Been sitting on this one for a couple of weeks only to nearly miss the anniversary altogether. Sounds about right. Have a trip down memory lane with a healthy dose of "things could always be worse" for Schalke fans.
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Absolutely disgraceful decision by the IOC, shame on you.
The Olympics aren't a social media popularity contest, but rooted in history and tradition. Nordic Combined brings 100+ years of that history dating back to the very first edition in 1924 and you deleted it overnight.
📌 Nordic Combined will not be included on the Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games programme considering challenges observed in past editions of the Games from a participation and audience engagement perspective.
During every Games edition, the IOC conducts a global study covering all Olympic Winter Games sports, disciplines and events across key markets on all five continents. The evaluation during Milano Cortina 2026 measured 14 popularity indicators across broadcast coverage, digital media, general public interest, ticketing and press, involving up to 50+ markets per indicator.
Based on the findings of this study, together with trends observed across previous studies of past editions of the Olympic Winter Games, the IOC Executive Board today discussed the status of Nordic Combined and decided not to include the discipline on the Alpes 2030 programme.
Across most of the popularity indicators, Nordic Combined ranked lowest among all Olympic Winter Games disciplines at Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018, Beijing 2022 and Milano Cortina 2026. At the most recent Olympic Winter Games, it was the lowest-ranked discipline in 11 of the 14 popularity indicators assessed.
In addition, the discipline continues to face challenges in terms of universality and participation at the Olympic Games. Only five National Olympic Committees (NOCs) won medals in Nordic Combined across the last four editions of the Olympic Winter Games.
Nordic Combined will remain on the programme of the Dolomiti Valtellina 2028 Winter Youth Olympic Games and is eligible for future inclusion at the Utah 2034 Olympic Winter Games through the candidate discipline pathway under the evaluation process established within the Fit for the Future strategic framework.
Nordic Combined athletes and Olympians will continue to have access to all the programmes designed for athletes and Olympians which are available via Athlete 365.
➡️Full story: https://t.co/28QpG8XWP2
🗣️ "I'm a goalkeeper, not a top model. My legs used to ache when playing on frozen ground or grass in the winter. So it's natural for me to wear tracksuit bottoms. It's a matter of comfort."
🇭🇺 Gabor Kiraly on why he wore his iconic tracksuit bottoms.
If at first you don't succeed, try 40 more times until a tournament unfolds so hilariously, you just have to finally win. Sascha Zverev has done it at last!!!
🚨 BREAKING: Lennart Karl suffered an injury in training today, announces Julian Nagelsmann.
“It doesn't look good. He went to the hospital and will have scans. We have to wait for the diagnosis and see if he can play at the World Cup or if we have to call up a replacement”, says Nagelsmann.
Oh how much can change in a year. He had to go, but in time we'll look back on this fondly.
Coming in after Klopp and delivering #20 first time up deserves nothing but the utmost respect. Limping into Europe after the externals this year was no mean feat either.
Thanks Coach!!
Liverpool FC can confirm Arne Slot is to depart his role as head coach with immediate effect and that the process to appoint a successor is under way.
He leaves with a Premier League title to his name and our deepest gratitude and appreciation.