli 800m Stile Libero, vincitore della gara e omaggiato da parole particolarmente lusinghiere del CT Butini. al femminile, niente di particolare da segnalare, con la gara migliore che probabilmente è stata quella dei 200m Misti, dove in 3 sono andate sotto al tempo limite per i mondiali e dove il 2.07 della Cocconcelli può essere considerato "interessante". in generale, molti hanno fatto peggio persino del meeting Nico Sapio di Genova della settimana precedente...e questo non mi pare un buon risultato. e veniamo alla Scherma... risultati molto incoraggianti per gli azzurri in questo primo assaggio di CdM: 4 gare su 5 con almeno una medaglia e l'unica in cui siamo rimasti a secco (la Spada maschile) comunque con ben 3 ragazzi arrivati ai quarti di finale (persi tutti di misura). è arrivato un argento persino nella sciabola donne individuale, una vera mosca bianca per le nostre abitudini (anche se bisogna ammettere che quest'arma è quella che risulta più indebolita a livello globale dall'assenza forzata dello squadrone russo). eccezionale il successo pieno di Alberta Santuccio nella spada femminile. unica nota veramente stonata, la sconfitta prematura (al secondo turno) di Tommaso Marini nel fioretto maschile, sconfitta arrivata per altro per mano di un altro italiano, Guillaume Bianchi. a questo punto sale l'attesa per le gare a squadre di domani, dove anche una sola assenza dalle "top 4" sarà da considerarsi un risultato pessimo. infine, una nota di amarezza per la conclusione infausta della partita di Basket, qualificazioni mondiali, tra Italia e Spagna. nonostante l'atmosfera magica della Vitifrigo Arena strapiena di oltre 10,000 spettatori caldissimi, gli azzurri hanno ceduto al supplementare ai campioni d'Europa, cacciandosi in un mare di guai per il prosieguo delle qualificazioni. ora non possiamo più sbagliare le 2 difficilissime partite in Georgia (martedì) e in casa contro l'Ucraina, la nostra bestia nera (nella prossima "finestra"), dando per scontata una nuova sconfitta contro la Spagna in terra iberica nel match conclusivo delle qualificazioni mondiali.

earlier Today, history has been made in Florence. Italy defeated Australia for the very first time in the history of the game. 28-27 the final score, with the Aussie missing well beyond the 80th minute a not-so-difficult conversion that would have given them an undeserved win. but Today the Gods of Rugby decided that once in a lifetime justice had to prevail.

nice start of the 2022/2023 World Cup for Italy... medals coming from 4 out of 5 events (and in the men's Epee, despite no medals, we still have 3 guys in the quarterfinals), one Gold. we did even get a medal in the women's individual Sabre, which is very rare (have to admit that this is the weapon that most feels the Russian ban). only truly disappointing result is Marini's loss to his teammate Bianchi in the second round of the men's Foil. let's see how the team events go tomorrow...missing the top 4 even in a single weapon must be counted as an upset and a disapponting result.

Women's Individual Epee ( Tallinn) Gold: Alberta Santuccio Silver: Marie-Florence Candassamy Bronze: Song Se Ra & Zhu Mingye Semifinals Santuccio b. Zhu 11-6 Candassamy b. Song 15-13 Final Santuccio b. Candassamy 15-11 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2023/80?tab=results

Men's Individual Epee ( Bern) Gold: Tibor Andrasfi Silver: John Edison Rodriguez Bronze: Luigi Midelton & Koki Kano Semifinals Andrasfi b. Kano 15-11 Rodriguez b. Midelton 15-12 Final Andrasfi b. Rodriguez 12-11 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2023/385?tab=results

Men's Individual Foil ( Bonn) Gold: Kyosuke Matsuyama Silver: Alessio Foconi Bronze: Enzo Lefort & Marcus Mepstead Semifinals Matsuyama b. Lefort 15-12 Foconi b. Mepstead 15-8 Final Matsuyama b. Foconi 15-11 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2023/1406?tab=results

Men's Individual Sabre ( Algiers) Gold: Sandro Bazadze Silver: Luigi Samele Bronze: Bolade Apithy & Ziad Elsissy Semifinals Bazadze b. Elsissy 15-13 Samele b. Apithy 15-11 Final Bazadze b. Samele 15-13 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2023/1410?tab=results

p.s. the last group of medallists in the other sports are comin'up in the early days of next week (the WSG end tomorrow).

Argentina will face Portugal in the men's Rink Hockey Gold Medal match. defeated 5-0 and beat 4-1 in yesterday's semifinals. the women's Rink Hockey Gold Medal match, instead, is a revenge fight between and , with the spanish girls trying to win the title on the opponents' soil after Argentina did it in Barcelona 3 years ago. and will battle for Bronze.

this season came to an end just a few hours ago in Eilat. the women's race was won by Chesea Gubecka ahead of Marcela Cunha and Leonie Beck. the men's race (and the whole series) was won by Gregorio Paltrinieri. Today he anticipated at the sprint finish Marc-Antoine Olivier and David Betlehem. yesterday, the last team relay of the season was won by France, ahead of Australia 1 and Italy 1.

now THIS link works perfectly (no registration/no vpn)... https://tv.nrk.no/serie/skiskyting/202211/MSPO40500222/avspiller

this is the link, but I just found out that on my PC it doesn't work unless I register and log in. https://www.nrk.no/sport/skiskyting_-kvinner-1.11558946 on the other hand, I have the NRK app on my android tv and it works without any registration/vpn...frankly, I don't understand why? and their politics... p.s. don't open this link...high danger of spoiler!

to watch any event on NRK, you have to wait for them to upload in the sport section (then, you don't even need a vpn). any streaming launched from from their TV guide never work, unless you're registered to their website with a Norwegian Bank ID (which is impossible to get, unless you live there), even the basic registration (free) is not enough.

it was a really tough match, played in an amazing atmosphere. in the end, the experienced Spanish players won at the OT and now Italy are really in trouble, as we have to win at least 2 more matches, first in Georgia (and this team doesn't have both size and power to match our rivals) and then at home against Ukraine (our bete noir, who beat us in Milan at the recent European Champs). I don't even think about winning the last match in Spain...it's basically impossible. we're seriously risking to throw 3 years away.

Italian Winter Nationals (Short Course) best of Day #2 (Afternoon Session) women's 100m IM 1. Costanza Cocconcelli, 59"24* women's 200m Fly 1. Ilaria Cusinato, 2'06"09 men's 200m Back 1. Lorenzo Mora, 1'50"23* women's 200m Breast 1. Martina Carraro, 2'21"11 2. Francesca Fangio, 2'21"32 3. Lisa Angiolini, 2'21"97 men's 50m Free 1. Leonardo Deplano, 21"38* 2. Alessandro Miressi, 21"40* women's 100m Back 1. Silvia Scalia, 56"78** men's 800m Free 1. Davide Marchello, 7'41"49 2. Filippo Bertoni, 7'41"56 3. Luca De Tullio, 7'42"73 women's 1500m Free 1. Simona Quadarella, 15'41"79* men's 200 IM 1. Alberto Razzetti, 1'54"06* women's 100m Free 1. Chiara Tarantino, 53"35 2. Costanza Cocconcelli, 53"55* * = swimmers already qualified to the SC Worlds (based on previous results) ** = swimmers who matched the required time to qualify to the SC Worlds Ilaria Cusinato is a strange case: she swam the required time in the W 200m Fly at the Berlin WC stage, but that wasn't a sanctioned meet. in Genua and here she didn't match any required mark, but she got close and won both races with comfortable margin. then she swam the required time in the W 200m IM, but she was only 3rd in that race. I'm really curious to see what the coaches are going to do with her. Personally, I think she deserves to fly to the SC Worlds.