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not working at the moment, as if they didn't upload the start list yet... EDIT: found the right link...

in the Netherlands it's the NOS who holds the media rights... maybe they have some streams on their website...

our male representative in Sambo lost his semifinal match against a man from Belarus... he's gonna fight for bronze later in the afternoon...

satellite @ 7 East (with an STB capable of managing BISS keys)... or the Olympic Channel (with VPN of a country with no tv coverage)

Serbia and Russia in the Gold Medal match right now (live on channel 3 of the international service)...

meanwhile I have the 4 satellite HD feeds live on my TV... very comfortable...and not missing anything (I also have my PC live on the judo prelims not shown by IBS, thanks to Youtube)...

yes, they are integrating the official Minsk feed (which only holds exclusive rights and shows Mat #2, where the medal finals will be contested later in the day)... curious coverage...

well, Archery, Judo (and this quite serious, as it's also the European Champs giving up OQR points) and Sambo are well underway...and you say that there's not much going on?

really, I didn't even know that we have some good fighters in that discipline...

yeah, but I read that the Host City contract will be signed by Are and the Swedish Olympic Committee (for the economical guarantee)... and Stockholm will loan their venues (there's already a contract for that)... still, I do really think that the Swedish bid is really poor, technically, financially and in terms of the proposed venues... once in our lifetime, so far we've done a way better job than them and our bid is a lot better and more fascinating than theirs (and trust me, I'm the least biased man in the world when it comes down to speak about Italy and what's wrong with our Country)...

sure, sir! but this is a free forum...so i guess I can still write my 0 cent opinion without being sent to jail (or the EU opening an infraction procedure against Italy)...

well, after reading carefully the IOC final report and looking at the unbelievably unfair behaviour of Mrs. Lindberg in the last month or so, now I'm definitely convinced that it would be a huge scandal if the 2026 Winter Games won't be awarded to Italy... This Swedish bid don't deserve at all to be chosen under any aspect... p.s. by the way, also Lindsey Vonn has chosen...and guess what? she's all the way for the Italian bid...

now we are officially in Poland and Spain's hands... FRA later tonight will destroy CRO and then it's quite obvious that both FRA and ROU will end up with 7 points and go through to the semis (and to the Olympics)...

it was so close! I don't know why, but at the end I was really hoping that Jorgensen could do it...

disgusting! there's no other way to describe today's performance by all the Italians... by the way, Denmark!!!

Women's Team Foil Final Results Gold: Russia Silver: France Bronze: Italy Semifinals: France b. Germany 45-28 Russia b. Italy 44-32 Bronze Medal Match: Italy b. Germany 45-36 Gold Medal Match: Russia b. France 45-32  Here is the Full Final Ranking (and Results) from Today's competition: http://www.fencingworldwide.com/en/competition/4578-2018/results/

I know...it was the same 4 years ago in Baku...

Men's Team Epee Final Results Gold: Russia Silver: Denmark Bronze: Hungary Semifinals: Russia b. Hungary 24-23 Denmark b. Estonia 40-32 Bronze Medal Match: Hungary b. Estonia 36-25 Gold Medal Match: Russia b. Denmark 31-30  Here is the Full Final Ranking (and Results) from Today's competition: http://www.fencingworldwide.com/en/competition/4580-2018/results/

shame on those idiots of the men's team epee...

surely... in Italy we have a really poor coverage, though... only 1 dedicated channel on our main Pay-TV operator (Sky Italia) and no additional streams... but for those who can reach the 7° East on Satellite, there are 4 HD feeds (encrypted, but with well known keys, so basically open to everybody)... right now, 3 of them are sending just promos, 1 is broadcasting live from the 3X3 Basketball court (usual poor English commentary available)...

for Italy...because it's a big chance to get a medal...and we need to catch all we can, if we want to keep ourselves in the top 10 of the final medal standings (skateboarding, rhytmic gymnastics and so on included, even if I don't enjoy those medals as I don't watch those "sports")...

well, Klein gave the Italian a lesson in the semifinal match, so, I guess he's good enough to be part of that team... and Sanita also fenced a lot better than expected against us... but the French guys today were just untouchable... in any case, this is a very important result for Germany in Olympic perspective...right now, with FRA and USA well ahead of the rest of the field, Russia look clearly in trouble, Italy are not performing like they should do, the Asians (the unexpected Hong Kong included) are making a lot of points and the whole qualification run might become a lot closer than what I thought in the past months... the result of the world champs could/should be the key scoring to give the ranking a well defined shape...

what they should do (for each sport of the Olympic program, actually also to decide which sports should be in said program) is just ask me who I want to be there... p.s. and if they ask me also who should win all the medals, I wouldn't refuse the task...

well, I'm surprised by this afternoon's result...but at least it keeps Italy's chances fair (it takes the chances of a "gentlemen's agreement" between AUT and GER in the last round to end both with 7 points off, which is very, very important given the history of those 2 teams - 1982, do you remember, Algeria?)... now the danger comes from FRA and ROU...hopefully they don't get a draw in their direct match-up and so we will only need to win (really) big against BEL (who are already out of contention) to be the best runner-up among the 3 groups (I don't think that ESP will actually win by 1 or 2 goal margin vs POL and gift us the group victory)...

overall, not an easy task for us... but surely easier than facing any other European rival...