OlympicIRL 4,769 Posted August 13, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 13, 2017 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- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --47----------------------------46-------29-----------------------------22-------06----------------------------03 --------------------------------------36--------------------------------------16------------------------------- --45-----------------------38--43-------30--33-------------------18--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--------------- So without further ado, let the countdown to the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games begin heywoodu, Gianlu33, hckošice and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,769 Posted August 13, 2017 Author #2 Share Posted August 13, 2017 (edited) 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) 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--------------- Edited September 2, 2017 by OlympicIRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benolympique 1,621 Posted August 13, 2017 #3 Share Posted August 13, 2017 wouah Great !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,769 Posted August 29, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) 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--------------- Edited September 2, 2017 by OlympicIRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,555 Posted August 29, 2017 #5 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) I don't entirely understand all the rules and such but less than 24 weeks to go so I'm already counting with you 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 Edited August 29, 2017 by heywoodu If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EselTheDonkey 679 Posted August 29, 2017 #6 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) 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 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 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. Edited August 29, 2017 by EselTheDonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,769 Posted August 29, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted August 29, 2017 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 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 Good, because I am likely to miss some milestone so I need more counters heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,769 Posted September 2, 2017 Author #8 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) 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--------------- Edited September 2, 2017 by OlympicIRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,694 Posted September 2, 2017 #9 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Getting closer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 2, 2017 #10 Share Posted September 2, 2017 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. Chamonix 1924 St. Moritz coming up next week. Gianlu33 and rybak 1 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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