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YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS :cheer:

Kimberley Bos got a medal, not sure which one yet

Tina Herrmann failed in the last run

skeleton: women's singles

1. Hannah Neise (Germany)
2. Jaclyn Narracott (Australia)
3. Kimberley Bos (Netherlands)

YASSSSS a surprising bronze for us :clap1: :clap1:

also another medal for the aussies :love:

cross-country skiing: relay men

1. ROC-Russia
2. Norway
3. France

Alpine Skiing: giant slalom men

1. Marco Odermatt (Switzerland)
2. Zan Kranjec (Slovenia)
3. Mathieu Faivre (France)

GOOOOO CORNELIUS KERSTEN

nice to beat korean Cha in your own race, 2nd time so far too

GO TeamGB

:clap1: won't get a medal but has potential for next olympics and next world cups maybe

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Originally Posted by Nicky91 (Post 11138643)

GOOOOO CORNELIUS KERSTEN

nice to beat korean Cha in your own race, 2nd time so far too

GO TeamGB

:clap1: won't get a medal but has potential for next olympics and next world cups maybe

finished in 9th place, top10 result for TeamGB in speed skating 1.000m

:clap1: :clap1:

women's mass start speed skating

1. Irene Schouten (Netherlands)
2. Ivanie Blondin (Canada)
3. Francesca Lollobrigida (Italy

men's mass start speed skating

1. Bart Swings (Belgium)
2. Chong jae-won (South Korea)
3. Lee Seung-hoon (South Korea)

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Originally Posted by Nicky91 (Post 11136950)

21 nations have qualified athletes

78 sports events at 2022 winter paralympics

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director of that opening ceremony is the same one who also arranged regular winter olympics opening ceremony and will arrange winter olympics closing ceremony, film director Zhang Yimou

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Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China (Host)
Czech Republic
Estonia (making their return to these games 20 years after salt lake city 2002)
France
Great Britain
Italy
Israel (making their debut at the winter paralympics)
Latvia (making their return to these games 16 years after their last appearance in Turin 2006)
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
RPC-Russia (russian paralympic comittee)
Slovakia
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
United States of America

updated, so far now 51 countries set to be taking part in the 2022 paralympics

- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Chile
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Finland
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iran
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Liechtenstein
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Poland
- Puerto Rico
- Romania
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan

also have athletes qualified :)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disabili...dal%20table%22.

Russia and Belarus will take part in the paralympics but under the neutral flag, and won't be included in the medal table

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Originally Posted by Nicky91 (Post 11142332)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disabili...dal%20table%22.

Russia and Belarus will take part in the paralympics but under the neutral flag, and won't be included in the medal table

Update:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/60599739

It has changed again
Russia & Belarus has now been Banned

All Media.

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Originally Posted by arista (Post 11142583)

Update:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/60599739

It has changed again
Russia & Belarus has now been Banned

All Media.

why not make this decision immediately then?

what a mess

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Originally Posted by Nicky91 (Post 11142610)

why not make this decision immediately then?

what a mess

From GMBHD itv
They found out some Russians were sending threatening bad messages
to other Athletes