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I can open the Biathlon Manager Game thread next week. If users need more time to discuss the points systems and format, I will wait a bit. I will open the Biathlon Manager Game thread about one week before the start of the World Cup at latest. I have made templates in the thread for the managers, so they don't have to write PM's to me when they select their team. I have also decided to post the standing of BMG in the thread instead of making a separate excel document. There are also more, but managers will see what that are when the Biathlon Manager Game thread opens.

Artist to be announced on 25 November Bulgaria returns to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2020 and will announce the artist or group who will represent the country in Rotterdam with a press conference on 25 November in the capital Sofia. During the event BNT will also present the production company behind the 2020 Bulgarian entry and the partnering music production company from the UK. The new focus of the Bulgarian participation in Eurovision will be the long-term commercial success of the artists representing Bulgaria in the contest. Another priority will be the development of the creative industry in the country through the international partnerships made possible by the project. The participation in the biggest music event in the world will be used as a platform to showcase the positive image of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people. Source: Vasil Ivanov, Head of Press, Eurovision Bulgaria 2020

Update - Week 44 - October 28 to November 03 - 2019 Men's Marathon +1 https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ukraine/oleksandr-sitkovskyy-219297 Women's Marathon +1 https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/south-africa/gerda-steyn-322580 Qualified Quotas Overview Men (Total Quota: 451) Women (Total Quota: 443)

Some very personal thoughts for someone's first time as host: As first time host I did not really know what to expect. I had only previously been a spectator to one TISC and participated in one other, so my TISC-experience was quite small. Fortunately for me, I have had Agger as co-host who has participated many times in TISC and hosted one previously. I knew they were a lot preparation done before a TISC even opens. The most demanding thing during the preparation process was to come up with ideas and an a concept for this TISC. I'm not a person filled with many creative ideas, so this process felt at time frustrating. For me, I felt I had to live up to many different expectations from the users here on the forum. But due to not being overly creative, I often ended up being frustrated with myself. I began to question if I was a good enough host. It even develop into thinking if I was good enough as a person. TiSC and my studies took so much of my time that I did not have time to just sit down and relax. I was really stressed and I couldn't sleep much. This could not go on for much more time. One day, I sat down and said to myself, "Stop blaming yourself and try to live up to everybody's exceptions. Don't think you have to create something new, use ideas you like and adjust them to your liking". After this, I was much more at peace with myself. I started to believe in my own ideas and I didn't care if I used an idea someone had used before. It was okay. When the Grand Final ended yesterday evening/night, I cried, It had been such an emotional rollercoaster for me. All what I have written above seems to tell that I should have said stop during the process before it came to me questioning myself, and yes I should have probably done that, but I didn't. Instead I have been through a personal process where I have learned to accept my own limits. I never thought hosting a song contest on a sports forum would learn me something about my own personal life. I don't think my story is at all a good representaton of hosting an edition of TISC. Don't be scared to host. it's fun when your product is finally done, but it can feel frustrating during the process. TISC is, after all, about trying to create a stronger community here on Totallympics. I will give a special thank you to @Agger, @OlympicIRL and @vinipereira. Thanks to @Agger for the help preparing for TISC as co-host. Credits to his work on the presentation of the different cities and towns. Thanks to @OlympicIRL for his help with different ideas, especially his idea for a point format for the TISC Team Challenge. Thanks to @vinipereira for his help with the design of the logo. It would not have been possible without you. And lastly, thanks to all who have been so kind to have shown their interest and passion for TISC once again

My personal votes: 12 pts. - Amazing vocals from the great Morten Harket. The lyrics felt very personally to me and during my listenings I often shed a tear or two when listening to the song. 11 pts. - This song was already on my own playlist. This is one of my favourite songs by The Stone Roses. I simply adore it. It was long my canditate for the 12 points, but the Norwegian entry was, as I have described above, something truly special for me. 10 pts. - During my first couple of listenings, I didn't like this song. But after more listenings, it really grew on me. The chorus is really what makes this song great. The person or persons who composed this do know how to make a hell of catchy chorus. 9 pts. - This song is truly great. I don't understand a single word, but that doesn't affect this song. Amazing and mesmerizing vocals and great instrumentation overall. Some of the best folk music I have heard in a very long time. 8 pts. - Here comes a story. In my childhood, I was exposed to ABBA a lot, as my parents were and are massive fans of them. I have seen and heard many ABBA musicals. One time we were in Paris on vacation and we went in and saw an ABBA musical in one the theaters. It was in French of course and none of us understood much what was going on, but we just came to listen to the music. I'm impressed I haven't grew tired of their songs. They do really know how to write good pop songs. Mamma Mia is not at all my favourite ABBA song, but still enough to become fifth in my ranking. 7 pts. - A great song with a great message. Loved many elements in this song. Once again, the chorus was a big factor why it ended sixth in my ranking. From here, the songs were very close to each other. All good songs with some good or great elements. 6 pts. - Usually hiphop or hiphop-inspired songs are not really my taste. But the one factor this song came in, and you may have guessed it, the chorus. 5 pts. - It was not in my top 12 at first, but it was yet another song which grew on me the more I listened to it. The chorus has really get stuck in my head. 4 pts. - Electro-swing can be good and this was one of those cases for me. I like the overall vibe of the song. The chorus did not get stuck in my head, like some other songs on my list. However, the song is so good overall that it makes the cut. 3 pts. - I don't have any specific comments about this song. Good overall song, with a good chorus. I just like it. 2 pts. - The vibe/mood of this song is great. It's the reason why it makes my top 12. 1 pt. - It just feels good to have another rock song on the list. Reserves were . Portugal was particular close to make my top 12. Overall, I have 5-6 songs I like from this edition. But I will say, almost all other songs in this editon I wouldn't mind listen to from time to time. will be added to my own personal playlist. It's always good to have some new songs between my many 5-15 mins long progressive metal and melodic metalcore songs.

Me when I see the bill:

Grand Final Scoreboard NETHERLANDS 194 BRAZIL 64 AUSTRALIA 172 MEXICO 63 SWEDEN 171 SLOVENIA 61 HUNGARY 167 LITHUANIA 59 UNITED STATES 127 KAZAKHSTAN 58 SPAIN 118 SLOVAKIA 57 NORWAY 113 TUNISIA 54 ROMANIA 110 GREAT BRITAIN 48 ALGERIA 109 ARGENTINA 47 PORTUGAL 98 INDONESIA 42 SERBIA 87 MOLDOVA 41 IRELAND 81 POLAND 39 FINLAND 81 CHILE 37 FRANCE 79 INDIA 37 CROATIA 78 GREECE 29 CANADA 74 EGYPT 28 MALTA 74 P. R. OF CHINA 25 DENMARK 73 NEW ZEALAND 20 ITALY 71 The Host Jury and the Organizing Commitee can now reveal the final scorboard for TOISC 2019. Top 3 1. The Netherlands 2. Australia 3. Sweden A huge congratulations to the top 3! Lastly, a big thank you to all entries and their delegations, national juries and of course the fans for have created an amazing atmosphere here in Arena Fyn, Odense, today. Please notice me if there are any mistakes in the scoreboard. I will then fix them tomorrow. May you all have a good day, evening or night. I'm tired, so it's goodnight from me!

Thanks you very much for your words, @heywoodu. I could really feel I was tired here in the last phase of the Grand Final. But at least I and hopefully many you here on the forum can laugh of the mistakes I made during the Grand Final. They will probably come and haunt me for the next editions of TISC.

Grand Final Scoreboard AFTER 37/37 JURIES 10 CROATIA 78 4 SLOVAKIA 57 P.R. OF CHINA 25 BRAZIL 64 NETHERLANDS 194 NORWAY 113 LITHUANIA 59 5 ROMANIA 110 2 HUNGARY 167 IRELAND 81 6 ALGERIA 109 EGYPT 28 MALTA 74 SWEDEN 171 9 MOLDOVA 41 12 PORTUGAL 98 ITALY 71 MEXICO 63 8 GREECE 29 3 INDIA 37 TUNISIA 54 FRANCE 79 DENMARK 73 INDONESIA 42 UNITED STATES 127 FINLAND 81 GREAT BRITAIN 48 7 ARGENTINA 47 CHILE 37 POLAND 39 CANADA 74 AUSTRALIA 172 SLOVENIA 61 NEW ZEALAND 20 11 SPAIN 118 SERBIA 87 1 KAZAKHSTAN 58 The last 12 points of the TOISC 2019 Grand final goes to Portugal. But the focus in the venue right now is on the Dutch delegation and the Dutch fans. They are jumping around, hugging each other and shouting, "Caro, Caro!". What an atmosphere! The venue are in a state of euphoria. The Final Scoreboard will be revealed in a few minutes.

PORTUGAL 12 SPAIN 11 CROATIA 10 MOLDOVA 9 GREECE 8 ARGENTINA 7 ALGERIA 6 ROMANIA 5 SLOVAKIA 4 INDIA 3 HUNGARY 2 KAZAKHSTAN 1 These were the votes of Serbia. Thank you all!

SPAIN 11 CROATIA 10 MOLDOVA 9 GREECE 8 ARGENTINA 7 ALGERIA 6 ROMANIA 5 SLOVAKIA 4 INDIA 3 HUNGARY 2 KAZAKHSTAN 1

Hello fellow Totallympians, this is Serbia calling! These are the results of the votes of the Serbian National Jury: CROATIA 10 MOLDOVA 9 GREECE 8 ARGENTINA 7 ALGERIA 6 ROMANIA 5 SLOVAKIA 4 INDIA 3 HUNGARY 2 KAZAKHSTAN 1

Grand Final Scoreboard AFTER 36/37 JURIES CROATIA 68 SLOVAKIA 53 P.R. OF CHINA 25 10 BRAZIL 64 NETHERLANDS 194 NORWAY 113 11 LITHUANIA 59 ROMANIA 105 5 HUNGARY 165 IRELAND 81 2 ALGERIA 103 EGYPT 28 MALTA 74 SWEDEN 171 MOLDOVA 32 PORTUGAL 86 1 ITALY 71 MEXICO 63 GREECE 21 INDIA 34 TUNISIA 54 FRANCE 79 8 DENMARK 73 INDONESIA 42 UNITED STATES 127 FINLAND 81 12 GREAT BRITAIN 48 9 ARGENTINA 40 CHILE 37 POLAND 39 CANADA 74 6 AUSTRALIA 172 4 SLOVENIA 61 NEW ZEALAND 20 3 SPAIN 107 7 SERBIA 87 KAZAKHSTAN 57 12 points to Great Britain from New Zealand. Somehting positive for them in the last part of the Grand final. However, the biggest cheer came from the Dutch delegation and fans as no other nation can reach their total which means the Netherlands wins TOISC 2019. Congrats, Netherlands and Caro! Behind the Netherlands, Australia and Sweden are now equal in second place, but Hungary can still take a spot in the top 3 with one national jury left. There is a lot of noise in the venue at the moment, but hopefully it will be possible to hear how the last national jury of the Grand final has voted. It is the Serbian jury who will have the great honour of closing the 2019 TOISC Grand final. Serbia, can we please have your votes? P. s. I have giving up on that top 5. Foop that! But you all know how it stands at the moment anyway and often better than i do.

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Grand Final Scoreboard AFTER 35/37 JURIES CROATIA 68 5 SLOVAKIA 53 P.R. OF CHINA 25 3 BRAZIL 54 10 NETHERLANDS 194 NORWAY 113 LITHUANIA 48 ROMANIA 105 HUNGARY 160 IRELAND 81 ALGERIA 101 EGYPT 28 2 MALTA 74 11 SWEDEN 171 MOLDOVA 32 PORTUGAL 86 ITALY 70 9 MEXICO 63 GREECE 21 INDIA 34 TUNISIA 54 FRANCE 79 12 DENMARK 65 INDONESIA 42 8 UNITED STATES 127 4 FINLAND 81 GREAT BRITAIN 36 ARGENTINA 31 1 CHILE 37 POLAND 39 CANADA 74 AUSTRALIA 165 SLOVENIA 57 NEW ZEALAND 20 7 SPAIN 104 6 SERBIA 80 KAZAKHSTAN 57 A big cheer from the fan area as the host gets 12 points from Australia. A group of Danish fans now hugs the aforementioned inflatable kangaroo. The Swedish fans are also hyped as they received 11 points from Australia. They are now 2nd in front of Australia. We stay in Oceania. The second last jury to present its votes in the Grand final is New Zealand. Morning, Kiwis! Are you ready to present your votes? Current (occasional working) Top 5 AFTER 35/37 JURIES Country and Place Total Points 1. Netherlands 194 Points 2. Sweden 171 Points 3. Australia 165 Points 4. Hungary 160 Points 5. United States 127 Points

DENMARK 12 SWEDEN 11 NETHERLANDS 10 MEXICO 9 UNITED STATES 8 SPAIN 7 SERBIA 6 SLOVAKIA 5 FINLAND 4 BRAZIL 3 MALTA 2 CHILE 1 These were the votes of Australia. Thank you all!

SWEDEN 11 NETHERLANDS 10 MEXICO 9 UNITED STATES 8 SPAIN 7 SERBIA 6 SLOVAKIA 5 FINLAND 4 BRAZIL 3 MALTA 2 CHILE 1

Hello fellow Totallympians, this is Australia calling! These are the results of the votes of the Australian National Jury: NETHERLANDS 10 MEXICO 9 UNITED STATES 8 SPAIN 7 SERBIA 6 SLOVAKIA 5 FINLAND 4 BRAZIL 3 MALTA 2 CHILE 1

Grand Final Scoreboard AFTER 34/37 JURIES CROATIA 68 SLOVAKIA 48 12 P.R. OF CHINA 25 BRAZIL 51 3 NETHERLANDS 184 7 NORWAY 113 LITHUANIA 48 ROMANIA 105 11 HUNGARY 160 IRELAND 81 ALGERIA 101 EGYPT 28 MALTA 72 2 SWEDEN 160 MOLDOVA 32 PORTUGAL 86 ITALY 70 MEXICO 54 GREECE 21 6 INDIA 34 8 TUNISIA 54 FRANCE 79 DENMARK 53 INDONESIA 42 UNITED STATES 119 9 FINLAND 77 GREAT BRITAIN 36 ARGENTINA 31 4 CHILE 36 POLAND 39 CANADA 74 5 AUSTRALIA 166 1 SLOVENIA 57 NEW ZEALAND 20 SPAIN 97 SERBIA 74 10 KAZAKHSTAN 57 P. R. of China has not had the best contest until now, but 12 points from Poland must cheer them up a bit. Hungary is now in contention for a top 3 as they are now equal with Sweden in 3rd place. This is going to be exciting! Their must be many nerves in the Australian, Swedish and Hungarian delegations. On the other hand, the Dutch delegation seems pretty calm. We now go to Oceania for the next two juries. First up is Australia. Current (occasional working) Top 5 AFTER 34/37 JURIES Country and Place Total Points 1. Netherlands 184 Points 2. Australia 166 Points 3. Sweden 160 Points 4. Hungary 160 Points 5. United States 119 Points

I think you have had enough tequila for today, @mrv86

Grand Final Scoreboard AFTER 33/37 JURIES 8 CROATIA 68 9 SLOVAKIA 48 P.R. OF CHINA 13 BRAZIL 51 NETHERLANDS 181 NORWAY 106 7 LITHUANIA 48 ROMANIA 105 10 HUNGARY 149 12 IRELAND 81 ALGERIA 101 5 EGYPT 28 MALTA 72 2 SWEDEN 158 MOLDOVA 32 PORTUGAL 86 ITALY 70 MEXICO 54 GREECE 21 INDIA 28 TUNISIA 46 FRANCE 79 DENMARK 53 INDONESIA 42 UNITED STATES 119 6 FINLAND 68 GREAT BRITAIN 36 ARGENTINA 31 CHILE 32 4 POLAND 39 CANADA 74 AUSTRALIA 161 SLOVENIA 56 NEW ZEALAND 20 11 SPAIN 97 3 SERBIA 74 1 KAZAKHSTAN 47 Ireland gets 12 points from the Argentinian jury. I will assume many pints of guinness will be shared between the Irish and Argentinian fans. In the top, it is now really close between Sweden and Australia for 2nd place. Back to Europe once again, as it is Poland's turn to present its votes. Current (occasional working) Top 5 AFTER 33/37 JURIES Country and Place Total Points 1. Netherlands 181 Points 2. Australia 161 Points 3. Sweden 158 Points 4. Hungary 149 Points 5. United States 119 Points

Grand Final Scoreboard AFTER 32/37 JURIES CROATIA 60 3 SLOVAKIA 39 P.R. OF CHINA 13 BRAZIL 51 8 NETHERLANDS 181 NORWAY 106 LITHUANIA 41 10 ROMANIA 105 11 HUNGARY 139 1 IRELAND 69 ALGERIA 101 EGYPT 23 MALTA 72 9 SWEDEN 156 4 MOLDOVA 32 PORTUGAL 86 ITALY 70 7 MEXICO 54 GREECE 21 INDIA 28 TUNISIA 46 FRANCE 79 6 DENMARK 53 INDONESIA 42 12 UNITED STATES 119 FINLAND 62 5 GREAT BRITAIN 36 ARGENTINA 31 CHILE 32 POLAND 35 CANADA 74 AUSTRALIA 161 SLOVENIA 56 2 NEW ZEALAND 20 SPAIN 86 SERBIA 71 KAZAKHSTAN 46 "USA, USA!". This is what I can hear at the moment from a small group of American fans after the American entry receives 12 points from Finland. Sweden gains some points on Australia for 2nd place. We will visit the Americas for the last time. Argentina, are you ready to present your votes?

UNITED STATES 12 HUNGARY 11 ROMANIA 10 SWEDEN 9 NETHERLANDS 8 MEXICO 7 DENMARK 6 GREAT BRITAIN 5 MOLDOVA 4 SLOVAKIA 3 NEW ZEALAND 2 IRELAND 1 These were the votes of Finland. Thank you all!

HUNGARY 11 ROMANIA 10 SWEDEN 9 NETHERLANDS 8 MEXICO 7 DENMARK 6 GREAT BRITAIN 5 MOLDOVA 4 SLOVAKIA 3 NEW ZEALAND 2 IRELAND 1