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well, we must say that Italy is the lowest seeded team in this group, but you already achieved very important win against Latvia, but against France the top favorite of the group it should be a bit harder even more assuming the tournament is held in France. But we know how the hockey and not only the hockey matches between France and Italy are tense and full of emotions so everything can happen. but yes on paper France is favorite.

WHATTTTTTTTTTTTT ?????????????????? I mean, what the f..k ??? http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=SB&raceid=13250

haha. in some stats she is mentioned only Federica Zandegiacomo, so I assume she has only Zandegiacomo on her jersey, even this is quite long too though

Austrian double win at alpine snowboard World Cup opener Ina Meschik (AUT) and Benjamin Karl (AUT) - winners of the Carezza PGS WC Ina Meschik (AUT) and Benjamin Karl (AUT) have claimed victory in this season's first event of the alpine snowboard World Cup tour which saw the top-4 qualifiers of both, women and men, dominating the knock out rounds staged in the single run format. While Meschik earned her career's first in the parallel giant slalom race organised on the Pra di Tori slope of Carezza (ITA), it was the 15th triumph for four-time world champion Karl. Meschik edged off second best qualifier Ester Ledecka (CZE) to the second rank in a heart-beat finale securing victory with an advantage of only 0.07 seconds. “Of course I'm very happy as this was my first ever World Cup victory,” Meschik said. “It was a great day, everything worked out well. I did an awesome job during the trainings, and I was able to keep the momentum. Now, I'm looking forward to the parallel slalom in Cortina.” Alena Zavarzina (RUS) rounded out the podium as third crossing the finish line only 0.02 seconds ahead of 2014 Olympic PSL champion Julia Dujmovits (AUT). In the men's event, things weren't getting as tight as in the women's finals with Karl beating top qualifier Andrey Sobolev (RUS) in the big finals with a comfortable lead of 0.45 seconds bringing home his first victory since Carezza 2011. “My last World Cup win dates back some five years, and it was right here on this slope in Carezza. Now, I'm back. This is great. During today's inspection I noticed right away that the conditions and the course setting would play into my hands. It was an incredible race,” Karl stated. “When I was at the start for the big final, I had nothing to lose. I went all in, and it worked out fine. I'm extremely happy,” he added also hoping to keep the momentum for Saturday. “I haven't found the right set-up for the psl yet but with the win here in the back, I think I can be able to earn another good result in Cortina.” Alpine snowboard overall World Cup title defender Radoslav Yankov (BUL), who was last season's winner at Carezza, took third therefore preventing the first ever Korean snowboard World Cup podium in history since 2007, and the first one ever of a male snowboarder from Korea. However, fourth-ranked Sang-ho Lee, the 2015 PGS junior world champion, became the first ever Korean race boarder to reach a small final on the World Cup tour. The alpine snowboard World Cup tour will continue in two days with a parallel slalom staged under the lights in Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA). Full Results Women and Men

Schedule 16th December 2016 Women's Division II B Qualification in Taipei City (TPE) (GMT +8) 15:30 Bulgaria - Belgium 19:00 Hong Kong - South Africa day off - Chinese Taipei

Schedule 16th December 2016 Men's U20 Div II A in Tallinn (EST) (GMT +2) 13:00 Croatia - Lithuania 16:30 Romania - Japan 20:00 Netherlands - Estonia

Men's U20 Div. I A in Bremerhaven (GER) (GMT +1) 13:00 Austria - France 3-4 16:30 Kazakhstan - Belarus 1-3 20:00 Norway - Germany 0-2 Men's U20 Div I B in Budapest (HUN) (GMT +1) 13:00 Ukraine - Slovenia 1-4 16:30 Poland - Hungary 5-4 20:00 Great Britain - Italy 1-4

The prestigious Euro Hockey Tour continue this weekend with second stage, afters Finlands Karjala Cup in November the Europeans big 4 moved now to Moscow, Russia to play for the traditional former legendary Izvestia trophy now called Channel One Cup. In day 1 of the round robin tournament. Sweden surprised the hosts and defeated Russia 3-1, for Sweden it is the first win, even the first points in this years Euro Hockey tour edition, in the second match Finland won against Czech Republic 4-2. After Day 1, Finland and Sweden leading the tournament with 3 points, Czech Republic and Russia have 0 points. In cumulative standing Russia still on top of the standing with 9 points followed by Czech Republic and Finland both with 6 pts and Sweden with first 3 points. Tomorrow is scheduled only 1 match host Russia will face the Czech Republic. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challengers, This weekends international break is scheduled only one challenger tournament in Gdansk, Poland today was the first day of the round robin tournament Kazakhstan won against Ukraine 5-1 and host Poland defeated South Korea 6-5 after GWS. Kazakhstan leading the tournament after day 1 with 3 points, Poland is 2nd with 2 points, South Korea 3rd with 1 point and Ukraine 4th without points. Tomorrow the tournament will continue with matches South Korea vs Kazakhstan and Poland against Ukraine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In other friendly matches to mention Mens: Norway Under 16 - France Under 16 5-0 Denmark Under 16 - Latvia Under 16 0-2 Womens Switzerland - Austria 5-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Also to note, tomorrow will start the 4 nations tournament in Biel, Switzerland which will replace this year the traditional pre-christmas Arosa Challenge, this edition will be played with the host team, Belarus, France and Slovakia. in a mini knock-out tournament. Slovakia will face Belarus and Switzerland will play France in tomorrows semifinals, the winners will play on Saturday the gold medal match and both losers will meet for the 3rd place game also on Saturday.

3rd PRELIMINARY QUALIFICATION ROUND Tournament 1 Cergy-Pontoise (FRA) - 15.12.2016 - 18.12.2016 Round-Robin 4 Nations, Round-Robin Tournament, 1st Nation will Qualify to the Final Olympic Quailfication Round Day 1 Results Latvia 2 - 3 Italy (Score by Period: 2-0, 0-2, 0-1) 15th December 2016, h. 16:00 (GMT +1), Cergy Pontoise Aren´Ice, Cergy-Pontoise China 0 - 3 France (Score by Period: 0-0, 0-2, 0-1) 15th December 2016, h. 19:30 (GMT +1), Cergy Pontoise Aren´Ice, Cergy-Pontoise Round-Robin Provisional Standing After Day 1 RANK NATION GAME WINS W(OT) L(OT) LOSE SCORE POINTS 1 France 1 1 0 0 0 3:0 3 2 Italy 1 1 0 0 0 3:2 3 3 Latvia 1 0 0 0 1 2:3 0 4 China 1 0 0 0 1 0:3 0

Biathlon Qualification Standing after Event 7/22 Mens 1 France 2427.0 2 Germany 2281.0 3 Russia 2229.0 4 Norway 2212.0 5 Austria 2040.0 6 Czech Republic 1944.0 7 Ukraine 1871.0 8 Switzerland 1779.0 9 Italy 1687.0 10 Bulgaria 1603.0 11 Canada 1544.0 12 Sweden 1520.0 13 Belarus 1463.0 14 Slovakia 1371.0 15 Slovenia 1350.0 16 USA 1329.0 17 Kazakstan 1322.0 18 Romania 1122.0 19 Estonia 1040.0 20 Latvia 1019.0 21 Finland 990.0 22 Lithuania 973.0 23 Poland 838.0 24 Japan 676.0 25 Belgium 402.0 26 South Korea 373.0 27 Croatia 172.0 28 United Kingdom 145.0

No points today for us what a shame, with clean shooting we will have at least 2 biathletes with points. Especially Otčenáš is only 1.3 second behind points... but in other hand, 3 slovaks qualified for the pursuit is something very rare. It didn´t happened since last years Ostersund. We moved one place higher and we are now 14th in the Nations Cup. But since the Next race counting for the Nations Cup will be the Oberhof sprint, and most likely as our womens our mens will miss the whole Oberhof stage too, we will drop down in the ranking.

Great turnover from Italy. They were 0-2 down against Latvia after 1st period but managed to win the 3rd preliminary round group 1 opening match 3-2. btw the second Italian goal was scored by player number 22 probably the athlete with the longest name I ever seen Federica Zandegiacomo-Miistrotofolo , try to say it 5 times fast

ROAD TO U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada names roster Team Canada celebrates a win after opening the last World Juniors on home ice in 2015. Hockey Canada has named the 22 players who will represent the country at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal and Toronto. Five players who competed for Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship - Mathew Barzal (Coquitlam, B.C./Seattle, WHL), Thomas Chabot (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, Que./Saint John, QMJHL), Julien Gauthier (Pointe-aux-Trembles, Que./Val-d’Or, QMJHL), Mitchell Stephens (Peterborough, Ont./Saginaw, OHL), and Dylan Strome (Mississauga, Ont./Erie, OHL) – will don the Team Canada crest for the holiday tournament. Joining them are: Goaltenders: Carter Hart (Sherwoord Park, Alta./Everett, WHL), Connor Ingram (Imperial, Sask./Kamloops, WHL); Defencemen: Jake Bean (Calgary/Calgary, WHL), Kale Clague (Lloydminster, Alta./Brandon, WHL), Dante Fabbro (Coquitlam, B.C./Boston University, HE), Noah Juulsen (Abbotsford, B.C./Everett, WHL), Jérémy Lauzon (Val-d’Or, Que./Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL), Philippe Myers (Moncton, N.B./Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL); and Forwards: Anthony Cirelli (Woodbrige, Ont./Oshawa, OHL), Dillon Dubé (Cochrane, Alta./Kelowna, WHL), Pierre-Luc Dubois (Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Que./Cape Breton, QMJHL), Mathieu Joseph (Chambly, Que./Saint John, QMJHL), Tyson Jost (Kelowna, B.C./U. of North Dakota, NCHC), Michael McLeod (Mississauga, Ont./Mississauga, OHL), Taylor Raddysh (Caledon, Ont./Erie, OHL), Nicolas Roy (Amos, Que./Chicoutimi, QMJHL), Blake Speers (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont./Sault Ste. Marie, OHL). “We’ve had a great selection camp, and I can see this group of players really beginning to work together and getting better every day,” said Dominique Ducharme, head coach, Canada’s National Junior Team. “It’s never easy to make the difficult decisions of releasing players, and that’s a testament to Canada’s depth of talent. Kris, Tim and I are looking forward to continuing to work with these players to fine-tune our game and be ready when we start the tournament on Boxing Day.” The puck will officially drop on the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship, a Canadian holiday tradition, on Dec. 26 in Montreal and Toronto. In its opening game, Canada will face Russia at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto at 8 p.m. ET. Canada plays three pre-tournament games as part of the RBC Road to the World Juniors: Dec. 19 in Montreal against Finland, Dec. 21 in Ottawa against the Czech Republic, and Dec. 23 in Toronto against Switzerland. Extensive coverage of the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship is planned by TSN and RDS, the official broadcasters of Hockey Canada, including Canada’s three pre-tournament games; check local listings for details.

Women's Division II B Qualification in Taipei City (TPE) (GMT +8) 15:30 South Africa - Bulgaria 11-0 19:00 Chinese Taipei - Hong Kong 10-1 day off - Belgium

Schedule 15th December 2016 Women's Division II B Qualification in Taipei City (TPE) (GMT +8) 15:30 South Africa - Bulgaria 19:00 Chinese Taipei - Hong Kong day off - Belgium

Schedule 15th December 2016 Men's U20 Div. I A in Bremerhaven (GER) (GMT +1) 13:00 Austria - France 16:30 Kazakhstan - Belarus 20:00 Norway - Germany Men's U20 Div I B in Budapest (HUN) (GMT +1) 13:00 Ukraine - Slovenia 16:30 Poland - Hungary 20:00 Great Britain - Italy

Men's U20 Div. I A in Bremerhaven (GER) (GMT +1) 13:00 Austria - Kazakhstan 3-6 16:30 France - Norway 2-3 20:00 Belarus - Germany 3-4 after GWS Men's U20 Div I B in Budapest (HUN) (GMT +1) 13:00 Italy - Slovenia 0-7 16:30 Hungary - Ukraine 3-1 20:00 Poland - Great Britain 3-2 after GWS Men's U20 Div II A in Tallinn (EST) (GMT +2) 13:00 Japan - Netherlands 7-2 16:30 Lithuania - Romania 11-5 20:00 Estonia - Croatia 6-3

Thompson and Detrez fastest in Arosa SX sprint The third race of the 2016 Cross Alps Tour saw the first-ever Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup nighttime sprint-format competition take to the slopes of Arosa (SUI) on Tuesday night, and with the shortened course, the novelty of racing under the lights, and the hype of a big Swiss crowd on hand, the evening saw a hugely entertaining and unpredictable competition from start to finish. And with Swiss youngster Romain Detraz taking the his first career victory on home soil, the evening even had a fairytale ending. In the ladies’ competition, though, it was top qualifier Marielle Thompson (CAN) who would run the table in the finals, winning every heat on her way to her second victory of the young season, giving her the World Cup and Cross Alps Tour lead. “Tonight went awesome,” Thompson said, “I executed my plan just how I hoped. Things got a little tight in the semi-final, but otherwise I’m just stoked on how it went. I felt good…I think I’m a little more awake at night. I felt like I didn’t ski my best in Val Thorens so it’s nice to be back on my game here in Arosa.” Behind Thompson was Karolina Riemen-Zerebecka (POL), who take the second podium of her career and first since the 2012/13 season, improving herself to fourth overall at this point in the ski cross World Cup season. Third place went to Ophelie David (FRA), as the winningest ski cross racer in World Cup history added another podium to her resume, taking her up to 63 podiums in her incredible career. Meanwhile Sami Kennedy-Sim (AUS) was the unlucky lady of the evening, coming in fourth, just shy of the first podium of her career. In the men’s competition, Detraz made good on what seemed like an unlikely 7th-place qualification ranking, pulling what appeared to be the fasted starts of the day in every heat, but really impressing with his ability to hold on to the lead throughout while some of the best ski-cross racers in the world tried in vain to rein him in. “It’s unbelievable,” said Detraz, still in shock following the awards ceremony, “If someone told me this morning that I was going to win this race, I couldn’t believe them. I had a good start and then I was able to stay out in front every heat, making a clean turn on the negative. I made a huge progress in my technique in the last year and it really helped me today.” Second place, for the second race in a row, went to Brady Leman (CAN), while third on the night went to Jean Frederic Chapuis (FRA), as he overtook Arosa-Lenzerhide favourite Alex Fiva for the World Cup lead. Fourth place went to ski cross World Cup upstart Siegmar Klotz, a recent Alpine World Cup transplant who is quickly making his mark in the ski cross world. From Arosa, the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup Cross Alps tour moves over to Montafon (AUT), for the fourth of the six Cross Alps Tour competitions on Saturday, December 17. Full Results Women and Men

Schedule 14th December 2016 Men's U20 Div. I A in Bremerhaven (GER) (GMT +1) 13:00 Austria - Kazakhstan 16:30 France - Norway 20:00 Belarus - Germany Men's U20 Div I B in Budapest (HUN) (GMT +1) 13:00 Italy - Slovenia 16:30 Hungary - Ukraine 20:00 Poland - Great Britain Men's U20 Div II A in Tallinn (EST) (GMT +2) 13:00 Japan - Netherlands 16:30 Lithuania - Romania 20:00 Estonia - Croatia

2nd leg of the Champions League quarterfinals: Fribourg-Gotteron (SUI) defeated Vítkovice (CZE) 3-2 (8-4 in aggr.), Linkoping lost to Frolunda in Swedens derby 2-5 (2-9 in total), another club Växjo Lakers won against Zurich SC Lions (SUI) 3-2 and since first match in Switzerland ended scoreless, Växjo won the QF 3-2, and finally Sparta Prague (CZE) defeated Bern (SUI) 4-1 (5-2 in aggr.) so we know the semifinalists of the Ice Hockey Champions League 2016/17. 2 clubs Frolunda and Växjo, and 1 club from Sparta Prague and from Fribourg-Gotteron. the semifinals pairing is as follows Fribourg vs Frolunda Växjo vs Sparta The semifinals will be played on 10th January the first leg and 17th January the second leg. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By this also tonight started the second international IIHF break, this weekend we will have several international tournaments played again. the Euro Hockey Tour will continue with its second stage in Russia. A interesting 4 Nations tournament will be held in Switzerland and one challenger is cheduled in Poland. Also this weekend we will have the both 3rd preliminary qualifying round tournaments for the women´s Olympic Ice hockey tournament in France and Norway.

Yes. Still possible they finish higher, even the top 20 isn´t unreal

Wow what a podium for Poland great performance of Karolina

you´re welcome Good luck to her

Interesting reading about the very first historic Ice Hockey team of Iran. Team is in preparations for historic debut at winter asian games. and the team even won their first ever match abroad against Kazakhstans club HC Almaty http://www.eurohockey.com/article/4650-iran-national-hockey-team-wins-first-ever-hockey-game.html

Via Final Nations Cup standing of 19th March 2017 Top 5 countries - 6 Quotas (5x6 = 30) Nations ranked 6-20 - 5 Quotas (15x5 = 75) Nations ranked 21-22 - 2 Quotas (2x2 = 4) ------------------------------------------- Total Quotas - 109 + 6 quotas via IBU Points list for non already qualified countries (must probably we have to deduct of this number also the host quotas for South Korea if they will not qualify via Nations Cup)