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Because behind the scenes there is infighting in whether to allow one or two boats per each singles boat event.

Now that the prediction contest of WEG is almost finished, let me reveal you that the reason I have that very low amount of points is due to the fact that I wanted to join as most as possible the spirit of the eventing, so I worked as the points were given as negative ()

Russia must battle, Italy must win otherwise lots of people here will end up saying that when we face a true team we lost and will start making comparisons with football team (...) . I personally think Italy will win, or at last, will play very well, but the match will quite surely be very long

it will be a big test for both. Italy hasnt faced any tough opponent yet. For Russia will be either a turning point for their presence in tournament or they will go home early

How I hate writing motivation letter for job applications 

Give me the job because I can cook very well and I’ll bring cake to work once a week  
 
In science it is all about motivation letters and references. If you’re not in good relationship with your previous employerS (because if you are at the beginning and have worked only for one person, then shame on you), and feel silly in writing things like “I have made important choices in my MSC that drove me here”, you are condamned. Probably I am, because I feel very very silly

"Give me the job or else...."
 
That should do the trick
 

I know exactly how you feel -.-

it's the trade of weapons , when you buy one gun easily you will use it one day even if you were the most kind person 
 

Italy eliminated.

Why does the FIVB always come up with the worst formats? Why not just have, I duno, a knockout round after the second group stage?

I would wait for saying that Italy is going to final. We have faced mid level teams and in some cases we were distracted, so the real test starts now. Only Slovenia, whose level is rising up and up again was nearly a top team ( Giani ). Italian team is definitely one with great talent, but what happened right now is just what should have happened. Usually when the ball becomes harder and hotter, Italian teams fail, (especially women’s volleyball team). However, I really hope you are right 

Today's winner gets 0.00 points, while everyone else gets penalties that equal their deficit divided by two. So if you were 0.50 seconds slower than winner, you continue on 0.25 pens the next day.

Yes, both team and individual.

1) sure...but I don't know if it will be available in Italy, since Sportitalia bought the TV rights* and will broadcast the event (tomorrow they are scheduled to go live also in the morning -at about 10/10.30 a.m. if I remember well- for the late preliminary rounds)...
we have to wait until tomorrow to know if we can only rely on the "Criscitiello band" (I already imagine what and when they will show something on saturday and sunday ) or we're lucky enough to be able to watch also the IJF streams...
 
2) the draw should be held later today...
you'll find them here (when they'll be available):
https://live.ijf.org/wc_sen2018/overview
 
*p.s. if I think that last year we had the judo worlds on fox sports HD and this year they are on Sportitalia...

But they are nearly 400 km far away. The idea of a "national" olympics is not bad, but for summer olympic games, where a lot of team sport are in the programme and you can split them all-around the nation where locally they can involve the people because some local teams are in the best national league (and this would finally mean 16 teams tournament). But it honestly makes no sense for the winter games. Especially in Italy, where three quarters of people are excluded from winter sports. I would definitely support a summer olympic games split all over Italy, with team sports played all around the country and, in that case, some sport played in specific places in Italy for historical purposes.
 
In theory, something like this could also result into an upgrading of old venues in almost the whole country, but this is another story.

I'm not very expert of equestrian, but I think that without the fourth rider the eventing will be more lottery than ever. To win, a nation won't just need the best riders, but the best riders in their best days. Obviously, both Germany and Great Britain will be two serious contenders, but definitely not the only. At least in theory.

What do you expect from the FIJLKAM? They never understand qualification rules
 

And the Italian bid is gone down 

Celia Barquín (Golf), who represented Spain at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, has been found killed. They found her body in a golf course, an a man has been arrested.
 
R.I.P.
 
 

How you can't love the Italian team! How! Amazing 2nd routine, now let's dream
 

Two exercises, the highest combined score won. Top 8 of each exercises are qualified for tomorrow apparatures finals.

It took a while  

From what I understand, the composite teams will be automatically  made using the rankings. So, slightly different from before when you just needed to qualify enough individuals.

That moment when you realize there's a second page to that test you are taking...