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Handy guide for the perplexed.
 

And now ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the final time for the national anthem. 
 
 
So that's it for another year
 
A big thanks to @OlympicIRL and @Sindo for helping me set everything up and enduring my constant pestering. 
 
Same goes for @heywoodu @Wanderer and @Topicmaster1010 for updating the scoreboard throughout the day. 
 
And once again congrats to @Erigert @Belle and @Hipooo for getting top 3 as well as everyone who voted for Maximo Park. 
 
I hope you enjoyed yourselves despite the mistakes and I'll see you all next year in . 

Haven’t done an update on my dad since mid July, so thought I’d share.  
 
He ended up getting out of the hospital a couple days before the Olympics, and has generally been getting better the past couple of months. 
 
Unfortunately, the past couple of days he’s been really sick, and was vomiting for much of yesterday. He was taken to the hospital last night, and is expected to be there for at least a couple of days. 
 
Just sucks to see him struggling this much, hoping for as speedy of a recovery as possible 

For me this era is still running till Djokovic will retire too. I can't separate Federer, Nadal and Nole (and maybe Murray) in different periods of times. I grew up seing these monsters competing so many years at the highest level and I can't separate them. 

Today is the first time I'm on Totallympics since the end of the Paris 2024 games. Or better yet, since the beginning of the Paris 2024 games.
 
I was working and therefore it was a bit impossible for me to follow things here as I was busy around 12h a day and the other hours I was trying to meeting friends and have some fun in Paris.
 
The experience was amazing. I would basically every morning go to a café and prepare myself for the day aheard.  trying to go to different cafés was a bit hard after week 2. At evening I would go to some bar or bistro to meet friends and watch more events. Most of French and Parisiens were complaining about the Olympics (as they always do) but after the first few days (Opening Ceremony, Dupont, Marchand, etc) they were already head over heels and it was fun to witness that for the 3rd time in a row.
 
It was amazing to meet @Sindoand @Jan Linhaand also chat with some other users during those days. And it will be nice to rewatch or properly watch many of the events and perhaps check what you all were discussing "in real time".

Now that the Olympics are over for one week and we are all more or less back to our normal life, it's time for some reviews of our Olympic experience.
 
I think this has been the only meeting we were able to organize. We created a Whatsapp group with the best intention, but I think all of us had the same issue: lack of time Olympic days should last at least 40 hours to be able to do everything we would like to do. I was in Paris for work and some days I really had long office hours, so I was not as free as some other users who was in Paris.
 
In general, for me it was a nice experience. I have enjoyed the athmosphere and I think the venues were really amazing. I have also liked the transportation system, it was really easy to move between different venues across the city. Some of the memories of the last month will last a lifetime.
 
I was able to attend Athletics, Swimming, Tennis, Beach Volleyball, Fencing and 3x3 Basketball. And I was able to meet for dinner @Jan Linha and @Pasolini
 
For all other users who were in Paris, I am sorry for not being able to meet you. @OlympicIRL @canadafan2024 @vinipereira @RussB @Adriano @Agger @gucardn @Matej @stefanbg.
 
If you would like to share your memories, comments and pictures, I am sure it would be interesting for me and other users!

The very first Totallympics meeting has happened yesterday night
 
@Pasolini (in the right), @Jan Linha (in the left) and @Sindo (in the middle) at an Algerian restaurant yesterday in Paris
 
 
 
 

Looks like, for now  It's odd though, this morning I checked several different threads and it was 3 all the time. Anyhow, it seems to be normal now, basically  

So you see the politics thread with only 3 posts? I guess it's because 7 posts are from bestmen Are the other threads normal?

So you see the politics thread with only 3 posts? I guess it's because 7 posts are from bestmen Are the other threads normal?

All the 2024/2025 winter sport season events have been added to our calendar. If you spot any missing event please feel free to report it!

All the 2024/2025 winter sport season events have been added to our calendar. If you spot any missing event please feel free to report it!

Results can be found here: https://www.worldskate.org/results/category/1388-world-skate-games-2024.html

@Sindo Just wanted to check if you're awake. You know, for Temu coupon related reasons  

Hey did anyone get the address of that shopping in  website, btw?  Just going there soon, and they have such a fantastic reputation for honesty!   

Fantastic, those threads have now become way more readable (also compared to all other threads)  

Good meet , I just noticed that Soda behind you is   , Selecto and Slim 
 

 


 
 

Thanks, this has been fixed.

The Bulgaria National Thread is now locked.
 
All the discussion between users will continue in the Lions Team Bulgaria. All users who read this and are still not part of the club can send the request to join the club. Enjoy!

Now that the Olympics are over for one week and we are all more or less back to our normal life, it's time for some reviews of our Olympic experience.
 
I think this has been the only meeting we were able to organize. We created a Whatsapp group with the best intention, but I think all of us had the same issue: lack of time Olympic days should last at least 40 hours to be able to do everything we would like to do. I was in Paris for work and some days I really had long office hours, so I was not as free as some other users who was in Paris.
 
In general, for me it was a nice experience. I have enjoyed the athmosphere and I think the venues were really amazing. I have also liked the transportation system, it was really easy to move between different venues across the city. Some of the memories of the last month will last a lifetime.
 
I was able to attend Athletics, Swimming, Tennis, Beach Volleyball, Fencing and 3x3 Basketball. And I was able to meet for dinner @Jan Linha and @Pasolini
 
For all other users who were in Paris, I am sorry for not being able to meet you. @OlympicIRL @canadafan2024 @vinipereira @RussB @Adriano @Agger @gucardn @Matej @stefanbg.
 
If you would like to share your memories, comments and pictures, I am sure it would be interesting for me and other users!

The very first Totallympics meeting has happened yesterday night
 
@Pasolini (in the right), @Jan Linha (in the left) and @Sindo (in the middle) at an Algerian restaurant yesterday in Paris
 
 
 
 

Discussion Threads are moving from an annual cycle to a quadriennium cycle, and being merged with the Olympic Qualification Thread for the following Olympic Games.
 
Example: Alpine Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026
 
You might see the downside of this so I anticipate the benefits of it
 
- There will be no need to open discussion threads every new year, but just every 4;
- In the past we had some discussion threads very active and some with very few replies. Having also the general Olympic qualification discussion in the thread will guarantee each thread to be active during the Olympic quadriennium;
- We will still have separate threads for single Olympic qualification events, so these threads are only for general discussion related or unrelated to Olympic qualifications;
- In the past, we had to move lots of posts between Discussion Threads and Olympic qualification threads. This now will not be necessary anymore because there is a single thread for both.

One suggestion. Reserve the first post for qualification details. PDF/Overview/Important dates, whatever format everyone agrees on. Personally, I see this change as a positive, as it reduces the clutter and athletes/fans anyway think more on the line of 4 year Olympic cycle rather than year. 

Discussion Threads are moving from an annual cycle to a quadriennium cycle, and being merged with the Olympic Qualification Thread for the following Olympic Games.
 
Example: Alpine Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026
 
You might see the downside of this so I anticipate the benefits of it
 
- There will be no need to open discussion threads every new year, but just every 4;
- In the past we had some discussion threads very active and some with very few replies. Having also the general Olympic qualification discussion in the thread will guarantee each thread to be active during the Olympic quadriennium;
- We will still have separate threads for single Olympic qualification events, so these threads are only for general discussion related or unrelated to Olympic qualifications;
- In the past, we had to move lots of posts between Discussion Threads and Olympic qualification threads. This now will not be necessary anymore because there is a single thread for both.

Discussion Threads are moving from an annual cycle to a quadriennium cycle, and being merged with the Olympic Qualification Thread for the following Olympic Games.
 
Example: Alpine Skiing Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026
 
You might see the downside of this so I anticipate the benefits of it
 
- There will be no need to open discussion threads every new year, but just every 4;
- In the past we had some discussion threads very active and some with very few replies. Having also the general Olympic qualification discussion in the thread will guarantee each thread to be active during the Olympic quadriennium;
- We will still have separate threads for single Olympic qualification events, so these threads are only for general discussion related or unrelated to Olympic qualifications;
- In the past, we had to move lots of posts between Discussion Threads and Olympic qualification threads. This now will not be necessary anymore because there is a single thread for both.