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Those first two quarterfinals were absolutely loaded. Choi also in danger of missing the semis

Blue Jays players got to be ecstatic seeing Seattle use so many pitchers in this game

It's even worse this year than last year. At least last year, when the athletes were racing, they had flags beside their name. Now this year, they have the new team logos and I can't tell which team is which

It was dead at one point last year but then got revived when the season started. Hopefully it's the same this year. This is the closest thing I can find to a results system

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Yeah, batting average has declined every year. But the Jays lead the MLB in team batting average by a good margin.

Usually I would agree (especially if it was a close game) but I think it was the right call here. 1. This was only his 4th start of the year and he was already at 78 pitches when he was pulled. He wasn't going to last the full game. 2. As mentioned above, it was already a blowout at the time. It's the bullpens fault for somewhat allowing the Yankees to come back in the game. 3. If necessary, he can pitch in Game 5

Well the score was a lot closer than I would've liked in the end but this home run will be living rent free inside of me for the next few months.

A big reason for the change is that they changed hitting coaches this off-season. This year, the Blue Jays hitters have noticeably been more disciplined at the plate and have made more contact and put the ball in play more often. It's probably played a part in a lot of guys have also been having career years including 36 year old George Springer.

Since there's no NHL thread yet, I'm just going to post this here.

Here's a minor update of the quota projections before short track qualifying begins next week. Some new nations have joined the list and there's been some changes in the alpine skiing, figure skating and ski jumping quotas along with some athletes changing nationalities. Also fixed some mistakes. Africa (7 nations) Benin: 1 (NEW) (Alpine Skiing - 1) Eritrea: 1 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1) Guinea-Bissau: 1 (NEW) (Alpine Skiing - 1) Kenya: 1 (-1) (Alpine Skiing - 2) Madagascar: 2 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2) Morocco: 1 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1) Nigeria: 1 (0) (Cross-Country Skiing - 1) South Africa: 3 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Cross-Country Skiing - 1, Freestyle Skiing - 1) Americas (12 nations) Argentina: 8 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 3, Cross-Country Skiing - 4, Luge - 1) Bolivia: 1 (0) (Cross-Country Skiing - 1) Brazil: 16 (+1) (Alpine Skiing - 4, Biathlon - 1, Bobsleigh - 4, Cross-Country Skiing - 3, Short Track - 1, Skeleton - 1, Snowboarding - 2) Canada: 204 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 11, Biathlon - 8, Bobsleigh - 14, Cross-Country Skiing - 12, Curling - 11, Figure Skating - 12, Freestyle Skiing - 32, Ice Hockey - 48, Luge - 6, Short Track - 10, Skeleton - 2, Ski Jumping - 4, Ski Mountaineering - 2, Snowboarding - 19, Speed Skating - 13) Chile: 4 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 1, Freestyle Skiing - 1) Colombia: 2 (0) (Cross-Country Skiing - 1, Skeleton - 1) Haiti: 2 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Cross-Country Skiing - 1) Jamaica: 1 (-1) (Bobsleigh - 1) Mexico: 5 (+1) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 2, Figure Skating - 1) Puerto Rico: 1 (0) (Skeleton - 1) Trinidad and Tobago: 2 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2) United States: 218 (-5) (Alpine Skiing - 17, Biathlon - 8, Bobsleigh - 14, Cross-Country Skiing - 16, Curling - 6, Figure Skating - 16, Freestyle Skiing - 32, Ice Hockey - 48, Luge - 11, Nordic Combined - 2, Short Track - 4, Skeleton - 4, Ski Jumping - 6, Snowboarding - 23, Speed Skating - 11) Uruguay: 1 (NEW) (Alpine Skiing - 1) Asia (18 nations) China: 117 (+2) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Biathlon - 3, Bobsleigh - 8, Cross-Country Skiing - 5, Curling - 10, Figure Skating - 6, Freestyle Skiing - 24, Luge - 6, Nordic Combined - 2, Short Track - 10, Skeleton - 5, Ski Jumping - 4, Ski Mountaineering - 2, Snowboarding - 16, Speed Skating - 14) Hong Kong: 2 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Short Track - 1) India: 2 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Cross-Country Skiing - 1) Iran: 4 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Cross-Country Skiing - 2) Japan: 125 (+1) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 7, Curling - 7, Figure Skating - 12, Freestyle Skiing - 20, Ice Hockey - 23, Luge - 1, Nordic Combined - 3, Short Track - 9, Ski Jumping - 8, Snowboarding - 20, Speed Skating - 13) Kazakhstan: 42 (-1) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Biathlon - 3, Cross-Country Skiing - 8, Figure Skating - 2, Freestyle Skiing - 12, Nordic Combined - 1, Short Track - 8, Ski Jumping - 2, Speed Skating - 4) Kyrgyzstan: 2 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Cross-Country Skiing - 1) Lebanon: 1 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1) Malaysia: 1 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1) Mongolia: 2 (0) (Cross-Country Skiing - 2) Philippines: 2 (-1) (Alpine Skiing - 1) Saudi Arabia: 2 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Cross-Country Skiing - 1) Singapore: 1 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1) South Korea: 62 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Biathlon - 2, Bobsleigh - 4, Cross-Country Skiing - 3, Curling - 5, Figure Skating - 6, Freestyle Skiing - 6, Luge - 1, Short Track - 10, Skeleton - 1, Snowboarding - 11, Speed Skating - 11) Taiwan: 6 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Cross-Country Skiing - 2, Figure Skating, Skeleton - 1, Speed Skating - 1) Thailand: 4 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Bobsleigh - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 1) United Arab Emirates: 2 (+1) (Alpine Skiing - 2) Uzbekistan: 3 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Figure Skating - 2) Europe (47 nations) Albania: 4 (+1) (Alpine Skiing - 4) Andorra: 7 (+1) (Alpine Skiing - 4, Cross-Country Skiing - 3) Armenia: 5 (+2) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Figure Skating - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 2) Austria: 113 (+4) (Alpine Skiing - 22, Biathlon - 9, Bobsleigh - 12, Cross-Country Skiing - 8, Figure Skating - 1, Freestyle Skiing - 13, Luge - 11, Nordic Combined - 3, Short Track - 1, Skeleton - 4, Ski Jumping - 8, Ski Mountaineering - 2, Snowboarding - 17, Speed Skating - 2) Azerbaijan: 1 (0) (Figure Skating - 1) Belgium: 32 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 4, Biathlon - 8, Bobsleigh - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 1, Figure Skating - 2, Short Track - 5, Skeleton - 1, Ski Mountaineering - 1, Snowboarding - 1, Speed Skating - 7) Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 3, Cross-Country Skiing - 1, Luge - 1) Bulgaria: 19 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 3, Biathlon - 8, Cross-Country Skiing - 3, Figure Skating - 1, Ski Jumping - 1, Snowboarding - 3) Croatia: 14 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 6, Biathlon - 3, Cross-Country Skiing - 3, Short Track - 2) Cyprus: 2 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2) Czech Republic: 121 (-2) (Alpine Skiing - 5, Biathlon - 10, Bobsleigh - 10, Cross-Country Skiing - 13, Curling - 5, Figure Skating - 4, Freestyle Skiing - 5, Ice Hockey - 48, Nordic Combined - 2, Short Track - 2, Skeleton - 1, Ski Jumping - 4, Snowboarding - 9, Speed Skating - 4) Denmark: 40 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Biathlon - 2, Bobsleigh - 1, Cross-Country Skiing - 1, Curling - 5, Ice Hockey - 25, Skeleton - 2, Speed Skating - 2) Estonia: 32 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 3, Biathlon - 8, Cross-Country Skiing - 8, Curling - 2, Figure Skating - 2, Freestyle Skiing - 2, Nordic Combined - 2, Skeleton - 1, Ski Jumping - 2, Snowboarding - 1, Speed Skating - 1) Finland: 102 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 5, Biathlon - 10, Cross-Country Skiing - 16, Figure Skating - 5, Freestyle Skiing - 8, Ice Hockey - 48, Luge - 1, Nordic Combined - 2, Ski Jumping - 5, Snowboarding - 2) France: 152 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 19, Biathlon - 12, Bobsleigh - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 15, Figure Skating - 9, Freestyle Skiing - 18, Ice Hockey - 48, Nordic Combined - 2, Short Track - 3, Skeleton - 1, Ski Jumping - 6, Ski Mountaineering - 4, Snowboarding - 10, Speed Skating - 3) Georgia: 8 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Figure Skating - 6) Germany: 190 (+2) (Alpine Skiing - 12, Biathlon - 11, Bobsleigh - 18, Cross-Country Skiing - 14, Curling - 5, Figure Skating - 6, Freestyle Skiing - 11, Ice Hockey - 48, Luge - 12, Nordic Combined - 3, Short Track - 1, Skeleton - 6, Ski Jumping - 8, Ski Mountaineering - 3, Snowboarding - 19, Speed Skating - 13) Great Britain: 56 (+1) (Alpine Skiing - 3, Biathlon - 1, Bobsleigh - 10, Cross-Country Skiing - 4, Curling - 10, Figure Skating - 8, Freestyle Skiing - 7, Short Track - 3, Skeleton - 5, Snowboarding - 5) Greece: 5 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 3) Hungary: 16 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 4, Figure Skating - 2, Short Track - 5, Snowboarding - 2, Speed Skating - 1) Iceland: 4 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 2) Ireland: 8 (+2) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 2, Freestyle Skiing - 2, Luge - 1, Short Track - 1) Israel: 4 (-1) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Figure Skating - 1, Skeleton - 1) Italy: 191 (-1) (Alpine Skiing - 22, Biathlon - 10, Bobsleigh - 10, Cross-Country Skiing - 13, Curling - 10, Figure Skating - 9, Freestyle Skiing - 10, Ice Hockey - 48, Luge - 10, Nordic Combined - 2, Short Track - 10, Skeleton - 3, Ski Jumping - 7, Ski Mountaineering - 3, Snowboarding - 15, Speed Skating - 10) Kosovo: 2 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2) Latvia: 68 (-2) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Biathlon - 8, Bobsleigh - 9, Cross-Country Skiing - 6, Figure Skating - 2, Ice Hockey - 25, Luge - 11, Short Track - 2, Skeleton - 3) Liechtenstein: 4 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 2) Lithuania: 17 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Biathlon - 8, Cross-Country Skiing - 4, Figure Skating - 3) Luxembourg: 2 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2) Malta: 1 (0) (Cross-Country Skiing - 1) Moldova: 4 (0) (Biathlon - 4) Monaco: 5 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Bobsleigh - 4) Montenegro: 2 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 1, Cross-Country Skiing - 1) Netherlands: 43 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Bobsleigh - 4, Figure Skating - 2, Freestyle Skiing - 1, Nordic Combined - 1, Short Track - 10, Skeleton - 1, Snowboarding - 4, Speed Skating - 18) North Macedonia: 3 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 1) Norway: 90 (-1) (Alpine Skiing - 18, Biathlon - 11, Cross-Country Skiing - 16, Curling - 11, Freestyle Skiing - 5, Nordic Combined - 3, Ski Jumping - 7, Ski Mountaineering - 3, Snowboarding - 4, Speed Skating - 12) Poland: 60 (+1) (Alpine Skiing - 3, Biathlon - 8, Bobsleigh - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 7, Figure Skating - 4, Luge - 6, Nordic Combined - 2, Short Track - 7, Ski Jumping - 6, Ski Mountaineering - 2, Snowboarding - 4, Speed Skating - 9) Portugal: 3 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 1) Romania: 34 (+2) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Biathlon - 6, Bobsleigh - 8, Cross-Country Skiing - 3, Figure Skating - 1, Luge - 8, Ski Jumping - 4, Snowboarding - 2) Serbia: 4 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 2) Slovakia: 53 (+3) (Alpine Skiing - 4, Biathlon - 6, Bobsleigh - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 3, Figure Skating - 1, Ice Hockey - 25, Luge - 6, Ski Jumping - 2, Ski Mountaineering - 3, Snowboarding - 1) Slovenia: 41 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 10, Biathlon - 9, Cross-Country Skiing - 8, Nordic Combined - 2, Ski Jumping - 7, Snowboarding - 5) Spain: 19 (+2) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Bobsleigh - 1, Cross-Country Skiing - 3, Figure Skating - 5, Ski Mountaineering - 4, Snowboarding - 4) Sweden: 116 (-1) (Alpine Skiing - 10, Biathlon - 12, Cross-Country Skiing - 16, Curling - 10, Figure Skating - 1, Freestyle Skiing - 15, Ice Hockey - 48, Luge - 2, Ski Jumping, Snowboarding - 1) Switzerland: 178 (-2) (Alpine Skiing - 22, Biathlon - 10, Bobsleigh - 16, Cross-Country Skiing - 13, Curling - 10, Figure Skating - 3, Freestyle Skiing - 21, Ice Hockey - 48, Luge - 1, Nordic Combined - 2, Skeleton - 3, Ski Jumping - 4, Ski Mountaineering - 4, Snowboarding - 18, Speed Skating - 3) Türkiye: 7 (0) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Cross-Country Skiing - 2, Short Track - 1, Ski Jumping - 2) Ukraine: 44 (-2) (Alpine Skiing - 2, Biathlon - 10, Cross-Country Skiing - 6, Figure Skating - 1, Freestyle Skiing - 8, Luge - 8, Nordic Combined - 2, Short Track - 2, Skeleton - 1, Ski Jumping - 2, Snowboarding - 2) Oceania (3 nations) Australia: 57 (+4) (Alpine Skiing - 3, Biathlon - 1, Bobsleigh - 8, Cross-Country Skiing - 8, Curling - 2, Figure Skating - 4, Freestyle Skiing - 13, Luge - 1, Short Track - 2, Skeleton - 1, Ski Mountaineering - 2, Snowboarding - 12) New Zealand: 20 (-1) (Alpine Skiing - 4, Freestyle Skiing - 10, Snowboarding - 5, Speed Skating - 1) Vanuatu: 1 (0) (Freestyle Skiing - 1) Other (1 nation) Individual Neutral Athletes: 17 (-6) (Figure Skating - 3, Short Track - 2, Ski Mountaineering - 1, Speed Skating - 11)

Entries_stwt1can2025_website.xlsx Start list for the first stop is out. 44 nations will be fighting for Olympic quotas here including some interesting nations.

I think I lost a few brain cells reading the comments

Aleksander Barkov is likely out for the entire year after an injury in practice. There are no words to describe how big of a loss this is for Finland.

Alexandria Loutitt - Ski Jumping Aleksander Barkov - Ice Hockey

Injured athletes who will miss Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 Alpine Skiing Marta Bassino Gino Caviezel Neja Dvornik Magdalena Egger Michelle Gisin Lara Gut-Behrami Katharina Liensberger Lauren Macuga Marta Rossetti Andreja Slokar Alexander Steen Olsen Biathlon Ida Lien Freestyle Skiing Filip Gravenfors Courtney Hoffos Tess Ledeux Abby McEwen Robin Olgaard India Sherret Ice Hockey Rodrigo Abols Aleksander Barkov Jonas Brodin Leo Carlsson Samuel Honzek Marek Hrivik Seth Jones William Karlsson Tom Kuhnhackl Eriks Mateiko Short Track Daan Kos Martina Valcepina Ski Jumping Alexandria Loutitt Lara Malsiner Eva Pinkelnig Snowboarding Liam Brearley Nicolas Huber Iouri Podladtchikov Andrina Salis Berenice Wicki Speed Skating Elisa Dul

I dislike that the entry standards are being set at the 14th fastest entry time compared to the 14th fastest time in heats. It makes the qualifying times significantly harder. It probably won't affect the big nations all that much but could have a significant impact on the 2nd tier countries that would usually be able to qualify a handful of swimmers but could only be looking at 1-2 per gender here. But I guess that's what happens when your quotas keep getting cut and you continue to want each country to have 1 universality athlete per gender.

Yeah, that's exactly why. The Austrian team also sat out because their best female jumper, Eva Pinkelnig, suffered the same injury as Loutitt.

I wish her a speedy recovery but man that is such a gut punch. She had a great chance of winning the first ever Canadian individual ski jumping medal. Strate has looked really good so far this year though so I hope she can still get the job done!

So if the discus isn't expected to start anytime soon, I'm going back to sleep

So these championships have seen the most nations medal and the US win their highest amount of gold medals ever

Another relay medal for this Canadian quartet in what could be their last time racing together!

The men take silver!

7th place finish in the women's 4x100m relay

And with that Puerto Rico medal, we have 47 nations with medals which is a new record