Gianlu33

Ester Ledecka
The surprise is that she only won the PGS and did not even make the podium of the PS

Ester Ledecka
The surprise is that she only won the PGS and did not even make the podium of the PS

So new system produces exciting  v  v  battle! 

Figure skating

Weekly update,just before biathlon World Cup
With the snow events, Germany and Norway start their remuntada.

 
Frist season win for Czech Republic (snowboard) and Poland (speed skating).

Weekly update,just before biathlon World Cup
With the snow events, Germany and Norway start their remuntada.

 
Frist season win for Czech Republic (snowboard) and Poland (speed skating).

Elia Barp? That's wishful thinking
I have more chances to become a billionaire

https://www.reuters.com/sports/russian-uzbek-billionaire-usmanov-elected-president-international-fencing-2024-11-30/
 
he's officially back...and he'll be worse than ever!  

World Athletics announce the World Athletes of the Year.  Big awards go to Letsile Tebogo and to Sifan Hassan. 
 
Women’s World Athlete of the Year: Sifan Hassan (NED)
Men’s World Athlete of the Year: Letsile Tebogo (BOT)
Women’s track: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)
Women’s field: Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR)
Women’s out of stadium: Sifan Hassan (NED)
Men’s track: Letsile Tebogo (BOT)
Men’s field: Mondo Duplantis (SWE)
Men’s out of stadium: Tamirat Tola (ETH)
Women’s Rising Star: Sembo Almayew (ETH)
Men’s Rising Star: Mattia Furlani (ITA)
 
 
 
Seems a bit strange to me - OK, there is a case for Tebogo over Duplantis who can basically win every year, but for me Manuchikh beating an almost 30 year old WR beats winning Olympic Marathon Gold. 
 
Hassan and Tebogo named World Athletes of the Year | World Athletics
 
 

Salt Lake 2021/22, in the women's 500m

Last year team sprint in Québec

Salt Lake 2021/22, in the women's 500m

I would prefer additional slaloms. I am not a huge fan of these mixed team events.

The heart of Diggins on display once again. She seemed out of it on the second to last climb, but found her second life on the final one and bypassed the two Norwegians like nothing. Johaug will need some time to get back into her terminator form.

Great day for our Polish friends
Ziomek-Nogal won the women's 500m (Frist victory for Poland in the 2024-25 winter season in every sport), with a 3rd place for another Poland's skater, Wójcik

Eurosport+ (Or D+)

I would add Parallel Slalom to the olympic programme. It's much more entertaining than some events which are already there. And there would be some additional chances for a good result for Team Poland i guess heh

Moguls WC Ruka | Ruka, Finland  
 
Women
Gold-  Perrine Laffont (81.13)
Silver-  Jakara Anthony (80.00)
Bronze-  Olivia Giacco (76.95)
 
Laffont victorious in her return to competition, after taking a break last season!  Maia Schwinghammer with a career best moguls finish in 4th 
 
Men
Gold-  Mikael Kingsbury (83.90) 
Silver-  Walter Wallberg (81.14)
Bronze-  Ikuma Horishima (80.51)
 
Kingsbury now with his 100th career victory! (thanks @Gianlu33 for the stat) 
 
Full Results

Italian television is showing live pictures as Shiffrin is taken away in the toboggan. It looks serious

Italian television is showing live pictures as Shiffrin is taken away in the toboggan. It looks serious

Eurosport 1 and 2 are included in every basic cable plan here. Those are between 7-10 Euro a month. If you want the additional paid sporting channels, that show the football leagues, F1, Moto GP, NBA, NHL, NFL, tennis etc. those are another 10-12 euros. So you can get everything for about 20 euros.

Old-style standing shoot from Dorro!  

It's so strange how QFM lost his shooting accuracy these last two seasons! 
Congrats ! So happy to see biathlon back. 😊

Another victory and track record for Jordan Stolz, this time on the 1000m 

Not 300 points....233 points  
https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=47716
 
Excellent start of the season! Live timing wasn't ideal, some transponders issues here and there, so while she should have crossed the line first (started 2nd), I didn't see her in the finish list even after 8-9 women finished...luckily then she called and when I asked if she finished, she said she did, so no problems and it was indeed just some transponder issue  
 
Tomorrow it's the 10k classic, first time she does 10k races back-to-back, let's see how that goes  Less pressure though, since that one won't count for the Brazilian Olympic ranking, only classic sprint and freestyle distance races count for that.