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Swedes down Swiss Czechs make QF, Switzerland misses out Sweden's Anna Borgqvist #18 and Switzerland's Sabrina Zollinger #11 battle for the puck while Switzerland's Florence Schelling #41 defends during preliminary round action at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Sweden beat Switzerland 2-1 in a shootout to finish Group B undefeated. The Swiss missed the quarter-finals and will face Japan in relegation play Sweden’s quest to win its first medal since 2007’s bronze continues as it prepares for Friday’s quarter-finals. The Swiss needed a regulation win here to move on to the next round, and didn’t get it. Instead, the Czech Republic will be in the quarter-finals. It’s a great moment for the Czechs, who upset Switzerland 3-1 in the round-robin. They were relegated in their only previous Women’s Worlds appearance in 2013. Anna Borgqvist, who finished third in tournament scoring last year, got the shootout winner. The Swedes outshot Switzerland 39-22. The disappointed Swiss will finish seventh or lower for the first time since the 2011 Women’s Worlds (seventh). The last time they were relegated was in 2004. Switzerland jumped out to a 1-0 lead on Evelina Raselli’s goal at 4:21. But the red-and-white team would run into penalty trouble thereafter, including two bench minors for too many players on the ice. The Swedes poured it on in the second period, outshooting the Swiss 19-8. Their effort finally bore fruit. At 19:34, Lisa Johansson potted the tying goal on the power play. In the dying moments of the third period, the Swiss pulled netminder Florence Schelling in a bid to get a three-point regulation win. However, the gambit didn’t pay off, and their medal dreams were over. Swiss coach Daniela Diaz offered a post-mortem: "We had victory on our stick until the last second. The team struggled with a lot of heart. From this point of view, the defeat is very bitter. Despite an outstanding goalkeeping performance from Florence Schelling, it was not enough. Unfortunately. wie had to kill off many unnecessary penalties, which cannot happen at this level. Now we have to focus on the relegation game against Japan tomorrow. "

Sweden - Switzerland 2-1 (GWS)

Same old song and dance U.S. hammers Russia to clinch SF bye USA's Monique Lamoureux #7 scores a first period goal against Russia's Maria Sorokina #33 while Anna Shukina #21 looks on during preliminary round action at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship. The United States clinched the top seed in Group A and a semi-final berth with a 8-0 pounding of Russia. Monique Lamoureux and Hilary Knight both scored twice. Kendall Coyne, Megan Keller, Shiann Darkangelo, and Anne Pankowski also scored for the Americans. It was another methodical, efficient performance at the Sandman Centre. Last year, the U.S. hammered Russia 9-2 in round-robin play and 13-1 in the semi-finals. The outclassed Russians have never beaten the U.S. in 11 tries at this tournament. Looking ahead to the semi-finals, Lamoureux said: "We have two days to prepare. Not sure who we’re going to play yet, but I think we haven’t played our best 60 minutes yet. Our goal is to get better each and every game." U.S. goalie Nicole Hensley recorded her first tournament shutout as her team earned a 39-16 edge in shots on goal. The U.S. has used all three of its goalies in three straight wins. "I just got the chills thinking about it," said Coyne of Hensley. "She definitely gave us energy all game long, just looking back at her. I was excited for her. I think everyone was excited for her. First career start, first career win, first career shutout. She did it all!" Russia will now set its sights on surviving the quarter-finals. It has twice won a medal at this tournament, taking bronze in 2001 and 2013. At 5:07, the U.S. took a 1-0 lead as Coyne dipsy-doodled past the Russian defence and scored on an in-close shot. Just 1:22 later, Monique Lamoureux cut down the right side and fooled Russian starter Maria Sorokina with a pretty forehand deke. Russian coach Mikhail Chekhanov had seen enough and yanked Sorokina in favor of back-up Nadezhda Morosva. It was 3-0 for the Americans at 14:19 when Keller scored with a rising wrister from the top of the right faceoff circle. The Russians settled down and played a better defensive game in the first half of the second period as the Americans also seemed to compete with a little less urgency. But in the end, a three-goal lead certainly didn't prove to be "the worst lead in hockey" for the defending World Champions. At 4:54 of the third, Lamoureux got her second of the night with the man advantage, using a forehand move virtually identical to her first-period tally. "It wasn’t the same goalie each time, but yeah, I guess if you watched one, you basically saw the other," Lamoureux admitted. Darkangelo made it 5-0 at 6:19 with her first career Women's Worlds goal, going to the net and converting Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson's pass. "It’s really exciting," said Darkangelo. "I just drove to the net, and Jocelyne made a beautiful pass over and I tipped it in. It’s easy when you’re playing with talented players who set you up like that." Halfway through the period, Knight cruised straight down the middle and beat Morozova high to the glove side for a 6-0 edge. She made it 7-0 with her team-leading fifth goal of the tournament at 16:17. Pankowski rounded out the scoring with another power play marker with 2:46 left, skating unobstructed into the high slot and whipping it home. "Something we’ve really focused on is getting better every game," said Coyne. "I think we’re definitely doing that. We’re enjoying each other and having fun, and I think that’s what it’s all about."

United States - Russia 8-0

Czechs shoot down Japan Hymlarova plays the heroine Czech Republic's Alena Polenska #9 celebrates a second period goal against Japan's Nana Fujimoto #1 during preliminary round action at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship The Czech Republic edged Japan 3-2 in a shootout at McArthur Island Centre to complete their round-robin slate on Thursday. Klara Hymlarova notched the winner It was an epic shootout indeed. Hymlarova’s game-deciding shot was the 15th overall, and she had taken three previous shots, including one goal, beforehand. The result gave the Czechs an opportunity to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in their Women’s Worlds history. It would hold up unless Switzerland beat Sweden in regulation in the last Group B game. The Japanese, meanwhile, are bound for relegation play, like last year. Czech goalie Klara Peslarova got the victory versus last year’s Best Goalie, Nana Fujimoto. Final shots on goal favored the Czechs 33-28. With Katerina Bukolska off for tripping, Japanese captain Chiho Osawa opened the scoring with a power play goal at 4:55. The Czechs failed to capitalize on three second-period power plays as Japan held on to its lead. Yet Czech captain Alena Polenska stepped up with just 41 seconds left in the middle frame, notching the equalizer on a Denisa Krizova set-up. Polenska assisted on Aneta Tejralova’s 2-1 goal at 7:48 of the third period. But Japan’s Mika Hori made it 2-2 just over two minutes later. The Czechs had a golden chance to get the winner in regulation time when they got a 5-on-3 with just 2:20 remaining. In an unusual sequence, Haruna Yoneyama was sent off hooking at the same time as Shoko Ono was sent off for tripping. However, it was nothing doing, and extra time was required. In 2013, the Czechs finished eighth. Japan has never finished higher than seventh at the Women’s Worlds (2008, 2015).

Czech Republic - Japan 3-2 (GWS)

Bosnia and Herzegovina with first ever historic win

Interesting thread, just discovered it here well, for Slovakia it´s hard to post football fans video, in our league there something around attendance 350-500 peoples per match no one care about our domestic football.. so ofc I have to post only hockey hockey, slovak religion

Slovakia relegated.. well done girls !!! congrats to making peoples in your country proud..

Olympic Stadium Sports: Athletics (track and field events), Football Zone MARACANA Location: Engenho de dentro Zone Constructed for the 2007 Pan-American Games and currently the home of Botafogo Football Club, the capacity of the stadium known also as dr. Joao havelange Stadium will be temporarily increased from 45,000 to 60,000 for the Olympic. The Stadium will stage some preliminary round matches of Football tournaments during the first week and also will host all the Athletics track and field program of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games during the whole second week. After the games the venue will remain the premier Athletics Stadium in Brazil for major competitions. The stadium has a permanent tenant in the Botafogo Football Club, ensuring full use and sustainability. The planned urban renewal projects are part of a combined long-term effort by the City and Federal Governments to revitalize the wider zone of Engenho de Dentro surrounding the venue.

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Men’s Div. III begins Six teams, free live stream The Turkish team in front of its fans at last year’s IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III in Izmir. The 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III begins today in Istanbul with six teams competing for promotion to the next level. South Africa, host Turkey, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Georgia and Bosnia & Herzegovina will play in the six-team round-robin event from 31 March until 6 April. The schedule was adjusted due to the late withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates. One year ago DPR Korea won the tournament thanks to a 4-3 overtime win against host Turkey, then in Izmir, in front of 2,135 fans and earned promotion. They are replaced by South Africa, which was relegated from the Division II Group B. Last year Turkey won silver and Luxembourg the bronze medals. All games will be streamed live and for free. Games of the Turkish national team will also be televised by NTV Spor and Sports TV respectively. It’s the first men’s senior tournament of this year’s IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship program. The Division II groups will start on 9 April in Jaca (Spain) and Mexico City (Mexico) followed by the Division I Group B in Zagreb (Croatia) 17-23 April and the Division I Group A in Katowice (Poland) 23-29 April. The top division will start on 6 May with the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship taking place in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia. Free Livestream Here

The Figure Skating World Championships started yesterday in Boston (USA) and the top favorite Yuzuru Hanju of Japan is already far ahead of the next field with 110.56 after his short program, followed by Javier Fernandez of Spain with a provisional score 98.52 and the Canadian Patrick Chan third with 94.84. the top 24 athletes advance to the finals (Free Routine) here the standings http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/wc2016/SEG001.HTM In the Ice Dance event, Another top favorites are performing very well, The French pair Gabriela Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron won the short dance with an amount of score 76.29 in front of the home pairs Maia and Alex Shibutani (74.70) and Madison Chock/Evan Bates (72.46). The top 20 pairs advance to the final round. Very nice perf also from our pair Federica Testa/Lukáš Csolley currently in very solid 12th place, They personal best at WCH is still 15th rank, so let´s hope they will improve it this year here the standings afte the short dance http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/wc2016/SEG007.HTM

Maracana Stadium Sports: Football, Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony Zone MARACANA Location: Maracana Station Probably the most famous and known sport venue of Brazil and Rio. hardly you can find someone who don´t know about or has never heard about the fabled maracana. Definitely one of the most epic temples of the world football. So it´s surely not a surprise that the legendary Maracana has been chosen as one of the venues of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games. The Maracana Stadium will host during the games some matches of both Football tournaments, including the decisive games. But the organizing committee also selected this time this famous landmark as the venue, which will stage both Ceremonies, The Opening and Closing. Originally constructed in 1950 for the FIFA World Cup, Before the recently finished renovation the world’s largest football stadium offered comfortable space for 100’000 people. In the year 1954 183513 people assisted a game between Brazil and Paraguay! For the Olympic games 2016 the Maracana stadium was completely renovated. The total capacity is now reduced to 73531 visitors.

István Lévai caught on meldonium... what a idiot

Football +18

Men's Final Olympic Qualification Tournament Trieste (ITA) - 03.04.2016 - 10.04.2016 Group A: Canada France Hungary Romania Russia Slovakia Group B: Germany Italy Kazakhstan Netherlands South Africa Spain Preliminary Round 12 Nations, 2 Groups, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations will Qualify to Quarterfinals Group A Russia 6 - 7 Canada (Score by Period: 1-1, 2-2, 2-1, 1-3) 3rd April 2016, h. 13:50 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste France 7 - 13 Hungary (Score by Period : 0-6, 4-2, 0-3, 3-2) 3rd April 2016, h. 15:10 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Slovakia 11 - 13 Romania (Score by Period : 4-3, 2-5, 3-2, 2-3) 3rd April 2016, h. 16:30 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Canada 14 - 14 Hungary (Score by Period: 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 3-1) 4th April 2016, h. 16:30 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Romania 11 - 12 France (Score by Period : 4-3, 3-3, 3-4, 1-2) 4th April 2016, h. 17:50 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Russia 7 - 4 Slovakia (Score by Period : 2-0, 3-3, 0-1, 2-0) 4th April 2016, h. 19:10 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste 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 Canada 10 - 10 Romania (Score by Period: 2-2, 5-3, 3-4, 0-1) 6h April 2016, h. 16:30 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Russia 8 - 18 Hungary (Score by Period : 2-6, 3-5, 1-4, 2-3) 6h April 2016, h. 17:50 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Slovakia 8 - 10 France (Score by Period : 2-0, 2-4, 3-4, 1-2) 6h April 2016, h. 19:10 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste France 5 - 13 Canada (Score by Period: 0-1, 1-2, 2-4, 2-6) 7h April 2016, h. 13:50 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Hungary 16 - 7 Slovakia (Score by Period : 5-4, 5-1, 2-1, 4-1) 7h April 2016, h. 15:10 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Russia 8 - 8 Romania (Score by Period : 3-1, 1-3, 3-3, 1-1) 7h April 2016, h. 16:30 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Group A Final Standing RANK NATION GAME WINS DRAW LOST GF GR GD POINTS 1 Hungary 5 4 1 0 73 44 +29 9 2 Canada 5 3 2 0 55 44 +11 8 3 France 5 3 0 2 46 56 -10 6 4 Romania 5 1 2 2 50 53 -3 4 5 Russia 5 1 1 3 40 49 -9 3 6 Slovakia 5 0 0 5 39 57 -18 0 Group B Spain 5 - 7 Netherlands (Score by Period: 3-2, 0-2, 0-2, 2-1) 3rd April 2016, h. 17:50 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste South Africa 4 - 23 Germany (Score by Period : 0-6, 2-4, 1-8, 1-5) 3rd April 2016, h. 19:10 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Italy 14 - 3 Kazakhstan (Score by Period : 4-1, 3-0, 4-1, 3-1) 3rd April 2016, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Kazakhstan 5 - 8 Netherlands (Score by Period: 0-3, 2-2, 2-2, 1-1) 4th April 2016, h. 13:50 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Germany 5 - 10 Spain (Score by Period : 1-1, 1-0, 2-4, 1-5) 4th April 2016, h. 15:10 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Italy 22 - 3 South Africa (Score by Period : 5-1, 6-0, 7-1, 4-1) 4th April 2016, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste 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 Kazakhstan 11 - 11 Germany (Score by Period: 2-2, 3-3, 4-2, 2-4) 6h April 2016, h. 13:50 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste South Africa 1 - 15 Spain (Score by Period : 1-3, 0-6, 0-4, 0-2) 6h April 2016, h. 15:10 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Italy 11 - 5 Netherlands (Score by Period : 3-1, 5-3, 2-0, 1-1) 6h April 2016, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Spain 16 - 4 Kazakhstan (Score by Period: 3-2, 3-1, 7-0, 3-1) 7h April 2016, h. 17:50 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Netherlands 17 - 7 South Africa (Score by Period : 4-2, 3-3, 4-0, 6-2) 7h April 2016, h. 19:10 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Italy 12 - 6 Germany (Score by Period : 1-1, 4-1, 4-1, 3-3) 7h April 2016, h. 20:30 (GMT +2), Polo Natatorio, Trieste Group B Standing RANK NATION GAME WINS DRAW LOST GF GR GD POINTS 1 Italy 5 4 0 1 67 26 +41 8 2 Spain 5 4 0 1 55 25 +30 8 3 Netherlands 5 4 0 1 46 36 +10 8 4 Germany 5 1 1 3 53 46 +7 3 5 Kazakhstan 5 1 1 3 34 55 -21 3 6 South Africa 5 0 0 5 21 88 -67 0 Qualified Nations for Quarterfinals Canada France Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Romania Spain

Škrteľ, absolutely out of shape, hope he´ll start to search his selfconfidence, because France 2016 is comming and he is our second most important player and team leader..

as usual. video of SVK National team Ireland - Slovakia 2-2 (2 penalties for IRL in 1 minute , the first one was a joke, the second was clear)

Well, I would have preferred if they wanted to add the team competitions to the olympics.

Maybe we will have 2 new events in the olympic program for Tokyo 2020 http://www.sportscene.tv/whitewater/canoe-slalom/news/canoe-slalom-cross-boater-cross-presented-at-icf-board-meeting-in-march

yes disaster, really embarassing results.. This is just shamefull. the situation in our womens hockey last few months is just unacceptable. the future looks very very bad..

Rio X-Park Whitewater Stadium Sports: Canoeing Slalom Zone DEODORO Location: Deodoro Rio Olympic X-Park The Whitewater Stadium is located within the X-Park section of Deodoro Olympic Park and will host the canoe slalom events. A permanent 250m long course with temporary support facilities and seating for 8,000. will leave a legacy for the sport in Brazil. Though the Rio course doesn’t boast the same gradient or steep drops as recent Olympic venues, the whitewater is nonstop from start to finish. Utilizing the same adjustable Rapidbloc system as the Lee Valley White Water Centre in London, the designers have configured the obstacles to create consistent, hole-laden whitewater. The main flow is quite powerful and punishing as it bounces off the blocks creating eddies. As a result, if a athlete mistime one stroke, it becomes extremely difficult to get the boat back on top of the water without exerting enormous amounts of energy.

Crushin' the Russians Johnston, Mikkelson, Krzyzaniak shine in romp Canada's Meaghan Mikkelson #12 celebrates with Tara Watchorn #27, Brianne Jenner #19, Rebecca Johnston #6 and Jennifer Wakefield #9 after a second period goal against Russia during preliminary round action at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Host Canada exploded for six unanswered second-period goals and went on to thump Russia 8-1 for its first win of the 2016 tournament on Tuesday. Coach Laura Schuler's squad trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes, marking the first time Russia has ever held a lead over Canada at the Women's Worlds. But that'll be a historical footnote. Rebecca Johnston set the tone with a goal and three assists. Defenders Meaghan Mikkelson and Halli Krzyzaniak both scored twice. Jennifer Wakefield had a goal and a helper, and captain Marie-Philip Poulin and Emily Clark each added goals. Brianne Jenner chipped in four assists. "We just needed to get that first goal," said Johnston. "We had a lot of good chances in the first period. Going into the second period, we weren’t down on ourselves. We knew we just had to keep getting shots on net." Iya Gavrilova, a longtime star for the University of Calgary Dinos, tallied for Russia, which remains pointless. "The second period was the turning point," Gavrilova said. "I think when they scored on us, we tried to score again. And you can’t do that against teams like Canada and the U.S. You have to be patient. You have to play the same way we did in the first period. I think we just weren’t patient enough." Although Canada clearly outplayed Russia in the early going, Gavrilova silenced the home crowd when she stickhandled into the slot and whipped a shot past goalie Charline Labonte to make it 1-0 Russia at 13:29. It was her third goal so far in Kamloops. Just 40 seconds into the second period, Johnston notched the shorthanded equalizer. The Canadians raced into the Russian zone and Jenner found Johnston in the right faceoff circle, where she fired it past Russian starter Anna Prugova. At 3:07, Canada went up 2-1 thanks to Krzyzaniak. The Russians failed to clear it out of their zone, and the blueliner’s drive from the right point floated in. Only 35 seconds later, Wakefield powered to the net on a partial breakaway and pushed the puck through the goalie’s legs while crashing to the ice. "I think they just started to pour in after the first goal," Johnston said. Trailing 3-1, the Russians tried to switch up the momentum by switching goalies. Prugova -- who also played for the 2013 bronze medal team -- came out in favour of Maria Sorokina. But it wasn’t the magic bullet they desired. Mikkelson scored the next two Canadian goals, one at even-strength at 4:42 and the next on a 5-on-3 power play 38 seconds later. The roof had fallen in on Russia, and there was no way to disguise it. Five goals in under five minutes is a statement. "In the first period, we saw they were playing a bit of a trap," said Mikkelson. "So we just talked in the dressing room as a D-corps and said we needed to skate the puck a little bit more. Obviously, putting a couple in the net is always a plus." Mikkelson, returning to Canada's lineup after taking time off to become a mother, nearly completed the natural hat trick on a penalty shot after the Russians were whistled for illegally covering up the puck in the goal crease. However, Sorokina denied her deke. With 2:05 left in the second period, Krzyzaniak made it 6-1 on the power play, pinching into the faceoff circle and zinging it over Sorokina's left shoulder. "I think I just have a little bit more confidence shooting," said Krzynaziak. "We’ve had a lot of great screens in front and a lot of people creating chances for me." Russia failed to capitalize with an extended 5-on-3 advantage that overlapped the end of the second period and the start of the third. At this point, it was largely academic -- although Canada might be concerned about its lack of discipline. In fact, the red-and-white team totalled seven consecutive minors during this stretch. "I think that’s something we need to be better at moving forward: discipline," Mikkelson said. "We know kind of what the refs are going to call now, the little hooks and interference and sticks and all that. It’s good that this is happening early on in the tournament so that we know that it’s something we can’t do moving forward." At 13:19 of the third, Poulin made it 7-1 shorthanded on a beautiful give-and-go with Jenner. Clark rounded out the scoring on a nice flip shot with 2:08 left. Mikkelson raved about the Sandman Centre crowd and Canadian fans in general: "Whenever we play in Canada, we have such an incredible crowd that comes out and so much support. Our fans have been amazing so far. You hear from them on social media and everything. I think it’s important for them to know that we really feel their support." Canada improved its all-time Women's Worlds record versus Russia to eight wins and zero losses, dating back to 1997. It was the third time in tournament history Canada has beaten Russia 8-1. The host nation can clinch a semi-final berth on Thursday by defeating Finland. Also on Thursday, the Russians will hope for a better fate against the United States compared to last year's tournament. In Malmo, the U.S. hammered Russia 9-2 in round-robin play and 13-1 in the semi-finals. "We just gotta play all 60 minutes against them," Gavrilova said. "Teams like that, you have to stay patient, follow the system, and stay out of the box."