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Team Challenge Team Challenge was first introduced to the TISC program for the 10th edition Jubilee in 2018. It is a sideshow designed to bring users together, but also to add a whole new dynamic to already exciting Grand Final Saturdays. 5th edition of the Team Challenge will be held in Croatia next week. Here you can find the all-time medal table for the teams. Interestingly, France is the only nation who has climbed the podium in every edition. In four Team Challenges, they have won one gold and three silver medals. Ireland, Lithuania, Tunisia and the United States have won three medals each. As of now, Tunisia is the only country with team medals of each color. Overall, 30 different nations have reached the team podium. Croatia 2020 - Team Challenge Guidelines Ten teams will participate. Nine of them will have four (4) members each, while one will have two (2) members. Participating nations got drawn to their respective teams during the Live Draw two weeks ago. The teams are as follows: Baška Moonwalkers - Dobinj Winetasters - Kraljevica Royals - Krk Capitals - Malinska Lifeguards - Njivice Sailors - Omišalj Oilers - Punat Mariners - Šilo Shepherds - Vrbnik Cliffdivers - Team Challenge will be held in a relay format, with a different team member covering each of the four relay legs. The relay legs will be as follows: Leg 1 - Morning Session (Votes 1 - 10) Leg 2 - Early Afternoon Session (Votes 11 - 19) Leg 3 - Late Afternoon Session (Votes 20 - 28) Leg 4 - Evening Session (Votes 29 - 38) Only the score of the team member taking part in that specific leg will count for the team score. Failure to obtain any points during a relay leg will result in the corresponding team receiving 20 negative points. Running order for the relays will be as follows: Relay BAŠKA MOONWALKERS DOBRINJ WINETASTERS KRALJEVICA ROYALS KRK CAPITALS MALINSKA LIFEGUARDS NJIVICE SAILORS OMIŠALJ OILERS PUNAT MARINERS ŠILO SHEPHERDS VRBNIK CLIFFDIVERS Leg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leg 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Members of the Kraljevica Royals - - will have a special opportunity of being able to run two legs each. Team that collects the most points across the four relay legs will be crowned champion, while the rest will be ranked accordingly. If there is a tie between two or more teams once all four legs have been completed, the highest and lowest scoring members for each team will be discarded, and the scores of the two middle scoring team members will be used to determine the tie-break. Two special awards will be presented: MVP Award - the individual nation who scored the most of their total points during their relay leg (in percentage) Belgium Biathlon Award - the relay who lost the most places between the second exchange and the finish line

How can they ride in a peleton with no slipstream? That must be annoying as hell.

Litta Soheila Sohi (equestrian) http://www.eurodressage.com/2020/04/05/irans-sole-grand-prix-rider-litta-soheila-sohi-hangs-her-tails

First case in South Sudan! Also probably the first test...?

Take a pick.

Haircut-wise, I guess the long hair from the 70s will go back in style after this?

France has surpassed both Italy and Spain apparently, in terms of daily numbers...

However, R still functions as a vowel in this case I believe. In Croatian it would anyway.

Yeah, a size limit has been added. Probably the easiest way of putting pictures now is uploading them to Imgur and then copying links to Totallympics.

And also his favorite Czech biathlete - Štvrtecky.

I literally haven't left my home or backyard since March 12th. This is fine. At least I made that day memorable by taking a risk and going on a little trip. Who knows when this will be possible again... I even got a sunburn that Thursday.

Letter R can be used as a vowel in Croatian so you're good.

@heywoodu triggered. Anyway, I thought the delegations were already supposed to be on their Krk quarantine.

Yeah, I'm not critical yet, but in about a month I should be.

Apparently even the bots liked Werloc's message.

Seven.

Several people in Montenegro have been arrested for visiting their friends.

Where Are They Now? The Committee The Committee represents an exlusive group of nations who have always awarded some points to the eventual TISC champions. In its heyday, this secret society received much attention from the TISC community. During 2016 and early 2017, the Committee was praised for their immaculate record of recognizing the winning material. This attention, however, undoubtedly triggered some internal fighting, which started during the 2017 Open, and then turned into an all-out civil war during the 2018 Jubilee. Last couple of editions have been relatively quiet for the Committee, for better or for worse. We suspect that the Italians are still the managing partners, following the whole Jubilee Coup, but otherwise not much is known about the Committee's current plans and actions. Where are they now? From Unity to War First speculations about the Committee's possible existence surfaced just before the 2016 Open. TISC analysts received an intel about a group of nations who never failed to award winning entries. Strinkingly, the said group contained three nations with perfect participation records - Denmark, Italy and Lithuania. We immediately assumed they were the leaders of this society. Going into the 2016 Open, TISC fans eagerly wanted to see if all the Committee theories stood up... And stand they did! Not only did all seven participating Committee members award some points to the Irish winners, but also the winning entry was the only song their votes had in common. Exactly the same outcome happened at the 2017 Annual. British entry took a convincing victory, after being the only song to win the hearts of every member of the Committee. These were the glory days of the Committee. It seemed as if only their votes truly mattered... 2017 Open proved to be a major turning point for the Committee. It became apparent early on that something was very wrong with the Committee that day. In the end, several nations lost their memberships. This included Lithuania, one of the alleged founding fathers, but also Canada and Estonia. It is a general consensus among the analysts that this was a power move inside the Committee, which specifically targeted Lithuania and their allies. By that account, Latvia should have been removed as well, however they missed the said edition and stayed behind (for now...). Following their exlusion, Lithuania and @Werloc decided to go public. Their message, written in secret code of course, allegedly contains the vital clause of the secret pact between the Committee members. While some expected the Committee drama to quiet-down for the next edition, the 2018 Annual Jubilee delivered a total war inside the Committee. Italy took their first TISC victory, and in the process took full control over the Committee. Several prominent members got removed, including the president @Agger (Denmark) and @heywoodu (Netherlands), although both have claimed since that it was a "fully conscious decision" on their part. Aside from Italy, the only remaining long-term member at that point was Tunisia. They, however, got removed too. It happened quietly and away from the public eye, during the 2018 Open. Where Are They Now? Inside sources claim that the Committee is still very much alive. They are said to be working on a new base of "loyal followers". As of today, the Committee counts twelve member nations. They are as follows... Italy (13 participations) - undisputed leaders Australia (4) Austria (2) Chile (7) China (2) Hungary (4) Latvia (2) Morocco (5) Switzerland (3) Ukraine (1) Uruguay (1) Vietnam (1) Six of these are scheduled to compete at the 2020 Annual in Croatia: Italy, Australia, China, Hungary, Ukraine and Uruguay. While critics may say that the Committee has turned from a prestigious secret society to a group of Italian puppets, one can't deny certain mysterious patterns that are still seemingly written all over the Committee... For starters, Australia and Austria have similar names, just like Chile and China. Both Lithuania and Estonia were long-term members, while Latvia still is. Italy and Hungary have similar flags, just like Morocco and Vietnam. Ukraine and Uruguay both start with U and are both making their TISC return in Croatia. That just leaves Switzerland... But according to @OlympicIRL insights, both times that Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest, Switzerland finished dead-last (in the semi final). Coincidence?

You are the first to correctly guess the "of" part.

So I got reminded of this competition. This was such drama (just look at the running scores!), and the perfect background music made it even more special.

After so many good suggestions, I'm afraid the final answer next week can only be a disappointment.

That could be a headline for a Danish blog. Wumo's Adventures: Where is Agger?