OlympicIRL

Just the pesky penguins at work, nothing to worry about.

Yesss!!! Thank you so much Great Britain!!

TISC Team Challenge - USA 2018 *Team Captains highlighted in gold ATLANTIC TEAM NORTHEAST TEAM GREAT LAKES TEAM MIDWEST TEAM SOUTH TEAM MOUNTAIN TEAM PACIFIC TEAM Leg 1 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 Leg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Subtotal 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 Additional Team Bonuses No. of Members Scoring 12 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts Team Captain Scoring 12 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Bonuses +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Additional Team Forfeits No. of Members Failing to Score 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts Forfeits -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 Team Total 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 Additional Bonus Guide: 2 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 5 pts; 3 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 10 pts 4 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 15 pts 5 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 25 pts Team Captain Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 5 pts Additional Forfeits Guide: Team Member Failing to Score on their Leg = -25 pts 2 or More Team Members Failing to Score on their Leg = ELIMINATION

That should keep you going to the halfway mark

Crap, I just realised Ireland is up in the first leg. No pressure there then

Good luck everybody, may all nations have many points by the end of the day's voting And good luck @dezbee2008 . I'm sure everything will go smoothly, and everyone has your back so don't worry

Come on the Great Lakes Blues TISC Team Challenge - USA 2018 *Team Captains highlighted in gold ATLANTIC TEAM NORTHEAST TEAM GREAT LAKES TEAM MIDWEST TEAM SOUTH TEAM MOUNTAIN TEAM PACIFIC TEAM Leg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Additional Team Bonuses No. of Members Scoring 12 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts Team Captain Scoring 12 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Bonuses +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Additional Team Forfeits No. of Members Failing to Score 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts Forfeits -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 Team Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Additional Bonus Guide: 2 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 5 pts; 3 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 10 pts 4 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 15 pts 5 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 25 pts Team Captain Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 5 pts Additional Forfeits Guide: Team Member Failing to Score on their Leg = -25 pts 2 or More Team Members Failing to Score on their Leg = ELIMINATION

Sad thing is, I am sure @heywoodu knows who Pinky and the Brain are, not knowing they started on Animaniacs And if you don't know who they are, then I am gonna cry

Oh my..... excuse me while my brain tries to compute this.....

Isn't that the Animaniacs Water Tower?

@hckosice Does this look like the Richmond you set up base in? If not, you're in the wrong Richmond

If you are only coming now, you are late

Vanessa Carlton - Thousand Miles So glad she was at least a tiny part of the ceremony

Séamus is here too and well-behaved so far

I'm here and ready for the show!

Irish Delegation enjoying a day-out in the Orlando sunshine The Irish delegation enjoyed a fun-filled VIP tour of the Universal and Disney parks yesterday. The team took plenty of snaps, as they let their hair down before tonight's Opening Ceremony and the Grand Final tomorrow. The day began with a trip to Universal. Séamus wasted no time in seeking some thrills on "The Hulk", of course dragging OlympicIRL with him And then on to "The Rocket".... The team took a trip to "Harry Potter world", hoping for some magic on Saturday. Séamus thought for a moment that the Opening Ceremony TISC flame was being lit OlympicIRL was spotted sneaking in to purchase some potions that could come in handy during the Grand Final After enjoying a Butter Beer, the team took the Hogwarts Express After the team left Hogwarts, it was time to grab some food. They bumped into @heywoodu at the Krusty Burger, and the Irish team wished the Dutch team well before heywoodu flew off once again in his time-travelling machine. Finally, the team were whisked off to Disneyland. Will there be a fairytale on Saturday for the Irish? The Irish team stayed to watch the fireworks before a late night trip back to their resort. And Irish organisers hired this transport to take them to tonight's Opening Ceremony. They will be sure to make a grand entrance, with Séamus no doubt on the top deck, already getting drunk.

I noticed the problem with the Ctrl function so I just used the copy and paste option when right-clicking on the mouse. No idea when it started but it was sometime after a recent update, possibly around the time when the emojis and flags got fixed.

Suspicious, that's what it is. I'm keeping my eye on this one.

TISC Team Challenge - USA 2018 Some changes were made to the TISC Team Challenge, all of which will make the Team competition much easier to follow what is happening. Below you can see the TISC Team Challenge scoreboard design as well as a brief explanation of all the scoring rules below. I have also provided a detailed review of the TISC Team Challenge guidelines at the end of this post so you can all be informed and ready to support your teams. *Team Captains highlighted in gold ATLANTIC TEAM NORTHEAST TEAM GREAT LAKES TEAM MIDWEST TEAM SOUTH TEAM MOUNTAIN TEAM PACIFIC TEAM Leg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Additional Team Bonuses No. of Members Scoring 12 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts 0 / 5 Bonus: 0 pts Team Captain Scoring 12 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Yes / No Bonus: 0 pts Bonuses +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Additional Team Forfeits No. of Members Failing to Score 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts 0 / 5 Forfeit: 0 pts Forfeits -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 Team Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Additional Bonus Guide: 2 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 5 pts; 3 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 10 pts 4 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 15 pts 5 Team Members Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 25 pts Team Captain Scoring a maximum on their Leg = 5 pts Additional Forfeits Guide: Team Member Failing to Score on their Leg = -25 pts 2 or More Team Members Failing to Score on their Leg = ELIMINATION TISC Team Challenge Guidelines - USA 2018 The team competition consists of 7 teams of 5 nations each. Each team is based in a different region. Each team also has a designated captain who will be of extra significance to their team in terms of opportunities to score an extra bonus and who could have a role in breaking potential ties between teams in the final TISC Challenge rankings The TISC Team Challenge will be held in a relay format with a different team member covering each of the 5 legs. Each leg will last for a total of 7 consecutive votes. Leg 1 will involve the votes of the juries positioned 1-7 in the voting order; leg 2 will involve the votes of the juries positioned 8-14 in the voting order; leg 3 will involve the votes of the juries positioned 15-21 in the voting order; leg 4 will involve the votes of the juries positioned 22-28 in the voting order; and finally leg 5 will involve the votes of the juries positioned 29-35 in the voting order. The running order of the relays is displayed on the scoreboard. Only the score of the team member taking part in that specific leg will count for the team score. If the scoring team member fails to score throughout their entire leg, the team takes a forfeit in the form of -25 penalty points. If two team members from the same team fail to score throughout their respective legs, their team will be eliminated from the team competition. In the unlikely event where only 2 or fewer teams avoid elimination, elimination will count as a team forfeit of an additional -100 penalty points. Eliminated teams still cannot place higher than non-eliminated teams in the final team ranking. Additional bonus or penalty points can be awarded to teams who achieved one or more of the following achievements: 5 team members scoring a maximum 12 point score on their leg 25 4 team members scoring a maximum 12 point score on their leg 15 3 team members scoring a maximum 12 point score on their leg 10 2 team members scoring a maximum 12 point score on their leg 5 Team Captain scoring a maximum 12 point score on their leg 5 Team member failing to score on their leg -25 2 or more team member failing to score on their legs EL If there is a tie between two or more teams once all 5 legs have been completed, the highest and lowest scoring members for each team will be discarded, and the scores of the 3 middle scoring team members will be used to determine the tie-break. If there is still a tie, only the score of the team captains will be used to determine the tie-break. If there is still a tie, the team with a higher Fair Play ranking will win the tie (the team awarding least points to their own team members are ranked highest in the Fair Play rankings). If there is still a tie after the tie-break rules have been applied, the teams will be deemed to have tied for position.

I heard rumours that @Agger @Werloc and @intoronto are trying to set up a rival Committee

Concluding our "Road to TISC" series, we look at the history of the hosts of TISC Open 2018, the United States. We wish our hosts the best of luck tomorrow that things go smoothly for the Opening Ceremony and for the live Grand Final on Saturday and thank our hosts for the warm welcome received by all TISC nations upon their arrival. Thank you for following the "Road to TISC" series, it's been a pleasure. See you all at the Opening Ceremony UNITED STATES AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - North America Population: 327.43 million Capital: Washington D.C. TISC Appearances 10 TISC Open Appearances 5 TISC Annual Appearances 5 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 3rd Best Finish (Open) 3rd Best Finish (Annual) 3rd U.S. NR Points (Overall) 169 pts U.S. NR Points (Open) 169 pts U.S. NR Points (Annual) 161 pts U.S. NR Average (Overall) 4.97 PPJ U.S. NR Average (Open) 4.97 PPJ U.S. NR Average (Annual) 4.03 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 6 NR Points Streak (Open) 6 NR Points Streak (Annual) 6 U.S. NR Medal Streak 3 TISC Record 0 0 2 TISC Open 2017 TISC Annual 2018 List of U.S. Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Christina Grimmie - Feelin' Good 6th 150 pts #2 TISC Annual 2014 Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly - Cruise (Remix) 8th 120 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 Cupid feat. B.O.B. - 369 21st 65 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 Nick Jonas - Jealous 21st 56 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 Train - Drops of Jupiter 4th 140 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband 14th 86 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 Kelly Clarkson - A Moment Like This 4th 132 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 Zedd, Aloe Blacc & Grey - Candyman 24th 58 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 Dia Frampton - The Broken Ones 3rd 169 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Carrie Underwood feat. Ludacris - The Champion 3rd 161 pts Most Successful U.S. Entry

Although Antarctica has not participated in TISC with an entry, progress was made earlier this year when they ceased their 4-year long boycott of TISC and accepted an invitation to be part of the TISC Jubilee celebrations as a special guest of honour. The reconciliation was hailed as a huge success after years of conflict with TISC which culminated in Antarctica setting up their own rival to TISC, named WINTERFEST, and setting out to sabotage many editions of TISC during that period. As part of the Jubilee's reconciliation process, Antarctica agreed to end their boycott of TISC and also to disband WINTERFEST. As a special tribute, let's look at Antarctica's entry in the final-ever WINTERFEST that took place earlier this year. ANTARCTICA AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST ANTARCTICA Continent - Antarctica Population: 0.001 million people Population: 12.00 million penguins TISC Appearances 0 TISC Open Appearances 0 TISC Annual Appearances 0 National Records Best Finish (Overall) - Best Finish (Open) - Best Finish (Annual) - Antarctica NR Points (Overall) - Antarctica NR Points (Open) - Antarctica NR Points (Annual) - Antarctica NR Average (Overall) - Antarctica NR Average (Open) - Antarctica NR Average (Annual) - NR Points Streak (Overall) - NR Points Streak (Open) - NR Points Streak (Annual) - Antarctica NR Medal Streak - TISC Record 0 0 0 List of Antarctic Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Did Not Participate - - #2 TISC Annual 2014 Did Not Participate - - #3 TISC Open 2014 Boycotted - - #4 TISC Annual 2015 Boycotted - - #5 TISC Open 2015 Boycotted - - #6 TISC Annual 2016 Boycotted - - #7 TISC Open 2016 Boycotted - - #8 TISC Annual 2017 Boycotted - - #9 TISC Open 2017 Boycotted - - #10 TISC Annual 2018 Did Not Participate - Invited as Special Guest - - Antarctica's 2018 WINTERFEST entry

Who is behind this sabotage?

Irish Delegation Arrives in Orlando ahead of Tomorrow's Opening Ceremony The Irish delegation have arrived in Florida ahead of tomorrow's Opening Ceremony. The team are currently settling into their accomodation at Floridays Resort and are planning a fun-filled day around the Orlando parks at Universal and Disney, where they will receive VIP treatment courtesy of their kind American hosts. The official Irish TISC twitter account tweeted their arrival this morning: View from OlympicIRL and Séamus' apartment:

Road to TISC Open 2018  Today marks the eve of the TISC Open 2018 Opening Ceremony and, as such, we have come to the final edition of this year's "Road to TISC Open 2018" series. There are three nations left to review: Antarctica, who have a colourful history with TISC; the United States who are hosting this year's edition for the first time. But up first today, we remember the history of our most recent TISC champions - TISC Annual 2018 gold medalists, Italy! ITALY AT THE TOTALLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST Continent - Europe Population: 59.28 million Capital: Rome TISC Appearances 10 TISC Open Appearances 5 TISC Annual Appearances 5 National Records Best Finish (Overall) 1st Best Finish (Open) 2nd Best Finish (Annual) 1st Italy NR Points (Overall) 206 pts Italy NR Points (Open) 206 pts Italy NR Points (Annual) 188 pts Italy NR Average (Overall) 6.24 PPJ Italy NR Average (Open) 6.24 PPJ Italy NR Average (Annual) 4.70 PPJ NR Points Streak (Overall) 9 NR Points Streak (Open) 9 NR Points Streak (Annual) 8 Italy NR Medal Streak 5 TISC Record 1 2 0 TISC Annual 2018 TISC Open 2013 TISC Annual 2016 List of Italian Entries: #1 TISC Open 2013 Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro 2nd 206 pts #2 TISC Annual 2014 Chiara - Vieni Con Me 25th 56 pts #3 TISC Open 2014 Elisa - Luce (tramonti a nord est) 19th 76 pts #4 TISC Annual 2015 Cesare Cremonini - Logico 5th 114 pts #5 TISC Open 2015 Lucio Dalla - Caruso 13th 91 pts #6 TISC Annual 2016 Nek - Fatti Avanti Amore 2nd 147 pts #7 TISC Open 2016 Umberto Tozzi - Gloria 11th 88 pts #8 TISC Annual 2017 Alessio Bernabei - Noi Siamo Infinito 12th 96 pts #9 TISC Open 2017 Branduardi & Vecchioni - Samarcanda 29th 45 pts #10 TISC Annual 2018 Takagi & Ketra ft. Lorenzo Fragola & Arisa - L'esercito del Selfie 1st 188 pts Most Successful Italian Entry