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even if I care about "tradition", my opinion about E-Sports and the Olympics has nothing to do with that... it's just that those are NOT sports activities and therefore shouldn't even be counted nor recognized by the IOC. Point.

I never thought Italy could do this well in this tournament...a close dfeat against "the masters" and a win against our nighbours from witzerland...WOW!

shame and misfortune for the entire life to those who just "thought to think" about that...

so, the unpredictable finally happen... I'm so happy for SVK and SLO... SVK started very, very bad...but they've been able to reset quickly and take advantage of the usual Russian troubles...what a waste of talent they regularly are at the Olympics (maybe they will wake up after this -uselless, we have to say- loss, but their attitude is really horrendous...a shame of enormous proportions)... then, unfortunately, my internet connection left me alone for the rest of the afternoon (and for the next few days -knowing my provider, at least 10/15, I guess- I will have to cope with a 5Mbps ADSL), so I couldn't watch the other game of the day... and basically, I'm done for the rest of the Games...I'll only be able to follow those Games broadcasted on TV when no other medal event is on -because I don't want to lose the medal events of the other sports, of course)... no need to say that I'd really like to kill all the administration board members and all the technicians of my internet provider...I'm really looking for blood...

without any research, I can give you 2 male names...Yevgeny Grishin, URS (500m + 1500m at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Games -at that time there weren't the 1000m- and he didn't race in any 5000m+ race) and, of course, Eric Heiden, USA (he won all 5 the Olympic races he started, all at the Lake Palcid 1980 Winter Games)... among the women, I'd say also Lidya Skoblikova, URS (she competed between 1960 and 1964)...but I'm not sure if she won all the races she started (I know she won 6 Olympic Gold medals in total)...

goooaaaallll!!!!! SVK has come to life, finally... and on the contrary, the big Russian bear looks to have fallen asleep...

the olympic website has a larger picture of the shot-by-shot developing...

just gonna hate those USA vs SLO spoilers on Eurosport2 while watching RUS vs SVK... by the way, the Americans just got their first... and Slovakia shorten the distance!!!!

Italy 3-1 up against SUI after 5 ends in another low scoring affair... I didn't expect them doing so well...

naaa..Sweden and Finland (and hopefully also the Czechs) will give them more of a battle to beat them... and sooner or later I expect, as usual, something to go the wrong way in the Russian locker room, leaving them exposed to disappointing performances like it happened in Sochi (and many other times, especially at the Olympics)...

he's gonna be the real next Ovechkin... he just has a superior scoring instinct... p.s. however Konrad and the Slovak team are just looking worse than they actually are...I'm not liking their attitude at all...they look like Italy in some moments...

actually, in many races they are...

and that might generate some suspects, too (as if there weren't enough just yet)...

ouch! that hurts... first one is already in... I feel sorry for @hckosice

p.s. depressing empty hall for SVK vs RUS...

and here we go... Ice Hockey tournament is underway!!!

and Pittin once again wasted everything from the hill... also today he's the fastest by far on the skiing section...

he's gonna win the race...obvious as it looks... I'm surprised by Klapfer's flop in this last km...

if they (Frenzel and Klapfer, I mean) take Riiber with them, he's gonna give them a big disappointment...

no, tech events don't have this kind of troubles, since no particular different settings are required for men and women...they just have to put down the gates...

actually I don't think it's a scandal...but someone else does...

It might be a scandal...but right now he's the big favourite to take Gold...I mean, he's clearly the best CC Skier among the leaders (even if Rydzek joins the group)...

sure, that's always an option... but I think he's experienced enough not to make this mistake just at the Olympics... I think it's more Rehrl and Riiber going off too slow...

maybe Geiger is not matching my expectations in CCskiing... however, Rydzek is makin'up for him...we're gonna have 2 Germans on the podium in any case...

my picks... Klapfer has a highway to this title...if he doesn't win today, it could even stop his career... Frenzel should have the edge over the rest of the field for the Silver medal and I think Geiger will come back for bronze... but maybe Geiger can challenge also his teammate for Silver...