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Yep, familiar with the roller exploits of Soberanis. She was a “hero” at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, since she stopped a Colombian sweep of the roller speed skating events. Her best event tends to be the 200m/300m time trial, but she’s decent in the 500m too.

It’s been a great winter season for the US so far. I hope to see some of the momentum carried into the upcoming world champs.

I don’t know...the Finnish skier was in front, and he chose the outer lane. The Russian followed him into the lane (not on purpose most likely), and then was mad that the Finnish skier skied in the center of that lane. To me, that part of the move was clean. If the Russian is faster, then the onus is on him to go into a different lane and pass. Now, if the Finnish skier blocks him then, then that would be a dirty move.

Might not be the only one looking at a ban. Another Russian pushed (and attempted to trip) the Finnish athlete in front of him.

Anti-Putin protests in Russia today.

For those who missed the performance:

Yep, though I only know it because HAI (Half as Interesting) did a video on it a while back.

Mongolia does have a Navy though

Men’s downhill in Kitzbuehel cancelled due to weather conditions.

You know when your at the Ukrainian folk festival, and you think to yourself, “this just isn’t lit enough.” Problem solved.

Saw some of the esports racers I follow were racing the e-version of the Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend. That served as a good reminder that the “real” race is scheduled to take place next weekend. I came across an early version of the start list. Lots of big names from IndyCar, NASCAR, and the various Endurance racing scenes will be at the start. There will be 5 classes (DPI, LMP2, LMP3, GTLM, GTD) contesting this years race (smallest is GT Le Mans with only 6 entires, largest is GT Daytona with 19), and there should be 49 entries in total. Here’s the start list I found: https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/rolex-24-hours-entry-list/4995538/

Which team sport though? Outside of Baseball/Softball or Cricket I can’t see any others really challenging for/deserving a spot on the Olympic program. Plus, even Baseball/Softball and Cricket suffer from many of the same problems as Water Polo in terms of competitive diversity. Edit: Rugby 15s could also be in the mix, but again, similar issues, and more quotas.

Yes, of course. I was just trying to point out that having a traditional spot on the program, doesn’t mean your guaranteed a spot in the future. I believe Water Polo is safe for the time being though.

Boxing and Weightlifting have been around longer, and their place at the Olympic Games looks anything but guaranteed at this point...

Welcome to the forum @gilbsh! Enjoy the forum!

Well, you’re entitled to believe your conspiracy theories. I’m not going to waste my time addressing them though.

Very different response compared to the IHHF.

Slovakia is the early favorite...