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sorry for being so late... all Diamond League meets* are on Fox Sports (sky bouquet)... *except for Golden Gala, which is on the rai channels... p.s. however, replays are scheduled for the next days...so, you can still get it, if you want...

well, more or less it's been the same all week long (and today makes no exception)... Ice Hockey (NHL + World Champs) and Swimming European Champs... today's "extra" is represented by Athletics (Hengelo meet and Rabat Diamond League stage)...

last World Cup events for this season... Women's Individual Foil in Tauberbischofsheim (GER)... Gold: Inna Deriglazova Silver: Arianna Errigo Bronze: Elisa Di Francisca & Lee Kiefer Final Bout: Deriglazova b. Errigo 15 - 10 Women's Individual Epee in Legnano (ITA)... Gold: Erika Kirpu Silver: Giulia Rizzi Bronze: Vivian Kong Man Wai & Tatyana Andryushina Final Bout: Kirpu b. Rizzi 15 - 11 Men's Individual Epee in Paris (FRA)... Gold: Gauthier Grumier Silver: Pavel Sukhov Bronze: Daniel Jerent & Geza Imre Final Bout: Grumier b. Sukhov 15 - 11

Fencing at the Summer Olympic Games 2016 Competition Details City Rio de Janeiro Dates August 6th - August 14th, 2016 Venue Carioca Arena 3 Website Official Website Official Schedule Day 1 Saturday, August 6th, 2016 Day 1 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 09:00 - 14:15 Women's Individual Epée Round of 64 09:00 - 14:15 Women's Individual Epée Round of 32 09:00 - 14:15 Women's Individual Epée Round of 16 09:00 - 14:15 Women's Individual Epée Quarterfinals 16:00 - 18:35 Women's Individual Epée Semifinals 16:00 - 18:35 Women's Individual Epée Bronze Medal Match 16:00 - 18:35 Women's Individual Epée Gold Medal Match Day 2 Sunday, August 7th, 2016 Day 2 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 09:00 - 14:15 Men's Individual Foil Round of 64 09:00 - 14:15 Men's Individual Foil Round of 32 09:00 - 14:15 Men's Individual Foil Round of 16 09:00 - 14:15 Men's Individual Foil Quarterfinals 16:00 - 18:35 Men's Individual Foil Semifinals 16:00 - 18:35 Men's Individual Foil Bronze Medal Match 16:00 - 18:35 Men's Individual Foil Gold Medal Match Day 3 Monday, August 8th, 2016 Day 3 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 09:00 - 13:05 Women's Individual Sabre Round of 64 09:00 - 13:05 Women's Individual Sabre Round of 32 09:00 - 13:05 Women's Individual Sabre Round of 16 09:00 - 13:05 Women's Individual Sabre Quarterfinals 16:00 - 18:35 Women's Individual Sabre Semifinals 16:00 - 18:35 Women's Individual Sabre Bronze Medal Match 16:00 - 18:35 Women's Individual Sabre Gold Medal Match Day 4 Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 Day 4 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 09:00 - 14:15 Men's Individual Epée Round of 64 09:00 - 14:15 Men's Individual Epée Round of 32 09:00 - 14:15 Men's Individual Epée Round of 16 09:00 - 14:15 Men's Individual Epée Quarterfinals 16:00 - 18:35 Men's Individual Epée Semifinals 16:00 - 18:35 Men's Individual Epée Bronze Medal Match 16:00 - 18:35 Men's Individual Epée Gold Medal Match Day 5 Wednesday, August 10th, 2016 Day 5 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 08:30 - 16:00 Men's Individual Sabre Round of 64 08:30 - 16:00 Men's Individual Sabre Round of 32 08:30 - 16:00 Men's Individual Sabre Round of 16 08:30 - 16:00 Men's Individual Sabre Quarterfinals 08:30 - 16:00 Women's Individual Foil Round of 64 08:30 - 16:00 Women's Individual Foil Round of 32 08:30 - 16:00 Women's Individual Foil Round of 16 08:30 - 16:00 Women's Individual Foil Quarterfinals 17:30 - 21:45 Men's Individual Sabre Semifinals 17:30 - 21:45 Men's Individual Sabre Bronze Medal Match 17:30 - 21:45 Men's Individual Sabre Gold Medal Match 17:30 - 21:45 Men's Individual Sabre Semifinals 17:30 - 21:45 Women's Individual Foil Bronze Medal Match 17:30 - 21:45 Women's Individual Foil Gold Medal Match Day 6 Thursday, August 11th, 2016 Day 6 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 09:00 - 15:30 Women's Team Epée Round of 16 09:00 - 15:30 Women's Team Epée Quarterfinals 09:00 - 15:30 Women's Team Epée 5th-8th Places Semifinals 09:00 - 15:30 Women's Team Epée Semifinals 09:00 - 15:30 Women's Team Epée 7th Place Match 09:00 - 15:30 Women's Team Epée 5th Place Match 17:00 - 19:50 Women's Team Epée Bronze Medal Match 17:00 - 19:50 Women's Team Epée Gold Medal Match Day 7 Friday, August 12th, 2016 Day 7 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Foil Round of 16 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Foil Quarterfinals 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Foil 5th-8th Places Semifinals 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Foil Semifinals 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Foil 7th Place Match 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Foil 5th Place Match 17:00 - 19:50 Men's Team Foil Bronze Medal Match 17:00 - 19:50 Men's Team Foil Gold Medal Match Day 8 Saturday, August 13th, 2016 Day 8 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 09:00 - 14:30 Women's Team Sabre Round of 16 09:00 - 14:30 Women's Team Sabre Quarterfinals 09:00 - 14:30 Women's Team Sabre 5th-8th Places Semifinals 09:00 - 14:30 Women's Team Sabre Semifinals 09:00 - 14:30 Women's Team Sabre 7th Place Match 09:00 - 14:30 Women's Team Sabre 5th Place Match 17:00 - 19:35 Women's Team Sabre Bronze Medal Match 17:00 - 19:35 Women's Team Sabre Gold Medal Match Day 9 Sunday, August 14th, 2016 Day 9 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Epée Round of 16 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Epée Quarterfinals 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Epée 5th-8th Places Semifinals 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Epée Semifinals 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Epée 7th Place Match 09:00 - 15:30 Men's Team Epée 5th Place Match 17:00 - 19:50 Men's Team Epée Bronze Medal Match 17:00 - 19:50 Men's Team Epée Gold Medal Match

Boxing at the Summer Olympic Games 2016 Competition Details City Rio de Janeiro Dates August 6th - August 21st, 2016 Venue Riocentro - Pavilion 6 Website Official Website Official Schedule Day 1 Saturday, August 6th, 2016 Day 1 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Light Flyweight (-49kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Lightweight (-60kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Heavyweight (-91kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 19:15 Men's Light Flyweight (-49kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 19:15 Men's Lightweight (-60kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 19:15 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 19:15 Men's Heavyweight (-91kg) Round of 32 Day 2 Sunday, August 7th, 2016 Day 2 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 13:30 Men's Lightweight (-60kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 13:30 Men's Welterweight (-69kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 13:30 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 19:30 Men's Lightweight (-60kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 19:30 Men's Welterweight (-69kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 19:30 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Round of 32 Day 3 Monday, August 8th, 2016 Day 3 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Light Flyweight (-49kg) Round of 16 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Welterweight (-69kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Middleweight (-75kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Heavyweight (-91kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Welterweight (-69kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Middleweight (-75kg) Round of 32 Day 4 Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 Day 4 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Lightweight (-60kg) Round of 16 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Middleweight (-75kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Super Heavyweight (+91kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 19:15 Men's Lightweight (-60kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 19:15 Men's Middleweight (-75kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 19:15 Men's Super Heavyweight (+91kg) Round of 32 Day 5 Wednesday, August 10th, 2016 Day 5 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Light Flyweight (-49kg) Quarterfinals 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Bantamweight (-56kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Light Welterweight (-64kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Round of 16 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Heavyweight (-91kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Light Flyweight (-49kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Bantamweight (-56kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Light Welterweight (-64kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Heavyweight (-91kg) Quarterfinals Day 6 Thursday, August 11th, 2016 Day 6 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Bantamweight (-56kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Light Welterweight (-64kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Welterweight (-69kg) Round of 16 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Bantamweight (-56kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Light Welterweight (-64kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Welterweight (-69kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Round of 16 Day 7 Friday, August 12th, 2016 Day 7 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 13:45 Women's Flyweight (-51kg) Round of 16 11:00 - 13:45 Women's Lightweight (-60kg) Round of 16 11:00 - 13:45 Men's Light Flyweight (-49kg) Semifinals 11:00 - 13:45 Men's Lightweight (-60kg) Quarterfinals 11:00 - 13:45 Men's Middleweight (-75kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 19:45 Women's Flyweight (-51kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 19:45 Women's Lightweight (-60kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 19:45 Men's Lightweight (-60kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 19:45 Men's Middleweight (-75kg) Round of 16 Day 8 Saturday, August 13th, 2016 Day 8 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Flyweight (-52kg) Round of 32 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Welterweight (-69kg) Quarterfinals 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Heavyweight (-91kg) Semifinals 11:00 - 14:00 Men's Super Heavyweight (+91kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Flyweight (-52kg) Round of 32 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Welterweight (-69kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Heavyweight (-91kg) Semifinals 17:00 - 20:00 Men's Super Heavyweight (+91kg) Round of 16 Day 9 Sunday, August 14th, 2016 Day 9 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 14:45 Women's Middleweight (-75kg) Round of 16 11:00 - 14:45 Men's Light Flyweight (-49kg) Gold Medal Match 11:00 - 14:45 Men's Bantamweight (-56kg) Round of 16 11:00 - 14:45 Men's Lightweight (-60kg) Semifinals 11:00 - 14:45 Men's Light Welterweight (-64kg) Round of 16 11:00 - 14:45 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 20:15 Women's Middleweight (-75kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 20:15 Men's Bantamweight (-56kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 20:15 Men's Lightweight (-60kg) Semifinals 17:00 - 20:15 Men's Light Welterweight (-64kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 20:15 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Quarterfinals Day 10 Monday, August 15th, 2016 Day 10 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 13:15 Women's Lightweight (-60kg) Quarterfinals 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Flyweight (-52kg) Round of 16 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Welterweight (-69kg) Semifinals 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Middleweight (-75kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 19:45 Women's Lightweight (-60kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 19:45 Men's Flyweight (-52kg) Round of 16 17:00 - 19:45 Men's Welterweight (-69kg) Semifinals 17:00 - 19:45 Men's Middleweight (-75kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 19:45 Men's Heavyweight (-91kg) Gold Medal Match Day 11 Tuesday, August 16th, 2016 Day 11 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 11:00 - 13:15 Women's Flyweight (-51kg) Quarterfinals 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Bantamweight (-56kg) Quarterfinals 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Light Welterweight (-64kg) Quarterfinals 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Semifinals 11:00 - 13:15 Men's Super Heavyweight (+91kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 19:45 Women's Flyweight (-51kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 19:45 Men's Bantamweight (-56kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 19:45 Men's Lightweight (-60kg) Gold Medal Match 17:00 - 19:45 Men's Light Welterweight (-64kg) Quarterfinals 17:00 - 19:45 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Semifinals 17:00 - 19:45 Men's Super Heavyweight (+91kg) Quarterfinals Day 12 Wednesday, August 17th, 2016 Day 12 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 14:00 - 17:00 Women's Lightweight (-60kg) Semifinals 14:00 - 17:00 Women's Middleweight (-75kg) Quarterfinals 14:00 - 17:00 Men's Flyweight (-52kg) Quarterfinals 14:00 - 17:00 Men's Welterweight (-69kg) Gold Medal Match Day 13 Thursday, August 18th, 2016 Day 13 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 14:00 - 16:00 Women's Flyweight (-51kg) Semifinals 14:00 - 16:00 Men's Bantamweight (-56kg) Semifinals 14:00 - 16:00 Men's Middleweight (-75kg) Semifinals 14:00 - 16:00 Men's Light Heavyweight (-81kg) Gold Medal Match Day 14 Friday, August 19th, 2016 Day 14 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 14:00 - 16:30 Women's Lightweight (-60kg) Gold Medal Match 14:00 - 16:30 Women's Middleweight (-75kg) Semifinals 14:00 - 16:30 Men's Flyweight (-52kg) Semifinals 14:00 - 16:30 Men's Light Welterweight (-64kg) Semifinals 14:00 - 16:30 Men's Super Heavyweight (+91kg) Semifinals Day 15 Saturday, August 20th, 2016 Day 15 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 14:00 - 15:30 Women's Flyweight (-51kg) Gold Medal Match 14:00 - 15:30 Men's Bantamweight (-56kg) Gold Medal Match 14:00 - 15:30 Men's Middleweight (-75kg) Gold Medal Match Day 16 Sunday, August 21st, 2016 Day 16 Time (GMT -3) Event Stage 14:00 - 16:00 Women's Middleweight (-75kg) Gold Medal Match 14:00 - 16:00 Men's Flyweight (-52kg) Gold Medal Match 14:00 - 16:00 Men's Light Welterweight (-64kg) Gold Medal Match 14:00 - 16:00 Men's Super Heavyweight (+91kg) Gold Medal Match

sure...sooner or later a useful link will come up... and I hope it will start right from the beginning of the tournament...

well, it looks that Italy can start the party...they're officially back in the Top Division Hockey Worlds... and this is one of the biggest sport surprises of the year...I really didn't expect that bunch of "amateurish boys with a stick in their hands" getting back to where we don't belong...let's get ready with the abacus for next year...

Men's Team Sabre in Madrid (ESP)... Gold: Germany Silver: United States Bronze: Hungary Final Bout: Germany b. United States 45 - 35 Men's Team Foil in St.Petersburg (RUS)... Gold: Italy Silver: United States Bronze: France Final Bout: Italy b. United States 45 - 38

Giovanni De Gennaro

another day with a very busy schedule...NHL has had a night off, so today I can watch a couple of matches from the World Hockey Champs...for sure, SWE - SUI tonight, meanwhile I haven't decided yet which one I'm gonna watch this afternoon... right now, instead, I'm ready for the Women's K1 and the Men's C2 finals at the Slalom Canoeing European Champs...and later I'll try to follow the last finals from the Judo Grand Prix in Almaty... Tonight, after the hockey match, it's time for the Basketball Euroleague grand final (in full, with a slight delay)...

shame...shame...shame... and also today, another disaster for the Italian team...

Women's Team Sabre in Foshan (CHN)... Gold: France Silver: Russia Bronze: Poland Final Bout: France b. Russia 45 - 36

other events from today... Men's Individual Sabre in Madrid (ESP)... Gold: Vincent Anstett Silver: Sandro Bazadze Bronze: Luca Curatoli & Kim Jung Hwan Final Bout: Anstett b. Bazadze 15 - 9 Men's Individual Foil in St.Petersburg (RUS)... Gold: Dmitry Zherebchenko Silver: Dmitry Rigin Bronze: Andrea Baldini & James-Andrew Davis Final Bout: Zherebchenko b. Rigin 15 - 6

p.s. sfuma il sogno del Forte Dei Marmi nell'Eurolega di Hockey Pista... i Portoghesi dell'Oliveirense vincono la semifinale per 3-2 e conquistano la finale di domani contro i connazionali del Benfica, che in precedenza avevano battuto 4 - 3 ai rigori (1-1 i regolamentari + supplementari) il favoritissimo Barcellona... domani alle 15 (Italiane), quindi, comunque vada, sarà un trionfo Lusitano...

chiamali "un poco"...è stato un fallimento totale sotto ogni punto di vista...sia nel C1 che, ancor più, nel K1, dove almeno un finalista avremmo dovuto piazzarlo...

io spero che in qualche modo si riesca a far rientrare anche Marconcini...i 3 ragazzi (con Manzi - talento vero e purissimo, che delle scelte assurde dei tecnici hanno rischiato di lasciar fuori da questi Giochi in nome di chissà quale "prospettiva" per il 2020 - e Basile) potrebbero essere tutti da podio (a differenza di un'eventuale qualificazione tramite quota Continentale di Valentina Moscatt, destinata, comunque vada, ad uscire di scena al primo o, al massimo, al secondo turno)... p.s. e non nutro grande fiducia nemmeno in Giuffrida e, soprattutto, Gwend, finora sempre una gran perdente nelle occasioni che contano davvero...

last couple of weekends in the 2015/2016 World Cups... Olympic qualifications are done, but these events still mean a lot to the qualified fencers, since their results count for the world ranking that will determine the Olympic table draws... first event of the week, the Women's Individual Sabre in Foshan (CHN)... Gold: Olga Kharlan Silver: Ji Yeon Kim Bronze: Qian Jiarui & Mariel Zagunis Final Bout: Kharlan b. Kim 15 - 11

I see...now I'm watching the C1 final (on Dvojka, since the Italian tv is "missing in action"...once again...)...

unfortunately the ref blew the whistle too early...and then Olimb wasted another big chance...so, game over for the Norwegians...pretty unlucky, today...

c'mon, man!!! that's a robbery!!! Markstrom didn't have the puck fully covered... however, Norway are giving Sweden a pretty good scare...still 35 secs to go...

not at all...I think Molmenti could have still given a sign of life in the big occasion, meanwhile I don't see how De Gennaro can finish on the podium of the Olympic Games... and I didn't like that all the qualifying races have been held in Liptovsky Mikulas (also the previous 2 were held in SVK last month)...they should have chosen at least 3 different courses, not only one for all the selecting events...

Molmenti fuori dai Giochi... stando ai criteri pubblicati, Giovanni De Gennaro ha vinto le selezioni interne per il posto a Rio in K1...temo che questo ci costerà una medaglia (penso che il campione avrebbe piazzato la zampata al momento giusto, mentre De Gennaro non lo vedo da podio)...

Maarten Hermans, who ended up in 14th place overall in the semifinals (and this is his final place, since only the top 10 advance to the final run)... by the way, in the Italian team, after a pretty disastrous semifinal stage, it should now be official...Daniele Molmenti won't defend his Olympic Gold medal from London 2012...our representative in Rio will be in fact Giovanni De Gennaro, who won the internal selection after the end of the entire process...

well, actually even if Belarus get the last place is not a problem for us (I didn't consider that the battle to avoid relegation is between HUN and BLR...I was still thinking about the fact that GER and FRA can't go down this year because they're the co-hosts of the next Worlds)... the only important thing is that GER and FRA stay up, so we get a chance for next year...so, might the best team between HUN and BLR be saved...and good luck to both of them...

yes...and Slovak, too... I have the Kombi Pack from the satellite Skylink package...of course, I don't understand more than 2 or 3 worlds in total (apart for those channels which also have the English audio, like Eurosport or EDGE Sport...great channel that one...I discovered the Surfing sport there and it's quite entertaining, especially the women's events...), but at least I can enjoy a lot of sports I like that I would never see on the Italian tv (Hockey, Handball and Floorball above all)... about hockey, well...I haven't watched as many WCHs matches I liked this time...I had to make some choices and of course the NHL has almost always prevailed until now... I can say that I'm a bit surprised (in positive) by the Czech team until now (I didn't expect them being so strong, looking at the "names" of their roster), meanwhile I'm really disappointed with Slovakia (Ok, it's not your better team, but I think you should do better than this in any case...), Russia and Switzerland (both of them are playing well below their usual standard until now...and that goal taken by Berra against the Kazakhs...)... finally, obviously I hope that Hungary will be last in their group, so to see the unbelievable Italian team promoted to the next Top Class Worlds (and this is the biggest hockey surprise of the year to me)... by the way, today is a pretty busy day...I'd like to watch as much as possible of NHL Eastern Conference final game #1 between Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay, Switzerland - Russia at the Hockey Worlds, Judo Grand Prix, Slalom Canoeing ECHs, Athletics Diamond League event in Shanghai and the Fencing World Cup competitions... it's not gonna be easy...but I give it a try...