Wumo

Team Event
 
 
I have come up with a quick team competition to allow me time to organise it in the short amount of time I have between now and the Grand Final. I will come up with some names for each team in the coming day (hopefully ).
 
 
Nations will be divided into 10 teams of 3 and 1 team of 4, making 11 teams in total.
For the team of 4, one of those nations will sit on the bench for each of the 4 sessions meaning only the scores of the other 3 nations of that team will count towards the team competition for that particular session.
(Canada will sit on the bench in session 1, Denmark will sit on the bench in session 2, China in session 3 and Mexico in session 4).
 
Teams were assigned based on voting position to help distribute when each team has a voting member as evenly as possible between each session.
 
The team event will be an elimination-based event where the scores of the team members will be accumulated for that session or quarter and the teams with the lowest combined score will be eliminated and play no further part.
 
Scores will be reset to zero after each quarter but in the event of a tie-break, the team with the highest ranking in the previous session will win the tie-breaker.
 
In the event of a tie in the first round, all teams involved in the tie will be advanced to the next round.
 
See details below about how many teams will be eliminated after each quarter
 
 
1st Quarter:
11 teams Top 9 teams advance to next round  
2nd Quarter:
9 teams Top 7 teams advance to next round  
3rd Quarter:
7 teams Top 5 teams advance to Final  
4th Quarter:
5 teams No elimination  
      Q1 Pts Q2 Pts Q3 Pts Q4 Pts 1
 Team 1 0  0  0  0  2  Team 2 0  0  0  0  3  Team 3 0  0  0  0  4  Team 4 0  0  0  0  5  Team 5 0  0  0  0  6  Team 6 0  0  0  0  7  Team 7 0  0  0  0  8  Team 8 0  0  0  0  9  Team 9 0  0  0  0  10  Team 10 0  0  0  0  11  Team 11 0  0  0  0 

Ok I have come up with some team nicknames .....
 
 
Wicklow Wolfhounds    @Vic Liu @Agger@Wumo@mrv86@Topicmaster1010 Belfast Titanics   @Belle@Bohemia@Benolympique@heywoodu Clare Banners   @Bailer@hckošice@Fly_like_a_don@Roamingrover86@dezbee2008 Limerick Leprechauns   @Griff88@amen09@justony Galway Girls   @Dragon@kungshamra71@Memo Waterford Crystals   @Henry_Leon@SteveParker@Gianlu33@Pablita@maestro@Yannakis@Erigert Dublin Druids   @Cobi@Dnl@Glen Donegal Dannys   @Ruslan@NikolaB@OlympicIRL Derry Oakleafs   @Illya@IoNuTzZ@konig Mayo Mariners   @Federer91@hoversaBR@Bearas Kilkenny Cats   @catgamer@rybak@Fer GUA

 
 
      Q1 Pts Q2 Pts Q3 Pts Q4 Pts 1
 Wicklow Wolfhounds 0  0  0  0  2  Belfast Titanics 0  0  0  0  3  Clare Banners 0  0  0  0  4  Limerick Leprechauns 0  0  0  0  5  Galway Girls 0  0  0  0  6  Waterford Crystals 0  0  0  0  7  Dublin Druids 0  0  0  0  8  Donegal Dannys 0  0  0  0  9  Derry Oakleafs 0  0  0  0  10  Mayo Mariners 0  0  0  0  11  Kilkenny Cats 0  0  0  0   
 

men's Epee ( Fujairah)
 
Gold:  Conrad Seibaek Kongstad
Silver:  Matteo Galassi
Bronze:  Alexis Bayard & Mate Tamas Koch
 
Full Rankings & Results
https://fie.org/competitions/2026/111

Happy new year! 

happy new year, my friends! 
let the Olympic Spirit bring us some great, everlasting memories 
welcome 2026!

Hello from the final Totallympics time zone (as far as I know)...it’s me again. You didn't think I'd let this little tradition of mine die out unceremoniously did you? Of course, not (hopefully). I certainly wouldn't want to disappoint. So here's the final post made of 2025 on Totallympics. 
 
Honestly, and this could be personal bias leaking in, it felt like a rather bleak year. Conflicts seemed to spring up faster than Labubu variants, with the pull of both polarization and intolerance growing louder and more worrisome by the day. The forum, like many public spaces, wasn’t free from this upheaval. But it certainly wasn’t all doom and gloom, either.
 
Users came together to celebrate those remarkable achievements that make the impossible feel a bit more possible. Enjoyed the company of an eclectic collection of nerds, jocks, and everything in between. Sharing their passions across numerous threads and topics. And engaging in spirited – sometimes a little too spirited – discussions on the day’s news, results, announcements, and everything else. 
 
In many ways, I felt myself becoming more thankful for the connection forums/communities/groups like this provide us with. It made me reflect on how lucky I am to have so many wonderful online acquaintances. Not to mention the web of supportive personal friends, exceptional co-workers and steadfast family members I can lean on and spend time with, day after day. 
 
So in the continued spirit of reflection, I chose to remember this year as a collection of moments: good and bad; short and prolonged; discouraging and joyous, and otherwise disinclined. It might not have been the best year all-around, but it certainly was full of life and memories. And it’s hard not to appreciate that.
 
And so, I propose we enter the new year full of hope, full of life, and full of the courage to face whatever comes our way head-on. It costs nothing to try, so why not?
 
Anyways, that’s my soppy message to end 2025. Happy New Year Totallympics!

Happy New Year.
 
I wish you many blessings and a successful year for us all.

Happy New Year to you all. Hope 2026 is a good one  

Happy new year!

Happy new Olympic Year dear Totallympians ! 

TISC Annual 2025 - Voting Order & Provisional Grand Final Date
 
 
I have arranged a voting schedule for the upcoming TISC Annual 2025. Please see your jury's designated voting time in the table below. For convenience I have included a column showing the host country time in GMT and the local time for each jury based on their specific time-zone.
 
Please check to ensure the local time shown is correct as mistakes can happen!
 
Fortunately I have only had to make one swap to ensure every jury has a voting window within a reasonable time in their local time. That was achieved by swapping and . China will now vote in position #12 while moves to position #25.
 
For any juries who cannot personally deliver their votes during the live Grand Final, I will post their votes on their behalf.
 
Now that I have the voting schedule, I can begin work on the voting and scoreboard templates.
 
The provisional date I am setting for the Grand Final - Saturday 17th January. That's just under 3 weeks from now which I feel is necessary to allow enough time for me to fit in all the preparations around the holidays and an upcoming exam!
 
 
Session 1 Host Time (GMT)
Local Time Jury Voting 09:00 10:00 Denmark 09:10 10:10 Sweden 09:20 10:20 Slovakia 09:30 16:30 Indonesia 09:40 09:40 Great Britain 09:50 10:50 Italy 10:00 11:00 Spain 10:10 15:10 Kazakhstan Break 10:20 - 12:00 GMT Session 2 Host Time Local Time Jury Voting 12:00 14:00 Ukraine 12:10 14:10 Bulgaria 12:20 13:20 Germany 12:30 20:30 China 12:40 13:40 France 12:50 18:20 India 13:00 14:00 Tunisia 13:10 13:10 Portugal 13:20 15:20 Greece Break 13:30 - 16:00 GMT Session 3 Host Time Local Time Jury Voting 16:00 18:00 Israel 16:10 17:10 Serbia 16:20 18:20 Romania 16:30 13:30 Brazil 16:40 17:40 Poland 16:50 10:50 Mexico 17:00 18:00 Netherlands 17:10 12:10 United States 17:20 18:20 Slovenia Break 17:30 - 19:00 GMT Session 4 Host Time Local Time Jury Voting 19:00 22:00 Turkey 19:10 20:10 Albania 19:20 20:20 Malta 19:30 19:30 Ireland 19:40 16:40 Argentina 19:50 21:50 Lithuania 20:00 14:00 Guatemala 20:10 12:10 Canada  
 

Merry Christmas to you all. Yes in Sweden  the big day is today December 24, Christmas Eve. 

So the voting draw has been completed. Here is the provisional voting order. Once a voting schedule for the Grand Final has been created we will look to see if there is any nation eligible to request a swap.
 
Denmark will be opening the voting followed by their Scandinavian neighbour Sweden.
will close the voting on the Grand Final day
 
 
 
TISC Annual 2025 - Provisional Voting Order
 
1 Denmark 18 Israel 2 Sweden 19 Serbia 3 Slovakia 20 Romania 4 Indonesia 21 Brazil 5 Great Britain 22 Poland 6 Italy 23 Mexico 7 Spain 24 Netherlands 8 Kazakhstan 25 China 9 Ukraine 26 Slovenia 10 Bulgaria 27 Turkey 11 Germany 28 Albania 12 United States 29 Malta 13 France 30 Ireland 14 India 31 Argentina 15 Tunisia 32 Lithuania 16 Portugal 33 Guatemala 17 Greece 34 Canada  

Some changes that I've noticed:
 
3x3 Basketball: With the expanded 12 team field, one extra team per gender qualifies through world rankings, one extra team qualifies through the universality driven tournament and there's now an Olympic Qualifier series to award the final quotas.
 
Beach Volleyball: Continental qualifiers have have priority over the World championship and World Rankings quotas and there's now Olympic Qualifier Series quotas.
 
Canoe Sprint: World ranking system now in place and will be used instead of awarding world championship quotas.
 
Road Cycling: 2 nations ranking quotas per gender moved to universality.
 
Track Cycling: Sprint and Keirin ranking list is now combined and will award 14 quotas per gender. Previously it was 7+7. Team pursuit down to 8 quotas from 10. 2 of the quotas have been moved to madison (one additional team) and 6 to the omnium.
 
Fencing: Can get a Continental quota of you finished in the top 24 of the rankings. It was previously top 16. 
 
Hockey: 2 pro league quotas replace two qualification tournament quotas.
 
Judo: 5 less universality places and 4 more Continental places. For men, there's two more spots for Asia, one less for Oceania and 1 more for the Americas. For the women, there's one more spot for Europe, one less for Oceania and two more for Asia.
 
Modern Pentathlon: Less quotas awarded through world rankings as a result of quota cuts.
 
Open Water Swimming: Introduction of world ranking qualifier.
 
Sailing: In general, seems to be more quotas awarded at the last chance regatta and less quotas at the World Championships
 
Shooting: One less quota handed out at each World Championship and the return of World Cup qualifiers.
 
Swimming: Olympic qualification and consideration times renamed to A and B standard. B standard is now 1% slower than the A standard compared to 0.5% in 2024. Stroke 50s have their own direct qualification events and have minimum time standards instead of A and B standards. Qualification times have been nuked again. B standard selection process has also changed.
 
Volleyball: New revised format. Continental championships first, then world championships followed by world rankings. In 2024, it was 3 qualification tournaments and then world rankings. Only 3 countries per gender will qualify by world rankings now compared to 5 in 2024

2026 Olympic Quotas After Stage 3/4
 
 
  Men Women Mixed Quotas Nation 500m 1000m 1500m Relay 500m 1000m 1500m Relay Relay Men Women Total Australia 1 1 1     1       1 1 2 Austria 1   1             1   1 Belgium 1 1 1 x 1 1 1     4 1 5 Canada 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 x x 5 5 10 China 3 3 3 x 3 2 3 x x 5 5 10 Croatia         1 1 1       1 1 Czechia             1       1 1 France   2 2   2 2 2   x 2 2 4 Great Britain 1 1 3   1 1 1     3 1 4 Hong Kong     1             1   1 Hungary 1 2 2   1 2 2   x 2 2 4 Italy 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 x x 5 5 10 Japan 2 2 3 x 2 3 3 x x 4 5 9 Kazakhstan 2 1     2 1 1   x 2 2 4 Korea 2 3 3 x 2 3 3 x x 5 5 10 Latvia 1 2 1       1     2 1 3 Netherlands 3 2 3 x 3 3 3 x x 5 5 10 Neutral Athletes   1 1   1         1 1 2 Poland 2 2 1   2 3 3 x x 2 5 7 Slovakia         1   1       1 1  Turkiye 2                 2   2  Ukraine 1 1 1   1   1     1 1 2 United States 2 2 3 x 3 3 3 x x 4 5 9 Uzbekistan 1                 1   1 Total 32 32 36 8 32 32 36 8 11 58 55 113  
No new or dropped countries from this weekend. Unfortunately, Belgium lost their 2nd women's quotas so we only have 11 teams eligible to enter a team in the mixed relay now. Hong Kong also lost their only female quota while Australia and Latvia gained their first female athletes.
 
One more competition to go. Remember the worst results get dropped so we could see a lot of changes next weekend.
 
Changes in Quotas from the last update:
 
Men's 500m: 
In: Australia 1, Hungary 1, Korea 2
Out: Poland 3, France 1, Latvia 2
 
Men's 1000m:
In: Ukraine 1, Poland 2
Out: United States 3, Netherlands 3
 
Men's 1500m:
In: Great Britain 3
Out: Turkiye 1
 
Women's 500m:
In: Great Britain 1, France 2
Out: Belgium 2, Korea 3
 
Women's 1000m:
In: Australia 1
Out: Neutral Athletes 1
 
Women's 1500m:
In: Poland 3, Latvia 1, Great Britain 1, Ukraine 1
Out: Croatia 2, Kazakhstan 2, Hong Kong 1, France 3
 
Full SOQC's Below:
 
Men's 500m
 
 
Men's 1000m
 
 
Men's 1500m
 
 
Men's 5000m Relay
 
 
Women's 500m
 
 
Women's 1000m
 
 
Women's 1500m
 
 
Women's 3000m Relay
 
 
Mixed 200m Relay
*Will only be used if there are extra quotas available
 
 

DENMARK  
 
Denmark is proud to present this year's contestant. For the third time in TISC's history, the band, Blaue Blume will represent Denmark at TISC.
 
 
Blaue Blume - Følsom Dreng
 

 
Lyrics:
 

is in. 

Complete Results:
 
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Men's Olympic Weights:
 
Men's 58kg:
1. Abolfazl Zandi
2. Georgii Gurtsiev  (Belarus)
3. Huang Kefen
3. Gashim Magomedov
5. Maksym Manenkov  
5. Paulo Melo  
5. Nouridine Issaka  
5. Yusuf Badem
9. Konstantinos Dimitropoulos  
9. Jesus Fraile  
9. Nicholas Hoefling  
9. Sirawit Mahamad  
9. Aljen Aynaga  
9. Pan Kuei-an  
9. Lev Korneev  
9. Feyyaz Gumus  
 
Men's 68kg:
1. Banlung Tubtimdang
2. Seong Yu-hyeon
3. Matija Crep
3. Maikol Rodriguez  
5. Mouhamadou Lo  
5. Cristian Olivero  
5. Diyorbek Tukhliboev  
5. Theo Lucien
9. Damir Shulenov  
9. Joan Jorquera  
9. Brian Cantero  
9. Diao Lixingjun  
9. Zaid Al-Halawani  
9. Ibrahim Maiga  
9. Zarko Krajisnik  
9. Volodymyr Bystrov  
 
Men's 80kg:
1. Henrique Marques
2. Xiang Qizhang
3. Seo Geon-woo
3. Artem Mytarev  (Russia)
5. Firas Katoussi  
5. Mehran Barkhordari  
5. Joaquin Churchill  
5. CJ Nickolas  
9. Haitam Zarhouti  
9. Batyrkhan Toleugali  
9. Jasurbek Jaysunov  
9. Ioannis Papadopoulos  
9. Rustam Odinaev  
9. Oscar Kovacic  
9. Faysal Sawadogo  
9. Raman Turavinau  (Belarus)
 
* Olympic weight is +80. As the world championship doesnt have this class, we use both 87kg and +87kg.
 
Men's 87kg:
1. Seif Eissa
2. Simone Alessio
3. Szymon Piatkowski
3. Artem Harbar
5. Shukhrat Salaev  
5. Saleh Al-Sharabaty  
5. Mohammad Hossein Yazdani  
5. Icaro Miguel Soares  
9. Orkun Atesli  
9. Moises Hernandez  
9. Farzad Mansouri (Refugees)
9. Liu Zhaoyang  
9. Motaz Ifaoui  
9. Khouyyar Zakaria  
9. Rafael Kamalov  (Russia)
9. Eltaj Gafarov  
 
Men's +87kg:
1. Kang Sang-hyun  
2. Rafail Aiukaev  (Russia)
3. Jonathan Healy
3. Caden Cunningham
5. Beibarys Kablan  
5. Wang Yaoxi  
5. Marat Mavlonov  
5. Andrii Harbar  
9. Huang Yu-jen  
9. Carlos Sansores  
9. Ivan Garcia  
9. Omar El-Yazidi  
9. Mattia Molin  
9. Abdullah Essam 
9. Aiden Stilley
9. Arian Salimi  
 
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Women's Olympic Weights:
 
Women's 49kg:
1. Liu You-yun
2. Elif Sude Akgul  
3. Fu Xiaolu
3. Nodira Akhmedova  
5. Supharada Atesli  
5. Kim Hyang-gi  
5. Kamonchanok Seeken  
5. Adriana Cerezo  
9. Ilenia Matonti  
9. Saffron Tambyrajah  
9. Mah Teninba Fofana  
9. Aleksandra Georgieva  
9. Oleksandra Danshyna  
9. Josipa Kafadar  
9. Tachiana Mangin  
9. Maya Mata  
 
Women's 57kg:
1. Maria Clara Pacheco
2. Kim Yu-jin
3. Luo Zongshi
3. Fadia Khirfan  
5. Faith Dillon  
5. Fani Tzeli  
5. Kanelya Carabin  
5. Nika Karabatic  
9. Laura Rodriguez  
9. Nahid Kiani  
9. Giada Al-Halwani  
9. Hatice Kubra Ilgun  
9. Margarita Blizniakova  (Russia)
9. Madina Mirabzalova  
9. Yuliya Vitko  (Belarus)
9. Mariya Sevostyanova  
 
Women's 67kg:
1. Luana Marton
2. Milena Titoneli
3. Lena Moreno
3. Elizabeth Anyanacho  
5. Kwak Min-ju  
5. Song Jie  
5. Ozoda Sobirjonova  
5. Aya Shehata  
9. Nuray Khussainova  
9. Leonarda Andric  
9. Matea Jelic  
9. Andrea Berisaj  
9. Claudia Gallardo  
9. Nina Urganaeva  
9. Viktoriia Zheleznova  (Russia)
9. Ikra Kayir  
 
* Olympic weight is +67. As the world championship doesnt have this class, we use both 73kg and +73kg.
 
Women's 73kg:
1. Sarah Chaari
2. Kimi Laurene Ossin
3. Zhou Zeqi
3. Sude Yaren Uzuncavdar
5. Althea Laurin  
5. Belen Moran  
5. Nadica Bozanic  
5. Ava Lee  
9. Julia Nowak  
9. Anastasiia Kosmycheva  (Russia)
9. Ruby Mackay  
9. Melika Mirhosseini  
9. Nazym Makhmutova  
9. Yoon Do-hee  
9. Rama Abu Al-Rub  
9. Crystal Weekes  
 
Women's +73kg:
1. Nafia Kus  
2. Svetlana Osipova
3. Mu Wenzhe
3. Lauren Williams  
5. Song Da-bin  
5. Tania Castiñeira  
5. Dagmara Haremza  
5. Agoritsa Kitsiou  
9. Chin I-chun  
9. Lorena Brandl  
9. Raiany Pereira  
9. Hannah Keck  
9. Paloma Garcia  
9. Astan Bathily  
9. Reba Stewart  
9. Magdalena Matic  
 
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Non-Olympic Weights:
 
Men's 54kg:
1. Seo Eun-su
2. Furkan Ubeyde Camoglu
3. Aristeidis Psarros
3. Jakhongir Khudayberdiev
5. Matheus Gilliard  
5. Hristiyan Georgiev  
5. Andrea Conti
5. Jaafar Al-Daoud
 
Men's 63kg:
1. Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi
2. Mehdi Haji Mousaei
3. Mahmoud Al-Taryreh
3. Jang Jun
5. Samirkhon Ababakirov  
5. Liang Yushuai  
5. Kristian Borgen  
5. Nazarali Nazarov  
 
Men's 74kg:
1. Najmiddin Kosimkhojiev  
2. Edival Pontes
3. Amir Sina Bakhtiari
3. Magomed Abdusalamov  (Russia)
5. Yergesh Bekassyl
5. Cai Zhaoxun
5. Otto Jorgensen
5. Victor Rodrigues  
 
Women's 46kg:
1. Emine Gogebakan
2. Milana Bekulova  (Russia)
3. Wang Shiyi
3. Aidana Kumartayeva
5. Farah Touzani  
5. Dzejla Makas  
5. Kamilah Salim  
5. Jaycee Bassett  
 
Women's 53kg:
1. Merve Dincel
2. Dunya Abutaleb
3. Zhang Chuling
3. Jana Khattab  
5. Laila Khan  
5. Amina Dehhaoui  
5. Su Po-ya  
5. Chutikan Jongkolrattanawattana  
 
Women's 62kg:
1. Wafa Masghouni
2. Viviana Marton
3. Chen Ximin
3. Gabriella Blewitt
5. Lillia Khuzina  (Russia)
5. Dora Mestrovic  
5. Julia Szpak  
5. Mell Mina  
 
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Complete Results

Full article and new IWF body weight here:
https://iwf.sport/2025/11/03/bodyweight-categories-for-the-2028-olympics-in-los-angeles-are-defined/

Ok so I have given it some thought this week and I am willing to try to organise a contest. It is getting quite late in the year so the Grand Final might have to wait until after Christmas and New Year but let’s see how things go.
 
I will probably make it a more stripped down version to make it more manageable to organise but I think having the contest at all is more important.
 
Also I think I’d rather make this the Annual edition since we did not have an Annual contest this year and I think it would be nice to keep that tradition alive. The Open Contest allows us to pick songs from almost any period so there will always be a chance to showcase those songs any year. But for Annuals, it has to be songs released in the last 12 months and those songs haven’t had a contest since the 2024 Annual so I think it’s better to host the 2025 Annual now and then figure out where things go from there.

Saber Kazemi former/current national volleyball team player, 2021 Olympian and 2021 Asian Championship MVP announced braindead today at the age of just 26 
 
some mysterious accident happened to him in Qatar where he was playing professionally (apparently being electrocuted while entering a hotel pool) resulting in a heart attack. he was comatose for couple of weeks, still nobody really knows what happened to him in Qatar and the Qatari police doesn't try to help.
 
this somehow becomes a national tragedy. his health condition was on top of the news this whole time. he was a nice kid, such a sad story 

Hmm peer pressure ay?, I haven't been really attention to the nba since free agency and there are so many confusing teams this year that I don't have fully formed opinions on yet but sure your wish is my command. 
 
I will hate some of these predictions in a few weeks and I have too many teams in the middle so one or two of the teams I picked to win in the mid 30s are not going to be good at all, it is just really hard to know which. It will probably just come down to who has a bad start and owns their own draft pick. Also one or two of the teams in the west that fully expect to be playoff teams are going to have a rough season. I have it as Dallas and Memphis but there are other options. Also I think the age thing might be a problem for golden state/ the clippers but I'm not going to change my picks.
 
  Eastern Conference       Team Projected Wins Comments 1 Cleveland Cavaliers 54-56 Its weird given that the east is worse and the Cavs roster should be better than last year that I don't think they will win as much but its just hard to win 60+ games.  2 New York Knicks 53-55 There are flaws with this team but new coach, better depth (Yabusele) and someone in the east has to be good. 3 Orlando Magic 48-50 Desmond Bane will help but this team will struggle for shooting as long Banchero, Wagner and Suggs are their best players. They should be a top 3 seed but a lot of people thought that last year. 4 Atlanta Hawks 47-49 In theory, this team should be better but its Atlanta so . 5 Milwaukee Bucks 45-47 They are just Giannis and some dudes now but in this conference that should lead to a playoff spot. 6 Philadelphia 76ers 41-43 I know, I'm dumb for having them in the playoffs. 7 Detroit Pistons 40-42 They were intriguing in the playoffs last year but I don't love this roster. 8 Indiana Pacers 39-41 The Haliburton injury still hurts and I'm not even a pacers fan, but this team still has an identity so maybe I'm delusional but I still think they are a just about a playoff team. 9 Chicago Bulls 39-41 I mean I really like Matas Buzelis, The rest of this roster is weird though. 10 Miami Heat 37-39 How many mediocre teams can there be in this conference. 11 Boston Celtics 36-38 The will try hard and I don't love having them outside the play in but this can't work right. Also Tatum is not coming back any time soon. 12 Toronto raptors 35-37 Another confusing team that doesn't seem to know whether it is coming or going. 13 Charlotte Hornets 33-35 They are at the point in a rebuild when you are supposed to start getting better, Whether they will or not is a different question. 14 Washington Wizards 25-27 They have been tanking for so long that they have to end up with some decent players at some point and we might just be nearing that point. 15 Brooklyn Nets 16-18 I like some of this roster and Jordi Fernandez but they have 5 first round rookies and will give up on the season at the earliest oppurtunity.  
  Western Conference     Team Projected Wins Comments 1 OKC Thunder  61-63 Probably won't try as hard as last year but they are still ye know really good. 2 Denver Nuggets 54-56 Apparently I am the only person who thinks MPJ is better than Cam Johnson. I still like Denver but not for the reasons a lot of other people seem to. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves 53-55 Floor is very high, ceiling is probably still the conference finals but that is not a bad place to be. 4 Houston Rockets 49-51 They might be really good but they weirdly lack guards, might not matter in the current NBA. 5 LA Clippers 49-51 They are very old, good but very old. 6 Golden State Warriors 48-50 Even older than the clippers, well at least equally old. 7 San Antonio 47-49 How big a leap do they make. This roster still doesn't quite fit together but still they should break into the playoff picture. 8 LA Lakers 44-46 Bit of a transitional year, hard to know. 9 Portland Trail Blazers 42-44 This I think is my hottest take but I think Portland will be genuinely pretty good this year. 10 Dallas Mavericks 35-37 They do not deserve to be good this year and as good as Cooper Flagg is, he is still a rookie. 11 Memphis Grizzlies 32-34 They are already injured and I just think of all the teams in the west, this is the one to fade. 12 New Orleans Pelicans 29-31 Wtf is this team and they traded their first for no reason so they can't even tank if this doesn't work. 13 Phoenix Suns 27-29 Another confusing team who doesn’t control their own pick. There is a sneaky decent roster here but you have to squint to see it. 14 Sacramento Kings 24-26 This roster is so dumb, I do still like Keegan Murray though. 15 Utah Jazz 17-19 Yep still terrible, this season is all about Ace Bailey.

We'll be back soon!

2026 Olympic Quotas After Stage 2/4
 
 
  Men Women Mixed Quotas Nation 500m 1000m 1500m Relay 500m 1000m 1500m Relay Relay Men Women Total Australia   1 1             1 0 1 Austria 1   1             1 0 1 Belgium 1 1 1 x 2 1 1   x 4 2 6 Canada 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 x x 5 5 10 China 3 3 3 x 3 2 3 x x 5 5 10 Croatia         1 1 2     0 2 2 Czechia             1     0 1 1 France 1 2 2   1 2 3   x 2 3 5 Great Britain 1 1 2     1       2 1 3 Hong Kong     1       1     1 1 2 Hungary   2 2   1 2 2   x 2 2 4 Italy 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 x x 5 5 10 Japan 2 2 3 x 2 3 3 x x 4 5 9 Kazakhstan 2 1     2 1 2   x 2 2 4 Korea 1 3 3 x 3 3 3 x x 4 5 9 Latvia 2 2 1             2 0 2 Netherlands 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 x x 5 5 10 Neutral Athletes   1 1   1 1       1 1 2 Poland 3 1 1   2 3 2 x x 3 4 7 Slovakia         1   1     0 1 1  Turkiye 2   1             2 0 2 Ukraine 1   1   1         1 1 2 United States 2 3 3 x 3 3 3 x x 5 5 10 Uzbekistan 1                 1 0 1 Total 32 32 36 8 32 32 36 8 12 58 56 114  
The women are right on the maximum quota limit of 56 but the men are still two over at 58. Unfortunately, we've lost Germany, Taiwan, and Thailand from the first Stage but Uzbekistan is now in position to get a quota. Here's a summary of all the quota changes below:
 
Men's 500m: Great Britain, France, and Uzbekistan all moved their first quotas into qualifying position. The 2nd Korean quota, 2nd Belgium quota and first Hong Kong quota all fell out of qualifing position.
 
Men's 1000m: A big week for the US skaters saw their 2nd and 3rd quotas move up into qualifying position. This came at the expense of Hungary losing their 3rd quota and Turkiye losing their only quota.
 
Men's 1500m: Once again, a big week for the US saw their 3rd quota move up into qualifying position. Turkiye and Ukraine also moved into position to qualify one quota. Latvia lost their 2nd quota and Germany and Taiwan lost their only quotas.
 
Men's 5000m Relay: USA moved into qualifying position, Kazakhstan got bumped out.
 
Women's 500m: France is now in position to qualify an athlete. Korea's 3rd quota also moved up into qualifying position. Meanwhile the 2nd Hungarian quota and the only Czech quota are now on the outside looking in.
 
Women's 1000m: Only one change. The Neutral athlete moved up into qualifying position. Not a good week for Czechia as they lose a quota in yet another discipline.
 
Women's 1500m: Lot of changes here. Canada's 3rd quota, China's 3rd quota, and Hong Kong moved into qualifying positions. Meanwhile, Thailand, the first Ukrainian quota and the 3rd Polish quota fell out of qualifying position.
 
Women's 3000m Relay: USA and Japan moved into the top 8, Hungary and France fell out of the top 8.
 
Full SOQC's below:
*I'm not going to bother with the flags this time because it takes tooooooo much time
 
 
Men's 500m
 
 
Men's 1000m
 
 
Men's 1500m
 
 
Men's 5000m Relay
 
 
Women's 500m
 
 
Women's 1000m
 
 
Women's 1500m
 
 
Women's 3000m Relay
 
 
Mixed 200m Relay
*Will only be used if there are extra quotas available
 
 

With the NBA 2025-26 Season tip-off only a couple days away, I will give it try to make estimated predictions for each team for their regular season and come with my predicted final ranking of the NBA 2025-26 Regular Season.
 
NBA 2025-26 Regular Season Predictions
 
Eastern Conference
 
Atlantic 
 
Div. Rank Team Wins (Between) Loses
(Between)
Predicted Rank 1 New York Knicks 47-51 31-35 3 2 Toronto Raptors 37-41 41-45 7 3 Philadelphia 76ers 36-40 42-46 10 4 Boston Celtics  36-40 42-46 11 5 Brooklyn Nets 24-28 54-58 13  
Central
 
Div. Rank Team Wins (Between) Loses
(Between)
Predicted Rank 1 Cleveland Cavaliers 57-61 21-25 1 2 Detroit Pistons 43-47 35-39 5 3 Milwaukee Bucks 41-45 37-41 6 4 Chicago Bulls 36-40 42-46 9 5 Indiana Pacers 29-33 49-53 12  
Southeast
 
Div. Rank Team Wins (Between) Loses
(Between)
Predicted Rank 1 Orlando Magics 50-54 28-32 2 2 Atlanta Hawks 46-50 32-36 4 3 Miami Heat  37-41 41-45 8 4 Charlotte Hornets 23-27 55-59 14 5 Washington Wizards 16-20 62-66 15  
Western Conference
 
Northwest  
 
Div. Rank Team Wins (Between) Loses
(Between)
Predicted Rank 1 Oklahoma City Thunder 64-68 14-18 1 2 Denver Nuggets  49-53 29-33 3 3 Minnesota Timberwolves  47-51 31-35 5 4 Portland Trailblazers 30-34 48-52 14 5 Utah Jazz  22-26 56-60 15  
Pacific
 
Div. Rank Team Wins (Between) Loses
(Between)
Predicted Rank 1 Los Angeles Clippers 52-56 26-30 2 2 Golden State Warriors 48-52 30-34 4 3 Los Angeles Lakers 45-49 33-37 6 4 Sacramento Kings  35-39 43-47 11 5 Phoenix Suns  34-38 44-48 12  
Southwest
 
Div. Rank Team Wins (Between) Loses
(Between)
Predicted Rank 1 San Antonio Spurs 43-47 35-39 7 2 Houston Rockets 42-46 36-40 8 3 Dallas Mavericks 40-44 38-42 9 4 Memphis Grizzlies 38-42 40-44 10 5 New Orleans Pelicans 29-33 49-53 13  
 
Eastern Conference
 
 
Div. Rank Team Wins (Between) Loses
(Between)
Predicted Rank
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 57-61 21-25 1 2 Orlando Magic 50-54 28-32 2 3 New York Knicks 47-51 31-35 3 4 Atlanta Hawks 46-50 32-36 4 5 Detroit Pistons 43-47 35-39 5 6 Milwaukee Bucks 41-45 37-41 6 7 Toronto Raptors 37-41 41-45 7 8 Miami Heat  37-41 41-45 8 9 Chicago Bulls 36-40 42-46 9 10 Philadelphia 76ers  36-40 42-46 10 11 Boston Celtics  36-40 42-46 11 12 Indiana Pacers  29-33 49-53 12 13 Brooklyn Nets 24-28 54-58 13 14 Charlotte Hornets 23-27 55-59 14 15 Washington Wizards 16-20 62-66 15  
Western Conference
 
 
Div. Rank Team Wins (Between) Loses
(Between)
Predicted Rank
1 Oklahoma City Thunder 64-68 14-18 1 2 Los Angeles Clippers 52-56 26-30 2 3 Denver Nuggets 49-53 29-33 3 4 Golden State Warriors 48-52 30-34 4 5 Minnesota Timberwolves 47-51 31-35 5 6 Los Angeles Lakers  45-49 33-37 6 7 San Antonio Spurs 43-47 35-39 7 8 Houston Rockets 42-46 36-40 8 9 Dallas Mavericks 40-44 38-42 9 10 Memphis Grizzlies 38-42 40-44 10 11 Sacramento Kings  35-39 43-47 11 12 Phoenix Suns  34-38 44-48 12 13 New Orleans Pelicans 30-34 48-52 13 14 Portland Trailblazers 29-33 49-53 14 15 Utah Jazz 22-26 56-60 15