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So that was the plan all along.

So that was the plan all along.

a couple of more historical pictures from the 1970 Nordic Skiing WCh in the Tatras
 

 
120 000 fans attended the Ski Jumping events
 

 
For the first time Czechoslovak TV broadcasted an event in colours
 

 
Start of the 4x10km Relay
 

 
Kelvi Oikarainen ( ) just after winning the classical interval starts 50km
 

 
 
and black & white
 
 

Opening ceremony of the 1970 Nordic Skiing World Championships in the Štrbské Pleso in the Tatras,
 
The only Nordic Skiing WCh held in Slovakia (part of former Czechoslovakia)
 

 
and the amazing crowd during the Ski Jumping Large Hill competition
 

 
Both Ski Jumping events was won by Gari Napalkov
 

 
Hopefully one day Slovakia will have the honor to host such event again

His first victory ever, at the world championships AND fighting against no other than JTB for the gold medal 

Back in Seoul 1988, we had a good pair in canoe sprint K2.  Philippe Boccara et Pascal Boucherit were actually world champions in 1987 and from my understanding favorite to win the gold medal in South Korea.
 
All good and well, except they didn't make the semi-finals, they ... felt asleep before the start of the race and came too late...
 
Fun fact, France still has to win a gold medal in canoe sprint 32 years later
 
 

So Australia the #2 country in women's basketball has to travel to Franceand play France there
Don't tell me Europeans don't run world sport
If there was any fairness Olympic qualifiers should be played in the highest ranking country.
Someone will get home advantage and this should go to the most deserving-the highest ranking nation competing

For a flagship event eights is doing horrible. I mean look at the boat list at the 2019 World Championships. I can't name an Olympic event with such low participation at the World Championship level. Especially among the men. This was also a good year, it's not too uncommon to see single digit participation.
 
Again I know the history of the event, but if cuts are going to be made it's not exactly hard to see why this would be an attractive option.

We need to oust modern Hitler 
Millions of Americans have Nigerian heritage, ancestry, and families. Thousands of Burmese refugees call LA home (we even offer voting ballots in Burmese and Khmer). 
 
Immigrants will always be welcome no matter what this dipshit asshole of the leader says.

Honestly i'm crying a bit, see a political dream gone under your eyes in devastante.
Now it's time to boost the European Unity, long life to the European Union.
 
 

Dropping, the 'ice & snow' mantra seems like a very bad idea to me. Stuff need to have a meaning also. We would lose that meaning in that scenario. Besides, it's not like egyptian handball fans would suddenly become ski jumping fans, just because the two sports are held during the same olympics.
 
 
 

lol, what about no ? Curling would never ever have been an olympic sport without the winter olympics. Neither sports like skeleton nor luge. They're minuscule sports worldwide. I mean just compare them to non summer olympic sports like karate, squash or baseball... 
 
People should just stop comparing both events, they're two different beasts and that's it. And that's fine.

Exactly 95 years ago was played the first ever international Ice Hockey game on Slovak soil, The European Championships in the lake of Štrbské Pleso
 
It was supposed to be played in Prague, However, the weather came into play.

Even during the Christmas holidays in the capital of the Czechoslovak Republic it was freezing strong enough, but immediately after the New Year there was a significant warming. The ice on the Slavia Prague rink melted and so the European Championships was supposed to be moved to the Jordán pond in the Czech city of Tábor according to plan B. The Sovakian city in the High Tatras Štrbské Pleso was supposed to be the last option.

On the Jordan Pond, however, some holes appeared, and therefore the Minister of Industry Ladislav Novak at the Congress of the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG), nowadays IIHF, on 6 January 1925 announced that the European Championship venue will be in the High Tatras and matches will take place on the natural ice of Strbske Pleso.
 
Czechoslovakia (Team composed only by Czech players) won the title ahead of Austria and Switzerland
 

 

 
 

IBU should have a standard thing showing which athletes maker their WC debut in a given race, that's good to watch.

Oh my God !  (both pilots are fine )
 
 

Oh my God !  (both pilots are fine )
 
 

At least two of the three wins came from (slight) favourites at the bookmakers, which suggests it's not a huge upset if it is one  

How about moving Germany, France, Spain, UK, Italy, Poland, Scandinavia, Belgium, Netherlands etc. to America. Russia and Turkey can compete in the Asian qualification and we leave the European qualifier to Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, San Marino and Vatican City. Would be roughly the same.

Damn you JTB, why did you had to let Fourcade get his grouve back. I thought his winning days had past... 

It's already the 20th podium for the French male team so far this year. That's fucking unbelievable

German commentator: "No information yet about what happened with Kühn. Oh, Herbert, you have some information about it now?"
 
Herbert: "Yes, he didn't hit the targets."
 
Inside information  

Year 0 : shit
Year 1 : inconstant shit
Year 2 : good
Year 3 : olympic champion
 
 

Apparently, 20-3 for blue course.
 
Even if it's boring, they should make it atleast more fair with two races from 1/8 finals.

Back in Seoul 1988, we had a good pair in canoe sprint K2.  Philippe Boccara et Pascal Boucherit were actually world champions in 1987 and from my understanding favorite to win the gold medal in South Korea.
 
All good and well, except they didn't make the semi-finals, they ... felt asleep before the start of the race and came too late...
 
Fun fact, France still has to win a gold medal in canoe sprint 32 years later
 
 

I guess we're gonna have to agree to disagree. With the current line-up and what they've been showing for a while, I personally just find it disappointing France hadn't won for so long. Good thing they finally did, it was very much about to happen any moment obviously.