mrv86

Great article here about Eugenio Monti, the Italian bobsleigh legend after whom the Cortina track is named
 
IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Eugenio Monti Olympic Sliding Centre - legacy meets history
 
And congratulations to  for getting the track ready so early, the first time since the Emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD) that any Italian major building project has come in ahead of schedule.  

Fixed it 

I will do my best to organise a pairs competition also involving nations from the 4 teams that are eliminated in the first half of the team competition along with the lowest ranked individual nations at the halfway point (end of session 2) to form 8 pairs.

Pairs will be balanced so that the highest ranked nation in the competition will be paired with the lowest ranked nation, second highest with the second lowest and so on. All of that will be based on the individual ranking at the halfway point.
 
This way every nation will have at least interest in some event until the end of the 3rd session.
 
I will probably base it closely on @mrv86‘s proposed rules, and have sprints every 3 rounds of votes. The pairs with most medals from those 3 rounds get the points along with an extra bonus for medal and points doubles.
 
I do only have 1 day to organise this now so I can’t promise anything though.

Actually, it seems Wicklow Irish Pub is an actual small chain in the city of Queretaro in  

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 

If you're still taking suggestions, I tought the following:
 
Team Madison format.
 
17 teams of 2 "riders", randomly drawn. Teams can be named for famous "endurance" track cyclists. 4 intermediate "sprints", one after a voting block, in which the top 8 teams will score according to this formula: (10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1). The order in which team score for a sprint are determined by the total number of "medals" won by both members of the team during the block. Ranking will be sorted according to the number of gold medals, then silver, then bronze. If there's two or more teams with same number of points, the medals of best individual performer of each team will be considered to break the tie. If the tie remains, then team's total points during the block will be used to break it. If the team fails to receive a single medal during each block, it will be considered to "lose lap" and 20 points will be substracted from their score. If the team fails to score at least 1 point during each block, it will be an automatic DNF for the team. If both members of the team get a medal from a single jury, it will be considered to "gain lap" and 20 points will be added to their score. A team can only win an additional lap per voting block. After the 4 intermediate, a "final" sprint will be recorded, in which points will be doubled (20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 & 2). Ranking for the final sprint will take into account the total medals won during the event.  
What do you think?

Sorry for your loss @Belle. Wish you and your family find comfort with time. Take care.

Ok I finally have all the scoreboard templates ready to go for the Grand Final too.
 
Now need to come up with something for the Opening Ceremony . I will probably use much of the material I used for my hosting of TISC Open 2015 so any of you oldies who are tuning in since the old Totallympics forum, you might remember some of it. But since we can no longer access it, why not bring it back (if I can remember any of it  ).
 
Also does anyone have any ideas for a team competition with 34 nations that would be quick and easy to organise?? Still not sure I can fit it in but open to suggestions on how we can get one in as convenient and easily as possible  

Just glad at last a Mexican fencer reached the last 64. Hope for better results

Karate 1 Serie A 2026
 
The international karate season begins in Tbilisi,  Georgia, where Karate One – Series A will take place from January 9 to 11, marking the opening event of the year for global karate.
 
As the first stop of the 2026 Karate One – Series A season, the tournament brings together emerging and established karatekas in an open competition designed to support athlete development and offer valuable points toward the WKF World Ranking.
 
The event holds added significance as it will debut the new visual identity of the World Karate Federation across all Karate One events, setting a fresh standard for the season ahead.
 
With strong international participation expected, Karate One – Series A Tbilisi will set the tone for a year of high-level competition and continued growth for the sport worldwide.
 
WHAT
 
The Karate One-Series A Tbilisi is the first event of the 2026 season.
 
It opens a thrilling season of Karate One -Series A events that will continue with the tournaments in La Coruna,  Spain (24-26 April), Guadalajara,  Mexico (16-20 July), and Salzburg,  Austria (2-4 October).   
 
The Karate One-Series A is a series of top international tournaments held worldwide, aimed at providing competitors with even more opportunities to enhance their positions in the WKF World Ranking.
 
Furthermore, the Karate One – Series A serves as an additional platform to showcase the prestige of Karate’s major events and the sport’s global development.
 
WHERE
 
The tournament will be held at the New Sports Palace of Tbilisi.   
 
The 2026 event represents the second time that Tbilisi hosts a Karate One-Series A event, after the successful tournament of 2025.
 
Tbilisi also hosted the 2024 edition of the EKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships.
 
WHEN
 
The event is scheduled from January 9 to 11.    
  
The first day of competition on Friday will comprise the categories of Male and Female Kata, Female Kumite +68kg and Male Kumite +84kg.
 
The second day on Saturday will have the categories of Male and Female Team Kata, Female Kumite -50kg and -55kg, and Male Kumite -60kg and -67kg taking the stage.
 
The third day on Sunday will put the highlight on the categories of Female Kumite -61kg and -67kg, and Male Kumite -75kg and -84kg.
 
The Finals and Bronze medals will be held at the end of each competition day.

WHO    
 
Over 1200 athletes from 77 countries have registered to participate in the event.
 
This tally continues the participation records at the Karate One-Series A tournaments.
 
Over 1000 athletes from 83 countries participated in the 2025 edition of the event in Tbilisi.  
 
The powerhouse nation of Iran presents the largest delegation with 159 athletes.
 
Top countries of Italy, with 80 athletes and Turkiye, with 79 athletes also concur with large delegations.   
           
HOW
 
Athletes are free to register at Karate One-Series A events, as long as the total number of 96 competitors per category in Kumite and 128 entries in Kata is completed.
 
The tournament follows a knockout competition system.
 
WATCH IT LIVE!
 
The 2026 Karate One-Series A Tbilisi in full is available LIVE on the WKF YouTube channel.
 
https://www.youtube.com/@WKFKarateWorldChamps

His move to get on the brakes in the outrun is probably one of the most impressive things I've seen in the sport. Getting an underweight sled down in one piece without crashing is no easy feat. Incredible drive from him.
 
The way the other nations greet him and applaud his effort is a great moment too.

Lopušanová - Finland  5-2

Sorry for your loss @Belle. Wish you and your family find comfort with time. Take care.

The FIS should probably establish some sort of technical minimum in half pipe (and other freestyle discipline). Like if you go to the Olympics in moguls / slopestyle / half-pipe you should be able to land a fucking 360°

Sarah Schleper & Donovan Carrillo

Hi @OlympicIRL  and all dear members in Totallympics. I lost my dear mother tonight. I don’t be able to post Sweden’s votes. @OlympicIRL already know this. We will see if I will be online on the final. How much I love TISC I have other things to focus on right now. Take care of you people. 

https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/LA28/SWA-LA28-Qualification-System.pdf
 
system qualification artistic swimming

Every nation should have received their voting templates by now!  

Here's something I've been working on the past few days.  A one-stop-shop database for international events, as well as continental and national events pertinent to the USA.
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12JKUCf5rHHGSfmdMYvEgzKA04n2aF76jPDWUY849B9I/edit?usp=sharing
 
Features:

Tab 1 - Calendar
 
All columns filter-able to find anything specifically.
 
Column A. Start Date
Column B: End Date
Column C: Sport
Column D: Discipline Code (using the list on the Sports tab) - Use this to find when a specific event will be contested
Column E: Contest Title
Columns F-R: For events that have passed, you should be able to click a + box on the left to expand and see results for that event.  You have which place, name, and IOC code.
Also Column Q will link to highlights/replays of the event, usually on YouTube.
Column S: City
Column T: Country
Column U: I = International event, C = Continental event, N = National event
 
Tab 2 - Links
Links to official sites, FB, Insta, and YouTube for each of the federations, as well as dates of championships for easy viewing
 
Tab 3 - Sports
List of all medal events in LA28, given a code for ease of filtering/searching
 
 
It's not finished...I've done 18 sports out of 40something.  Will be working on it the next few weeks.  I tried to focus on those sports that are contested now.
 
If you want to take it and add your own continental/national events, that's fine.  I have a couple of other tricks/tips if you want to build your own.
 
Also, for events like Squash, Badminton, Tennis, and Equestrian, where there are a lot of international events, I tended to only take the top few tiers (like WTA 1000, 750, and 500, but nothing less for tennis).

Like Lula and his cronies wete not already doing it. Hopefully for her, they won’t have Dilma as a scapegoat, to take the shit.

The first-half of voting nations have received their voting templates already. I will continue to work on the remaining templates for the second-half voting nations over the coming days  

Sadly, they will run towards Mexico, as this bitch likes to offer asylum to populist scum.

Not only oil, they want to enforce Monroe doctrine and continue their dominance over the region.
 
Moreover, I hope they force Maduro supporters to flee to Nicaragua and Cuba, and new elections be called before the year ends.
 

Not only oil, they want to enforce Monroe doctrine and continue their dominance over the region.
 
Moreover, I hope they force Maduro supporters to flee to Nicaragua and Cuba, and new elections be called before the year ends.