Vojthas 949 Posted February 3, 2021 #1 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Prediction Contests Are Just-For-Fun Games You don't need to be an expert to take part in a Prediction Contest. If a mistake penalizes you, always keep in mind that everyone is in good faith. Competition Details City Pokljuka Start Date February 10th, 2021 End Date February 21st, 2021 Participants TBA Gold TBA Silver TBA Bronze TBA Instructions In order to post your predictions, you have to do the following: Select with your mouse specified content of the Post named Prediction Contest Design Copy the selected content Go to Reply Box at the end of the Page, click on "Reply to this topic" Paste the copied content ( When information "You have pasted content with formatting" appears at the end of the Reply Box, ignore it, it will disappear eventually. DO NOT click on "Remove formatting" under any circumstances) Once you have specified content in new Post, start making your predictions according to the Rules To post your predictions, click on "Submit Reply" button Rules For this Prediction Contest you are predicting medal winners for each event of the Prediction Design. For Athlete/Nation you are predicting to win Gold Medal, write X in the Cell which belongs to the Gold Medal Column. ForAthlete/Nation you are predicting to win Silver Medal, write X in the appropriate Cell and do the same for a Bronze Medal winner. Do the same for each Event of the Prediction Design. Example Event & Date Athletes Gold Silver Bronze 4x7.5km Mixed Relay Day 1 February 10th, 2021 Austria Czech Republic France X Germany X Italy Norway X Russia Slovakia Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United States Any Other Nation Points will be awarded as follows:- For right predicted Gold Medal Winner - 4 points.- For right predicted Silver Medal Winner - 3 points.- For right predicted Bronze Medal Winner - 2 points.- For right predicted Athlete/Nation but wrong place/medal - 1 point.- Bonus points: 1 bonus point will be awarded to predictor who predicted all medalists correctly, regardless of the order (1-2-3, 1-3-2, 2-1-3, 2-3-1, 3-2-1, 3-1-2). If you (by mistake or on purpose) picked two or more Athletes/Nations for the same place in one event, and if the total number of picked Athletes (options) for that event isn't over three, you'll get exactly 1 Point for each of them NO MATTER WHICH POSITION (and one bonus Point if you predicted all top 3 Athletes/Nations). If the total number of picked Athletes/Nations in one event is over three, you'll not get any Points for Athletes/Nations picked for the same position. The first physical medal presentation is binding. If, for some reason no medals are presented for an event during the Games, this event will be eliminated in this contest. Example Event & Date Athletes Gold Silver Bronze 4x7.5km Mixed Relay Day 1 February 10th, 2021 Austria Czech Republic France X Germany X Italy Norway X Russia Slovakia Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United States Any Other Nation Results: 1. Germany - 4 Points 2. France - 3 Points 3. Norway - 2 Points Bonus Points: - 1 Point Your Total: 10 Points 1. Germany - 4 Points 2. Norway - 1 Point 3. France - 1 Point Bonus Points: - 1 Point Your Total: 7 Points 1. Germany - 4 Points 2. Sweden - 0 Points 3. France - 1 Point Bonus Points: - 0 Points Your Total: 5 Points 1. Germany - 4 Points 2. Any Other - 0 Points 3. Sweden - 0 Point Bonus Points: - 0 Points Your Total: 4 Points TB Rules If two or more contestants have the same number of points at the end, Tie-Break rule will be applied to break the tie. Number or perfect predictions throughout the contest will be compared for the involved contestants. If they are still tied, number of correct Gold Medal Winners will be compared, then number of Silver Medal Winners and at the end number of Bronze Medal Winners. If players are still tied, answer on TB question will be taken into consideration. Contestant with closer answer on the question wins the Tie-Break. Example Contestant 1: 6x10, 12x4, 10x3, 7x2 Contestant 2: 6x10, 12x4, 8x3, 8x2 Contestant 1 will be placed ahead of Contestant 2. Contestant with most points wins the competition. The Ranking is determined by the Sum of Points the Contestant scores in all predicted Events. You can enter the Contest whenever you want. The moment you post your predictions is the moment when you are entering the Contest and your points will be calculated for all the Events you predicted AND which haven't started. In order to earn points from the start, you should post your predictions before the start of the first Event of Biathlon IBU World Championships - February 10th, h. 15:00 (GMT +1). You can EDIT your predictions whenever you want until the start of the first event of the Prediction Design Post. Once competition starts, you are not allowed to edit your post and any further changes will be ignored. On contestant's request, edited predictions will be accepted, but contestant will earn 0 points for finished events and the events that have started (heats included). Moment at the latest editing will be considered as the entry moment, in other words. If you want to comment on this Prediction Contest, please use Prediction Contests - Discussion Thread only. If you have problem with the format, you can post your predictions in simplified format. Also, if the forum is down, or you cannot access the forum for any reason, you can send you predictions on e-mail: totallympics.predictions@gmail.com. Make sure your predictions are understandable. For instance, 1 - Germany, 2 - France, 3 - Norway, means Germany wins gold medal, France silver and Norway bronze. And please, write your Totallympics username so the contest manager can know who actually sent predictions. Every contestant MUST HIDE own predictions. To do that, you have only to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of prediction post. Do the same with "[ /hide]" at the end of prediction post too. 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Vojthas 949 Posted February 3, 2021 Author #2 Share Posted February 3, 2021 You MUST hide your post. To do that, you have only to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of prediction post. Do the same at the end of prediction post with "[ /hide]" too. PREDICTION DESIGN - START COPYING HERE ---> [ hide] Event & Date Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Mixed Relay 4x7.5kmDay 1February 10th, 2021 Austria Belarus Czech Republic France Germany Italy Norway Russian Biathlon Federation Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United States Any Other Nation Men's 10km SprintDay 2February 12th, 2021 Quentin Fillon Maillet Emilien Jacquelin Any Other French Athlete Arnd Peiffer Any Other German Athlete Lukas Hofer Johannes Thingnes Boe Sturla Holm Laegreid Any Other Norwegian Athlete Jakov Fak Martin Ponsiluoma Sebastian Samuelsson Benjamin Weger Any Other Athlete Women's 7.5km SprintDay 3February 13th, 2021 Lisa Theresa Hauser Dzinara Alimbekava Marketa Davidova Anais Chevalier-Bouchet Any Other French Athlete Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuss Any Other German Athlete Dorothea Wierer Lisa Vittozzi Marte Olsbu Roeiseland Tiril Eckhoff Any Other Norwegian Athlete Elvira Oeberg Hanna Oeberg Any Other Swedish Athlete Any Other Athlete Men's 12.5km PursuitDay 4February 14th, 2021 Quentin Fillon Maillet Emilien Jacquelin Any Other French Athlete Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer Any Other German Athlete Johannes Thingnes Boe Johannes Dale Sturla Holm Laegreid Any Other Norwegian Athlete Sebastian Samuelsson Benjamin Weger Any Other Athlete Women's 10km PursuitDay 4February 14th, 2021 Lisa Theresa Hauser Dzinara Alimbekava Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Julia Simon Any Other French Athlete Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuss Dorothea Wierer Marte Olsbu Roeiseland Tiril Eckhoff Any Other Norwegian Athlete Elvira Oeberg Hanna Oeberg Any Other Swedish Athlete Any Other Athlete Women's 15km IndividualDay 5February 16th, 2021 Anais Chevalier-Bouchet Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuss Dorothea Wierer Marte Olsbu Roeiseland Tiril Eckhoff Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Any Athlete Representing Russian Biathlon Federation Hanna Oeberg Linn Persson Any Other Swedish Athlete Yuliia Dzhima Any Other Athlete Men's 20km IndividualDay 6February 17th, 2021 Simon Eder Quentin Fillon Maillet Antonin Guigonnat Any Other French Athlete Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer Any Other German Athlete Lukas Hofer Johannes Thingnes Boe Sturla Holm Laegreid Any Other Norwegian Athlete Alexander Loginov Any Other Athlete Representing Russian Biathlon Federation Any Swedish Athlete Any Other Athlete Mixed Single Relay 6km + 7.5kmDay 7February 18th, 2021 Austria Belarus Canada Czech Republic France Germany Italy Norway Russian Biathlon Federation Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United States Any Other Nation Women's 4x6km RelayDay 8February 20th, 2021 Austria Belarus Czech Republic France Germany Italy Norway Russian Biathlon Federation Sweden Switzerland Ukraine Any Other Nation Men's 4x7.5km RelayDay 8February 20th, 2021 Austria Czech Republic Finland France Germany Italy Norway Russian Biathlon Federation Sweden Switzerland Ukraine Any Other Nation Women's 12.5km Mass StartDay 9February 21th, 2021 Lisa Theresa Hauser Dzinara Alimbekava Marketa Davidova Julia Simon Any Other French Athlete Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuss Any Other German Athlete Dorothea Wierer Lisa Vittozzi Marte Olsbu Roeiseland Tiril Eckhoff Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Any Other Norwegian Athlete Hanna Oeberg Any Other Swedish Athlete Any Other Athlete Men's 15km Mass StartDay 9February 21th, 2021 Simon Eder Quentin Fillon Maillet Emilien Jacquelin Any Other French Athlete Arnd Peiffer Any Other German Athlete Lukas Hofer Johannes Thingnes Boe Tarjei Boe Sturla Holm Laegreid Any Other Norwegian Athlete Jakov Fak Martin Ponsiluoma Sebastian Samuelsson Any Other Athlete [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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