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Great first run from Rasmus!

GRANDE LORA     Still can't believe this actually happened.
 
No one was of course expecting to medal in biathlon, one of the most competitive winter sports. A regular top 10 seemed impossible with the awful season we were having. 
 
Even our commentator, who is one of the best sporting journalists we have period, and has commentated biathlon for over 20 years was very emotional and started crying. He said, he never believed he would get the chance to commentate an Olympic medal for  in his lifetime, as he wasn't on deck in 1998 & 2002, but here we are.
 
Also, damn you Frenchies, couldn't you miss some more once in a while  
 
 

Sometimes fate arranges itself in such a way that everything seems predestined. Bulgarian Olympic champion Ekaterina Dafovska awarded Bulgarian bronze medalist Lora Hristova exactly 28 years and 2 days after her victory in Nagano, Japan

What a day! Seeing Bruna compete and fulfill her Olympic dream...wow, just, wow  
 
We managed to get the large army of Swedes behind us to cheer specifically for her too, so that was awesome! And by some coincidence, we had a few Dutch people behind us  
 
After the qualifying, Duda (the other Brazilian) and her family came up to the grandstand and sat right in front of us. She had a good race and beat Bruna, so congrats to her. Unlike Duda, Bruna had quite a lot of large interviews with media ranging from Brazilian to Dutch so it took a lot longer for her to reach the grandstands, but she was in time to watch the quarters all the way up to the finals. Tears flowed when she reached us as a freshly minted Olympian 
 
I told her Duda was sitting right in front of us (she hadn't noticed), so - sportsmanship being her thing - she of course went immediately up to her to congratulate her. Duda's face turned into the most foul mooded face I have ever seen anyone have immediately and they literally immediately afterwards left  
 
There's an insane amount of action on Bruna's instagram at the moment (lots of interviews and stuff). Maybe some on Duda's as well, but I'm not sure, as - like Bruna - I am blocked by her for whatever reason, so no idea  

Hagara as the youngest skater here qualified for the Free Skate 

An amazing experience at the short track venue. I had hoped Canada would win gold, but the second best option happened (the home team winning).
 
And as I mentioned in the Canada forum, I got to meet the Canadian men's hockey team and I briefly chatted with Sidney Crosby.

Just rewinded the stream a little, focused on too many things at once,  Botn pointing towards the sky in honor of Bakken was beautiful 
 

Let's go, Sondre! 

Draw for the 5.000m Men (tomorrow 16:00 local time) is out: https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/ssk/st/m/5000m-------------/fnl-/000100--/race-result
 
After Lollobrigida’s incredible performance today, it’s honestly getting hard to bet against the Italians on home ice. That said, I still think Ghiotto’s real shot at Gold is the 10km, leaving the 5km wide open for some "untraditional" countries.
 
It’s truly bizarre to look at a start list and realize that a Czech teenager and a Frenchman are the heavy medal favorites, while the Dutch, who used to own this distance, can barely be called outsiders anymore. If you had told me a few years ago that this would be the state of the 5000m, I wouldn’t have believed it.
 
My prediction for tomorrow:
Sander Eitrem - The heavy favorite after shattering the World Record this season with a historic 5:58.52. Timothy Loubineaud - A massive challenger who briefly held the World Record himself earlier this season with a 6:00.23. Metoděj Jílek - A serious gold medal contender, but I’m worried this is the first time he’ll truly feel the weight of expectations from his home country after his breakout results. Casey Dawson - A podium regular this year who is a strong contender for the top five. Ted-Jan Bloemen - The veteran master of the long distances who always finds an extra gear on the big stage. Davide Ghiotto - Facing massive home-crowd pressure in Milan to keep up with the younger generation. Chris Huizinga - Currently looks like the strongest hope for the Dutch guard. Alexander Farthofer - A rising talent who has successfully pushed his way into the top tier this season.   Riccardo Lorello - Another Italian hope looking to capitalize on the home-ice advantage. Gabriel Groß - A solid mid-pack contender who has delivered reliable results throughout the winter. Fridtjof Petzold - Has shown steady improvement and is now occasionally a fixture in the top half of the field.  Marcel Bosker - Started the season incredibly strong at the Dutch Championships, but hasn't reached that level since. Michele Malfatti - A home favorite who has been hovering just outside the lead group all season.  Bart Swings - His legendary engine remains world-class, but his main focus is on the mass start. Felix Maly - A consistent performer who provides a solid benchmark for the field.  Sigurd Henriksen - Part of the deep Norwegian squad with the potential to surprise if others slip up. Stijn van de Bunt - A massive breakout talent, but the Olympic depth makes moving up a huge challenge.  Shomu Sasaki - A promising young skater gaining valuable experience on the world stage.  Liu Hanbin - Honestly surprised to see him on the start list after that tough injury. It will be a victory just to finish.  Peder Kongshaug - Finished dead last in his only A-group appearance this season and hasn't raced a competitive 5k in months. He's a 1500m specialist who might lack the form for this distance right now.

2026 Olympic Podium Prediction Game
Results after 2/116 events
 
Women's Skiathlon
 
Actual Results
Gold Silver Bronze         
What We Predicted
 

 
% of Users who had...
Correct Gold Medal Prediction: 61%
Correct Silver Medal Prediction: 52%
Correct Bronze Medal Prediction: 27%
Correct Podium Makeup: 3%
 
Overall Podium Score: 57%
(This score represents how accurately we as a group did at guessing NOCs + Placement.)
 
Leaderboard
 

 
 
Explanation of Points:
Correct Medalists = Number of medalists guessed correctly
Correct Podium Points = 2 points for a correct medallist, 1 point if you guessed that a medalist would be on the podium, 1 point bonus if you got the whole podium correct
Correct Podiums = Number of podiums guessed correctly

We have snow enough for several seasons right now! 

Give it 40 minutes or so and we can add +1  skier in the Predazzo Olympic village  
 
Accreditation received as well, and now we understand what the team manager meant a few days ago with "I have no fork and knife"....that's the symbol on the accreditation to show you can use the dining area (which Bruna has, of course)  
 
 

We have a new WR in the men's team pursuit!  3.39.977 

https://www.olympics.com/ioc/documents/olympic-games/los-angeles-2028-olympic-games
 
Lots and lots more qualification systems uploaded 

Clara-Marie Vorre and Christian Borgnæs has been selected by  (still awaiting official confirmation from the NOC)

Thank you so much!! 

Go !

Due Schmidt reached an Olympic Q time in SLC at the end of the qualifying window. 6'29''76 for 6'30 in the 5000. This means he can honor his place in the MS. Denmark will have 2 skaters.

Jesper Jensen Aabo (Ice Hockey) and Denise Dupont (Curling)
 
Her er Danmarks fanebærere | OL

To revive some discussion here, I did my own qualifying simulation, here's a Google sheet of the team sizes (and discipline breakdown).
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W2TihYgttZ3O64VNUzJsonRIkUlz7vJdL0Ago6bJOpg/edit?usp=sharing
 
Some notes:
- Qualification was simulated based on the most current qualification document (2028 or 2024) available. For new events I went by as much information available, upholding the Olympic values for diversity.
- This was based by the current performance of athletes/teams. Injured athletes or athletes which took a year off were not considered. This will given future updates a more dynamic feeling.
- Until we receive an update from the IOC, Belarussian and Russian athletes will be considered if the sport federation currently allows them to compete.
- As with previous Olympics, refugee athletes will be given extra quotas to compete unless qualified normally.
- For tripartite quotas, I generally gave it to the best eligible athlete. In reality, this doesn't always happen as it is application based so a lower ranked athlete may be given the quota or a reallocation may occur.
 
 
Over the next week I'll take a deeper dive into these numbers for some interesting facts.

Thanks for all nations that had votes Italian song   
 
Congratulations   @OlympicIRL for another win, and for host and managed another TAISC 
 
Congratulations  @Cobi for bronze medal   
 
 
 
Thanks to all the TAISC participants who keep this contest alive!!!!!
 
 
 

 
The combined votes for the Italian national jury
 
 

Here my personal votes
 

12 points to  11 to  10 to  9 to  8 to  7 to  6 to  5 to  4 to  3 to  2 to  1 to 

I will catch up on the comments in a little bit. Just need to stretch and get some air. Nothing as stressful as organising a TISC Grand Final but feels so rewarding too

Totallympics Annual International Song Contest 2025 
 
Thank you all so much for the love and support you have shown throughout my organisation of this TISC. I am so grateful to be part of this community

It's also heartwarming to see TISC come back again after a hiatus and I hope we can keep the tradition alive.
 
 
Once again, congratulations to my fellow medal winners and on maginificent silver and bronze medals
 
A huge thank you to all who voted for Kingfishr and I am beyond happy to see how well this song was received and it truly exceeded any of my expectations. So thank you all so much 
 
But the biggest thanks is to all who participated in another TISC and allowed us to listen to music from across the world and have lots of fun along the way. I am so glad I am not the only one who thinks a TISC Grand Final Day is special.
 
I need a little bit of time now to catch my breath again. In the meantime, I leave you with your TISC Annual 2025 champions, Kingfishr
 
 

 
 
 
Kingfishr - Diamonds and Roses


 
 
 
 
 FINAL STANDINGS 
 
1  Ireland   173  18  Turkey   70  2  Italy   133  19  Poland   67  3  Spain   118  20  Guatemala   66  4  Canada   109  21  Ukraine   65  5  Argentina   109  22  Malta   65  6  France   108  23  Portugal   65  7  Mexico   106  24  Tunisia   63  8  Romania   105  25  Denmark   59  9  Germany   103  26  Bulgaria   59  10  Albania   95  27  Lithuania   58  11  Netherlands   89  28  Indonesia   54  12  Israel   86  29  Greece   53  13  Great Britain   83  30  China   45  14  Kazakhstan   83  31  Slovenia   42  15  Serbia   82  32  Brazil   33  16  United States   82  33  Slovakia   28  17  Sweden   73  34  India   23   

Totallympics Annual International Song Contest 2025 
 
 
Thank you Canada! Bulgaria gets the last 12 points of this year's TISC Annual! Congratulation!
 
Almost no points at all for any of the top 10 songs in that final vote but that doesn't matter to Spain as they hang on to claim a precious bronze medal finish!
 
And there you have it, our TISC Annual 2025 podium is complete! Give it up for our 3 medalists!!
 
Ireland - Gold
Italy - Silver
Spain - Bronze
 
 
Spain's bronze medal means it is the second time they have finished on the TISC podium following their victory in TISC Annual 2022! @Cobi
 
Italy claim their 7th podium in TISC history and are silver medalists for a 3rd time! @Pablita@Gianlu33@Henry_Leon@SteveParker
 
Ireland's gold medal secures a 6th TISC title for the Emerald Isle!
Congratulations to Kingfishr on victory in TISC Annual 2025!! @OlympicIRL
 
 
Juries Voted: 34/34 
 
1  Ireland   173  18  Turkey 7 70  2  Italy   133  19  Poland   67  3  Spain   118  20  Guatemala 6 66  4  Canada   109  21  Ukraine   65  5  Argentina   109  22  Malta 4 65  6  France   108  23  Portugal   65  7  Mexico 3 106  24  Tunisia   63  8  Romania   105  25  Denmark   59  9  Germany   103  26  Bulgaria 12 59  10  Albania   95  27  Lithuania   58  11  Netherlands   89  28  Indonesia 9 54  12  Israel 1 86  29  Greece   53  13  Great Britain 2 83  30  China 10 45  14  Kazakhstan 5 83  31  Slovenia   42  15  Serbia   82  32  Brazil   33  16  United States   82  33  Slovakia   28  17  Sweden 11 73  34  India 8 23