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there's a chance we might have Drew Eubanks ready for the tournament in San Juan more difficult to fill the documents so to have Dante Di Vincenzo (AKA Big Ragù) but tbh, we need more a player like Eubanks, even if Di Vincenzo is on another level, generally speaking

when you can make money out of something, our politicians are always ready

typical Russian/Belarussian disease, I guess but I though it was hitting people only when they were in their Home Country...we all know that out there the windows are always open (despite the cold Winter temperature) and don't have proper balustrades

Liiga Playoffs Quarterfinals Pairings (Best-of-7 Series) Tappara Tampere (1) vs TPS Turku (9) Ilves Tampere (2) vs KalPa Kuopio (7) Lahti Pelicans (3) vs HIFK Helsinki (6) Kärpät Oulu (4) vs Jukurit Mikkeli (5)

Liiga Playoffs 1st Round Results (Best-of-3 Series) KalPa Kuopio (7) b. Sport Vaasa (10) 2-0 (4-1; 4-2) TPS Turku (9) b. Lukko Rauma (8) 2-1 (2-3 OT; 2-1; 5-3)

SHL Playoffs Quarterfinals Pairings (Best-of-7 Series) Färjestad BK (1) vs Rögle BK (9) Frölunda HC (4) vs Leksands IF (5) Skellefteå AIK (3) vs Linköping HC (6) Växjö Lakers HC (2) vs Luleå HF (7)

SHL Playoffs 1st Round Results (Best-of-3 Series) Luleå HF (7) b. Örebro HK (10) 2-1 (1-2; 3-0; 1-0 OT) Rögle BK (9) b. Timrå IK (8) 2-0 (4-1; 3-2)

() ICE Hockey League Playoffs Semifinals Pairings (Best-of-7 Series) EC KAC Klagenfurt (1) vs HC Pustertal Wölfe (8) EC Red Bull Salzburg (3) vs HC Bolzano/Bozen Südtirol Alperia (4)

by the way, I hope the IOC takes its time if "that" happens...if 2026 Games are successful, a Milan/Rome 2032 combo might become reality (and in any case, I see this kind of government we have right now trying to get the Summer Games sooner rather than later...the power of dirty affairs is just unstoppable to them )

the mistake is going to Brisbane...another Sydney run would have no problem

I wonder if a Country could switch 1 or 2 quota places from the women to the men's division: namely, at least 1 of those 2 women's sprint/keirin places being recycled to 1 or 2 men's sprint/keirin riders?

Italy is the place in Europe with most Putin's fans that hope to see him destroy EU and invade our Country to rule it like it's Russia but except for a few fanatics, I think that most people doesn't even know what's really happening out East our media are full of propaganda in favor of both sides (depending on the political orientation), but in all cases there's the feeling that's not a thing really close to us should something truly happen, we would show the world that we're totally imprepared for anything serious (we can't even manage those few illegal immigrants coming here on the ferry boats from North Africa...how could we cope with a true war? )

tbh, Keirin was unpredictable when it was in its prime when UCI started to change the rules and made it just another performance event where tactics and "madness" count for only a very small percentage, it became quite predictable...nowadays it's only about the most powerful sprinter with the quickest recovery skills

men's Individual Foil Grand Prix ( Washington D.C.) Gold: Nick Itkin Silver: Enzo Lefort Bronze: Filippo Macchi & Kyosuke Matsuyama Semifinals Itkin b. Macchi 15-6 Lefort b. Matsuyama 15-8 Final Itkin b. Lefort 15-12 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2024/140?tab=results

women's Individual Foil Grand Prix ( Washington D.C.) Gold: Lee Kiefer Silver: Arianna Errigo Bronze: Lauren Scruggs & Anne Sauer Semifinals Kiefer b. Sauer 15-6 Errigo b. Scruggs 15-5 Final Kiefer b. Errigo 15-4 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2024/121?tab=results

men's semis: Macchi vs Itkin & Lefort vs Matsuyama both women and men's Final session set to start @ 6 p.m. local time (11 p.m. CET) all Live for free on Youtube, as usual p.s. I won't post the results until tomorrow, so enjoy the action and have a good night (especially if you're in Europe, as it might finish very late)

women's Foil GP in Washington semis: Lee Kiefer vs Anne Sauer & Lauren Scruggs vs Arianna Errigo (who defeated Martina Favaretto by a score of 15-10 in an all-Italian quarterfinal match ) men's Foil GP in Washington quarterfinals: Guillaume Bianchi vs Filippo Macchi Nick Itkin vs Stef De Greef Enzo Lefort vs Andrew Chen Kyosuke Matsuyama vs Kazuki Iimura

winning the biggest number of medals, but not a single gold p.s. once again... only 12 competitions led to: 22 different Countries on the podium 9 Countries with at least 1 gold medal 4 Continents represented among the medallists (all of them with more than 1 Nation, Americas featuring both North and South, Asia featuring Middle East/Gulf Nations, Central Asia and Far East) but for the IOC that's not youth and urban enough, there's not enough of worldwide spreading and gender equality...better choose Breakdance, Freestyle Cycling and shit like that to be added to the Olympic Program

Karate 1 Premier League ( Antalya) Medallists Recap Women's Individual Kata Gold: Grace Lau Mo Sheung Silver: Saeko Azuma Bronze #1: Dilara Bozan Bronze #2: Maho Ono Men's Individual Kata Gold: Kakeru Nishiyama Silver: Ariel Torres Gutierrez Bronze #1: Alessio Ghinami Bronze #2: Sakichi Abe Women's Individual Kumite, -50kg Gold: Moldir Zhangbyrbay Silver: Yorgelis Salazar Bronze #1: Cylia Ouikene Bronze #2: Ema Sgardelli Women's Individual Kumite, -55kg Gold: Bella Samasheva Silver: Viola Lallo Bronze #1: Ahlam Youssef Bronze #2: Valentina Toro Meneses Women's Individual Kumite, -61kg Gold: Fatima-Zahra Chajai Silver: Maryam Ajaray Bronze #1: Assel Kanay Bronze #2: Reem Khamis Women's Individual Kumite, -68kg Gold: Elena Quirici Silver: Wiktoria Grejner Bronze #1: Pamela Bodei Bronze #2: Silvia Semeraro Women's Individual Kumite, +68kg Gold: Johanna Kneer Silver: Maria Torres Garcia Bronze #1: Chehinez Jemi Bronze #2: Sofya Berultseva Men's Individual Kumite, -60kg Gold: Abdullah Shaaban Silver: Eray Samdan Bronze #1: Danilo Greco Bronze #2: Abdallah Hammad Men's Individual Kumite, -67kg Gold: Said Oubaya Silver: Luca Maresca Bronze #1: Yugo Kozaki Bronze #2: Omer Abdurrahim Ozer Men's Individual Kumite, -75kg Gold: Abdalla Abdelaziz Silver: Omer Faruk Yurur Bronze #1: Nurkanat Azhikanov Bronze #2: Abdalla Hesham Abdelgawad Men's Individual Kumite, -84kg Gold: Youssef Badawy Silver: Mohammad Aljafari Bronze #1: Ivan Kvesic Bronze #2: Turgut Hasanov Men's Individual Kumite, +84kg Gold: Andjelo Kvesic Silver: Taha Tarek Mahmoud Bronze #1: Matteo Avanzini Bronze #2: Anes Bostandzic Final Medal Table 2 / 1 / 2 2 / 0 / 3 2 / 0 / 0 1 / 1 / 3 1 / 1 / 1 1 / 0 / 1 1 / 0 / 0 1 / 0 / 0 1 / 0 / 0 0 / 2 / 5 0 / 2 / 2 0 / 1 / 1 0 / 1 / 0 0 / 1 / 0 0 / 1 / 0 0 / 1 / 0 0 / 1 / 0 0 / 0 / 1 0 / 0 / 1 0 / 0 / 1 0 / 0 / 1 0 / 0 / 1

men and among the women...I have to watch them first...my choice isn't always exactly "technical" when it comes to female athletes

yes

Tommaso Marini just lost to Iimura in the round of 16 of the men's Foil GP

Women's Team Sabre Final OQR 412 Q by Ranking 328 Q by Ranking 306 Q by Ranking 296 Q by Ranking ________________________________________________ 262 Q by Continental Spot (Pan-America) 250 Q by Continental Spot (Europe) 217 Q by Continental Spot (Asia) 215 202 194 176 164 160 159 144 Q by Continental Spot (Africa) 140

Women’s Team Sabre ( Sint-Niklaas) Gold: France Silver: Hungary Bronze: Ukraine Semifinals France b. Ukraine 45-39 Hungary b. South Korea 45-42 Bronze Medal Match Ukraine b. South Korea 45-38 Gold Medal Match France b. Hungary 45-32 Full Ranking & Results https://fie.org/competitions/2024/756

first time 2 Italian teams make this far... actually, this is the first time any Italian team other than Bolzano/Bozen makes the semis p.s. semifinal pairings have not been officialized yet, as KAC has the right to choose their opponents after winning the RS