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OK, qualifying rounds are about to start, time to play with some forecast...

Men:
1. Lavillenie (R) 6.04
2. Lisek 5.85
3. Lavillenie (V), Sobera 5.80

Women:
1. Kiriakopoúlou 4.75
2. Sidorova 4.70
3. Bengtsson 4.65

Does the live feed provided by European athletics works outside EU?
http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/ea/index.html
Otherwise I can try and find a stream from an internet's dark nook...

EDIT: here is one, and yes it's in english!
http://cricfree.sx/bbc-two-live-stream

Men qualified for the final:

=1 Gripich Russia 5.70
=1 Sobera Poland 5.70
=3 Fillipidis Greece 5.70
=3 Scherbarth Germany 5.70
5 Kudlicka Czech R. 5.70
6 Lisek Poland 5.70
7 Lavillenie (R) France 5.70
=8 Ivakin Russia 5.60
=8 Lavillenie (V) France 5.60

RL cleared 5.70 at third try, escaping a NH."I was in good shape, poles were soft, it's a good sign!"

In the final :
1. Lavillenie (R) : 5.85 - 5.90 o 5.95 - 6.04 xo
2. Gripich : 5.85 o 5.90 x- 5.95 xx
3. Lisek : 5.85 xo 5.90 xxx

New CR for RL !
And 4th time European indoor champion...

6.17 m asked now !

6.17 xxx
What a guy anyway... Superb 2nd try...

Video with all of Renaud's jumps (in french): http://youtu.be/5gvSu0Sa_i0
Video with Lisek's 585 clearance (in german): http://youtu.be/hsIB9QKhkVE

Results for the women final:
1 Sidorova 4.80 PB
2 Stefanidi 4.75
3 Bengtsson 4.70 NR
4 Zhuk-Krasnova 4.60
=5 Fiack 4.50
=5 Kiriakopoulou 4.50
- Bauer NM
- Ryzih DNS

Complete official x's and o's: http://www.european-athletics.org/exter ... 1_C73M.pdf
Perfect competition for Sidorova!

Swedish NR for Bengtsson, with an easy and impressive jump at 4.70:
http://www.tv4.se/sport/klipp/svenskt-r ... ns-3078674
She looks happy to jump!

BBC footage of the whole men PV final: https://youtu.be/bWmc4W34yPU