OlympicIRL

Would love to see a Hungarian return too. Sadly we only had them in a couple of contests so far.

Egypt, Guyana and Turkey took part in many editions but I don't know if it's possible to get them back this time.

Yes it would be great to see nations return. Welcome back Chile! Who else could return? Sweden I hope as I saw @Swewi online recently. Ukraine debuted in the very first edition but never came back since. Would be wonderful to get them back too.

Any chance we could have a debut nation this contest? Can anyone think of any possible debutants?

Ireland is in

Awesome! Delighted to see Paris getting the Olympics at last

Congrats, it must feel wonderful We could have a Totallympics Congress in your home

For me too, I don't really like any of the songs although Rain grew on me a little.... but very disappointing overall.

22 weeks, 150 days to go ! A double update today as we have now passed the 22 weeks to go milestone and the Games are today just 150 days away. Two more coloured pieces added to the logo Key: a1 6 months to go a2 3 months to go a3 1 month to go b1 150 days to go b2 100 days to go b3 75 days to go c1 Four Hills Tournament begins c2 Hahnenkamm Race begins c3 Winter X Games begin d1 tickets go on sale d2 2018 Olympic year arrives (Jan 1st) d3 2018 Olympic Prediction Contests Open on Totallympics e1 lighting of Olympic flame in Olympia, Greece e2 Olympic flame arrives in Incheon e3 Olympic flame arrives in Gangwon province x Olympic cauldron is lit e1 30 e2 c1 30 b2 e3 c2 30 b3 x c3 30 21 20 19 18 a3 d3 a2 d2 17 12 30 30 16 11 15 10 14 9 13 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PyeongChang 2018 ------------------50--------------------------------------25--------------------------------------02----- --------49-----------------48------------------27-----------------24-------------------04----------------01- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --47----------------------------46-------29-----------------------------22-------06----------------------------03 --------------------------------------36--------------------------------------16------------------------------- --45-----------------------38--43-------30--33-------------------16--21-------08--13------------------------05 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------44-----------40---41------------------28--31-------20--23-------------------10--11-----------07--- ------------------42--------------------------------------26--------------------------------------09------------- ----------------------39-----------------------------32-------19----------------------------12----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------37-----------------34-------------------17----------------14------------- --------------------------------------35--------------------------------------15---------------

I'm pretty sure the melting point of an Irishman is several degrees lower than that....anything in the 20°C and over and we are venturing into dangerous territory

Not me that's for sure! I already told my sister that if and when I come to visit her in Madrid it will be in the winter months

Who needs a sun holiday when you could have that

Yes, always the way Here is one nice photo taken last night here in my homeplace, Donegal (northwest coast): But as I said it is not the most spectacular, there were better examples from other times as can be seen here http://www.thejournal.ie/aurora-borealis-donegal-2-1337339-Feb2014/. And now of course the sky is a thick blanket of cloud

Last night and tonight I can see some nice colours in the sky..... though it's not as good as I have seen on other occasions. The moon is very bright so that doesn't help I guess.

Blossoms...... absolutely love, love, love this band.

Great to see Northern Ireland doing well again in this campaign.... would love to see them at the World Cup and now they are just two matches from getting there, the closest in my lifetime!

I couldn't give a stuff, talk all you want

European zone is truly a mine field these days. Points could be dropped anywhere. While this is a surprise result, it is no longer a massive shock.

France 0-0 Luxembourg Luxembourg hit the post towards the end of the match also!

Great!! Fantastic way to compliment the countdown If anyone has any ideas they wish to add here to get us into the spirit then feel free to use the thread in whatever way you want

23 weeks to go until the Games of the 23rd Winter Olympiad! Pyeongchang 2018 will officially be known as the Games of the 23rd Winter Olympiad. 23 is also the number of weeks to go until the Opening Ceremony! Key: a1 6 months to go a2 3 months to go a3 1 month to go b1 150 days to go b2 100 days to go b3 75 days to go c1 Four Hills Tournament begins c2 Hahnenkamm Race begins c3 Winter X Games begin d1 tickets go on sale d2 2018 Olympic year arrives (Jan 1st) d3 2018 Olympic Prediction Contests Open on Totallympics e1 lighting of Olympic flame in Olympia, Greece e2 Olympic flame arrives in Incheon e3 Olympic flame arrives in Gangwon province x Olympic cauldron is lit e1 b1 e2 c1 30 b2 e3 c2 30 b3 x c3 30 22 21 20 19 18 a3 d3 a2 d2 17 12 30 30 16 11 15 10 14 9 13 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PyeongChang 2018 ------------------50--------------------------------------25--------------------------------------02----- --------49-----------------48------------------27-----------------24-------------------04----------------01- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --47----------------------------46-------29-----------------------------22-------06----------------------------03 --------------------------------------36--------------------------------------16------------------------------- --45-----------------------38--43-------30--33-------------------16--21-------08--13------------------------05 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------44-----------40---41------------------28--31-------20--23-------------------10--11-----------07--- ------------------42--------------------------------------26--------------------------------------09------------- ----------------------39-----------------------------32-------19----------------------------12----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------37-----------------34-------------------17----------------14------------- --------------------------------------35--------------------------------------15---------------

Great result but this a) doesn't make them world beaters b) mean that they are so good that qualification was a foregone conclusion.

Hardly official Plus they are not THAT good.

In terms of a lack of a strong team yes..... but you have to look at a bigger picture of all the teams in each group then it is much trickier than many others. Poland are the top seed by far.... then you have Denmark, Romania and Montenegro, a lot of potential there to drop points. And trips to Armenia and Kazakhstan are far from easy. Group B on the other hand has two front runners with little opposition apart from Hungary.... who aren't the trickiest 3rd team either..... and the bottom 3 are just weak. No wonder it has the 2nd team with the most points . That's why this system just doesn't work.

Yes Group E is looking in danger too. Again, one of the stronger groups. Whereas the weak groups will be safe. I will say it again for the millionth time, stupid unfair system.