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As we approach the 25 weeks to go milestone until 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, it's time to open our official countdown thread here on Totallympics. Members can post here on the thread day-by-day to help build the excitement in the coming weeks as we countdown to the big event. This thread can be used to mark any milestones on the way, such as the opening of the Olympic village, tracking the arrival of delegations, the raising of our national flags in the Olympic village, news and details about the Opening Ceremony and so on.

 

To help us countdown the days ahead, I have created an Olympic Countdown Clock depicting the 2018 Winter Olympic logo alongside the Olympic rings. The clock consists of various elements to help us mark off milestones along the way as we edge closer and closer to the Opening Ceremony on the 9th February.

 

Firstly, the logo itself is divided into 2 elements.... the first part consisting numbers 1-24 representing the number of weeks until the official start of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. As each week passes, another coloured "block" will be added to the logo until it begins to take on it's familiar appearance.

 

The second element consisting of the an alpha-numeric system will represent various other milestones to watch out for along the way that signify the the Games are getting closer. I will draw up a list of ideas for these milestones and I am calling on you to help with suggesting ideas for this (I am not very knowledgeable in Winter Sports). Ideas currently include:

 

 

Key:
a1 6 months to go
a2 3 months to go
a3 1 month to go
b1 150 days to go
b2 100 days to go
b3 75 days to go
c1 Four Hills Tournament begins
c2 Hahnenkamm Race begins
c3 Winter X Games begin
d1 tickets go on sale
d2 2018 Olympic year arrives (Jan 1st)
d3 2018 Olympic Prediction Contests Open on Totallympics
e1 lighting of Olympic flame in Olympia, Greece
e2 Olympic flame arrives in Incheon
e3 Olympic flame arrives in Gangwon province
x Olympic cauldron is lit

 

 

 

 

Finally, below the official logo is a depiction that becomes active on the "50 days to go" milestone, consisting of the numbers 1-50, representing the 5 Olympic rings. As each day passes, another piece of the Olympic ring is shaded in colour until the 1 day to go milestone, after which the 5 coloured rings will be depicted in their complete form. The Countdown Clock will not be complete until the Olympic cauldron is officially lit inside the Olympic stadium on the night of the Opening Ceremony.

 

Upon completion, the Countdown Clock should look like this......

 

 

 

 

                                   30        
                   30     30     30  
                30 30   30   30    
                30   30 30 30 30    
                  30 30      
                30     30    
              30         30  
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           

 

PyeongChang 2018

------------------50--------------------------------------25--------------------------------------02-----

--------49-----------------48------------------27-----------------24-------------------04----------------01-

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--47----------------------------46-------29-----------------------------22-------06----------------------------03

--------------------------------------36--------------------------------------16-------------------------------

--45-----------------------38--43-------30--33-------------------18--21-------08--13------------------------05

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--------44-----------40---41------------------28--31-------20--23-------------------10--11-----------07---

------------------42--------------------------------------26--------------------------------------09-------------

----------------------39-----------------------------32-------19----------------------------12-----------

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----------------------------37-----------------34-------------------17----------------14-------------

--------------------------------------35--------------------------------------15---------------

 

 

 

 

 

So without further ado, let the countdown to the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games begin :cheer:

 

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6 months to go!

 

 

And so the first piece of the jigsaw is filled in as we passed the 6-months to go milestone this week  (on August 9th) :cheer:

 

 

 

Key:
a1 6 months to go
a2 3 months to go
a3 1 month to go
b1 150 days to go
b2 100 days to go
b3 75 days to go
c1 Four Hills Tournament begins
c2 Hahnenkamm Race begins
c3 Winter X Games begin
d1 tickets go on sale
d2 2018 Olympic year arrives (Jan 1st)
d3 2018 Olympic Prediction Contests Open on Totallympics
e1 lighting of Olympic flame in Olympia, Greece
e2 Olympic flame arrives in Incheon
e3 Olympic flame arrives in Gangwon province
x Olympic cauldron is lit

 

 

 

 

 

                                   e1        
                   b1     e2     c1  
                30 b2   e3   c2    
                30   b3 x c3 30    
24 23 22 21 20 19 18     a3 d3      
                a2     d2    
  17       12   30         d1  
  16       11                
  15       10                
  14       9                
  13       8                
                           
7 6 5 4 3 2 1              

 

PyeongChang 2018

------------------50--------------------------------------25--------------------------------------02-----

--------49-----------------48------------------27-----------------24-------------------04----------------01-

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--47----------------------------46-------29-----------------------------22-------06----------------------------03

--------------------------------------36--------------------------------------16-------------------------------

--45-----------------------38--43-------30--33-------------------16--21-------08--13------------------------05

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------44-----------40---41------------------28--31-------20--23-------------------10--11-----------07---

------------------42--------------------------------------26--------------------------------------09-------------

----------------------39-----------------------------32-------19----------------------------12-----------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------37-----------------34-------------------17----------------14-------------

--------------------------------------35--------------------------------------15---------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • 3 weeks later...

 

24 weeks to go!

 

 

Last Friday saw us pass the 24 weeks to go mark and each week now will see at least another piece of the jigsaw logo fit into place :)

 

 

 

Key:
a1 6 months to go
a2 3 months to go
a3 1 month to go
b1 150 days to go
b2 100 days to go
b3 75 days to go
c1 Four Hills Tournament begins
c2 Hahnenkamm Race begins
c3 Winter X Games begin
d1 tickets go on sale
d2 2018 Olympic year arrives (Jan 1st)
d3 2018 Olympic Prediction Contests Open on Totallympics
e1 lighting of Olympic flame in Olympia, Greece
e2 Olympic flame arrives in Incheon
e3 Olympic flame arrives in Gangwon province
x Olympic cauldron is lit

 

 

 

 

 

                                   e1        
                   b1     e2     c1  
                30 b2   e3   c2    
                30   b3 x c3 30    
  23 22 21 20 19 18     a3 d3      
                a2     d2    
  17       12   30         30  
  16       11                
  15       10                
  14       9                
  13       8                
                           
7 6 5 4 3 2 1              

 

PyeongChang 2018

------------------50--------------------------------------25--------------------------------------02-----

--------49-----------------48------------------27-----------------24-------------------04----------------01-

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--47----------------------------46-------29-----------------------------22-------06----------------------------03

--------------------------------------36--------------------------------------16-------------------------------

--45-----------------------38--43-------30--33-------------------16--21-------08--13------------------------05

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------44-----------40---41------------------28--31-------20--23-------------------10--11-----------07---

------------------42--------------------------------------26--------------------------------------09-------------

----------------------39-----------------------------32-------19----------------------------12-----------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------37-----------------34-------------------17----------------14-------------

--------------------------------------35--------------------------------------15---------------

 

 

 

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I don't entirely understand all the rules and such but less than 24 weeks to go so I'm already counting with you :d 

 

Besides, I'm starting to get seriously nervous about the cross-country races in Chile and Argentina this and next week (because a large part of the Olympic tickets for Brazil will be awarded there), so the Olympic feeling is starting here :d 

Edited by heywoodu

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vor 25 Minuten schrieb heywoodu:

I don't entirely understand all the rules and such but less than 24 weeks to go so I'm already counting with you :d 

 

Besides, I'm starting to get seriously nervous about the cross-country races in Chile and Argentina this and next week (because a large part of the Olympic tickets for Brazil will be awarded there), so the Olympic feeling is starting here :d 

 

There will be three new coloured dot next week, if I'm not mistaken (22 weeks, 150 days and ticket sales), so it all will seem even closer. :p

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1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

I don't entirely understand all the rules and such but less than 24 weeks to go so I'm already counting with you :d 

 

Besides, I'm starting to get seriously nervous about the cross-country races in Chile and Argentina this and next week (because a large part of the Olympic tickets for Brazil will be awarded there), so the Olympic feeling is starting here :d 

 

 

Good, because I am likely to miss some milestone so I need more counters :d

 

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23 weeks to go until the Games of the 23rd Winter Olympiad!

 

 

Pyeongchang 2018 will officially be known as the Games of the 23rd Winter Olympiad. 23 is also the number of weeks to go until the Opening Ceremony!

 

 

 

Key:
a1 6 months to go
a2 3 months to go
a3 1 month to go
b1 150 days to go
b2 100 days to go
b3 75 days to go
c1 Four Hills Tournament begins
c2 Hahnenkamm Race begins
c3 Winter X Games begin
d1 tickets go on sale
d2 2018 Olympic year arrives (Jan 1st)
d3 2018 Olympic Prediction Contests Open on Totallympics
e1 lighting of Olympic flame in Olympia, Greece
e2 Olympic flame arrives in Incheon
e3 Olympic flame arrives in Gangwon province
x Olympic cauldron is lit

 

 

 

 

 

                                   e1        
                   b1     e2     c1  
                30 b2   e3   c2    
                30   b3 x c3 30    
    22 21 20 19 18     a3 d3      
                a2     d2    
  17       12   30         30  
  16       11                
  15       10                
  14       9                
  13       8                
                           
7 6 5 4 3 2 1              

 

PyeongChang 2018

------------------50--------------------------------------25--------------------------------------02-----

--------49-----------------48------------------27-----------------24-------------------04----------------01-

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--47----------------------------46-------29-----------------------------22-------06----------------------------03

--------------------------------------36--------------------------------------16-------------------------------

--45-----------------------38--43-------30--33-------------------16--21-------08--13------------------------05

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------44-----------40---41------------------28--31-------20--23-------------------10--11-----------07---

------------------42--------------------------------------26--------------------------------------09-------------

----------------------39-----------------------------32-------19----------------------------12-----------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------37-----------------34-------------------17----------------14-------------

--------------------------------------35--------------------------------------15---------------

 

 

 

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42 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said:

Pyeongchang 2018 will officially be known as the Games of the 23rd Winter Olympiad. 23 is also the number of weeks to go until the Opening Ceremony!

 

This gave me an idea. :)

 

:FRA Chamonix 1924 :FRA

 

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St. Moritz coming up next week.

#banbestmen

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