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Slovakia had 3 athletes competing today, here their results Adam ŽAMPA DNF Andreas ŽAMPA DNF Martin BENDÍK DNF

MEN'S EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS HOCKEY LEAGUE 2016/17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frolunda still European kings Lasu Swedish hero when Frolunda beat Sparta in OT Champion of the champions: the Frolunda Gothenburg players celebrate with the trophy after defending their CHL title. Frolunda Gothenburg took their second consecutive CHL title, this time on home ice, when Nicklas Lasu scored the golden goal 1:27 into the overtime in the final game against Sparta Prague. “It’s a tough tournament to win, so we’re very happy for the win. They took over in the third so we were lucky getting to overtime. It was good for us to get the intermission,” said team captain Joel Lundqvist, CHL MVP, who also finished second in the CHL scoring race, tied in points with teammate Casey Wellman. “I’m very proud of being the MVP but it doesn’t even come close to the team winning the title,” he added. “This is awesome, the tournament is so fun to play. I’m proud of the guys. It’s cool to win the scoring title, but the win is awesome,” Wellman said. The Champions Hockey League got the final it deserved. Not that the previous finals would have been disappointing, far from it, but maybe the fact that this year’s edition featured a Swedish and a Czech team, instead of it being an all-Swedish final or a Finnish-Swedish affair, pushed both teams more. The 3-on-3 overtime capped a fast-paced and thrilling final, in which Sparta started strong, and finished strong, with Frolunda controlling the game the rest of the way. For Lundqvist and Co, it was the first time they got to play in the final, and win it, on their home ice. “It’s a relief and huge joy at the same time. It was a great game, as a final should be. Also, both teams’ fans created a fantastic atmosphere, this was hockey at its best,” the Frolunda captain said, referring to a few hundred Sparta fans who had made the trek to Gothenburg. Nothing beats the sweet taste of victory, added Frolunda’s Finnish winger Sean Bergenheim. “Winning is always great, and a player doesn’t get opportunities like this that often. We knew they’re a big, strong and skilled team, and they played well tonight. But we’re a strong team, too,” he said. “As a player, it’s a great feeling to be able to say that we’re the best team in Europe and I hope the fans find the Champions Hockey League interesting too. The fans were awesome tonight, but we’ve played some games in front of fewer spectators than this,” he added. The Frolundaborg arena, while not as big as Gothenburg’s main arena, the Scandinavium, provided a great setting for a great game. Hundreds of Sparta fans dressed in white made sure even the matchup in the stands stayed even throughout the game. Martin Hostak, an analyst for Czech TV, does know Swedish hockey, thanks to his nine seasons in the SHL. He called Frolunda the favourite to win, but added that “Sparta has a chance if they survive the opening minutes.” The pace of the game was furious from the get-go, as the players went back and forth at breakneck speed. Sparta more than survived the opening minutes as they peppered Johan Gustafsson with shots and after a long possession in the Frolunda zone, Lukas Cingel gave Sparta the lead in the game when it was just two-and-a-half minutes old. Gustafsson made three quick saves, but couldn’t stop the fourth one. With the teams not knowing each other’s tendencies very well, it’s easy to fall back on stereotypes. Frolunda captain told IIHF.com before the game that he expected Sparta to play typical Czech hockey, with a lot of skill and a quick transition game. On the other hand, if there’s one virtue the Swedes are famous for, it’s patience. And it showed today, too. About eight minutes into the period, Frolunda got a power-play opportunity. The Swedes had a top-ten power-play success rate in this season’s CHL, 25.45 percent, and once again, they were effective. The cycled the puck in the Sparta zone, got it to Henrik Tommenes on the point and Casey Wellman took care of the rebound, tying the game. Moments later, Frolunda got on the power play again when Miroslav Forman got a five-minute slashing penalty after Patrik Carlsson was injured after he was hit in the throat. Lundqvist’s fears of the quick Czech transition game were proven right when Jaroslav Hlinka and Petr Vrana got on a two-on-one after a Frolunda turnover on the offensive blueline. Hlinka, 40, showed that he can still more than keep up with the kids as he carried the puck into the zone and flipped a pass to Vrana, who gave Sparta a 2-1 lead. Patiently, Frolunda continued their power play. With 7:54 remaining in the period, Lundqvist deflected a shot from the point, and tied the game. It was his league-leading 14th point in this season’s Champions Hockey League. The second period was just as fast-paced, but Frolunda took a hold of the game and grabbed the lead for the first time before the period was halfway through when Wellman scored his second after Lundqvist had started the attack during a delayed penalty. “I saw that they were a little tired, they had been in their zone a while. Victor (Ollofsen) made a really good play to me, and I saw I had a step on their defenceman so I just went to the net,” Wellman said. It was also the Frolunda captain who gave Sparta an opening early in the third period with his offensive-zone slashing minor. Frolunda killed the penalty, but in the shift that followed, Sparta continued their pressure and their leading scorer Lukas Pech found Lukas Klimek in front of the net and is one-timer found its way to the back of the net, tying the game, and setting the table for a fairy-tale finish. Unfortunately for the Czechs, the hosts got the prize. “We have a few days off, so we’re going to celebrate this,” Wellman said. Results Thread

[hide] Event and Date Gold Medal Winner Silver Medal Winner Bronze Medal Winner Athletes 2 x 6 km + 2 x 7,5 km Mixed Relay Day 1, February 9th, 2017 Germany France Czech Republic Austria Czech Republic France Germany Norway Russia Any Other Women's 7,5 km Sprint Day 2, February 10th, 2017 Kaisa Mäkäräinen Someone from France Gabriela Koukalova Gabriela Koukalova Kaisa Mäkäräinen Someone from France Laura Dahlmeier Dorothea Wierer Anastasiya Kuzmina Any Other Men's 10 km Sprint Day 3, February 11th, 2017 Martin Fourcade Anton Shipulin Any Other Julian Eberhard Martin Fourcade Simon Schempp Johannes Thingnes Boe Emil Hegle Svendsen Anton Shipulin Any Other Women's 10 km Pursuit Day 4, February 12th, 2017 Kaisa Mäkäräinen Gabriela Koukalova Marie Dorin Habert Gabriela Koukalova Kaisa Mäkäräinen Anaïs Chevalier Marie Dorin Habert Laura Dahlmeier Dorothea Wierer Any Other Men's 12,5 km Pursuit Day 4, February 12th, 2017 Martin Fourcade Someone from Germany Any Other Martin Fourcade Someone from Germany Someone from Norway Anton Shipulin Jakov Fak Any Other Women's 15 km Individual Day 5, February 15th, 2017 Gabriela Koukalova Laura Dahlmeier Any Other Gabriela Koukalova Kaisa Mäkäräinen Someone from France Laura Dahlmeier Dorothea Wierer Tiril Eckhoff Any Other Men's 20 km Individual Day 6, February 16th, 2017 Martin Fourcade Any Other Anton Shipulin Dominik Landertinger Martin Fourcade Erik Lesser Simon Schempp Someone from Norway Anton Shipulin Any Other Women's 4 x 6 km Relay Day 7, February 17th, 2017 Germany Any Other Czech Republic Czech Republic France Germany :ITA Italy :NOR Norway :UKR Ukraine :WHT Any Other Men's 4 x 7,5 km Relay Day 8, February 18th, 2017 :NOR Norway :GER Germany :AUT Austria :AUT Austria :FRA France :GER Germany :NOR Norway :RUS Russia :UKR Ukraine :WHT Any Other Women's 12,5 km Mass Start Day 9, February 19th, 2017 :FIN Kaisa Mäkäräinen :GER Someone from Germany :CZE Gabriela Koukalova :BLR Darya Domracheva :CZE Gabriela Koukalova :FIN Kaisa Mäkäräinen :FRA Marie Dorin Habert :GER Someone from Germany :ITA Dorothea Wierer :WHT Any Other Men's 15 km Mass Start Day 9, February 19th, 2017 :FRA Martin Fourcade :WHT Any Other :CZEOndrej Moravec :CZEOndrej Moravec :FRA Martin Fourcade :GER Someone from Germany :NOR Someone from Norway :RUS Anton Shipulin :WHT Any Other [/hide]

and btw it´s 365 days to PyeongChang 2018 first events

wow what day for and what a birthday for Manuel Osbourne-Paradis

Jan Hudec that would be so great

lol Andrew Weibrecht the guy who never won nothing but always superoverperform at the olympics

sorry Norway but you´re welcome Canada

It´s really crazy that last Norwegian who won the mens Super G at world champs was Lasse Kjus in 1999, considering how Norway dominate this event at olympics ( Norway winning all last 4 olympics mens super G)

I´m pretty sure nothing will happen, we all know the problem. untill IOC will not cover the inssurances of the players (and they clearly said that already immediately after Sochi that they did it 5 times since Nagano and it´s enough, they will never do it again) NHL will not allow their players to go. and IIHF alone just have not the money to pay it, so there clearly no issue...we are quickly going to a non-NHL tournament.

DAY 9 Tuesday 7th February 2017 HIGHLIGHTS #1 HIGHLIGHTS #2

By this final, start the 3rd international break, several tournaments will be contested this weekend. The prestigious Euro Hockey Tour will continue with the 3rd stage after the Karjala Cup in Finland, the Channel One Cup in Russia place now for the traditional "Sweden Hockey Games" the european big 4 ( ) will move to Gozhenburg for this tournament. a little recap of the current cumulative standing after first 2 stages Russia clearly leading the competition with 15 points, Czech Rep. is second with 9 and Finland and Sweden follows both with 6 points. The Sweden Hockey Games round-robin tournament start this thursday with Russia vs Finland and Czech Republic vs Sweden. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This weekend continue also the so-called "2nd groups europeans teams tournaments" after the Deutschland Cup and the Swiss hockey challenge, place this time for the traditional Slovakia Cup This years tournament will be held in Nitra and will present a simple knock-out tournament. Semifinals - bronze medal match and gold medal match. between Slovakia, Switzerland, Belarus and the "B" team of Russia. Friday are scheduled the semifinals. vs and vs "B". The winners will face in final on Saturday and the losers in the bronze medal bout on saturday as well. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This time we will have also 3 different Challengers, in South Korea, Poland and Austria. In South Korea in Goyang 4 teams will play a round-robin tournament. it will start thursday with matches Hungary vs Japan and South Korea vs Denmark. In Katowice, Poland another 4 teams will also battle in a round-robin tournament. starting thursday with matches Italy vs Ukraine and Poland vs Slovenia. And finally in Austria, in Graz there another round-robin tournament with Austria, France, Norway and Slovakia "B" team (in fact we will send there a team composed mainly of under 23 years old players). The tournament will also start on Thursday with games vs and vs "B". Originally was also scheduled one more challenger this weekend in Netherlands, but there no news or mention anywhere, so that probably means that the tournament was unfortunately cancelled.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the womens, the most important part of this break is ofc the 2 final olympic qualifiers tournaments in Arosa SUI and Tomakomai JPN offering last 2 available tickets for the PyeongChang 2018 womens ice hockey tournament. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friendly Matches: 7th February 2017 Mens Czech Republic U19 - Finland U19 5-4 after OT Switzerland U19 - Sweden U19 0-6

yes, I also have in my fresh memory so many things from the Sochi games like if it happened only some few days back but in other hand 1 full year to the next games is so long...already so excited that I can´t wait

Frolunda Gothenburg (SWE) won the Champions League. Beating Sparta Prague (CZE) 4-3 in overtime. It was a interesting final, but must say that the referreeing was clearly the weakest part of the match, Fans of Sparta might feel robbed, there even already some funny pics to find on the web

Another chapter http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=11401&cHash=356eac7ac94e6d3e385cd2b66b96c0b2 if reading between the lines in the last 2 questions and answers we can probably know the final result

Tomorrows Men´s Super G Start List Here

TEAM SLOVAKIA For IBU World Championships in Hochfilzen (AUT 9-19.02.2017) Men´s Core Team alternate Women´s Core Team alternate

After the French part with Lucas today reveiled their ambassador also the German co-host. And Cologne selected a tennis star Angelique Kerber

SCHEDULE DAY 10 Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 (GMT +6) DAILY MEDAL EVENTS 2 CUMULATIVE MEDAL EVENTS 85/85 Cross-Country Skiing: 30km Mass Start Classical M Ice Hockey: M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10:00 : CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - Men's 30km Mass Start Classical - Final 11:00 : ICE HOCKEY - Men's Bronze Medal Match - Canada vs Czech Republic 15:00 : ICE HOCKEY - Men's Gold Medal Match - Final - Kazakhstan vs Russia

and from tomorrow in exactly 1 year will start the winter olympic games

FIS ALPINE SKIING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Women's Super-G Final Results SCHMIDHOFER Nicole 1:21.34 WEIRATHER Tina 1:21.67 GUT Lara 1:21.70 Schmidhofer takes first World Championship gold medal The 2017 Alpine World Ski Championships kicked off today with the ladies’ super-G under dream conditions in St. Moritz (SUI). And it was Austrian Nicole Schmidhofer who earned the first gold medal of these World Championships beating Tina Weirather (LIE) and crowd favorite Lara Gut (SUI). After two days of snow hammered the Engadine region, forcing the cancellation of both men’s and ladies’ downhill trainings, today the athletes woke up to blue bird skies and ideal conditions on the Salastrains course. Weirather had the early lead, and held onto a slim advantage after the clear favorite Gut came down, finishing 0.03 seconds. But Weirather, who already has three, second place World Cup finishes this season, could not break the bridesmaid curse today as she watched her dream of gold evaporate when Schmidhofer shocked the field with the fastest time of 1:21:54, 0.33 seconds better than Weirather. Before today Schmidhofer had only two World Cup podiums to her credit, the last coming in 2014 in the Cortina downhill. But today it was the 27 year-old's chance to steal the spotlight as her time was not challenged by any of the later skiers. Two top names, Anna Veith (AUT) and Lindsey Vonn (USA) both missed gates and did not finish. "The course set suited me really well today," said Schmidhofer after the race. "II should thank the Italian coaches who set the course because it was ideal for me together with the snow conditions It's just a perfect day." It was the first World Championship medal for forth Schmidhofer and Weirather, while Gut celebrated her fifth time on a World Championship podium. Gut now has three silver medals and two bronze medals to her credit. Tomorrow, the men will make their St. Moritz 2017 debut with the super-G. The forecast is not as ideal with cloudy skies expected, but Organisers are hopeful that the race will still be staged as planned. Full Results Here Nicole Schmidhofer Super-G World Champion 2017 Medal Podium

I want a hug too

too much mistakes

Still Ester Ledecká to go...looking forward for her performance here, this track could be more or less favorable for her

now I´m really disappointed I was sure this will be her great restart