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Watching Baby Reindeer on Netflix unfold.... :eek: :yikes: .....

Wanted to see what a Zari vs. Lily skate-off would have looked like...

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Hard to say if the caliber of the men's field was any higher this year vs. 2023 Worlds For 12th place (needed to keep 2 men), 2023: Daniel Grassl - 244 total score 2024: (Richmond Hill, Ontario's) Mark Gorodnitsky - 243 total score Seems comparable to me.

Russia's Iana Lebedeva took bronze in the women's individual final this weekend, which effectively cemented her (unofficial) qualification for Paris.

One other Best Foreign Film nominee I have seen is Io Capitano, a movie that tries to give a human face to the refugee/migrant experience of those who travel through Northern Africa. Some of the scenes are quite difficult to watch, but one with some prior knowledge and understanding would know...

One Best Foreign Film nominee I have seen is Society of the Snow, depicting Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571's crash in October 1972 and the survival of 16 of the 45 on board. There have been many documentaries and features made in the past (including 1993's Awake) , but this film takes a far...

The 21st century Dance Party is so obviously a desperation move by the ISU for program(s) to (supposedly) go "viral" during the Olympic season...but Universal has already removed its music from TikTok, so....? Maybe the 2026-27 RD (if it's still called that by then) will be "The Wheels on the...

Bhutan's 🇧🇹 The Monk and the Gun made the first shortlist for Best Foreign Film at this year's Academy Awards, and is certainly in line with director/writer's Pawo Choyning Dorji's previous work, a film with gentle humour mixed with commentary on tradition vs politics/ modernity...

Despite calls for his suspension due to his vocal support of Lukashenko, reigning Olympic champ in men's trampoline Ivan Litvinovich of Belarus returned to the Trampoline World Cup this weekend in Baku. His results from the World Cup series will likely qualify him for Paris.

Valtter Virtanen winning a senior international medal at 36 years of age at Tallink Hotels Cup.

Unfortunately when it comes to athletes, you have to be of the level of a Carlos Yulo or Ernest Obiena to get "noticed" by the Philippine government.

A handful of Belarussian athletes have been competing at the World Aquatics Championships over the past couple of weeks (a couple of them likely to make swimming finals this week).

In addition to the 2 female divers as mentioned by @danafan, there will be at least 2 boxers from North Korea in Paris, as 2 women won medals at the Asian Games last fall to qualify.

There had been an early push for Glenn Howerton as Jim Balsillie to be nominated for Best Supporting, but perhaps there wasn't really the budget for a full fledged campaign.