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Good idea But...how do we start that

They know

Absolutely, 3 people got knocked out of the tournament by him and so were robbed of a chance. But how would you propose the medals to be redistributed? I mean, we can't let some fights be fought again (like Avila vs the Chinese guy as semi).. At least it's easier than in sports with the weird repechage systems like the other combat sports.

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That, Sir, is a good question when it comes to boxing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_flyweight I'd say silver for the Chinese guy for starters and bronze for Ceiber Ávila? He lost to Aloyan and since all Aloyan's results will apparently be scrapped, he "is in" the semi and so should get bronze.

That's from some weeks ago if I'm not mistaken, but now he has also lost his medal Same thing for Romanian wrestler Gabriel Sincraian who has lost his medal from Rio now (and who was found positive a while ago).

The difference is that Herrmann is all new and there's hope her shooting may improve significantly, for Gössner...well...it's starting to be a little late Liechtenstein? Awesome! I'll definitely ask Bruna and Gabi to provide some information on this new girl from a new nation

No, I'm just interested in them especially since it's so easy to keep track of them with websites like the EMSC I mean, on websites like that you see literally within 10-15 minutes that something big happened, I find that interesting We actually have some earthquakes here, but they are mostly due to the search for natural gas in the north and they cause a lot of discussion

Another big one, 8.0 (!) off the Solomon Islands...earthquakes these strong are rare and happen on average once per year (worldwide)..

Franziska Preuss is sick and won't start in Pokljuka. This is sad news, but it also means a place has opened up in Germany's team, which will be filled by...Denise Herrmann http://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1617/BT/SWRL/CP02/SWSP/BT_C51A_1.0.pdf I am SO curious to see how she will do at WC-level

Not so sure about Sweden, at least they're starting to actually be very much on the rise this time

No tsunami expected, they're lucky there. It's fairly rare to see an earthquake like that in or near California.

M6.5 earthquake 10km depth, off California's coast this time.

Aah hold on, that's what I thought about as well but I thought "nah, surely they won't try that?" But indeed: Saturday in Ridnaun there are IBU Cup sprints. If they manage to get below 125 qualifying points there (or one of them does), that athlete could jump in the car right after the race, make it to Pokljuka and start in Sunday's WC relay there So basically, if you want to know whether or not a Slovenian relay will start Sunday, keep an eye on the IBU Cup sprint on Saturday. 125 points are far away for them so the chance seems small, but you never know.

Women race a shorter distance in swimming and race walking as well In biathlon women have the exact same amount of quota available as men by the way: 114 + 1 for the host nation. My biggest worry is the "Non applicable" line at the Unused Quota paragraph. I wonder if they will actually just have less athletes if a nation decides not to use all their quota (like Sweden declining all 5 women's quota in 2014). Now that I have a best friend for who something "small" like this could be almost career-defining, I noticed I'm getting much more worried about these things I wonder if it's IBU or IOC that's more behind this. In the IBU Cups, 95-100 starters are a perfectly normal number even in women's competitions, whereas men sometimes have up to 150 starters.

The requirements: Gregorin, Erzen and Poje are well within the 150 after the last trimester and Gregorin and Erzen have already gotten under 125 as well this season so those three won't be a problem, like you said. Mlakar had 198 points after the last trimester, Klemencic 220, so they'll have to fulfill either criterium A or B. They both didn't get close to 125 points in Beitostoelen at the IBU Cup, so the only option left is B, the JWCH last season: Individual: Mlakar was 37th out of 66 (or 67 depending on whether or not a DNF counts) --> not in the top half Sprint: Mlakar was 41st out of 65 (or 67) --> not in the top half Pursuit: Mlakar was 43rd out of 58 --> not in the top half Klemencic didn't compete, so as far as I can see, Slovenia only has 3 athletes who meet the WC requirements, meaning they wouldn't be allowed to start in the women's relay...

Simone Kupfner in the lead ahead of Fak

Nadine Horchler has switched on the turbo after the standing shooting, damn

0+2 in the standing for Chardine but still in 2nd place...I'm very impressed, she's so far leaving behind some very decent athletes!

In Pokljuka there's a "TV test 5km sprint" apparently, with men and women, and live timing

I honestly have no idea...last time, unused quota places were distributed to the next eligible nations, but the qualification document this time says "Reallocation of unused quota placed - Not applicable", which makes a huge difference...

Not anymore, France got a 25 second time adjustment and will finish 3rd Edit: Wait, France and Czech Republic are now tied for 3rd, so still a Czech podium

You mean for the World Cup and/or World Championships? I'm not entirely sure

Well basically all biathletes (especially in the smaller nations) do that, because it's the easier way to go to the Olympics Or you mean that at least she's still active? That'd be good news then, I always compare Kusmuk and Kosarac with the Brazilians

Talking about Bosnia, I'd say their A-team for women is Karisik/Kusmuk/Kosarac, but where's Kusmuk? Last season she was consistently faster than Kosarac, but I haven't noticed her all season yet.