phelps

uhhh,you mean 6.93. 

J.J. Smuth? An interessing new entry

But I was told on good authority that these games would be a disaster for the  team

no, it's hockey!
and it doesn't work that way
you can even field Bobrovsky in the net, Makar and Josi on D and McDavid, Draisaitl and Crosby on offence and they wouldn't win a single match all alone
a good Hockey team needs at least a great goalie and 3 blocks (2 d-men and 3 forwards each) to be competitive at this level
2 or 3 stars paired with amateurs can do absolutely nothing
 
and as I wrote many times, you can't be on top of every sport...this one is not made for the Italian people: we simply don't have infrastructures, players, money and media/popular interest 
hockey in Italy (intended as a whole Country) just doesn't exist, any speculation about Italy and hockey is only a big waste of time

The 2026 season hasn't even begun yet but the LA Dodgers have already won the world series.
 
The league is broken. Expect a lockout to happen in 2027.
 
Edit: Guess I should mention what exactly I'm talking about
 
Sources: Kyle Tucker, Dodgers agree to 4-year, $240M deal - ESPN

Zdeno Chára became last night the 3rd Slovak in history to have his jersey retired in NHL 
 
Congrats Zdeno. What a legend !
 
 

that's basically last year's IA Division Worlds roster
the only new name is Finoro
so, the names might well be there

Per quello servono i neoborbonici al potere.

that's basically last year's IA Division Worlds roster
the only new name is Finoro
so, the names might well be there

non sono una coincidenza, anzi, hanno un nome: Cannella (lui ha sbagliato i rigori chiave, come Jorginho nel calcio)
l'errore sta nel farlo tirare ancora dopo gli errori multipli del passato
ma di certo non rappresentano il decadimento di una squadra che in pochi riescono a battere senza barare (vedi portiere ungherese sui rigori) o senza arbitraggi "politici"
 
dopo Parigi sarebbe stato il momento giusto per un ricambio, allenatore incluso
ma trovalo tu un allenatore migliore di Campagna per quel ruolo (ricorda cosa successe durante il suo intermezzo in Grecia)
 
non abbiamo nè il fisico (fondamentale al femminile) nè il talento individuale per stare con le squadre migliori
e probabilmente l'ambiente è tossico irrecuperabile (altrimenti non si spiegano i "problemi psicologici" che costano i tanti blackout durante le partite)
in casi simili, il primo problema è il reclutamento (ed è difficile pescare il jolly quando il tuo meglio è lo scarto del nuoto, che ormai fagocita le frequentatrici delle piscine) e non è colpa della federazione 

I wish our TV had such a good reason to show SB too 

Just glad at last a Mexican fencer reached the last 64. Hope for better results

Karate 1 Serie A 2026
 
The international karate season begins in Tbilisi,  Georgia, where Karate One – Series A will take place from January 9 to 11, marking the opening event of the year for global karate.
 
As the first stop of the 2026 Karate One – Series A season, the tournament brings together emerging and established karatekas in an open competition designed to support athlete development and offer valuable points toward the WKF World Ranking.
 
The event holds added significance as it will debut the new visual identity of the World Karate Federation across all Karate One events, setting a fresh standard for the season ahead.
 
With strong international participation expected, Karate One – Series A Tbilisi will set the tone for a year of high-level competition and continued growth for the sport worldwide.
 
WHAT
 
The Karate One-Series A Tbilisi is the first event of the 2026 season.
 
It opens a thrilling season of Karate One -Series A events that will continue with the tournaments in La Coruna,  Spain (24-26 April), Guadalajara,  Mexico (16-20 July), and Salzburg,  Austria (2-4 October).   
 
The Karate One-Series A is a series of top international tournaments held worldwide, aimed at providing competitors with even more opportunities to enhance their positions in the WKF World Ranking.
 
Furthermore, the Karate One – Series A serves as an additional platform to showcase the prestige of Karate’s major events and the sport’s global development.
 
WHERE
 
The tournament will be held at the New Sports Palace of Tbilisi.   
 
The 2026 event represents the second time that Tbilisi hosts a Karate One-Series A event, after the successful tournament of 2025.
 
Tbilisi also hosted the 2024 edition of the EKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships.
 
WHEN
 
The event is scheduled from January 9 to 11.    
  
The first day of competition on Friday will comprise the categories of Male and Female Kata, Female Kumite +68kg and Male Kumite +84kg.
 
The second day on Saturday will have the categories of Male and Female Team Kata, Female Kumite -50kg and -55kg, and Male Kumite -60kg and -67kg taking the stage.
 
The third day on Sunday will put the highlight on the categories of Female Kumite -61kg and -67kg, and Male Kumite -75kg and -84kg.
 
The Finals and Bronze medals will be held at the end of each competition day.

WHO    
 
Over 1200 athletes from 77 countries have registered to participate in the event.
 
This tally continues the participation records at the Karate One-Series A tournaments.
 
Over 1000 athletes from 83 countries participated in the 2025 edition of the event in Tbilisi.  
 
The powerhouse nation of Iran presents the largest delegation with 159 athletes.
 
Top countries of Italy, with 80 athletes and Turkiye, with 79 athletes also concur with large delegations.   
           
HOW
 
Athletes are free to register at Karate One-Series A events, as long as the total number of 96 competitors per category in Kumite and 128 entries in Kata is completed.
 
The tournament follows a knockout competition system.
 
WATCH IT LIVE!
 
The 2026 Karate One-Series A Tbilisi in full is available LIVE on the WKF YouTube channel.
 
https://www.youtube.com/@WKFKarateWorldChamps

yes, they have a very good attendance (they also filled the Forum with 12.600+ spectators a couple of times, but normally they play at the Allianz Cloud, which hosts 5k people at max)
no idea if the project is going to be successful in long terms, I hope so (even if the whole Italian league now is in danger of lowering their level, as all the best players -Italians included- nowadays go to steal the Turkish money)

at that time we had a good league, with at least 5 or 6 very good teams (2 from Milan, Varese, Bolzano, Courmayeur-Aosta, Alleghe) and a few others not so bad, playing a championship together with Austria (the so-called Alpenliga) in the first part of the season and then the Italian-only phase (with playoffs)
 
there were players (foreign and Italians -Italo-Canadians, of course) with tons of NHL games played before coming here, raising the level of play and the prestige of the league
 
and there were both the Champions Cup and the Continental Cup, with the Italian teams doing quite well (in the top 5 for 3 straight years between 1992 and 1994, when the Devils Milan came 3rd, best placing ever)

men's Epee ( Fujairah)
 
Gold:  Conrad Seibaek Kongstad
Silver:  Matteo Galassi
Bronze:  Alexis Bayard & Mate Tamas Koch
 
Full Rankings & Results
https://fie.org/competitions/2026/111

Vittozzi did it twice, actually 

you're a pessimist beyond any reasonable limit
 
the olympics are gonna be great, everything is already in place and it's not a single arena with some problems that would define the whole Games

the point are the Olympic Games themselves, the highest, most important moment the entire world of sports has
 
that's more than enough to host, even if you completely waste any chance to improve the situation of the sports in the Country, which is only a plus, not the reason

ooops...
 
 
 

it looks it wasn't that bad, though
 
it was quickly fixed and the game regularly came to an end
 
the real test, however, is tomorrow and sunday with 3 matches one after another (11 am, 3.30 and 8 pm)

ooops...
 
 
 

I have no idea 
 
maybe they're really trying to do something like that
 
or maybe they're just the same people running the hockey arena's construction? 

1) I would not be surprised at all though 
 
2) You do not have big trust on your building industry I see. Hey man, even Rome was not build in 7 days I heard somewhere :D
 
 pazienza ! pazienza ... no need to hurry, there still 3 weeks