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ROAD TO IIHF MEN´S ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 FRIENDLY MATCHES Czech Republic 7 - 2 Germany (Score by Period: 0-0, 3-1, 4-1) 6th April 2016, h. 18:00 (GMT +2)

Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2016 Team Rosters TEAM BELARUS TEAM CANADA TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC TEAM DENMARK TEAM FINLAND TEAM FRANCE TEAM GERMANY TEAM HUNGARY TEAM KAZAKHSTAN TEAM LATVIA TEAM NORWAY TEAM RUSSIA TEAM SLOVAKIA TEAM SWEDEN TEAM SWITZERLAND TEAM UNITED STATES

the newest Infostrada predictions...updated as of April 5th, 2016 Slovakia 23rd 4 gold - 1 silver - 3 bronze so a total of 8 medals = IMPOSSIBLE ! Golds for Sagan (Road race) and Erik Varga (Trap) will be hard to win, ok, I assume both are among the favorites for a medal but sincerely I don´t see them win it. Matej Tóth (50km Race Walk) the gold will be hard too against Diniz, Heffernan and the new british guy don´t remember his name right now, but the medal is quite realistic anyway. The only one I agree is our canoe-sprint K4. Silver is out of discussion because Zuzana Štefečeková (Trap) will not compete, as I already announced it here many times, she is pregnant and she decided to skip Rio. Bronze medals for Matej Beňuš in canoe slalom C1 is realistic, but I hope and expect gold. No excuse here, we count only gold. Danka Barteková (skeet) is possible too, but shooting and especially shotgun is unpredictible sport you can win the race but also you can next day finish last, so it´s all about the day D. the bronze for canoe sprint K2 Vlček-Tarr will be hard to reach too, they will focus mainly for the K4, so I don´t expect a real medal fight in the K2. here the link

lol, just noticed that, well, I probably did it just somehow automatically.,.. sorry for the mess, ofc I´ll fix it, just when I´ll return back home later

Men's Final Olympic Qualification Tournament Trieste (ITA) - 03.04.2016 - 10.04.2016 Preliminary Round 12 Nations, 2 Groups, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations will Qualify to Quarterfinals Day 3 Results Group A Hungary 12 - 8 Romania (Score by Period: 4-2, 2-3, 4-1, 2-2) 5th April 2016, h. 13:50 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Slovakia 9 - 11 Canada (Score by Period : 2-2, 1-5, 3-2, 3-2) 5th April 2016, h. 15:10 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste France 12 - 11 Russia (Score by Period : 3-3, 5-4, 2-2, 2-2) 5h April 2016, h. 16:30 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Group A Provisional Standing After Day 3 RANK NATION GAME WINS DRAW LOST GF GR GD POINTS 1 Hungary 3 2 1 0 39 29 +10 5 2 Canada 3 2 1 0 32 29 +3 5 3 France 3 2 0 1 31 35 -4 4 4 Russia 3 1 0 2 24 23 +1 2 5 Romania 3 1 0 2 32 35 -3 2 6 Slovakia 3 0 0 3 24 31 -7 0 Group B Netherlands 9 - 8 Germany (Score by Period: 2-1, 2-2, 3-3, 2-2) 5th April 2016, h. 17:50 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste South Africa 6 - 11 Kazakhstan (Score by Period : 3-3, 2-3, 1-3, 0-2) 5th April 2016, h. 19:10 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Spain 9 - 8 Italy (Score by Period : 4-1, 2-2, 1-3, 2-2) 5h April 2016, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Group B Provisional Standing After Day 3 RANK NATION GAME WINS DRAW LOST GF GR GD POINTS 1 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 24 18 +6 6 2 Italy 3 2 0 1 44 15 +29 4 3 Spain 3 2 0 1 24 20 +4 4 4 Germany 3 1 0 2 36 23 +13 2 5 Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 19 28 -9 2 6 South Africa 3 0 0 3 13 56 -43 0 Qualified Nations for Quarterfinals (Partial) Canada Hungary Netherlands

well, this was a pretty painfull watching and very bad performance from Domi. This win was only thanks to the umpire and her help with this ball in the last game. kudos to Witthoeft, It´s first time that I´ve seen her playing, she was like a wall, returning every thing. very solid perf of her

Fort Copacabana Sports: Triathlon, Marathon Swimming, Road Cycling (Road Race Start and Finish) Zone COPACABANA Location: Copacabana Beach (Southern end) Copacabana beach, Arguably Rio de Janeiro's most famous neighborhood, is defined by its 4km-long crescent-shaped beach. It is here that the "free viewing events" of the Rio 2016 games will be located. The open water swimming (Called also as Marathon Swimming) and triathlon events will be held in the waters and land around Fort Copacabana at the southern end of the beach, while the road cycling time trials will also be staged alongside this iconic waterfront. The calm waters sheltered by the headland of Fort Copacabana will provide the courses for the Olympic marathon swimming and the swimming sections of the Olympic triathlons. The Olympic triathlon running section and cycling courses will start and finish at Fort Copacabana, during the race they will stretch along the waterfront, passing through Cantagalo and Lagoa. The cycling road race will start and finish at Fort Copacabana, stretching out to Recreio and Prainha The Organizing Committee also confirmed that the Road Cycling Road Race will have the start and finish on the iconic Copacabana Beach. With a combination of steep climbs and descents and long flat coastal sections, the Road Race will pass through some of the most picturesque parts of the city including the start/finish in Copacabana, as well as Ipanema, São Conrado, Barra da Tijuca, Grumari and Vista Chinesa. The total race distance is 256.4km for men and 130.3km for women. The route will also take in the Grumari circuit with a steep climb and a 2km cobble stone section. Then return towards Copacabana with a challenging circuit that climbs and descends through the stunning Tijuca Forest and passes the Vista Chinesa monument, one of the best landscape viewpoints in Rio. The Men’s race will take place on Saturday 6th August with the Women’s race taking place on Sunday 7th August.

South Africa already scored 3 goals in 1st period vs Kazakhstan

Greece given 10 days to reverse Cup cancellation or face FIFA suspension FIFA handed Greece's government a 10-day deadline on Tuesday to reverse its decision to cancel the Greek Cup or face an international suspension from football's world governing body. FIFA sent a two-page letter to Deputy Minister for Sport Stavros Kontonis and the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) demanding that Kontonis change his ruling. The global body also ordered further talks to make changes to sports legislation planned for May which contradicts FIFA's statutes on self-governance of member associations. "The FIFA Emergency Committee decided to set a deadline of 15 April 2016 for the decision to (cancel) the 2015/2016 Greek Cup to be reversed, failing which the EPO would face an automatic suspension of its membership," said the letter published on the EPO website. The ultimatum follows a breakdown in talks held between Kontonis, the EPO and a FIFA delegation in Athens on March 30 to try and resolve the issue. Kontonis controversially cancelled the cup after the first leg of the semi-final between PAOK Salonika and Olympiakos Piraeus on March 2 was abandoned due to a violent pitch invasion, with fans hurling flares and missiles before being dispersed by riot police. Kontonis declared his decision was a "legal move" and has insisted that no pronouncement will be made until the EPO's appeal against the move is heard by the Supreme Court on April 19. FIFA said that any decision by Greece's Supreme Court will not be taken into account, saying it is "irrelevant as it could be withdrawn, and because regardless of the eventual decision, the issues linked to the implementation and the potential interference of the law would remain." If Greece are suspended by FIFA, their hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup could be in jeopardy as they could be barred from taking part in the qualifiers which kick off in September. The 2004 European champions failed to qualify for this year's continental competition in France. Quite incredible that everything started by our Robert Mak

poor poor Bahrain

Men's Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 Herning (DEN) - 08.04.2016 - 10.04.2016 Participating Nations: Bahrain Croatia Denmark Norway Round-Robin 4 Nations, Round-Robin Tournament, 1st and 2nd Nations will Qualify to the Men's Handball Olympic Tournament 2016 Norway 35 - 29 Bahrain (Half Time Score: 16-15) 8th April 2016, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Denmark 28 - 24 Croatia (Half Time Score: 11-9) 8th April 2016, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Croatia 33 - 22 Bahrain (Half Time Score: 14-14) 9th April 2016, 18:00 (GMT +2), Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Denmark 25 - 25 Norway (Half Time Score: 12-13) 9th April 2016, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Croatia 27 - 21 Norway (Half Time Score: 14-7) 10th April 2016, 18:00 (GMT +2), Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Bahrain 24 - 26 Denmark (Half Time Score: 12-12) 10th April 2016, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Round-Robin Standing RANK NATION GAME WINS DRAW LOSE SCORE POINTS 1 Denmark 3 2 1 0 79:73 5 2 Croatia 3 2 0 1 84:71 4 3 Norway 3 1 1 1 81:81 3 4 Bahrain 3 0 0 3 75:94 0 Following Nations Have Qualified to Men's Handball Olympic Tournament Croatia Denmark

Men's Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 Malmo (SWE) - 08.04.2016 - 10.04.2016 Participating Nations: Iran Slovenia Spain Sweden Round-Robin 4 Nations, Round-Robin Tournament, 1st and 2nd Nations will Qualify to the Men's Handball Olympic Tournament 2016 Spain 21 - 24 Slovenia (Half Time Score: 16-12) 8th April 2016, h. 17:00 (GMT +2), Malmo Arena, Malmo Iran 19 - 34 Sweden (Half Time Score: 9-16) 8th April 2016, h. 19:15 (GMT +2), Malmo Arena, Malmo Spain 37 - 23 Iran (Half Time Score: 18-12) 9th April 2016, h. 16:15 (GMT +2), Malmo Arena, Malmo Slovenia 23 - 24 Sweden (Half Time Score: 9-12) 9th April 2016, h. 18:30 (GMT +2), Malmo Arena, Malmo Sweden 23 - 25 Spain (Half Time Score: 11-12) 10th April 2016, h. 16:30 (GMT +2), Malmo Arena, Malmo Slovenia 33 - 17 Iran (Half Time Score: 17-8) 10th April 2016, h. 18:45 (GMT +2), Malmo Arena, Malmo Round-Robin Standing RANK NATION GAME WINS DRAW LOSE SCORE POINTS 1 Slovenia 3 2 0 1 80:62 4 2 Sweden 3 2 0 1 81:67 4 3 Spain 3 2 0 1 83:70 4 4 Iran 3 0 0 3 59:104 0 Following Nations Have Qualified to Men's Handball Olympic Tournament Slovenia Sweden

Men's Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 Gdansk (POL) - 08.04.2016 - 10.04.2016 Participating Nations: Chile Macedonia Poland Tunisia Round-Robin 4 Nations, Round-Robin Tournament, 1st and 2nd Nations will Qualify to the Men's Handball Olympic Tournament 2016 Chile 29 - 35 Tunisia (Half Time Score: 12-17) 8th April 2016, h. 18:30 (GMT +2), Ergo Arena, Gdansk Poland 25 - 20 Macedonia (Half Time Score: 13-9) 8th April 2016, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), Ergo Arena, Gdansk Macedonia 26 - 32 Tunisia (Half Time Score: 10-17) 9th April 2016, h. 18:30 (GMT +2), Ergo Arena, Gdansk Poland 35 - 27 Chile (Half Time Score: 19-13) 9th April 2016, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), Ergo Arena, Gdansk Macedonia 30 - 27 Chile (Half Time Score: 17-14) 10th April 2016, h. 18:00 (GMT +2), Ergo Arena, Gdansk Tunisia 24 - 28 Poland (Half Time Score: 13-15) 10th April 2016, h. 20:00 (GMT +2), Ergo Arena, Gdansk Round-Robin Standing RANK NATION GAME WINS DRAW LOSE SCORE POINTS 1 Poland 3 2 0 0 88:71 6 2 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 91:83 4 3 Macedonia 3 1 0 2 76:84 2 4 Chile 3 0 0 3 83:100 0 Following Nations Have Qualified to Men's Handball Olympic Tournament Poland Tunisia

ya thats our habitual luck to be drawn to hell

Ok, I see. sorry didn´t noticed that before. maybe I´m strange, but I did not know this song..yes I know, I´m strange I´ll re-contact catgamer and ask him for a new song.

Library but Austria I invited all our neighbors but Austria didn´t send us any response and now I see that they competed there...traitors... Thanks dude, you made my day great article

Magdalena Rybáriková has a serious problems with her right wrist, most likely she will need a surgery, she will miss the fedcup match against Canada and what is very weird, also a chance to qualify and finally play her first olympics she missed both previous games because of injury right before Beijing and London, definitely the olympics are cursed for her

wow what we did during the second period? we played without a goalie?

that´s not metalic. it´s a rubber, but yeah, trust me it hurt when you receive a good shot (personal experience, once I got one from very near distance into my unprotected part of my leg, and I couldn´t walk for a while, and one my friend got it in the head, that wasn´t cool at all)

MVP goes to Knight Two Americans, two Finns on all-star team Hilary Knight was named Most Valuable Player, Best Forward of the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship and made it to the All-Star Team. The IIHF announced its 2016 Women's World Championship media all-star team, as well as its Most Valuable Player (MVP) and tournament directorate awards. Goal: Meeri Raisanen Defence: Monique Lamoureux Defence: Jenni Hiirikoski Forward: Hilary Knight Forward: Rebecca Johnston Forward: Christine Huni Best Goalkeeper: Emerance Maschmeyer Best Defenceman: Jenni Hiirikoski Best Forward: Hilary Knight MVP: Hilary Knight

Pure gold for America U.S. wins third straight world title in OT USA players and staff celebrating after a 1-0 gold medal game overtime win over Canada at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Climaxing a tense final, Alex Carpenter scored at 12:30 of overtime as the U.S. beat Canada 1-0 to win gold at the 2016 IIHF World Women’s Championship. Carpenter popped the puck behind Canadian goalie Emerance Maschmeyer in a wild goalmouth scramble. The goal came just after a 4-on-3 U.S. power play had expired, with defender Halli Krzyzaniak off for holding. The Americans killed off two Canadian 4-on-3's in overtime. Of her goal, Carpenter said: "The building just got pretty quiet. I wasn’t really sure if it went in. But I was right there – I watched myself put it in. I wasn’t sure if [Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson’s] original shot went in. But regardless, it went in and that’s what counted." It was the 17th straight final between the North American superpowers, dating back to the first Women’s Worlds in Ottawa in 1990. Contested in front of 5,850 fans at a sold-out Sandman Centre in Kamloops, Canada, it was also another thrilling showcase for women's hockey: speed, finesse, playmaking, guts, and excitement. "I'm so proud of our players and how hard we competed from start to finish," said U.S. head coach Ken Klee. Showing its dominance, the U.S. has now won seven out of the last nine tournaments. "It’s always exciting to win a World Championship, but to win it against your archrivals in their building just makes it that much sweeter," said U.S. captain Megan Duggan. "It really hurts," said Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin. "Every time you work so hard for something and you get silver, that’s hard." This was heartbreak for the host nation, which settled for Women's Worlds silver for the third straight time. Canada's last gold was in 2012. However, Canada has won the last four Olympics, dating back to Salt Lake City in 2002. This is a significant milestone on the road to the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, and the Americans can take heart from that after losing in overtime to Canada in Sochi in 2014. The U.S.'s Alex Rigsby won the goaltending duel with Maschmeyer, but both of them were excellent. Shots favored the U.S. 34-32. "It’s really frustrating because we played so well and our team deserved to win," said Maschmeyer, named the tournament's Best Goalkeeper. "But we didn’t get the bounces." This tight battle was a whole different beast from the 2015 final, a wild 7-5 U.S. victory in Malmo. And even though it was low-scoring, it wasn't an argument for bigger nets or smaller goalie equipment. It was just an awesome hockey game. The teams came out at a blistering pace, playing the first five minutes with no whistles. Canada’s Bailey Bram got the first good chance, nearly surprising Rigsby with a bad-angle shot. Then Jillian Saulnier busted down right wing, getting past U.S. defender Megan Keller, and took it hard to the net. About six minutes into the second period, Meghan Agosta pivoted on the right-side boards and found a pinching Laura Fortino on the doorstep, forcing Rigsby to make a superb pad save. "My main objective going into the game was just to make sure I took it one shot at a time," explained Rigsby. "Someone gave me that advice recently and it helped a ton." Canada went back to the power play near the halfway mark when Brianna Decker was sent off for a hook on Saulnier. The U.S. got the best chance, though, as Alex Carpenter was stoned by Maschmeyer on her shorthanded breakaway. Canada put the Americans under siege in their own zone to open the third. But after killing off a penalty to Duggan, the Americans went on the offensive on their own power play. Maschmeyer was sharp to deny a pair of hard Kacey Bellamy one-timers from the right faceoff circle. The Canadians mounted one last rush in regulation, and Brianne Jenner came within a heartbeat of banging it in at the side of the net before the horn. But there was a payoff for the host nation, as Monique Lamoureux was dispatched to the sin bin for hooking at 19:52. Agosta had two brilliant chances to finish it off during the first 4-on-3 power play in overtime, but couldn't finish. She put one past the post, while Rigsby got her blocker on the other. The U.S. goalie also came up big on a Poulin one-timer from the right faceoff circle. The Canadians also failed to score with U.S. defender Lee Stecklein off for hooking seven minutes later. In all, the red-and-white team was 0-for-6 on the power play. Of winning a third straight gold, Carpenter said: "I think it means we’re heading in the right direction as a program. We’re not really concerned with what other people are doing. We’re focused on where we’re going as a group." This is the first time in history that both the gold medal game and the bronze medal game have finished 1-0. (Russia beat Finland 1-0 in a shootout for bronze earlier.) The last time a team won gold by that score was when Angela Ruggiero's shootout goal gave the U.S. its first title ever in 2005. The U.S. will look to defend its world title at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship in Plymouth, Michigan. "I’m sure those guys will be looking to get some revenge on us," said Duggan of Canada. "I guarantee we’ll spend this entire summer and the entire next year training so that when we play them on their home turf, we’ll be ready," said Canada's Meaghan Mikkelson.

United States - Canada 1-0 (OT)

Sosina shoots to thrill! Russia edges Finns for its third bronze ever Russian players look on during the national anthem following a 1-0 bronze medal game shoot-out win over Finland at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship. Olga Sosina scored the shootout winner as Russia edged Finland 1-0 in the 2016 bronze medal game. It is Russia's third Women's Worlds bronze medal of all time. Sosina went to her backhand and lifted the puck past Finnish goalie Meeri Raisanen on the stick side, sparking a wild celebration as the Russians mobbed their heroine. Sosina said her familiarity with Raisanen as a former SKIF Nizhni Novgorod teammate may have helped, as they used to practice shootouts together after practice. "I wasn’t sure if she still remembers my move or not," said Sosina. The Russians bounced back admirably after a tough 9-0 semi-final loss to the U.S. Their previous bronze medals came in 2001 and 2013. "It feels great, amazing," said Russia's Iya Gavrilova. "This never gets old, you know? We won the bronze three years ago [in Ottawa], and now again in Canada. I guess Canada is a lucky country for us!" There was also an element of revenge. Last year in Malmo, Finland defeated Russia 4-1 for bronze. The Russians chose the right moments to shine in Kamloops. They lost three straight in the round-robin, but stepped up to beat Sweden 4-1 in the quarter-finals. On Monday, they stepped up again. It was the third consecutive Women's Worlds at which Russia has played for a medal. That reflects the progress the Russian program has made since injecting more funding, ice time and support in the run-up to the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Finland outshot Russia 32-23. The Russians prevailed despite failing to convert on five power play opportunities, compared to Finland's two. Russian goalie Nadezhda Morozova recorded her first shutout of the tournament. "She’s just the best," Sosina said of Morozova. Despite coming fourth, the Finns can take pride in their performance in Kamloops. They battled hard in losses to both finalists, falling 2-1 to the U.S. in the round-robin and 5-3 to Canada in the semi-finals. "I’m really proud of my team," said disappointed Finnish captain Jenni Hiirikoski. "We really worked hard and played together. We put it all out there today, but Russia was one goal better." Both teams came out skating. Raisanen felt the heat early on as Russia barely failed to convert two glorious chances generated by forward Elina Mitrofanova. Finland took the first penalty at 7:39, but generated better opportunities than Russia while shorthanded, with Michelle Karvinen and Riikka Valila dancing around the Russian net. Their linemate, 16-year-old Petra Nieminen, was also dangerous as the Finns carried the play as the period wore on. About two minutes into the second period, Russia’s Yelena Dergachyova had a wide-open net but bounced the puck off the inside of Raisanen’s left post. Teammate Valeria Pavlova raised her arms in premature celebration. In the third period, Raisanen foiled Russian assistant captain Yekaterina Smolentseva from close range with her right pad late in a subsequent Russian man advantage. Nieminen came close on another solo rush through Russian defenders, but couldn't tuck it past Morozova's right skate. Raisanen was shaken up on a collision late in regulation, but remained in the game. With 1:37 to play, Pavlova hauled down Finnish speedster Sanni Hakala coming down left wing, and Finland got just its second power play of the game. Finnish head coach Pasi Mustonen called his timeout. The Finns were all over Russia, but couldn't cash in before the end of regulation. "Mentally, we were so close in the Canada game," said Raisanen. "We didn’t play our best game tonight." Russia had the better chances in overtime. Smolentseva shot wide on a breakaway, and Raisanen stymied Sosina from right in front just before the horn. Reflecting afterwards, Gavrilova said: "For Russia, it’s great for women’s hockey. We wanted to do it for all the girls who are watching right now. More attention, more promotion for women’s hockey. It’s not just about Russia, it’s the whole world. This was a good intense game. So hopefully everyone enjoyed it and more girls are going to come to women’s hockey."

Russia - Finland 1-0 (GWS)

argh 9 points of the podium....this was close...just the Quarterfinal upset Russia-Sweden destroyed my eventual first medal... but anyway. congrats to the medalists and thanks for this hockey contest wanderer