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wow. thats cool, I didn´t knew that. I know that in many places the celebrations starts tomorrow, so I´m surprised to see that your part of Mexico celebrate it like we do. We just finished the dinner and we opened the presents, so now it´s the TV time 
 
btw if you want to know more about our christmas celebrations and how such 24th december "štedrý deň" - generous day, looks like, here you can find a nice article in this blog here it is http://kidworldcitizen.org/2012/12/12/christmas-in-slovakia-a-recipe-for-medovniky-slovak-honey-cookies/
 
Merry Christmas

Wow! You celebrate Christmas like we do in Guadalajara in particular... Tonight we have dinner with our family and we open the presents after dinner. Also, kids presents are brought by Baby Jesus, unlike the rest of Mexico where they're brought by Santa Claus or by the 3 Wise Men (of course, until January 6th)
 

I'm stepping up to help Wanderer and LDOG with the point calculation of the predictions for Cycling, Swimming and the Miscellaneous Events, since I'm having a few days off work.
 
I'm planning of finishing the results next week. Still I think you shall be patient; it's a hard work filling out each form without mistakes, so please consider that.

I'm stepping up to help Wanderer and LDOG with the point calculation of the predictions for Cycling, Swimming and the Miscellaneous Events, since I'm having a few days off work.
 
I'm planning of finishing the results next week. Still I think you shall be patient; it's a hard work filling out each form without mistakes, so please consider that.

I'm stepping up to help Wanderer and LDOG with the point calculation of the predictions for Cycling, Swimming and the Miscellaneous Events, since I'm having a few days off work.
 
I'm planning of finishing the results next week. Still I think you shall be patient; it's a hard work filling out each form without mistakes, so please consider that.

I'm stepping up to help Wanderer and LDOG with the point calculation of the predictions for Cycling, Swimming and the Miscellaneous Events, since I'm having a few days off work.
 
I'm planning of finishing the results next week. Still I think you shall be patient; it's a hard work filling out each form without mistakes, so please consider that.

I'm stepping up to help Wanderer and LDOG with the point calculation of the predictions for Cycling, Swimming and the Miscellaneous Events, since I'm having a few days off work.
 
I'm planning of finishing the results next week. Still I think you shall be patient; it's a hard work filling out each form without mistakes, so please consider that.

Okay, I am very sorry, but I desperately needed a break, because I was exhausted beyond understandment. After coming back from my trip to Germany, I was dreading to log in to Totallympics, because I was completely done. I have dealt with my exams, prepared for a tour and undergoing some very important music stuff in my life. I finally feel free and capable to visit Totallympics yet again and I promise to work on the multi jury votes after the Christmas tour (with the TISC competition winner Leon Somov & Jazzu). It will be on 23rd/25th/26th/27th and 28th, so I should get around to finishing my TISC work after that period of time. Thank you for understanding.

Because with IOC putting cap on total medals and athletes, it is a Zero-Sum-Game. These events are coming at the expense of other events which are already there. 

And most importantly, they come at the expense of more competitive, more historical and more prestiged events, which devalues the whole sport. I don't want to say it, but many of the changes seem to be just for the political correctness.

Indeed a nice accomplishment for them... hope to see them contending for a spot in PyeongChang

Team Size prediction for Winter Olympic Games 2018 PyeongChang
 
Ski Sports
 
Alpine Skiing  (1-2) - Unless injuries or desertion occurs, this is probably the safest bet Mexico has to avoid missing 2018 Winter Games. Sarah Schleper (married to a Mexican citizen for a long time, acquired nationality a couple of years ago) is doing quite well (she finished 3rd today in a FIS Giant Slalom event) and she has actually the A criteria to compete in every event except Combined. She might be joined by Rodolfo Dickson (born in Mexico and adopted by US citizens) who right now has the B criteria. Our girl at YOG, Jocelyn McGillivray (also born in Mexico but raised in Canada) might try to qualify, but despite her decent performance in Lillehammer, her chances are few.
Cross Country Skiing (0) - There's one skiier who competed in a couple of races last year (and being the last competitor to finish in both), but I doubt he can improve to achieve at least the B qualification standard.
Ski Jumping  (0) - A discipline in which no Mexican has competed ever.
Nordic Combined  (0) - Same as the above.
Freestyle Skiing  (0-1) - Probably our biggest chance for qualifying outside Alpine skiing is with Robbie Franco, who finished 6th at Slpestyle in the last World Championships, but he still has to start his season. Currently, he covers the eligilibity criteria and if my calculations are current, he holds the first reserve position as of now; so I'm really crossing my fingers so he can get another good performance that puts him in PyeongChang. Two more athletes competed this year, Cesar Rodriguez in both Slopestyle and Halpipe (the letter its "best" event) plus one of our competitors in the YOG, Fernando Soto in Snowboard Cross, but both seem to be way outside the qualification positions.
Snowboarding  (0) - Sandra Hillen tried to qualify to Sochi in Slopestyle, but she hasn't competed since then.
Biathlon (0) - This is one of only 2 Olympic feds of which Mexico is not a member, so of course, no representation is possible.
 
 
Skating Sports
 
Speed Skating  (0) - No Mexicans are currently competing in this discipline, so another blank for us.
Short Track Speed Skating  (0) - There were plans 2 or 3 years ago to start developing this discipline around the country's ice rinks, but it the lack of funding means this will have to wait for another (couple) Olympic cycle(s).
Figure Skating  (0-2) - One of the few winter sports in which we have been (irregularly) participating in the past years. This season it seems we have a couple of young talents and long shots for a place in 2018: Donovan Carrillo, who has already improved his PS by more than 60 points to a modest total of 169.15, but he has been steadily improving his skills (I heard that from ISU Junior GP comentators), so if he manages to get some sponsorship he could actually be fighting for the last spot in his event; also another junior, Andrea Montesinos already scored 125.61 at this year's Grand Prix, so as in the case of Donovan, she gets enough resources for her preparation she also could try to go for a qualification spot.
 
 
Sleigh Sports
 
Luge  (0) - Mexico is not a member of FIL, so no chance.
Skeleton  (0) - We haven't field a competitor to the North American Cup since 2013/2014 season (the same guy that competed for us in Slat Lake), and I don't think he or anybody else is going to compete this year.
Bobsleigh  (0) - Sadly, the sport in which Mexico debuted (and reached its best result - an 11th place) in the Winter Games will continue iits absence since 2002.
 
 
Team Sports
 
Curling  (0) - Mexico just joined WCF this year , but I think we'll have to wait another 10 years to see if this sport is developed.
Ice Hockey  (0) - Teams in both genders are already out of chances.
 
 
 
Total Optimistic Prediction  -  (5)
Total Pessimistic Prediction  - (0)
 
Total Realistic Prediction  -  (3)

Some of the tributes around the world today:
 
 

Finally Argentina lifts the Davis Cup!
 
Congratulations

My favourite part about Fidel was that spoof they did of him in Married with Children.  The episode when Al's dodge was dying and the only way to save it was to get a fuel pump from Cuba.
 

There's dictatorship in every country, tbh.  
 
 

Castro was not a leader... he was another one of Latin American CAUDILLO, another of those phony "Statesmen" and "Policiticians" which doesn't even know what a political spectrum is.
 
He was not socialist, because if he was then why he and the top officers of his party had their own personal fortunes in European banks, when a great number of people in Cuba struggling to get medications and other basic supplies... where's the "equality" in that.
 
That's the great lie about Communist & Socialist states... whoever gets the power will use it to benefit themselves, not the community they so loudly claim to serve and protect.

Well he actually slapped the face of the same country that gave him resources for his revolution.
 
Also he lived in luxury for the last 25 years, while most Cubans were condemned to spend their little money on whatever they got... You really need to hear the thousands of Cubans who live in Mexico and tell you stories about people willing to prostitute themselves for a pair of leather shoes (not even designer) or another "comodities".

Well he actually slapped the face of the same country that gave him resources for his revolution.
 
Also he lived in luxury for the last 25 years, while most Cubans were condemned to spend their little money on whatever they got... You really need to hear the thousands of Cubans who live in Mexico and tell you stories about people willing to prostitute themselves for a pair of leather shoes (not even designer) or another "comodities".

Castro was not a leader... he was another one of Latin American CAUDILLO, another of those phony "Statesmen" and "Policiticians" which doesn't even know what a political spectrum is.
 
He was not socialist, because if he was then why he and the top officers of his party had their own personal fortunes in European banks, when a great number of people in Cuba struggling to get medications and other basic supplies... where's the "equality" in that.
 
That's the great lie about Communist & Socialist states... whoever gets the power will use it to benefit themselves, not the community they so loudly claim to serve and protect.

Remember Angola 

dont forget the soap, another luxury in Cuba.

Well he actually slapped the face of the same country that gave him resources for his revolution.
 
Also he lived in luxury for the last 25 years, while most Cubans were condemned to spend their little money on whatever they got... You really need to hear the thousands of Cubans who live in Mexico and tell you stories about people willing to prostitute themselves for a pair of leather shoes (not even designer) or another "comodities".

the worst latinamerican genocider is death, i hope their thousands of victims can rest in peace now.