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And Lukaszewicz finds his way to the final! Congratulations!

Thank you. Your team totally outplayed us in the 1st period. But penalties - is always a kind of lottery. Hope you will win against Corea and we will have one more game in the next round.

We are little bit shocked. Poland is a very strong opponent in hockey for us - our last win was in 2013. But I hope both our teams will proceed to the next round due to the disqualifications of belarus (and russia).

It was a very nervous. But Poland may still have chances. If belarus will be scratched from the next round, IIHF will need (at least) one more team to fill the group. Poland got 1 point today, so you have the best chance to become the best second placed team among all the groups right now.

Poland - Ukraine. Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTG43X5xpms

ISU defends its decision to give bronze not to Canada but to russia https://isu.org/isu-news/news/145-news/14922-isu-statement-kamila-valieva-roc-disqualification-and-olympic-winter-games-team-event-results?templateParam=15

I do not know for certain. But it could be so. The IOC can provide him an exception and allow to compete. They did it recently.

Great job from Lukaszewicz! Myalin was excluded from the reserve squad of the russiab national team ob the 11th of August, 2023.

My congratulations to Canada and Italy. It was a fair battle for quota and fair winners. Our team was not stable enough. Girls did all the best but... you know. It is very important that our diving team performed well - so the National Federation will get some support, Otherwise entire future of artistic swimming in Ukraine will be in doubt.

Korea - Ukraine.

I see the only motivation for them to wait - negotiations with NHL were undergo. But know they really do not so need russia anymore. Thus it would be wise to promote Slovakia direct to the Olympics. And it looks like after that a redraw of thr groups for the final qualification round will be needed with only 2 teams in one of the groups... And new host for that group will be needed... as well as 2 more teams. Yes, looks like a mess...

Are there any rules which can be used to fill belarus spot in the hext round if IIHF will not allow them to compete? Will it be a team with the best rankings of the best second-placed team?

I think Canada`s chances for team quoata are very strong. Today there was a big problen with ACRO-C. But fixing it is sure way to Olympics.

Further details from russian journalists looking through the CAS descision: An interesting circumstance was noticed by representatives of the ISU. They checked the geography and found out: Kamila Valiyeva lives 200 meters from the training rink. At the same time, the grandfather drove two hours in one direction every day to drive her these 200 meters by car. Yes, yes, having heart problems and operations in the anamnesis. A funny detail: in the decision it is mentioned that Solovyev lived in «the village of Lukashenko». In fact, there is no such settlement in Russia. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency has decided as a result of the investigation that there is no evidence from Valieva that Gennady Solovyev exists at all. Gennady Solovyev is the name of her "granddad". But at the same time he ... is not her granddad according to the evidences.

I am really suprised that Ukrainian duet did not withdraw from free program. It looked like the coaches gave up in the battle for team quota. But to be honest - our chances are really very low.

Latest message from Ukrainian national federation: the quotas from will be (re)allocated by World Aqytics at the 24th of February.

Difficulty for the free program. All the teams in 8 points. I do not know what difference in difficulty in free program really matters )

FINA wrote that the best efforts would be made to ensure gender balance (if possible). So this distribution is as complicated as moon voyage.

Noy only wikipedia. Italian federation congratulates girls with olympic quotas, if I am right w

I am totally shocked. I am proud of our tem but at the same time sorry for Poland. Hope for semifinal and quota for Rzeszutek.

New discipline - Marathon Diving )

In my oppinion, it is also important text "12 highest placing athletes" but not "12 highest placing athletes among the non-qualified". So only the 12 finalists are taken into account at this stage. And a lot of them will have quotas from the previous events. Thus in real life no overquota (>136) is expected at the WC.

Herojam slava! Thank you very much for your words and support. People from so many countries helped our athletes that I cannot mention all of them here without creating offtop (I think all the countries of forums members writing here). Ukrainians are very grateful for this support. And beeing specific on artisitic swimming, our team got a great support from LEN, Italian national federation and Paolo Barelli personally. The entire team is grateful for the hospitality in Ostia in March 2022. Trainings in Ostia were invaluable for us. I wish Italian team to seal its ticket to Paris.

The main (and truly the only proper) sport base for artistic swimming in Ukraine was situated in Kharkiv. Kharkiv is under a heavy shelling from russians from the very beginning of the war. The national team was evacuated to Kyiv, basin in Kharkiv was hit by russians and its heating system (icluding hot water supply) was desroyed. In Kyiv they have to share basin with the divers and do not have the same number of working hours as in their own basin. So, its a pity but their mistakes have external reason named 'russia' and it is not not their fault. I hope in team event Ukraine will win its license. This girls really deserve it.

Thank you! So it will be a long battle ) Ukraine is highly focused on Olympic qualification and is going to miss a lot "non-qualification" events both in artistic swimming and diving.