Alex !

Just now, phelps said:

 

I turned my tv on Sport2 just after the end of the Cycling race and when I saw the score (they were already 6-0 up), I thought about you...

 

now I'm watching Michalovce giving Slovan quite a scare...

but it's only because I'm waiting for the NHL Global Series game in Berlin...finally, the NHL is (almost) back!

 

 

Sir, you are a true hockey addict ! So happy to have you in the forum, I don´t feel so weird and alone

The W 20km Race Walk tonight was moved due hot weather by "unbelievable" 29 minutes from 22:30 to 22:59

what a way to beg pardon for the shamefull performance in Budapest last Friday.  Pardoned  !

Just now, heywoodu said:

True, you saw a countryman win three world titles and today he seemed to be in potential shape to challenge for yet another one. I never in my life saw a countryman win a world title and today saw the best one not only be in potential shape to do so, but actually be in the front of the race until 15km before the finish.

yep the Netherlands are famous of not winning medals across different sports...

dude, we have what 4 sports where we have very decent medal contenders, unusually all 4 happened during this one weekend, canoe slalom, 50k race walk and Sagan. and the result = 0 medals. so trust me, you don´t know the feeling

Just now, heywoodu said:

Grosschartner and Postlberger were there until very late in the race.

buddy you know I like you, but you really should works on your geography

Just now, TomJa said:

@hckosice Are you satisfied with the championship?

No.

Only 2 olympic events finalists, no olympic event medals, only 4th place in M C1 and above everything, no olympic quota in W C1. Sorry, but a country like Slovakia can not be satisfied with such results in this sport. Our team leaders already announced a press conference tonight in our TV. Gonna be fun

Final Standing

1.    2 - 2 - 2

2.    1 - 4 - 1

3.    1 - 2 - 0

4.    1 - 0 - 1

5 .   1 - 0 - 0

5.    1 - 0 - 0

5.    1 - 0 - 0

5.    1 - 0 - 0

9.    0 - 1 - 1

10.  0 - 0 - 2

11.  0 - 0 - 1

11.  0 - 0 - 1

Final Standing (Olympic Events)

1.   1 - 0 - 1

2.   1 - 0 - 0

2.   1 - 0 - 0

2.   1 - 0 - 0

5    0 - 2 - 1

6.   0 - 2 - 0

7.   0 - 0 - 1

7.   0 - 0 - 1

Just now, Agger said:

 

Quite a lot of riders did... 

True.  But still he looked to be strong today, pitty he does not have the required team support.

Anyway, I am really really super happy for Pedersen, trust me, really happy.

Just now, heywoodu said:

I know the feeling  

No, you don´t

Real bummer, Peter appeared to be in world champions shape, meh.. all this weekend was shitty for us..

Anyway happy for Pedersen.Congrats for the first WCh title

too late buddy

dutch men cycling strategies at its pure finest

SLOVAK ROAD TO TOKYO 2020 - SLOVENSKÁ CESTA DO TOKIA 2020

14th Qualified Athlete

Jakub GRIGAR

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CANOEING SLALOM (K1 M)

Semifinálovou čistou jazdou postúpil do finále K1 a vybojoval si miestenku na OH

Slovenský reprezentant Jakub Grigar účasťou v nedeľňajšom finále súťaže kajakárov na majstrovstvách sveta vo vodnom slalome v v španielskom Seu d'Urgell zabezpečil miestenku do olympijského Tokia 2020. Keďže ho už v kvalifikácii nemôže matematicky dobehnúť ani Martin Halčin, ani Andrej Málek, piaty muž z OH Rio de Janeiro 2016 pocestuje budúci rok na na súťaže pod piatimi kruhmi druhý raz. Vo finále svetového šampionátu obsadil desiatku priečku.

"Vo finále je to už naozaj ťažké. Ja som začal zle, prvé štyri brány boli mimo lajnu a potom sa už ťažko dostáva naspäť. Tam som nechal veľa času, potom som už riskoval aj na ťažkých protivodných bránach, to ma stálo veľa síl. Potom prišla tá veľká chyba v spodnej časti. Nebolo to skvelé a som sklamaný z tej veľkej chyby, ale myslím si, že moja jazda mala aj svetlé momenty. Teraz mám z toho také zmiešané pocity," povedal Grigar.

Olympijská istota ho pochopiteľne teší. "Som rád, že som si zaistil olympiádu. Môžem sa v pokoji pripravovať na budúcu sezónu a nemusím všetko úsilie venovať nominácii. Môžem sa sústrediť na zlepšovanie mojich slabších stránok."

V nedeľnom semifinále obsadil 10. miesto a vybojoval miestenku na budúcoročné olympijské hry v Tokiu. Dvadsaťdvaročný kajakár predviedol rutinérsku jazdu na istotu, dokázal sa vyvarovať "ťukom" a napokon sa o 21 stotín zmestil do elitnej desiatky. Za víťazom semifinále Čechom Jiřím Prskavcom zaostal o 2,07 sekundy. Vo finále môže zabojovať o druhú medailu na seniorskom šampionáte, v roku 2015 v Londýne získal striebro. 

"Mal som šťastie, pretože tam boli chybičky a nevedel som na čo to vydá, takže keď som prišiel do cieľa bol som rád, že to stačilo na desiate miesto," tešil sa Grigar.

Vďaka postupu do finále si ako prvý slovenský slalomár zabezpečil účasť v Tokiu. "Dozvedel som sa to iba pred chvíľou a je to celkom fajn pocit. Veľa som na to myslel a prial som si dostať sa na olympiádu, teraz sa mi uľavilo, pretože to boli celkom stresy," povedal Grigar, ktorý si zopakuje OH po štyroch rokoch.

Grigar bol v nedeľu jediný slovenský zástupca na štarte. Jeho kolegovia z K1 Andrej Málek ani Martin Halčin nepostúpili z rozjázd

V kanoe žien si zlato vypádlovala mladá Nemka Andrea Herzogová, ktorá v nedeľu predviedla dve skvelé jazdy. V porovnaní so semifinále sa vo finále vyvarovala dotykom s bránkami a nestačila na ňu ani Austrálčanka Jessica Foxová, tá s jedným "ťukom" získala striebro. Bronz putuje do Rakúska zásluhou Nadine Weratschnigovej. Slovenské trio Emanuela Luknárová, Soňa Stanovská a Monika Škáchová skončilo svoju púť svetovým šampionátom už v piatkovej kvalifikácii.

Na svetovom šampionáte v Seu d'Urgell získalo Slovensko tri miestenky na budúcoročné OH v japonskom Tokiu. Už vo štvrtkovej kvalifikácii sa o ne postarali v kajaku žien Eliška Mintálová s Janou Dukátovou, ktoré sa na májových ME v anglickom Londýne pobijú v internej kvalifikácii o to, ktorá z nich sa predstaví pod piatimi kruhmi. Bližšie k tomu má zatiaľ Mintálová. V sobotu v kanoe mužov postúpil do finále Alexander Slafkovský a tiež získal pre Slovensko právo štartu na OH 2020. V kategórii C1M sú v hre o olympijskú účasť aj Matej Beňuš a Michal Martikán. Bez olympijskej istoty je Slovensko v kanoe žien, kde Emanuela Luknárová, Soňa Stanovská ani Monika Škáchová nepostúpili z piatkovej kvalifikácie. Posledná šanca získať miestenku pre Slovensko bude na ME 2020 v Londýne, v hre bude jediné miesto.

Rovnako ako pred rokom na majstrovstvách sveta v brazílskom Riu de Janeiro aj na svetovom šampionáte v španielskom Seu d'Urgell získalo Slovensko iba jednu medailu - v stredajších súťažiach hliadok obhájili zlato slovenskí kanoisti Slafkovský, Martikán a Beňuš, ktorí tejto disciplíne kraľujú bez prerušenia už od roku 2009. V individuálnych súťažiach bol najvyššie Alexander Slafkovský v kanoe mužov na štvrtom mieste a Jakub Grigar v kajaku mužov na 10. priečke.

  Internal Qualifier after Event 3/4

Jakub Grigar in M K1 is officially the first qualified athlete, mathematically impossible to catch him for any one of his opponents for the quota

, meaning the internal qualification in this category was today finished.

In the M C1 the competition is incredibly thrilling ! If we scratch the worst result of every athlete already today then Beňuš and Slafkovský are both tied at 58, Martikán just behind them with 56 ! in other words at the Europeans next year we are going to have an EPIC direct match the guy who will finish higher will qualify 

In W K1 Kaliská is already mathematically eliminated after this stage, so the quota will be contested between Mintálová and Dukátová at the ECH next year

In other hands we are in W C1 in huge troubles, only 1 spot for Europe remains at the next years Europeans and currently there still some 4-5 strong countries without this quota as well.

M C1  Quota Achieved

M K1  Quota Achieved - INTERNAL QUALIFICATION COMPLETED

W K1  Quota Achieved

W C1  Not Qualified yet (1 quota remaining for Europe)

*Note: The worst result of every athlete will be scratched at the end, only the top 3 results of each athlete will be counted, the athlete with higher amount of points will compete in Tokyo (for the W C1 Category Depending If Slovakia wins the quota ofc)

Updated as of September 29th, 2019

On 23/09/2019 at 18:26, hckosice said:

W C1 Since Jessica Fox and Ana Satila will very likely qualify in the K1(same for Viktoriia Us for UKR and Luuka Jones for NZL) will have to believe in the help of her sister Noemie in C1 all should qualify without much problems, but for the remaining 2 spots we can expect some really interesting battle between and

Poor predictions only 6/9 and 9/11 overall

On 23/09/2019 at 18:26, hckosice said:

M K1 is probably the most open and most balanced category and thus the most difficult to predict.

 

all should be the favs for the quotas, if anyone othem miss the quota here that should be quite a surprise, but for the next 2 spots I expect a tough battle between   with Antoine Launay (I am still not sure if he is eligible to compete at the Olympics though), and with Igor Tsviet, and Mathieu Doby (with favorising Portugal and Ukraine)

 

Almost perfect here, the only fail from and I thought ARG IRL will be ahead of BRA CAN lol

Just now, dcro said:

 

Well, they qualified in both, and now their nations have to return one of the places.

 

I guess this decision was made so that schedule of events does not influence quota allocation.

Are you sure ? I was certain that the girl qualifying in K1 can not win anymore in C1, I don´t know why I thought this as certitude

1 hour ago, Jan Linha said:

C1 Women Olympic Quota decided:            

 

No Quota and rough time next year will probably have      

 

Double Quota: Jessica Fox , Luuka Jones  , Evy Leibfarth  , Monica Villarubla  and Ana Satila   have earned quota in both K1 and C1 women. This means that probably both of them will decide in which category they will "return the Quota" which will be later re-allocated to following countries accroding to WCH 2019 Result list. 

How AND, NZL, BRA and USA won quota ? I thought an athlete can qualify only once

Good job Kubo !