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is going to win 13 gold medals in swimming only...plus all the rest and I really hope is NOT going to win all those gold medals (also, getting more than 12...the minimum target is a record breaking 15)

really impressed...I hope they haven't misjudged the tapering for the actual selection meet tbh, I'm starting to hope they did, otherwise we might see something unprecedented at the Trials (and then at the Games) I don't want too many events be boring, with Aussie's Gold already written in stone months before the Olympics

no, I just missed and 2, frankly I don't know...they only have 1 air pistol specialist and I don't know if the RFP specialists are good also with the air weapon, but it might well be

finally, in the SHL, Rögle BK are already qualified to the Finals, but they still have to wait to know their opponents, as the semifinal series between Skellefteå AIK and Frölunda HC is going to game #7 (Tomorrow, April 18th @ 7.30 p.m. CET)

Liiga Playoffs Finals Schedule (Best-of-7 Series) Tappara Tampere (1) vs Lahti Pelicans (3) Game #1: Saturday, April 20th, 4 p.m. CET, Tappara vs Pelicans Game #2: Monday, April 22nd, 5.30 p.m. CET, Pelicans vs Tappara Game #3: Wednesday, April 24th, 5.30 p.m. CET, Tappara vs Pelicans Game #4: Friday, April 26th, 5.30 p.m. CET, Pelicans vs Tappara if necessary, Game #5: Sunday, April 28th, 4 p.m. CET, Tappara vs Pelicans if necessary, Game #6: Monday, April 29th, 5.30 p.m. CET, Pelicans vs Tappara if necessary, Game #7: Thursday, May 2nd, 5.30 p.m. CET, Tappara vs Pelicans

Liiga Playoffs Semifinals Results (Best-of-7 Series) Tappara Tampere (1) b. KalPa Kuopio (7) 4-1 (3-2 OT; 5-4; 1-2; 4-0; 3-1) Lahti Pelicans (3) b. Kärpät Oulu (4) 4-1 (2-1; 5-3; 1-0; 0-1; 2-1 OT)

() ICE Hockey League Playoffs Finals (Best-of-7 Series) Game #6, Tuesday, April 16th, 7.30 p.m. CET, Red Bull Salzburg vs KAC Klagenfurt 1-4 (0-2, 1-0, 0-2) Series is tied 3-3 decisive Game #7 is scheduled for Friday, April 19th, 7.30 p.m. CET, KAC Klagenfurt vs Red Bull Salzburg

NLA Playoffs Finals (Best-of-7 Series) Game #1: Tuesday, April 16th, 8 p.m. CET, ZSC Lions Zürich vs Lausanne HC 2-1 (0-1, 2-0, 0-0) ZSC Lions Zürich lead Series 1-0 Game #2 is scheduled for Thursday, April 18th, 8 p.m. CET, Lausanne HC vs ZSC Lions Zürich

Extraliga Playoffs Finals (Best-of-7 Series) Game #1: Tuesday, April 16th, 6 p.m. CET, HC Dynamo Pardubice vs HC Ocelàři Třinec 1-2 (0-1, 1-1, 0-0) Třinec lead Series 1-0 Game #2 is scheduled for Today, Wednesday, April 17th, 6 p.m. CET, HC Dynamo Pardubice vs HC Ocelàři Třinec

Metal Ligaen Playoffs Finals (Best-of-7 Series) Game #3, Tuesday, April 16th, 7.30 p.m. CET, SønderjyskE vs Esbjerg Energy 3-2 (0-1, 3-1, 0-0) SønderjyskE lead Series 2-1 Game #4 is scheduled for Friday, April 19th, 7.30 p.m. CET, Esbjerg Energy vs SønderjyskE

Men's Cadet Individual Epee Gold: Doruk Erolcevik Silver: Eslam Osama Bronze: Alexander Bezrodnov & Federico Varone Semifinals Erolcevik b. Varone 14-10 Osama b. Bezrodnov 10-9 Final Erolcevik b. Oslama 15-13 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2024/236?tab=results

Women's Cadet Individual Epee Gold: Anna Maksymenko Silver: Sharika Gajjala Bronze: Jiang Huishuang & Emily Conrad Semifinals Maksymenko b. Jiang 15-10 Gajjala b. Conrad 15-7 Final Maksymenko b. Gajjala 15-13 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2024/235?tab=results

as usual... it's always the same team...good goalies and then a lot of people who can't skate and have tech skills worse than 8-year kids from the true Hockey Nations and moreover, people with no stamina, no "huevos" I always expect the worse from them (and frankly I'd like to be strong enough to impose myself not to waste any time with them...but in the end I always end up watching their shameful outings and make my liver sick )

() KHL Playoffs Finals Schedule (Best-of-7 Series) Metallurg Magnitogorsk (1E) vs Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (3W) Game #1: Thursday, April 18th, 4 p.m. CET, Metallurg vs Lokomotiv Game #2: Saturday, April 20th, 1 p.m. CET, Metallurg vs Lokomotiv Game #3: Monday, April 22nd, 6 p.m. CET, Lokomotiv vs Metallurg Game #4: Wednesday, April 24th, 6 p.m. CET, Lokomotiv vs Metallurg Games #5 through #7: TBA

() KHL Playoffs Semifinals Results (Best-of-7 Series) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (3W) b. Traktor Chelyabinsk (6E) vs Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (3W) 4-0 (5-2; 3-2 OT; 2-1; 3-0) Metallurg Magnitogorsk (1E) b. Avtomobilist Ekaterinenburg (5E) 4-3 (2-1; 2-4; 3-2 OT; 3-5; 5-2; 3-5; 3-2)

I hope they place vs @ 9 p.m. on day #-1 and I'd also like a couple of good (close) matches in the morning session of day #-1, just to start my watching marathon on a high note

Live Streaming of the Olympic Draw starting in less than 10 minutes

Live Streaming of the Olympic Draw starting in about 10 minutes

the 2029 and 2031 Handball World Championships have been awarded earlier Today: Men 2029: France and Germany 2031: Denmark, Iceland and Norway Women 2029: Spain 2031: Czechia and Poland more here: https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/ihf-council-awards-2029-and-2031-editions-ihf-world-championship

should I make a prediction, right now I have X2, X2, and safe in the top 8, with and battling for the 8th spot and I don't think it will change much after reallocations and final qualification tournaments

yes and in general, it's not so easy for air pistol shooters to combine with 25m RFP shooters, meanwhile air rifle and 3-Position rifle have basically the same starting field and therefore it's easier to build teams with shooters from both disciplines

I don't follow club volleyball too much, but for what I saw in the Champions League matches of the Vero Volley Milano, Folie should have been taken back to the NT by force...she's been by far the best player and the key to success in CL I know Malinov has personal/mental issues that might let her decide not to comeback, but at least not calling up Bosio after last year should have been a "must" almost like naming Orro, de Gennaro and Egonu

meanwhile in the Mixed Air Pistol the current situation is: 17 teams qualified (many of them only combining shooters qualified via the 25m Pistol events) X2 X2 (if they use the men's Host Nation Quota) 2 (if they use Host Nation W 25m Pistol quota + one M 25m Pistol quota) 2 (if they use M+W 25m Pistol quotas) (if they use M+W 25m Pistol quotas) (if they use M+W 25m Pistol quotas) (if they use W 25m Pistol quota) (if they use M 25m Pistol quotas)

23 so far (but they might be more after all the reallocations and the last 3-Position Rifle qualification events) (X2 with 3-Pos Rifle qualifiers) X2 (with W 3-Pos Rifle qualifiers) (X2 with 3-Pos Rifle qualifiers) (X2 with M Host Country Quota 3-Pos Rifle) X2 (with 3-Pos Rifle qualifiers) (X2 with 3-Pos Rifle qualifiers) (X2 with 3-Pos Rifle qualifiers)

women's 10m Air Rifle Gold: Oceanne Muller Silver: Manon Herbulot Bronze: Synnoeve Berg Olympic Quota Places (to the NOC, NOT to the Athlete): & Full Results and Ranking https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/venue/csevent.ashx?cseventid=19513