phelps

poor bouldering cost her a quota place, but I'm sure she'll get it later in the process Janja

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/sport (NZ VPN needed) https://7plus.com.au/oceania-cup?episode-id=OCUP23-003&autoplay=true (registration needed, I don't know if also an AUS VPN is required)

under a sport-only related point of view, Oceania shouldn't exist as a standalone Continent, they should be just part of Asia always and forever

it's more complicated than that the fact that the public auction went empty is not a bad thing in itself now the organizing committee has free hands to call whoever they want, even a different company from abroad and not being stuck with the idiots that built the Cesana Track on a totally wrong project unfortunately, it's also true that time is closing down and most likely there won't be any track in Cortina and the Olympic events will be held in Skt. Moritz

sure! US doctors and managers (but it's the same for the Europeans taking advantage of the Africans in distance running), but an athlete coming from a small Nation with no other chance to improve his life (and his family's) than succeding in sport that's the perfect combination

you know, when something goes wrong in "that" department (especially in the year before the olympics, whan all the new weapons have to be tested), the "minor injury" thing is always an excellent excuse (for those who want to trust that)

he can say whatever he wants... if there were still residuals of that super-forbidden product in his body, the only explaination is that he took that and his body didn't eliminate it in full before the doping test and it's not something you can find as a supplement in common integrators, it's an experimental product that's been abandoned by the regular medicine because it's been proved as highly dangerous (cancerous) in the tests on mice and it's no longer allowed to human beings p.s. it's the same product that cost a 3-year ban to Nijel Amos...and I'm sure it's widely spread in 3rd world countries, where doctors with no mercy don't make any moral consideration before putting the health of the people at risk in the name of making money, money, money

until he ends up in the same blacklist

super-Pippo Remco today was just superior, but great race by our superstar nice 8th place also for Cattaneo

Individual Ranking after Dressage 1. Michael Jung 19.4 2. Rosalind Carter 21.3 3. Tom McEwen 22.0 4. Laura Collett 22.4 5. Yasmin Ingham 23.4 6. Tom Jackson 25.7 7. Jerome Robine 26.0 8. Karin Donckers 26.5

Team Ranking after Dressage 1. 67.1 2. 76.3 3. 90.9* =4. 93.1 =4. 93.1* 6. 94.4 7. 98.9 8. 99.1* 9. 103.5* * = teams fighting for 2 Olympic spots

I hope so, but I fear that our team isn't good enough in cross-country...we risk to be too much behind and before the final show jumping phase (which should be favourable to us again)

Michael Jung 19.4 and takes the lead with quite some margin on the armada still leading the team ranking, with being the only opponent for the team title at the moment now it's time for the bloody fight for the olympic spot between and with their respective 4th riders in succession ( for now are ahead of them, thanks basically to the very good ride by Karen Donckers)

about the current olympic classes, I agree with @Joshi on the Kite thing... who thought it was something worth the Olympic stage should be bloody whipped live on tv and please, bring back the RS:X windsurfing instead of iQFoiL!

I agree (in part) America's Cup is just on another level...and I must say that I'd like to drop a few of the current classes to get the AC class at the Olympics (if not the proper AC boats -too big, too many people on board- at least the Sail GP format is perfectly feasible, imho) however, I think that the most important thing in sailing coverage is a very reliable tv director that knows what he's doing most times they just can't understand what's going on and so it all becomes a mess honestly, I enjoyed a lot the last 2 Olympics...the tv coverage was quite good back to today, already a few surprising results in day 1 of the world champs... from an Italian perspective, happy to see Tita/Banti in good shape, winning their first 2 races not so good, instead, the other crews, especially the mixed 470, where we expect to make at least the medal race (and it looks already impossible after only 2 races )

Galossi 1.51.9 over 200m free we've officially lost our best talent, the man who should have led the transition from the current generation to the next... I don't see him recovering from such a low point, I think he didn't used to swim so slow even when he was 12/13

the problem with world sailing is exclusively about money, they're almost going bankrupt (actually, they went bankrupt during the pandemic, but they were somehow saved by the IOC and some not so transparent financial help) still, I think that at least your crown jewel event should be covered in full...and this is not happening right now (4 years ago they had a daily feed with many races covered live also during the preliminary stages, not only the medal races)

Regular Season Day 1, Part 2 Friday 01.09.2023 - Schedule* 17:00 Ocelàři Třinec (CZE) - Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (SUI) 17:30 Lukko Rauma (FIN) - Belfast Giants (GBR) 18:30 Vìtkovice Ridera Ostrava (CZE) - Red Bull Munich (GER) 19:00 Skellefteå AIK (SWE) - Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) *All times CET Watch live Check here for details of live TV broadcasts: https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/fans/where-to-watch All games are also live on the CHL website for free, subject to geo-blocking restrictions in certain countries due to TV rights.

Regular Season Day 1, Part 1 Thursday 31.08.2023 - Schedule* 17:30 Dynamo Pardubice (CZE) - Ilves Tampere (FIN) 17:30 Pelicans Lahti (FIN) - Växjö Lakers (SWE) 18:00 Stavanger Oilers (NOR) - Färjestad BK Karlstad (SWE) 19:00 Aalborg Pirates (DEN) - Tappara Tampere (FIN) 19:30 Adler Mannheim (GER) - HC Bolzano/Bozen (ITA/AUT) 19:45 EHC Biel-Bienne (SUI) - HC Košice (SVK) 20:00 Rouen Dragons (FRA) - ERC Ingolstadt (GER) 20:20 HC Innsbruck (AUT) - Genève-Servette HC (SUI) *All times CET Watch live Check here for details of live TV broadcasts: https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/fans/where-to-watch All games are also live on the CHL website for free, subject to geo-blocking restrictions in certain countries due to TV rights.

New CHL competition format for 2023/24 The 2023/24 edition of the Champions Hockey League will go ahead with a new format featuring 24 participating teams. The adapted structure will allow the CHL to run a balanced, attractive and entertaining competition. At the extraordinary General Assembly held on Friday, 4 November in Zug, Switzerland, the shareholders of the Champions Hockey League voted in favour of introducing a new competition format starting with the upcoming 2023/24 season. While it was already decided two years prior that the pan-European competition shall become more exclusive by reducing the number of participating teams to 24 (currently 32), the detailed configuration of the format was still subject to drafting. With scientific help of experts in competition design, the CHL has now presented an adapted format that focuses on the competitive balance and maximises the attractiveness and entertainment of Europe’s elite club ice hockey competition. What changes will the 2023/24 edition bring? The basic structure of a Regular Season (formerly referred to as the Group Stage) followed by the Playoffs has proven its worth for the CHL and will remain. However, the configuration of the Regular Season will undergo two fundamental changes: Teams play six different opponents in the Regular Season instead of only three (teams play each other just once). Teams are ranked in overall standings from 1 to 24 instead of groups. Consequently, the 16 best-ranked teams will advance to the Playoffs. The Playoff format remains unchanged. How will the Regular Season fixtures be drawn? To draw the fixtures for the Regular Season, teams will be allocated into four pots featuring six teams each – similar to the structure currently in place. The seeding is dependent on the teams’ achievements in their national leagues and the respective league’s standing in the CHL League Ranking. Each team is then drawn against six opponents by drawing two opponents from each of the other three pots. Teams will play one team per pot at home and the other one away. The result of each game will combine to make up the overall standings (1st to 24th). The points format currently in place will remain unchanged, meaning three points are awarded for a win, should a game go to overtime or a shootout, teams share the points 2-1. How will the Playoffs work? Just like in the current format, the Playoffs start with the Round of 16 and all rounds will be played in a two-game, home-and-away, aggregate-scoring series except the Final. However, the Playoff Draw is no longer required as teams will face each other based on the overall standings (1st vs 16th, 2nd vs 15th etc.). How are the places allocated? The six Shareholder Leagues will take 18 places in the new format, equally split to three representatives each. Teams will qualify in their domestic leagues on sporting merits according to the following criteria: 1. National Champions 2. Regular Season Winners 3. Regular Season Runners-Up 4. Regular Season Third-Placed The reigning CHL Champions are automatically qualified for the next CHL season, which grants an extra qualification place to their league. The minimum of participating countries is set at 11 and therefore five Wild Card teams from Challenger Leagues will be part of the CHL. The allocation of Wild Cards is subject to Board approval for each season.

Teams Aalborg Pirates Adler Mannheim Belfast Giants Dynamo Pardubice EHC Biel-Bienne ERC Ingolstadt Färjestad Karlstad Genève-Servette / HC Bolzano HC Innsbruck HC Košice Ilves Tampere Lahti Pelicans Lukko Rauma Oceláři Třinec Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Red Bull Munich Red Bull Salzburg Rouen Dragons Skellefteå AIK Stavanger Oilers Tappara Tampere Växjö Lakers Vítkovice Ridera

is a bad miss by them, and and imho are ahead of the 3 crews listed as "likely to qualify" ( actually "should qualify" if the waves are not that big and the wind isn't too strong) p.s. "almost a lock" OK, but it might well be Ugolini/Giubilei instead of the Olympic Champions ( also is "almost a lock")

maybe the in that area of the women's 49er FX are a bit overestimated... and surely is in the mix above and