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End third round, Italy still first, I feel like a cyclist breaking away, hope the pack doesn't catch us on the finish line

Thanks @uk12points

You have to decide what you want to do with the competition 1) pick a catchy song that has better chance but you don't like 2) choose a song you love and give it the chance to be spread in the world in countries where it hans't arrived yet We use always the second option: sometimes we are lucky like (maybe) this time, sometimes it's a failure like last year with Samarcanda a beautiful song that very few liked but even when it goes wrong we are happy because we are proud of our song

First after the first and the second break and first on the team race: it seems like the old times all over again (hope the end will be different)

It would be great but I'm ready for the final disappointment

Thanks India for the first Italian medal!

Mmm I'm not convinced, my avatar is a pretty little ant but Italy got no points from them Maybe they need glasses? Anyway I'm very happy to see that the first countries liked our song, hope to keep this place until the end but it would be hard because it's a very difficult competition with many good songs (and as always a beautiful logo)

By the way the live draw was wonderful, I don't know what to expect about the show with a draw so exciting: my expectations are rising

I agree with heywoodu but I think the committee should decide because if Turkey is in again they have more work to do starting from the voting order.

Votes sent and satisfied with the songs (I liked many of them)

Thanks! I have just created a new team because the previous is full: 278 2018wc

Great Italian team and then we know where Dunadan was focusing Thanks Ldog and quasit for the constest, it was my first time with this kind of contest but it was very enjoying even if I didn't go well.

Now I know what Ledecka is feeling First of all thanks to Wanderer and every one who helped to prepare the contest and keep them running, we have daily results, lots of contenders and different medallists (and great Italian team!!!), it seems the old days coming back. I think the new form for the contest worked good and it has been easier and faster to fill them. Now I had to confess my secret, I hope that my revelation won't cost me my medals anyway I will accept the verdict of the Wada totallympics committee but I want to let you know that I acted in good faith: I didn't know that I was increasing my chance to win. The two contests I won were filled while I was...

[hide] Men's Tournament Knockout Round February 20th - February 25th, 2018 Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 February 24th 2018, h. 21:10 Canada 1 Czech Republic Gold Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 February 25th 2018, h. 13:10 Germany 1 Olympic Athletes from Russia [/hide]

Because I'm generous By the way I'm a woman and the LDOG's explanation about my name is correct. Francesca is only a female name, the male version is Francesco like Francesco Totti Nicola is only a male name in Italy, the female version are Nicoletta and Nicole. Andrea is a typical male name in Italy but in the last 20 years people started to use it also for girls.

I know it's incredible, I feel a lot of pressure and I hope not to end like Peiffer in Biathlon mixed relay I have a secret weapon but it's not bet sites (in Italy I don't think that bets on skeleton or skii jumping exist) but I will tell you at the end of the OG.

[hide] Men's Tournament Knockout Round February 20th - February 25th, 2018 Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 February 23rd 2018, h. 16:40/21:10 Czech Republic 2 Olympic Athletes from Russia February 23rd 2018, h. 21:10/16:40 Germany 1 Canada [/hide]

[hide] Men's Tournament Knockout Round February 20th - February 25th, 2018 Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Quarterfinals Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 February 21st 2018, h. 12:10 Czech Republic 1 United States February 21st 2018, h. 16:40 Olympic Athletes from Russia 3 Norway February 21st 2018, h. 21:10 Canada 1 Finland February 21st 2018, h. 21:10 Sweden 3 Germany 1 [/hide]

I'm in for for the 10th edition! Can't wait to see the new logo

[hide] Men's Tournament Knockout Round February 20th - February 25th, 2018 Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Round of 16 Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 February 20th 2018, h. 12:10/16:40/21:10 Switzerland 1 Germany February 20th 2018, h. 12:10/16:40/21:10 Finland 6 South Korea February 20th 2018, h. 12:10/16:40/21:10 Slovenia 2 Norway February 20th 2018, h. 12:10/16:40/21:10 United States 3 Slovakia Women's Tournament Knockout Round February 17th - February 22nd, 2018 Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 February 21st 2018, h. 16:40 Olympic Athletes from Russia 3 Finland Gold Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 February 22nd 2018, h. 13:10 Canada 1 United States [/hide]

[hide] Women's Tournament Knockout Round February 17th - February 22nd, 2018 Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 February 19th 2018, h. 13:10 United States 2 Finland February 19th 2018, h. 21:10 Canada 2 Olympic Athletes from Russia [/hide]

[hide] Women's Tournament Knockout Round February 17th - February 22nd, 2018 Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Quarterfinals Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 February 17th 2018, h. 12:10 (16:40) Olympic Athletes from Russia 1 Switzerland February 17th 2018, h. 16:40 (12:10) Finland 2 Sweden [/hide]

Amended, thanks.

The same reasons are valid for the team events and even more important in the alpine competition here the problem is not only the shape of the athletes but what can happen in the trainings even before the single race. Anyway I like this format because it's not enough to be an expert (otherwise it would be impossible for me to hope in a medal) but you must be also lucky or a good soothsayer: they are quite unpredictable like the real sports! OG starts on 9th February but every prediction is already open: well done managers!

[hide] Sporting Rivalries and Medals (15) 1- On Day 1, the first 5 Gold Medals will be awarded to athletes from 5 different countries. [YES - 3] 2- At least 27 countries will win a Medal, surpassing the Sochi 2014 Games' total. [NO - 3] 3- At least 2 events will not result in the common 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze Medal Podium finish. [NO - 3] 4- South Korea will finish in the top five on the medal table. [YES - 3] 5- Canada will finish ahead of the USA in the medal table. [YES - 3] 6- By total medals won, Norway & Germany will win more than Canada & the United States, who in turn will win more than Japan & South Korea. [YES - 3] 7- At least one nation will win their first ever Gold Medal at a Winter Olympics. [NO - 3] 8- Excluding DNFs, at least one irish athlete will finish ahead of a briton. [NO - 3] 9- A nation will win six or more medals without winning gold. [YES - 3] 10- Austria will finish ahead of Switzerland in the medal table. [NO - 3] 11- We will have at least 5 Gold Medal winners being less than 18 years young on that given day. [YES - 3] 12- At least 3 Torino 2006 medalists will win a Medal in PyeongChang. [YES - 3] 13- At least one medal event will be postponed to another day. [YES - 3] 14- More women than men will win medals for the nation that will rank 1st on the medal table. [YES - 3] 15- At least 3 nations will win 10 or more gold medals. [NO - 3] Alpine Skiing (5) 16- Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) will win at least 3 Gold Medals. [NO - 7] 17- Norway will win the most medals on the Men's side. [YES - 4] 18- At least 33% of the starters in Men's Slalom will not reach the finish on the first run. [NO - 4] 19- Naoki Yuasa (JPN) will finish both legs in the Men's Slalom. [YES - 4] 20- The podium of at least one event will feature only countries associated with the Alpine Region (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia and/or Switzerland). [NO - 4] Biathlon (5) 21- Johannes Thingnes Boe (NOR) will win more medals than Martin Fourcade (FRA) during the whole 2018 Winter Olympics. [YES - 3] 22- Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK) will win her third olympic Sprint title in a row. [NO - 3] 23- An athlete who finished 21st or worst in the Sprint will win a Pursuit medal. [NO - 4] 24- There will be a Gold Medalist in the individual races with 1 or more misses on the shooting range. [YES - 4] 25- The Ukrainian team will win more total medals than Italy. [YES - 4] Bobsleigh (2) 26- Germany will win at least 6 medals between all events. [YES - 4] 27- Humphries (CAN) will win her third gold medal in two-women's bobsleigh. [YES - 4] Cross-country Skiing (5) 28- On the Women's side, all 6 Gold Medals will go to Norway. [NO - 3] 29- Overall, medals will not go to more than 6 nations. [YES - 3] 30- Swiss athletes will win more total medals than Olympic Athletes from Russia. [NO - 3] 31- The Men's Sprint will see a medalist who finished 21st-30th in the Qualification. [NO - 4] 32- The athlete leading the Men's Skiathlon at half-point will eventually win it. [YES - 3] Curling (3) 33- Canada will defend its Gold Medals in both the Men's and Women's events. [YES - 3] 34- A team from Asia will medal in any Curling event. [NO - 3] 35- The italian men's team will win at least 2 games. [YES - 3] Figure Skating (3) 36- The north korean pair will finish ahead of their south korean counterpart. [NO - 4] 37- Spain will win its first ever medal in Figure Skating. [YES - 3] 38- No nation will win medals in both Men's and Women's Singles. [NO - 3] Freestyle Skiing (5) 39- Devin Logan (USA) will win both the Women's Slopestyle and the Women's Halfpipe. [YES - 3] 40- Dominique Ohaco (CHI) will achieve Chile's best ever Winter Olympic result - bettering 11th place in Men's Alpine Combined from 1998. [YES - 3] 41- Sweden will be represented in the Women's Ski Cross Final by at least 2 athletes. [YES - 3] 42- No athlete who was victorious at the 2018 Winter X Games will win a Gold Medal in Pyeongchang. [NO - 3] 43- South Korea will win at least 1 medal, while Australia will win at least 3. [NO - 3] Ice Hockey (5) 44- A team from Group B will defeat a team from Group A in the Quarterfinals of the Women's Tournament. [NO - 4] 45- At least one match in the Men's Tournament will finish scoreless in regular time (60 Minutes). [NO - 3] 46- The Women's Unified Korean Team will win a match. [NO - 4] 47- Russia will win the Gold Medal in the Men's Tournament. [NO - 4] 48- Sweden will finish ahead of Finland in the Men's Tournament. [YES - 4] Luge (2) 49- Germany will win all 4 Gold Medals. [YES - 4] 50- In at least one event the eventual winner won't be in first place after the first run. [YES - 4] Nordic Combined (2) 51- In both Individual events, the first-placed Athlete(s) after Ski Jumping will not win a Medal. [NO - 4] 52- Germany will sweep (win Gold, Silver and Bronze) at least one of the individual events. [YES - 3] Skeleton (2) 53- The margin of the Men's and Women's winners to the Silver Medalists combined will add up to at least 1 second. [NO - 4] 54- South Korea will win its first ever Gold Medal in Skeleton. [YES - 4] Ski Jumping (3) 55- Poland will win at least one gold medal. [YES - 4] 56- At least two athletes will win medals in both men's individual events. [NO - 4] 57- The podium in the Women's Normal Hill will feature at least 2 of the following athletes: Katharina Althaus (GER), Sara Takanashi (JPN), Maren Lundby (NOR). [NO - 3] Short Track Speed Skating (3) 58- In all individual events, at least 3 participants will be relegated or disqualified in the A-Finals. [YES - 3] 59- South Korea will win all 8 Gold Medals. [NO - 5] 60- Two different athletes will win a medal for Hungary. [NO - 4] Snowboarding (5) 61- Czech Republic will win at least one Gold Medal. [YES - 4] 62- There will be an athlete who will win at least 2 Gold Medals. [NO - 4] 63- The winner in the Men's Halfpipe will receive a higher score than the winner of the same event at the 2014 Winter Olympics (higher than 94,75). [YES - 4] 64- Both Snowboard Cross events (Men + Women) will be won by european athletes. [YES - 4] 65- In his sixth consecutive Winter Olympics, Jasey-Jay Anderson (CAN) will win a Medal. [NO - 3] Speed Skating (5) 66- There will be a clean sweep (to win Gold, Silver and Bronze) by the dutch in at least one event. [YES - 5] 67- At least 5 men will clock under 13 minutes in the Men's 10,000m. [YES - 4] 68- The Bronze Medal winning team in any Team Pursuit will clock a faster time than either of the Finalists. [NO - 4] 69- Four continents will win a medal. [NO - 4] 70- At least 2 athletes will win 2 or more individual Gold Medals. [NO - 4] [/hide]