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Yes, Mandzyn was very sad but... as he said, he thougth about Max Verstappen and decided not give up )))

I really do not know. But for Ukrainians it is totally inappropriate - to stand for the anthem which is the symbol of death of our people.

This descision means that we may see russian flag and anthem at the Paralympics. So right now it means Ukraine will miss Paralympic Games completely (as well as Latvia, I suppose).

According to FIS right now one more female quota is closer than male one.

I would say it looks like a total mess right now. These questions and problems have no answers right now. FIL has updated the qulification rules but there is nothing about AIN`s there right now. FIL did not publish any regulations on AIN`s participation, criteria e .t.c. So what are the legal grounds of their participation? Russian NOC is still suspended by the IOC - so russians cannot qualify as any other athletes without special regulations. At the same time russians filed an appeal to allow their doubles to compete. Who and how check their neutrality? Here is Matvey Perestoronin. He competed last week. He got his military ID on May 25, 2022 as a member of Central Sport Club of Army. So we are approaching the same situtation as the one before Paris. IFs issues fake neutral statuses. Russians "win" quaotas. The IOC does not confirm neutrality. Quotas are redistributed. As I cited above according to the results of the research 43% of the neutral statuses issued by the international sport federations were denied by the IOC. Almost half is a fake neutrality. P.S. Meanwhile russians will miss the next world cup stage in Winterberg - it is their own decision, and Pavel Repilov is under arrest because he is accused of stealing 11 million rubles allocated for the purchase of sleds for the training center of the national team.

I can add on AIN`s that russians appealed to TAC/CAS and the hearings are sheduled for today. Bad news: FIS agrreed for quick procedure so it means that the decision could be expected in 7-10 days. Elias may weaken FIS position in TAS/CAS to lost the case. At the same time FIS extended qualification dedaline to the mid-January so they potentially will have Tour de Ski to qulify even if they miss Davos.

Yes, difference between classic and freestyle is crucial for some athletes. Ivo Niskanen is a good example of the master of classic.

Now it is ok ) It looks like the page was corrected. Previuos version gave us only 1 quota for men singles.

I see some calculations of quoats here. But they do not look like correct ones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luge_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics_–_Qualification

Yes, I am with that too. But looks like FIL is in total chaos right now.

I am very surprised that it was not broadcasted. As far as I understand these results are counted to Olympic qualification instead of the fiest stage of the World Cup.

@Illya Ну, от, до речі, сани нам якраз і дають проблеми з квотами. Якщо в двійках ми за результатами першого етапу "на своїх" місцях, щоб взяти по 1-й квоті, то у дівчат через допуск росіянок маємо великі проблеми з тим, щоб взяти другу квоту. Наразі, якщо я правильно порахував, саме росіяни забирають останню "другу" жіночу квоту. Але за ними навіть не ми перші на черзі, а Китай ( До речі, чи є хоч якась інформація від федерації щодо правил відбору для нейтралів? Вони взагалі можуть на другу квоту зазіхати, чи тільки одна, як у ковзанярів? У шорт-трку зберігаємо 2 квоти?

Yes, right now Judo, Chess, Fencing, Wrestling, Taekwondo are in the first line. I suppose chess will be the next and then Fencing. By the way FIE had a Congress last week and Usmanov visited the event. Money are more important then values for those people. On Monday russians will try to revert FIS decision in CAS and return to all the ski disciplines.

IJF reinstated russians and return their flag and anthem to the international tournaments. No AINs in judo anymore. And it means no Ukrainian judokas at the competitions were russians are present anymore.

I have not seen Euro 1976 qualifer 4-1 vs So I will add it to my watch list )) Thank you!