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Holmenkollen 50k classic

Women's giant slalom, later bibs with athletes who lose 5+ seconds...per split. Commentator: "With these higher bibs it's really all about getting to those top-30 positions." Yeah, right.

While they're at it, they might as well file a lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation for having 'soccer' in their federation's name.

I'm really glad I watched that completely on Eurosport, Eurosport Player, Dutch and German TV (online and offline), so nothing to do with them

What, Andreas Küttel speaks Danish?

Anyone knows where I can find results from Abu Dhabi? https://abudhabi.triathlon.org/results_and_race_photos/results/ That just goes to 2018 and clicking Results or something on triathlon.org also ignores 2019.

Kimberley Bos drank her first ever coffee, live, after losing a bet

You have a commentator who mixes athletics and cross-country too? We too! Ivo van Haaren is his name.

FIS competition in Sapporo, 10th place for, yeah, good old* Kazuyoshi Funaki His first competition in a year https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&competitorid=18712&raceid=5358 *but not as old as the god of ski jumping Kasai of course

"He's 2,73 seconds behind at the split so he'll have to give it his all to get into those podium positions!" in the alpine skiing. That kind of thing just tickles my nerves wrong.

@thiago_simoes @vinipereira @titicow Have you ever happened to watch biathlon on SporTV with a commentator named Aldo something? I have not, but I've heard it is excruciatingly bad and I'm curious how people look at it who are maybe a bit less familiar with biathlon (my apologies if my assumption is wrong and you are in fact rather familiar with it as well )

Yes.

Cool to see Bree Schaaf coach everyone and their mother as long as their from a small nation (I know, that's the job as development coach) Too bad she doesn't have a separate jacket for Sweden, Brazil etc

Well I am in IBU's database as official for BRA, so no problem

I appreciate being named as Brazilian for this contest especially

Kanakina was trying to smash right through that wall at the finish.

German flag with 'Team Ivory Coast' next to the starting house, cool

Strade Bianche tomorrow Recon photos look good

Loginov in the snowboarding: fall, fall, fall, fall, fall, fall in every important race

I don't know the current Universiade/FISU TV commentators but all of them seem to barely ever watch the sports they're commentating on. Stuff like shouting athlete X is 'going for gold!' when setting the fastest time in a biathlon sprint, even when there's someone else 20 seconds faster (and with a miss more) after two shootings or something like that.

I like ex-biathlete Herbert Cool, working for Dutch Eurosport He started as biathlon commentator, then became the 'face' of Eurosport during the Pyeongchang Olympics (hosting a talk show and stuff like that) which he also did very good and now sometimes he also takes over for stuff like cross-country when the main XC commentator is unavailable (for example because he's doing athletics commentary ). Internationally speaking I very much like the Martin Haven/John Morgan bobsleigh and skeleton duo, I find them a delightful and very friendly duo to listen to. I like oldie Tim Singer (FIL/luge) as well, also because he often seems to be doing his best to have some new athletes join him in the commentary booth (like Veronica Ravenna of Argentina/Canada this season).

One-ups Laurine van Riessen.

Certain kinds of violence can't really be 'too mediatised', since it's pretty important to show and make people aware of that still existing.

Pakistan seems rather low, what with bullshit like honour killings and stuff.

Start record, track record, fastest in all four heats, sixth world title, Dukurs says 'screw you' to this season