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The slogans for team buses announced. For SVK " Jeden národ, jedno srdce, jeden sen! " which means : one nation, one heart, one dream... here for each team http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/be-there-with-hyundai/

wow Domi she will never cease to surprise me I just read about her todays comeback from 0-6, 0-3 to 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 against Garcia

TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Finland Finland´s memorable moments from 2015

ROAD TO IIHF MEN´S ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 -3 Days To Go to the 80th Men´s IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships Penalties and Referee Signals Are you new to hockey? Ever wonder what the referee just called? Here are a few tips to help you understand the game a little better. A Minor penalty is 2 minutes. A Double Minor penalty is 4 minutes. A Major penalty is 5 minutes. The seriousness or severity of the penalty will determine whether it is a Minor, Double Minor, or Major penalty. Penalties are called at the discretion of the Referee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cross Checking Minor 2min. penalty. Shall be imposed on a Player who holds the stick with both hands and hits an opponent using the shaft of the stick. Referee signal: A series of forward and backward motions with both fists clenched in front of the chest. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delayed Penalty When a penalty occurs, The Referee may signal a Delayed Penalty until the offending team gains possession of the puck. Referee signal: The non-whistle hand is extended straight above the head. The Referee may point at the offending player until stoppage of play. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goal Scored Referee signal: A single point, with the non-whistle hand, directly at the goal in which the puck legally entered, while simultaneously blowing the whistle. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hand Pass No penalty. Play will be stopped when a player illegally passes the puck with their hand. Referee signal: The non-whistle hand (open hand) and arm are placed straight down alongside the body and swung forward and up once in an underhand motion. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High Sticking Minor 2min. or Double Minor (If blood traces) 2+2min. penalty. Shall be imposed on a Player who lifts the stick above shoulder height and hits an opponent. Referee signal: Holding both fists clenched together at the height of the forehead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holding Minor penalty. 2min. Shall be imposed on a Player who grabs and holds onto an opponent (or his stick) with his hands or arms to impede the opponent’s progress. Referee signal: Clamping either wrist with the other hand in front of the chest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hooking Minor 2min. penalty. Shall be imposed on a Player who attempts to impede the progress of an opponent by hooking any part of the opponent’s body with the blade of his stick. Referee signal: A series of tugging motions with both arms as if pulling someone towards you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interference Minor 2min. penalty. Shall be imposed on a Player who attempts to impede the motion of an opponent not in possession of the puck, deliberately knocks a stick away, or impedes the goalie around the net area. Referee signal: Crossed arms stationary in front of chest with fists closed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roughing Minor 2min. penalty. Shall be imposed on a Player who subjects an opponent to intentional and unnecessary roughness or uses excessive force to push or hit an opponent. Referee signal: One punching motion to the side with the arm extending from the shoulder. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashing Minor 2min. penalty. Shall be imposed on a Player who swings his stick at an opponent, whether or not contact is made. Referee signal: A series of chopping motions with the edge of one hand across the opposite forearm. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time-Out Referee signal: Using both hands to form a “T.” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tripping Minor 2min. penalty. Shall be imposed on a Player who places their stick, or a part of their body, under or around the feet or legs of an opponent causing the opponent to lose their balance. Will also be called if a Player kicks, uses a knee, or uses a leg to cause an opponent to fall. Referee signal: With both skates on the floor, strike right leg below the knee with right hand. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Washout From a goalie's perspective, one of their favorite signals - "No goal" (a goal that is ruled invalid by the Referee). Also used to wave off an infraction. Referee signal: A sweeping motion across the body, palms down. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boarding Minor 2min. or Major 5+20min. penalty. Shall be imposed on a Player uses any method (body check, elbow, or tripping) to throw an opponent into the boards. Referee signal: Striking the closed fist of the hand once into the open palm of the other hand. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Charging Minor 2min. or major 5+20min. penalty. Shall be imposed on a Player who runs, jumps into or charges an opponent, including the goalie. Referee signal: Rotating clenched fists around one another in front of chest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Delay Of Game Minor penalty 2min. 1) Shall be imposed on a Player who delays the game by deliberately shooting or batting the puck outside the playing area or by deliberately displacing the goals from there normal position. A Penalty Shot shall be awarded to the opposing team if on a breakaway scoring opportunity the goals are deliberately displaced by a Player. 2) Shall be imposed on a Player, except the Goalie, who does not immediately drop a broken stick. A Player whose stick is broken may participate in the game provided they immediately drop the stick. A Player may not receive a stick thrown on the floor but must obtain one from the player bench. A Goalie may continue to play with the paddle portion of a broken stick until a stoppage of play. 3) Shall be imposed on any Player, other than the Goalie, who deliberately falls on the puck or gathers a puck to the body. A Penalty shall be imposed on a Goalie who deliberately falls on a puck, or gathers it into the body, when entirely outside the boundaries of the goal crease area. 4) Shall be imposed if a Player, except the goalie, closes their hand intentionally on the puck. If a Player picks up the puck in the goal crease, a Penalty Shot shall be awarded to the non-offending team. A player is permitted to 'bat' the puck in the air with the open hand or push it along the floor unless, in the opinion of the Referee, it was deliberately directed to a team mate, in which case play shall be stopped and the puck faced-off at the spot where the offense occurred. Referee signal: The non-whistle hand, palm open, is placed across the chest and then fully extended directly in front of the body. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elbowing Minor 2min. or Major 5+20min. penalty. Shall be imposed on a Player who uses their elbow in any way to foul an opponent. Referee signal: Tapping the elbow with the palm of the other hand. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kneeing Minor 2min. or Major 5+20min. penalty. Shall be imposed on a Player who uses their knee in any way to foul an opponent. Referee signal: Slapping the knee with the palm of the hand. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Misconduct 10 minute personal penalty Shall be imposed on a Player who, at the discretion of the Referee, demonstrates improper behavior. Examples would be use of profanity and verbal abuse of an official. This is a penalty against an individual and not a team. A substitute player is permitted to immediately replace the offending player. Referee signal: Both hands on hips several times and point at offending player. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Penalty Shot A free shot is awarded to a Player who was illegally interfered with during a clear scoring opportunity, or a team illegally delays the game by deliberately moving a goal post or falling on a puck in the crease (see Delay Of Game Penalty). The shot is taken with only the Goalie guarding against it. The Penalty Shot will be taken as follows: The Referee shall place the puck on the center face-off spot. The Player to take the Penalty Shot will, on the Referee's whistle, play the puck from there and attempt to score. The Goalie must stay in the crease until the Referee sounds the whistle. The Player taking the shot must keep the puck in motion in the direction of the opponents goal line. Once the shot is taken the play shall be considered complete. No goal can be scored on a rebound of any kind. Referee signal: Arms extended above the head, clenched fists and wrists crossed.

Team France updated in post 3. The french will play in Russia without their biggest star Stephans Da Costa of CSKA Moscow (Injury) but he will be replaced by another big name and extremely experienced Piere Edouard Bellemare of the Philadelphia Flyers. Also the final cut unfortunately eliminated form the team the player with probably the most dificult name for all commentators from all over the world (and mainly ours) Kevin Hecquefeuille. he was removed from the list because the coach Dave Henderson received a positive answer from the experienced Yohann Auvitu of HIFK Helsinki.

and we are again another step close. the torch relay in Brazil starts today

and I want be a millionaire and have Mila Kunis..but it´s the same, not gonna happen.. 7? man you are not modest at all however good luck

Team Rosters can be found in 3rd post in the opener page of the thread. Remember that for teams Belarus, Czech Republic, France, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Russia there still only the largest list, the final cut will be announced soon, and I´ll update them immediately as it will be official.. for all other teams we already know the Final rosters.

not yet but it´ll surely be untill Friday.. There so many moments of your last years team, that they have for sure serious troubles to select only 3

ROAD TO IIHF MEN´S ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 -4 Days To Go TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Norway Norway´s top 2015 moments TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Germany Germany to compete in St. Petersburg TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Denmark Danes off to Russia 2016 TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan returns to the IIHF World Championship TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Hungary Welcome Hungary to the 2016 IIHF World Championship

TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Slovakia Slovakia headed to St. Petersburg in 2016 TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Latvia Latvia is Moscow - bound TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Belarus Belarus back in the hunt TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 France Team France headed to St. Petersburg

ROAD TO IIHF MEN´S ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 -5 Days To Go TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Sweden Sweden hunting for medals in Moscow TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 United States Bronze in 2015, gold this year for USA? TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Czech Republic A memorable run on home ice for Czechs in 2015 TOP 3 MOMENTS OF 2015 Switzerland Switzerland aiming for medals in Russia

Sao Paulo (Arena Corinthians) Sports: Football Zone: Football Cities (Sao Paulo) Location: 357km Western of Rio de Janeiro The Arena Corinthians is a Football Stadium located in Sao Paulo. Opened in 2014 for the FIFA World Cup, has a seating capacity of 48,234. It will be one of the venues of the Rio 2016 Football Tournaments. It was chosen instead of competitors Morumbi Stadium, the chosen venue before Arena Corinthians was built. Sixteen games will be played in the stadium from 3 to 16 August 2016; they will be divided equally between men's and women's tournaments. Two matches will be played at 17:00 and 21:30 hours on competition days. Twelve matches will be valid for the preliminary round and four for the quarterfinals. The city is the capital of the state of Sao Paulo Brazil's most populous and wealthiest state. It exerts strong international influence in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The name of the city honors Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area of Greater Sao Paulo ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the ninth most populous on earth.

Updated as of April 30th, 2016

Weightlifting +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1

Sagan in MTB Cross-country today. he finished 4th despite puncture

Štefečeková is pregnant...this is the 3rd time in arow they predict her a medal since they update it each month also I love all those gold medals, I want live in such perfect world

well, at first. this is not National Stadium, because WE HAVEN´T any National Stadium. yes Slovakia is the only european UEFA nation with Gibraltar probably which haven´t any National Stadium, we played last few qualifications only thanks a special permissions from UEFA and FIFA to play in Žilina (which is a little but let´s say "modern" stadium) otherwise we would need to play our home matches in Vienna, Budapest or Prague. Last year we opened this stadium the City arena in Trnava, but it´s not a national stadium, it´s a private ownership of the club Spartak Trnava. There will need to have an agreement between the club and the federation. Our NT played there during the opening ceremony a friendly match against Switzerland. but nothing more untill yesterday when the arena hosted the cup final. at two, yes the stadium is empty. all our stadiums are always empty, which is understandable, ad 1 our stadiums haven´t any comfort, ad 2 the level is so extremely poor that it´s a torture to watch it and ad 3 peoples here just don´t care about domestic football, you will hardly found more than 500-600 peoples in our national league even for National team in the past we had terrible attendance but during league matches it´s the absolute disaster. here pics of matches of our most known and famous clubs (I suppose you know him) Slovan Bratislava

unbelievable start of the match today. incredible, insane and absolutely awesome 1st period. 17-4 shots in 1st period. almost all 20 minutes we played in Denmarks defence zone! after the break Denmark found much better tactic, changed their play and the match became more equal.

LIST OF OFFICIALS The IIHF Officiating Committee has selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to officiate at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Russia. Pending formal approval by the on-ice officials, the referees and linesmen listed below will call games at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship that will take place in Moscow and St. Petersburg from 6 to 22 May 2016. The officials were selected from a list of 63 candidates whose performances in international and domestic competitions were closely observed during the last few months. The referees and linesmen join from 12 different countries. The group includes both experienced officials combining for 62 World Championship and Olympic participations as well as ten officials who will work for the first time at the top men’s senior World Championship after having previously left their mark at other international events. Among the most experienced referees is one from the host nation. Konstantin Olenin called games at six World Championships and one Olympics. He officiated the gold medal game of the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Stockholm and the bronze medal game of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Daniel Piechaczek from Germany even had one tournament more – 7 World Championships and one Olympics. Tobias Wehrli from Switzerland also worked in six World Championships but some of them as linesman. He officiated in two gold medal games at the Worlds, last year in Prague as a referee and in 2010 in Cologne as a linesman. Another official who converted from linesman to referee is Stefan Fonselius from Finland. He was assigned to gold medal games at the 2009 Worlds in Berne and the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and returns in Russia to officiate for the first time in six years in a top-level IIHF event. REFEREE NATION LINESMEN NATION Maxim Sidorenko Nicolas Chartrand-Piche Brett Iverson Vit Lederer Martin Frano Miroslav Lhotsky Antonin Jerabek Pasi Nieminen Stefan Fonselius Sakari Suominen Aleksi Rantala Nikolaj Ponomarjow Daniel Piechaczek Jon Kilian Peter Gebei Gleb Lazarev Roman Gofman Alexander Otmakhov Konstantin Olenin Nicolas Fluri Tobias Wehrli Roman Kaderli Marc Wiegand Peter Sefcik Jozef Kubus Andreas Malmqvist Tobias Bjork Henrik Pihlblad Linus Ohlund Fraser McIntyre Timothy Mayer Judson Ritter

Sagan won today some points for the ranking, so the first step is done - he is now eligible to start in OG cross-country race. now the thing is, we SVK have to win 2 quotas for Rio if we will, we´ll ask for a wild card for him (he already won a quota in road race so it wouldn´t be a problem) to see him competing also in MTB.

Official mascot The mascot of the 2016 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships became Husky - LAIKA Laika was named as official mascot of the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship to be held from 6 to 22 May in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The presentation of the official mascot took place at the evening show “Vecherny Urgent” on Channel One 2d june last year. The guests of the show were the Vladislav Tretiak, the President of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia who was heading the selection committee of the mascot competition, and two-time world champion and former national team captain Alexei Morozov. The official mascot of the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship was selected by members of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (FHR). The other finalists were “Kot Matros” (Sailor Cat), “Samovar Dyumok” (Vaporing Samovar) and “Russki Bogatyr” (Russian Giant).

oh my god! what a goal, What a match so far, what a 7 minutes so far from our boys!!!!