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Well, apart of the most important one, world champs where she crashed already in the heats though but, yep definitely a fantastic season for her it was, hopefully the first of many to come I guess it will be between Vlhová and Barteková at the end, Danka had one hell of a year, winning gold at both European and World championship, setting the absolute qualification world record of 125/125 and won the whole season world cup and world ranking. If there anyone able to stop Vlhová´s streak it may be her, but honestly with how Petra is popular here and all she achieved I am persuaded Vlhová will take her 5th consecutive title. the only wonder I have is how high will finish Nela Lopušanová though, she can finish anywhere within this Top 10 and I would not be surprised our journalists and sports experts will vote her even to the final podium if not to the win at the end. In othe rhands a bit sad Marianna Jagerčíková who had a fantastic season in Ski Mountaineering finished just short of 2 points out of the Top 10, she deserved to be among this Top 10 for sure I would say instead of Volko who had a rather mediocre season for his standards.

Athlete of The Year 2023 (The official annual one) nominations are out (In Alphabetical order) Skeet Shooter Danka Barteková 100m & 100m Hurdles Athlete Viktória Forster Football defencemen Dávid Hancko Trap Shooter Marián Kovačócy Football midfielder Stanislav Lobotka Ice Hockey forward Nela Lopušanová K1 Canoe Slalom paddler Eliška Mintálová Speedway rider Martin Vaculík Alpine skier and last 4 editions consecutive reigning winner and Athlete of the Year Petra Vlhová and 100m & 200m athlete Ján Volko For the Team of the Year 2023 award will compete football club of ŠK Slovan Bratislava Slovak men´s Football National Team Men´s Slovak Under 18 Ice Hockey National Team The Gala ceremony will be the 5th February

Alex Molčan not even making it to the Main Draw Not even know If I have to cry or laugh... few years ago I heard everywhere, what a talent blah blah... even last year after beating Tsitsipas it was everywhere whoa, he is back, he is back, watch out whoa... yeah, my ass, talk me about shock/upset... I mean, let´s be real, who did not beat Tsitsipas last year ? lol.. now 2024 starts and Molčan can not even pass the qualifiers... I can´t sometimes with this country and its sport 1st Round Schedule M Singles Lukáš Klein - Kwon Soon-Woo W Singles Anna Karolína Schmiedlová - Cori Gauff (4)

Friday January 12th, 2024 - Round-Robin Last Day Schedule (GMT +1) 12:30 Austria vs Denmark 16:00 France vs Hungary 19:30 Japan vs Italy

Thursday January 11th, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 4 Results (GMT +2) 13:00 Belgium 13 - 0 South Africa 16:30 Iceland 0 - 2 New Zealand 20:00 Mexico 4 - 0 Bulgaria Provisional Standing After Day 4: 1. 9 ------------------ 2. 6 3. 5 4. 4 5. 3 6. 0

Thursday January 11th, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 3 Results (GMT +1) 13:00 Norway 10 - 0 Chinese Taipei 16:30 Australia 3 - 0 South Korea 20:00 Poland 1 - 5 Spain Provisional Standing After Day 3: 1. 9 ------------------ 2. 9 3. 6 4. 3 5. 0 ------------------ 6. 0

Semifinals - -

Thursday January 11th, 2024 Knockout Round Day 1 Results Quarterfinals Central European Time (GMT +1) Sweden 2 - 4 Czechia Period-by-Period: 1-2, 0-0, 1-2 January 11th 2023, h. 10:00, Arena Zug, Zug I Finland 2 - 0 Slovakia Period-by-Period: 0-0, 1-0, 1-0 January 11th 2023, h. 13:30, Arena Zug, Zug I Canada 6 - 0 Switzerland Period-by-Period: 2-0, 1-0, 3-0 January 11th 2023, h. 17:00, Arena Zug, Zug I United States 4 - 0 Germany Period-by-Period: 2-0, 1-0, 1-0 January 11th 2023, h. 20:30, Arena Zug, Zug Nations Qualified for the Semifinals Canada Czechia Finland United States Nations Qualified for the 5th Place Match Slovakia Sweden Nations Qualified for the Relegation Match Germany Switzerland

Stage 20 in Wengen (SUI) Men´s Downhill: 1. Marco Odermatt 1:43.32 2. Cyprien Sarrazin 1:43.90 3. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde 1:44.13 Full Final Results HERE

IIHF Restricted from participating at this years World Championship program The Men were schedulled to play the Division II A in this April and Women the Division III B in this March Israeli National Team’s safety and security prioritized in IIHF Championships After careful consideration, the IIHF Council has decided that, due to concerns over the safety and security of all participants in the Championships, Israel will not participate in IIHF Competitions for the time being. In accordance with IIHF’s duty of care to protect all participants at IIHF Competitions and its obligation to create corresponding health and safety policies, the IIHF Council, within its power found in IIHF Statute has decided to restrict the Israeli National Team from participating in IIHF Championships until the safety and well-being of all participants (including Israeli participants) can be assured. The IIHF Council took this decision after careful consideration and based on a risk assessment, discussions with the participating countries and discussions with the Hosts. IIHF.COM

Qualified Nations China Great Britain Kazakhstan Latvia Netherlands Turkiye 2023 Championships Results Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group B World Championship 2023 Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2023 Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group B World Championship 2023 Tournament Format Classical Round-Robin Tournament, Each team will play once against every opponent. The 1st Ranked Team will qualify to the next year Women´s Under 18 Division I Group B World Championship, The Remaining 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Ranked Nations will stay in this category also for the next edition. The 6th ranked nation will be relegated to the next year Women´s Under 18 Division II Group B World Championship.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tournament Schedule and Standing Link

Women's Under 18 Tournament Final Results China - Great Britain - Netherlands - Rank Athletes Nation Result 4 Latvia - 5 Kazakhstan - 6 Turkiye -

Round-Robin January 15th - January 21st, 2024 6 Nations, Round-Robin, the 1st Nation will be the Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2024 Champion China Great Britain Kazakhstan Latvia Netherlands Turkiye Round-Robin Central European Time (GMT +1) Latvia 3 - 0 Turkiye Period-by-Period: 1-0, 0-0, 2-0 January 15th 2024, h. 13:00, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Kazakhstan 0 - 4 Great Britain Period-by-Period: 0-3, 0-0, 0-1 January 15th 2024, h. 16:30, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Netherlands 0 - 18 China Period-by-Period: 0-6, 0-6, 0-6 January 15th 2024, h. 20:00, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Turkiye 0 - 6 Kazakhstan Period-by-Period: 0-3, 0-3, 0-0 January 16th 2024, h. 13:00, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen China 6 - 2 Great Britain Period-by-Period: 3-2, 1-0, 2-0 January 16th 2024, h. 16:30, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Latvia 3 - 4 Netherlands Period-by-Period: 1-1, 1-1, 1-1, Overtime: 0-0, Penalty Shoot-Out: 0-1 January 16th 2024, h. 20:00, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen China 11 - 0 Turkiye Period-by-Period: 2-0, 6-0, 3-0 January 18th 2024, h. 13:00, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Latvia 2 - 1 Kazakhstan Period-by-Period: 1-0, 1-0, 0-1 January 18th 2024, h. 16:30, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Netherlands 0 - 4 Great Britain Period-by-Period: 0-2, 0-1, 0-1 January 18th 2024, h. 20:00, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Great Britain 3 - 1 Latvia Period-by-Period: 1-0, 2-1, 0-0 January 20th 2024, h. 13:00, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Turkiye 0 - 9 Netherlands Period-by-Period: 0-6, 0-2, 0-1 January 20th 2024, h. 16:30, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Kazakhstan 0 - 8 China Period-by-Period: 0-3, 0-2, 0-3 January 20th 2024, h. 20:00, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Great Britain 9 - 0 Turkiye Period-by-Period: 4-0, 2-0, 3-0 January 21st 2024, h. 13:00, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen Netherlands 6 - 4 Kazakhstan Period-by-Period: 3-0, 1-2, 2-2 January 21st 2024, h. 16:30, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen China 5 - 1 Latvia Period-by-Period: 0-0, 2-1, 3-0 January 21st 2024, h. 20:00, Thialf IJsstadion, Heerenveen a Round-Robin Final Standing Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. China 5 5(0) 0(0) 48 3 +45 15 Great Britain 5 4(0) 1(0) 22 7 +15 12 Netherlands 5 3(1) 2(0) 19 29 -10 8 Latvia 5 2(0) 3(1) 10 13 -3 7 Kazakhstan 5 1(0) 4(0) 11 20 -9 3 Turkiye 5 0(0) 5(0) 0 38 -38 0

Qualification Format Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2023 January 21st, 2023 - January 27th, 2023 6 Nations, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Nations will qualify for the Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2024 I I Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group B World Championship 2023 January 26th - February 1st, 2023 6 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2024 I I Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group B World Championship 2023 January 10th - January 15th, 2023 6 Nations, the 6th Nation will qualify for the Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2024 Registered Nations Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress Australia (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2023) Belgium (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group B World Championship 2023) Bulgaria (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group B World Championship 2023) China (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group B World Championship 2023) Chinese Taipei (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group B World Championship 2023) Denmark (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group B World Championship 2023) Estonia (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group B World Championship 2023) Great Britain (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2023) Iceland (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group B World Championship 2023) Kazakhstan (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group B World Championship 2023) Latvia (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2023) Mexico (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2023) Netherlands (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2023) New Zealand (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group B World Championship 2023) Poland (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group B World Championship 2023) South Korea (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group B World Championship 2023) Spain (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group B World Championship 2023) Turkiye (Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2023)

Qualified Nations China Great Britain Kazakhstan Latvia Netherlands Turkiye Competition Format Round-Robin January 15th - January 21st, 2024 6 Nations, Round-Robin, the 1st Nation will be the Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division II Group A World Championship 2024 Champion

Uh... I know, it´s not my business, so I definitely do not intend to interfere obviously, however a part of me would really like to know what exactly happened in Eritrea

a bit off topic here, just to say that I read UWW president Nenad Lajovic was visiting Bratislava´s Olympic Museum 2 days ago and confirmed the IF interest to organize either the European or even World Champs here in 2025 in case of interest No idea how this work, but I am genuinely confident there must be at least some bidding followed by voting process before, right ? or this really works like that, hey guys, I like you, place a bid and I will give you the worlds, ok ? Whole article in our NOC website in slovak https://www.olympic.sk/clanok/sosv-uww-nenad-lalovic-prijatie

Very nice 11th place after the Short Program for Adam Hagara, would be fantastic if he´ll keep it also after the Free Skate btw right after the competition he will head to Gangwon for the Youth Winter Games, where he may very well be our biggest chance for a Top 6 or Top 8 placement there

Wednesday January 10th, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 4 Results (GMT +1) 12:30 Hungary OT2 - 1 Austria 16:00 Italy 4 - 2 Denmark 19:30 France 2 - 6 Japan Provisional Standing After Day 4: 1. 12 ------------------ 2. 10 3. 6 4. 5 5. 3 ------------------ 6. 0 Relegated to Women´s Under 18 Division I Group B 2025

Thursday January 11th, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 3 Schedule (GMT +1) 13:00 Norway vs Chinese Taipei 16:30 Australia vs South Korea 20:00 Poland vs Spain

Thursday January 11th, 2024 Knockout Round Day 1 Schedule Quarterfinals Central European Time (GMT +1) Sweden vs Czechia Period-by-Period: January 11th 2023, h. 10:00, Arena Zug, Zug I Finland vs Slovakia Period-by-Period: January 11th 2023, h. 13:30, Arena Zug, Zug I Canada vs Switzerland Period-by-Period: January 11th 2023, h. 17:00, Arena Zug, Zug I United States vs Germany Period-by-Period: January 11th 2023, h. 20:30, Arena Zug, Zug

Thursday January 11th, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 4 Schedule (GMT +2) 13:00 Belgium vs South Africa 16:30 Iceland vs New Zealand 20:00 Mexico vs Bulgaria

Wednesday January 10th, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 3 Result (GMT +2) 16:30 South Africa 0 - 22 New Zealand Provisional Standing After Day 3: 1. 6 ------------------ 2. 6 3. 4 4. 2 5. 0 6. 0

Quarterfinals 1A-4B - 2A-3B - 2B-3A - 1B-4A -

Wednesday January 10th, 2024 Preliminary Round Last Day Results Group B Central European Time (GMT +1) Sweden 0 - 4 United States Period-by-Period: 0-1, 0-3, 0-0 January 10th 2023, h. 12:00, Arena Zug, Zug Switzerland 1 - 2OT Slovakia Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-0, 0-0, Overtime: 0-1 January 10th 2023, h. 16:00, Arena Zug, Zug a Group B Final Standing Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. United States 3 3(0) 0(0) 19 2 +17 9 Sweden 3 2(0) 1(0) 12 8 +4 6 Slovakia 3 1(1) 2(0) 6 14 -8 2 Switzerland 3 0(0) 3(1) 3 16 -13 1 Nations Qualified for the Quarterfinals Canada Czech Republic Finland Germany Slovakia Sweden Switzerland United States