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Sydney midfielder Josh Kennedy says hes spent little time fretting about teammate Michael Talias drugs charges - its last weekends AFL loss to Hawthorn hes been losing the most sleep over.Kennedy admitted Talias arrest had been a distraction for the Swans earlier this week when the news broke.But he was adamant the team have now shifted focus to rebounding against Carlton at the SCG on Saturday after a frustratingly long nine-day break.Im obviously incredibly disappointed with the situation and whats happened, Kennedy said on Thursday.Weve got bigger fish to fry this weekend.Weve fallen out of the top four with the loss last weekend - it was certainly one that got away.They (the Hawks) were very good in the end there and pipped us, so it has been a few more sleepless nights this week stewing over what could have been.Our focus is solely on trying to redeem that and win this week.The heartbreaking five-point loss to the Hawks - the Swanss third by single figures this campaign - leaves John Longmires men in fifth and on equal points with three other sides in one of the least predictable ladders to date.Unlike the form inconsistencies that contributed to narrow defeats to Richmond and the Western Bulldogs, Kennedy said Alastair Clarksons reigning premiers simply did things a little bit better at the right times.Regardless, every setback has made Sydney hungrier.And while 14th-placed Carlton pose a significantly lesser threat, the 28-year-old guaranteed therell be no danger of complacency against a Blues outfit that pushed West Coast to the limit last weekend.We saw their best against the Eagles, who would be a real premiership contender, Kennedy said.Weve seen in the competition this year that if youre off 10 per cent it can be really costly.With how even it is and how many spots you can drop or rise in one week, at this stage of the year, its pretty different to what I can remember in my time.Every game is so important. 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Nowadays its possible with the new Agenda 2020, Kasper said, referring to the IOCs reform program that allows more flexibility in hosting the games, including the possibility of using venues in other cities, and even in neighboring countries.They can go to northern Italy, to Bolzano for instance, with ice hockey, Kasper said. They could go to Munich also with (events on) ice. They could go to Salzburg, which is another possibility. All the outdoor sports can be done in Innsbruck directly. That could be good games.Kasper, who is president of the International Ski Federation, spoke a day after Austrian officials announced a feasibility study into a possible Innsbruck bid.He said hes very happy with the initiative by the Austrian Olympic Committee, the city of Innsbruck and the province of Tyrol, who jointly announced the study into financial, infrastructural and economic aspects of a potential candidacy.Innsbruck has hosted the Winter Games twice, in 1964 and 1976. Since then, Austria had several failed bids, most recently with Salzburg for the 2014 Games.If the feasibility study is positive outcome, a referendum will be held.dddddddddddd Lack of public support has recently been a stumbling block for many potential bid cities. In Austria, Vienna backtracked from plans to bid for the 2024 or 2028 Summer Olympics after a vast majority of its inhabitants voted against.For various reasons, all European candidates quit the race to host the 2022 Winter Games, which were awarded to Beijing. Potential bids from Germany and Switzerland were earlier rejected in referendums.With the 2018 Games taking place in South Korea, Europe seems in a strong position for 2026, which would be its first Winter Games in two decades.The IOC, and especially president Thomas Bach, has indicated to us in several meetings that bids from traditional winter sports areas, who have decade-long experience with staging big events, have good prospects, Austrian Olympic Committee president Karl Stoss said.Innsbruck is predestined for sustainable, likable games as it proved once again with the Youth Olympics in 2012, Stoss added.The IOC will accept bids for the 2026 Olympics next year, with the host to be chosen in 2019. Canada, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine have also expressed interest in bidding.I wouldnt say its Europes turn (in 2026), Kasper said. We have been in Asia three times with Summer and Winter Games but Sapporo is also candidate for 2026. Sapporo is in Asia of course but has a good chance, too. We will have another four, five candidates, so well see. ' ' '