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Stay tuned for 2025 edition.

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THE LIGHT BULBS ARE ON!!! THE LIGHT BULBS ARE ON!!!

THE LIGHT BULBS ARE ON!!! THE LIGHT BULBS ARE ON!!!

THE LIGHT BULBS ARE ON!!! THE LIGHT BULBS ARE ON!!!

Well, if we talk about 2026 early predictions one thing seems to be quite certain.
 
Here in Poland many say Paris 2024 was bad for us - only 1 gold, only 10 medals in total.
But in 2026 we will be saying - Paris 2024, well, those were the days...
Because there is a very tiny chance we will get any single winter medal in 26.
 
And remember - in Sochi 2014 we had 4 golds (!), even one in speed skating of all the sports lol
 
6 medals in total there, wow.
 
And none of our medalists was involved in a doping scandal there...
 
In 2026 i think we won't have any medal or we will get a very lucky one medal in a random event,
 
I wonder if 2024/2025 winter season will change my opinion here but i doubt it.
 
But Maybe in LA 2028 we will get more than 1 gold heh

Lampič setting new records for happiness anyway.  

its not urban if its not outside.

Surely they have considered putting it outside? 

I can't believe they came up with a new hockey event I *don't* want added to the Olympics

IIHF prepares Olympic 3x3 proposal
 
Official bid goes to IOC early next year
 
From IIHF.com
 

With the following restrictions:
* one skater / pair per event
* no team event
* can only qualify from the last chance qualification event

There's Polsat Sport but I also watch streaming.

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Standings after 2 polls / 8 events.
 
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Sorry for be late, but it was a tough week for me.
 

did not see this coming... they said ! Yeah, and elephants can´t fly
 
 
 
 

looking at Today's NHL Rosters, this is a list of player that surely would be eligible to play for  (even if many of them have already played at the World Champs/Olympics for  /  in the past, sometime recent past)
 
Forwards
 
Adam Fantilli (Columbus)
Kyle Palmieri (NY Islanders)
Noel Acciari (Pittsburgh)
Philip Tomasino (Pittsburgh)
Andrew Mangiapane (Washington)
Sonny Milano (Washington)
Joe Veleno (Detroit)
Michael Pezzetta (Montreal)
Michael Amadio (Ottawa)
Anthony Cirelli (Tampa Bay)
Max Domi (Toronto)
Max Pacioretty (Toronto)
Tyler Bertuzzi (Chicago)
Ryan Donato (Chicago)
Nick Foligno (Chicago)
Matt Boldy (Minnesota)
Marcus Foligno (Minnesota)
Luke Evangelista (Nashville)
Michael Carcone (Utah)
Matias Maccelli (Utah)
Alex Iafallo (Winnipeg)
Cole Perfetti (Winnipeg)
Gabriel Vilardi (Winnipeg)
Robby Fabbri (Anaheim)
Frank Vatrano (Anaheim)
Troy Terry (Anaheim) ???
Matt Coronato (Calgary)
Anthony Mantha (Calgary)
Macklin Celebrini (San Josè)
Ty Dellandrea (San Josè)
Tyler Toffoli (San Josè)
 
D-Men
 
Dante Fabbro (Columbus)
Brett Pesce (New Jersey)
Victor Mancini (NY Rangers)
Brandon Carlo (Boston)
Ben Chiarot (Detroit)
Steven Santini (Tampa Bay)
Mathew Dumba (Dallas)
Nick Leddy (St.Louis)
Robert Bortuzzo (Utah)
Sean Durzi (Utah)
Alec Regula (Edmonton)
Cody Ceci (San Josè)
Mario Ferraro (San Josè)
Alex Pietrangelo (Las Vegas)
 
Goalies
 
Drew Commesso (Chicago)
Joel Hofer (St.Louis) ???
 
but I'm pretty sure that there are a few more with Italian heritage coming from their moms and/or wives (Canadiens' Josh Anderson, for instance)...

I can't really decide between Alpine Skiing and Ski Mountaineering. Vlhová definitely has the skills and power to earn at least one more medal, even gold, and Jagerčíková is the current world champion in her event, although we know nothing about the sport and how it's gonna turn out at the Olympics.
 
Alright, I might have been too pessimistic:

Positive scenario: 2-4 medals (counting another Ice Hockey miracle)
Negative scenario: 1 medal

Coming up next in Poll #3.
 
Will we have a new NOC between Dec 20th and Dec 22nd in a brilliant Winter World Cup Events medal ranking 2024-2025 made by @Gianlu33 in a Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026 News thread??? Great job, mate!
 
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/7081-winter-olympic-games-milano-cortina-2026-news/?do=findComment&comment=679116
 
Voting opens on Monday/Tuesday but you can already start figuring it out!
 
 

3rd exchange was one unbelievable absurdity.
 
Our last leg was not in the exchange zone during the exchange... the reason : Bulina accidentally (at least I really hope) took from the rack one ski of our biathlete. They found the mistake a while later...
 
I swear. it is true
 
Maria Remenova had a big problem before the start when Latvian Bulina took one of her skis from the ski rack after the technical check and of course you can't race with one ski. There was some investigation as to what happened and by the time the Latvian figured out that she had someone else's ski, Ema was already at the finish line looking for her missing teammate . So she had to wait in the handover area while Maria quickly switched on her ski and went on the track.
 

and
 
If banned then I bet on one of   or . They should have better overall goal difference because of easier opponents than CHN, FRA pairing in the first group
 
Women's Ice Hockey Final Olympic Qualification
6 - 9 February 2025
 
Group G Group H Group I (in Tomakomai/JPN) (in Gavle/SWE) (in Bremerhaven/GER) Japan * Sweden * Germany * China Denmark Hungary France Norway Austria Poland Netherlands Slovakia

whoopsie
 
 

It's also on the Olympics YouTube channel.

Israel. 87th is surprisingly low for me. Should have been top 30 imo.