Mkbw50

Countries much worse than Poland always sort these during events. In the Russia World Cup there wasn't any talk about homophobia, or any other issue with Russia. Even during the Berlin 1936 the Nazis removed all anti-Semitic signage in the city because they knew foreign journalists would be there. Any problem with LGBT will be pushed under the carpet while the games are in town

I've now won more trophies than Tottenham this season!
 

I've now won more trophies than Tottenham this season!
 

I've now won more trophies than Tottenham this season!
 

I've now won more trophies than Tottenham this season!
 

I've now won more trophies than Tottenham this season!
 

I've now won more trophies than Tottenham this season!
 

I've now won more trophies than Tottenham this season!
 

Just wait until the Dear Leader hears about this.
He will "express grave concern" about the "gender diversity, youthfulness and urbanity" of the IBA and then appoint a 12-year-old refugee to be President

Thank you for the kind recognition.
 
Totallympics continues to be a place that keeps the Olympic flame and love for Olympic sports alive. As the IOC is increasingly controversial and athletics and other sports seem more and more squeezed, we keep the love and interest up and everyone can contribute, whether they've been a member for years or days

Thank you for the kind recognition.
 
Totallympics continues to be a place that keeps the Olympic flame and love for Olympic sports alive. As the IOC is increasingly controversial and athletics and other sports seem more and more squeezed, we keep the love and interest up and everyone can contribute, whether they've been a member for years or days

Thank you for the kind recognition.
 
Totallympics continues to be a place that keeps the Olympic flame and love for Olympic sports alive. As the IOC is increasingly controversial and athletics and other sports seem more and more squeezed, we keep the love and interest up and everyone can contribute, whether they've been a member for years or days

Well, where to begin…
 
The forum stayed online another year thanks to @Sindo. It got a facelift thanks to the content generated by @Matej@JoshMartini007@Vojthas @Mkbw50 and others. Our results section grew thanks to the major contribution of @frantic13poland, among others. We celebrated another two editions of TISC under the guidance of @OlympicIRL, with wonderful hosts @Vektor @Hipooo. Our competitive circuit of prediction contests was once again successfully overseen by @Wumo, and our end of year awards revived by @vinipereira. Finally, the moderation team kept things (mostly) civil in the threads for another year against all odds. Hats off all 
 
It finally felt like international sports returned to a semi-normal state this year. We celebrated another Olympics, World Cup, and numerous other events together. Unfortunately, it was also a year marked by conflict. Conflict between nations; between internal domestic forces; between users. It was certainly a year of highs and lows; from top athletes missing the Olympics due to Covid and other injuries, to Messi finally leading Argentina to a World Cup victory. Some of us spent time recovering from injuries and illness, while others celebrated bringing a new life into the world. Through it all, and not to lean too hard on the favorite cliche of the international sports community, we were united by sport. 
 
Whether we were captivated or devastated, entertained or bored, overjoyed by victory or ostensibly angered by loss; users alike were connected by sport. We screamed, laughed, argued, celebrated, and debated like one large dysfunctional family; a brotherhood of international sports fans. I can say, without a shred of doubt, that my year was inextricably improved by the time I spent on this forum. If time is money, then joining the forum just over four years ago was one of my more sound investments. I’d like to thank all of you for your contributions to this forum. We’ve collectively grown such a wonderful, even if occasionally frustrating, community. 
 
Additionally, many of you have been so incredibly supportive of my career as an international sports journalist. I can’t thank you enough for your support. I can only hope to repay you with more excellent content in the year to come. 
 
So with that sentiment, let’s remember fondly the year we’re leaving behind, and greet the future with great enthusiasm. We’re now mere minutes away from the last Totallympics time zone joining everyone else in the New Year, so break out the confetti, libations, firecrackers, boomsticks, and cursed vuvuzelas. It’s time for one last celebration in 2022!

I really like your Breakthrough of the Year choices (it's the only category I decided not to vote).

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
for sportswomen in Olympic sports
 
#1: Therese Johaug (Norway)
#2: Irene Schouten (Netherlands)
#3: Sydney McLaughlin (USA)
#4: Tobi Amusan (Nigeria)
#5: Katie Ledecky (USA)
#6: Eileen Gu (China)
 
 
BEST MALE ATHLETE
for sportsmen in Olympic sports
 
#1: Johannes Thingnes Bø (Norway)
#2: Alexander Bolshunov (Russia)
#3: Armand Duplantis (Sweden)
#4: Nils van der Poel (Sweden)
#5: Kristóf Milák (Hungary)
#6: David Popovici (Romania)
 
 
BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE
for athletes in Paralympic sports
 
#1: Jesper Pedersen (Norway)
#2: Momoka Muraoka (Japan)
#3: Yang Hongqiong (China)
#4: Stefano Raimondi (Italy)
#5: Leanne Smith (USA)
#6: Bethany Firth (GB)
 
 
BEST NON-OLYMPIC ATHLETE
for athletes in Non-Olympic sports
 
#1: Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
#2: David Clifford (Ireland)
#3: Ben Stokes (GB)
#4: Aaron Donald (USA)
#5: Francesco Bagnaia (Italy)
#6: Josh Addo-Car (Australia)
 
 
BEST YOUTH ATHLETE
for any athlete up to 18 years old (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
 
#1: David Popovici (Romania)
#2: Eileen Gu (China)
#3: Summer McIntosh (Canada)
#4: Jessica Gadirova (GB)
#5: Erriyon Knighton (USA)
#6: Mollie O'Callaghan (Australia)
 
 
BEST MEN'S TEAM
for men's teams or groups (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
 
#1: Australia Rugby League (Australia)
#2: Argentina Football (Argentina)
#3: England Cricket (GB)
#4: Sweden Curling (Sweden)
#5: Finland Ice Hockey (Finland)
#6: Australia Cricket (Australia)
 
 
BEST WOMEN'S TEAM
for women's teams or groups (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
 
#1: Scotland/GB Curling (GB)
#2: New Zealand Rugby (NZ)
#3: Australia Rugby League (Australia)
#4: Brazil Football (Brazil)
#5: Australia Cricket (Australia)
#6: Canada Ice Hockey (Canada)
 
 
BEST DOUBLES OR PAIR
for doubles or pairs (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
#1: Barbora Krejčíková/Kateřina Siniaková (Czech Republic)
#2: Cheng Qingchen/Jia Yifan (China)
#3: Francesco Friedrich/Thorsten Margis (Germany)
#4: Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (France)
#5: Alfie Hewitt/Gordon Reid (GB)
#6: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)
 
 
BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
for the most improved athlete or team (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
 
#1: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
#2: Morocco men's football (Morocco)
#3: Leon Marchand (France)
#4: England women's football (GB)
#5: Simon Ehammer (Switzerland)
#6: Wang Jianan (China)
 
 
SPORT MOMENT OF THE YEAR
for any sport moment from 2022 (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
 
#1: 2022 World Cup Final (Argentina)
#2: Duplantis WR (Sweden)
#3: Wightman gold in front of dad (GB)
#4: Milák WR on home soil (Hungary)
#5: Golden point in Rugby League World Cup semifinal (Samoa)
#6: Kerry last minute free to beat Dublin in All-Ireland semifinal (Ireland)
 
 
OLYMPIC SPIRIT AWARD
for any athlete or team that took part in the 2022 Winter Olympics or Paralympics
 
#1: Brittany Bowe (US)
#2: Sofia Goggia (Italy)
#3: Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan)
#4: Shaun White (US)
#5: GB Mixed Curling team (GB)
#6: Iivo Niskanen (Finland)
 

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
for sportswomen in Olympic sports
 
#1: Therese Johaug (Norway)
#2: Irene Schouten (Netherlands)
#3: Sydney McLaughlin (USA)
#4: Tobi Amusan (Nigeria)
#5: Katie Ledecky (USA)
#6: Eileen Gu (China)
 
 
BEST MALE ATHLETE
for sportsmen in Olympic sports
 
#1: Johannes Thingnes Bø (Norway)
#2: Alexander Bolshunov (Russia)
#3: Armand Duplantis (Sweden)
#4: Nils van der Poel (Sweden)
#5: Kristóf Milák (Hungary)
#6: David Popovici (Romania)
 
 
BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE
for athletes in Paralympic sports
 
#1: Jesper Pedersen (Norway)
#2: Momoka Muraoka (Japan)
#3: Yang Hongqiong (China)
#4: Stefano Raimondi (Italy)
#5: Leanne Smith (USA)
#6: Bethany Firth (GB)
 
 
BEST NON-OLYMPIC ATHLETE
for athletes in Non-Olympic sports
 
#1: Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
#2: David Clifford (Ireland)
#3: Ben Stokes (GB)
#4: Aaron Donald (USA)
#5: Francesco Bagnaia (Italy)
#6: Josh Addo-Car (Australia)
 
 
BEST YOUTH ATHLETE
for any athlete up to 18 years old (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
 
#1: David Popovici (Romania)
#2: Eileen Gu (China)
#3: Summer McIntosh (Canada)
#4: Jessica Gadirova (GB)
#5: Erriyon Knighton (USA)
#6: Mollie O'Callaghan (Australia)
 
 
BEST MEN'S TEAM
for men's teams or groups (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
 
#1: Australia Rugby League (Australia)
#2: Argentina Football (Argentina)
#3: England Cricket (GB)
#4: Sweden Curling (Sweden)
#5: Finland Ice Hockey (Finland)
#6: Australia Cricket (Australia)
 
 
BEST WOMEN'S TEAM
for women's teams or groups (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
 
#1: Scotland/GB Curling (GB)
#2: New Zealand Rugby (NZ)
#3: Australia Rugby League (Australia)
#4: Brazil Football (Brazil)
#5: Australia Cricket (Australia)
#6: Canada Ice Hockey (Canada)
 
 
BEST DOUBLES OR PAIR
for doubles or pairs (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
#1: Barbora Krejčíková/Kateřina Siniaková (Czech Republic)
#2: Cheng Qingchen/Jia Yifan (China)
#3: Francesco Friedrich/Thorsten Margis (Germany)
#4: Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (France)
#5: Alfie Hewitt/Gordon Reid (GB)
#6: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)
 
 
BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
for the most improved athlete or team (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
 
#1: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
#2: Morocco men's football (Morocco)
#3: Leon Marchand (France)
#4: England women's football (GB)
#5: Simon Ehammer (Switzerland)
#6: Wang Jianan (China)
 
 
SPORT MOMENT OF THE YEAR
for any sport moment from 2022 (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
 
#1: 2022 World Cup Final (Argentina)
#2: Duplantis WR (Sweden)
#3: Wightman gold in front of dad (GB)
#4: Milák WR on home soil (Hungary)
#5: Golden point in Rugby League World Cup semifinal (Samoa)
#6: Kerry last minute free to beat Dublin in All-Ireland semifinal (Ireland)
 
 
OLYMPIC SPIRIT AWARD
for any athlete or team that took part in the 2022 Winter Olympics or Paralympics
 
#1: Brittany Bowe (US)
#2: Sofia Goggia (Italy)
#3: Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan)
#4: Shaun White (US)
#5: GB Mixed Curling team (GB)
#6: Iivo Niskanen (Finland)
 

First two Brits in World Cup action today in the Freeski Big Air in Chur, . Qualifiers this morning, finals this evening.  Unfortunately we are geo-blocked for the livestream…..
 
Chris McGregor in the Men’s & Kirsty Muir in the Women.  Both have chances of making the Final, don’t want to put the Commentators’ Curse on them.

Hi,Thanks for inviting me to the club. I have been looking at totallympics for a while and chose to sign up today. I love watching any sports although my favourites are swimming and tennis.
 
Whenever there is a multi sport event on I watch obsessively and I will sit in front of the TV from the very start to the end of the session. 
My favourite athlete is Adam Peaty and my favourite event to watch at the olympics is the 100m Breaststroke. Outside of swimming my favourite event is archery.
 
I look forward to contributing to topics and keeping track of lots of different sports in this club.
 

DNF for the relay team to end the Championships
 
Thanks to everyone who watched with us on Totallympics.com!
24 Golds, 19 Silvers and 17 Bronzes, we come second to on the medal table and top with total medals.

GOLD for Fraser in the all-around! 85.565! Jarman (82.465) 8th. The GB team qualified first with 255.827. Apparatus qualification:
Floor: 4. Jarman (14.466) and 8. Regini-Moran (14.266) qualified, with 29. Fraser (13.633) and 72. Tulloch (12.733) missing out.
Pommel Horse: 1. Fraser (14.600) qualified, 10. Hall (13.933) is second reserve, 39. Regini-Moran (13.133) and 43. Jarman (13.033) miss out.
Rings: 4. Tulloch (14.733) qualifies, 9. Fraser (14.266) is first reserve, 29. Hall (13.533) and 72. Jarman (12.800)
Vault: 4. Tulloch (14.700) and 5. Regini-Moran (14.683) qualify, 7. Jarman (14.433) misses out.
Parallel Bars: 1. Fraser (15.066) and 6. Regini-Moran (14.666) qualify, 16. Hall (14.133) and 17. Jarman (14.133) miss out.
Horizontal Bar: 7. Hall (13.900) qualifies, 15. Fraser (13.700), 41. Jarman (13.200), and 107. Regini-Moran (9.900) miss out
 
What an athlete Joe Fraser is

GOLD for Jessica Gadirova with 14.000 points! Jennifer Gadirova in 5th with 13.466

Team GB have qualified a jumping team in equestrian, which also provides three individual places.

Cycling Track is not urban, diverse, gender neutral and young enough I'm afraid

The BBC commentator is unimpressed… “it’s quiet… it’s no Birmingham, that’s for sure” 👀

Here's an amusing blunder on the website - in the list of nations it has "World Triathlon" (using the code 'TRI') because some athletes go as independents (I remember someone was changing her designation from to or the other way around and midway through she had 'TRI'). Someone's put the code in and it's come up with the flag!