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1 hour ago, hckosice said:

 

Well, the thing is that all 5 selected athletes must have achieved criterias to start in the trimester in which the Olympic Games will be held, but this shouldn´t be a problem, for example many countries just send the athlete to the IBU cup, where it´s much easier to fulfill the required criterias.

Yes, each country with at least 2 mens and 2 womens qualified athletes is automatically qualified for the mixed relay too.

 

Still not sure about, but apparently all unused quotas will not be realocated.

Thanks! That means at least 4 of the girls must meet the criteria to field a relay...

Hi guys,

Any idea what will happen to Bulgaria on the women's side? Do we have 5 female athletes that satisfy the criteria (there are just 3 per event starting at World Cup now)? What if only 3 satisfy the criteria? Is a relay going to be allowed to start with 3 athletes satisfying the criteria? Is there a quota for mixed relays? Where will the unused quotas go?

BULGARIA

Mey - Would You Be Mine

A little bit about Mey

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Here is a little of my story - I started my musical journey learning the piano when I was 5 years old then joined the national junior radio choir the next year…I realised that music was my life. graduated from the national school of music this year and have begun recording my debut album right now with the fantastic Poogie Bell.I met Poogie when he played a show with his band and he remembered my face and contacted me through Facebook sending the message "I'm looking for a singer, with soulful voice. If you think it is you, write me back"… I sent him some demos, we started talking and he got on a plane to fly over to record me… Now we almost have the whole album finished.This made me understand for music there is no distance - it is about emotions and destiny.

Bulgaria will participate!

A successful championships for team Bulgaria. Iliev with gold, Anev with silver and bronze and the relay finishing fourth. It could have been yet another medal if Iliev performed at his usual level instead of using 6 spares in the shooting. I am aware the level of the competition is not comparable to any world cup but that's how stupid financing of the sport is in Bulgaria. A gold at a second tier event counts for more than numerous top 10 placings individually in the world cup or eight place in the relay. Such a shame. The team could have trained for the World Championships instead of wasting energy in the Europeans. On a good day both Iliev (in the sprint) and Anev (in the individual) can medal at the Worlds...

1 hour ago, dareza said:

wow

It's anyone's game to win now that Murray is gone. What an exciting AO!

4 hours ago, heywoodu said:

This is some nice reading on them.

http://deadspin.com/dominicas-fake-ski-team-scammed-the-olympics-and-the-p-1529973935

 

I'm a huge fan of exotic nations, but I hope these two won't be anywhere near the Olympics ever again to be honest  

What a scam! Thanks for the article.

Bulgaria Team Size prediction for Winter Olympic Games 2018 Pyeong Chang

Ski Sports

Alpine Skiing  (min 3 max 4) - Albert Popov and Kamen Zlatkov should make it in the SL and GS with some chance for Albert to start in the AC. A third male skier is likely to  make it to the SL and GS, maybe Stefan Prisadov or Yoan Todorov. On the women's site Vera Asenova should qualify in SL and GS. 

Cross Country Skiing  (min 2 max 4) - Veselin Tsinzov is certain for his spot. He scores world cup points on a good day. Below him in the men's team we have Stanimir Belomazhev who comes from ski orienteering, Andrey Gridin, whom I cannot see on the start lists this season and the young Yordan Chuchuganov. Biathlete Vladimir Iliev has some aspirations in cross country and may fill a spot in the team. The ambition of the federation is to send a realy to Pyeong Chang but a miracle must happen for it to come true. If Anonia Burgova does not return from orienteering to cross country then sadly no woman is going to take part in the Olympics.

Ski Jumping  (min 1 max 1) - The only one with a realistic chance is world junior champion Vladimir Zografski. He is not at his best this season but I think he will make it to Korea.

Nordic Combined  (min 0 max 0) - This sport is non-existent in Bulgaria

Freestyle Skiing  (min 0 max 0) - I don't think anyone will make it to the Olympics although we definitely have some rising talent

Snowboarding  (min 2 max 3) - The two main medal prospects come from the snowboarding program. Aleksandra Zhekova and Radoslav Yankov will certainly make it to the slopes of Pyeong Chang. Peter Gyosharkov or Simeon Mitrev could make a miracle in the upcoming months and just make it to the Olympics, although it's highly unlikely

Biathlon  (min 7 max 10) With a distant medal chance this should be our most successful sport in terms of quotas. The men should really screw something up to not get the full 5 quotas - Anev, Iliev, Sinapov, Kletcherov and Gerdzhikov must be our 5. On the women's side it's more complicated since the girls are not performing well at all. Stoyanova and Yordanova should make it to Korea. The rest have a very distant shot at the Olympics but hey miracles do happen so optimistically we could field a female relay too.

Skating Sports

Speed Skating  (min 0 max 0 ) - no speed skating track in Bulgaria exists to prepare Olympians unfortunately

Short Track Speed Skating  (min 1 max 4) - One of the most successful winter sports for Bulgaria is in a major crisis. The A team is really sub par. There is a bright light in the face of Katrin Manoilova who I think will make it to Pyeong Chang. She has the potential to be a world class skater. One more lady could make it e.g. Raya Zaharieva and 2 more gents - Klaudio Nasri and Dimitar Georgiev but they really need to up their standard.

Figure Skating  (min 0 max 1) - Another sport where Bulgaria had deep traditions but is in crisis right now. Our biggest chance is in the ladies ccompetition. Aleksandra Feygin can make it to the World Championships this year and hopefully outperform herself for a quota. Chances are not on her side though. Hristina Vasileva is the veteran in the team but she is far from world class level unlike Feygin in her age group.

Sleigh Sports

Luge  (min 1 max 1) -  I will be brave here and bet on another Bulgarian luge Olympian. Pavel Angelov has a good chance of making it there. 

Skeleton  (min 1 max 2) - This could be the first Olympics with the participation of Bulgarian skeletons. Either Marin Bangiev (men) or Camilla Breyer (women) will make it to Korea. Why not both. 

Bobsleigh  (min 0 max 0) - We haven't fielded a bobsleigh team at world level for a very long time. I don't think this is going to change.

Team Sports

Curling  (min 0 max 0) - Qualification is under way and we are not doing well.

Ice Hockey  (min 0 max 0) - Not in the next 10 Olympics

Total Optimistic Prediction  -  (30)

Total Pessimistic Prediction  - (18)

Total Realistic Prediction  -  (21)

A duo I have recently discovered doing tribal / melodic house. It's a real pleasure listening to their music.

23 minutes ago, dareza said:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/11/21/world/europe/ap-eu-europe-migrants.html?_r=0

Same here. You can easily see the groups of migrants in the city center hopelessly walking. It is not a nice picture as they usually form brawls and loud quarrels. They tend to verbally harass women during nighttime, sometimes even touching them. I feel very sorry for these people but at the same time I am disgusted by their behavior. They are not refugees as most of them come from Iraq, Mali or Libya. They are simply migrant looking for better life in Europe. For their misfortune Bulgaria cannot offer them the life they are dreaming of prior to arrival to Europe. All in all, a very unpleasant picture.

Congrats to Ireland @OlympicIRL for the win! Are we going to see another TISC in Dublin?

Congrats to everyone who took part in the contest. I think all of us will go to bed with a smile that at least one other person was able to connect with part of their nation's music.

Bulgaria won the pan-Slavic league and lost the Balkan trophy to Romania at the very last minute.

Fantastic contest @Werloc!

@hckosice 

I must get you  a beer the next time I travel to Slovakia (which is quite frequent these days)!

Mine were   and

Oops I am  noticing as competition progresses beers start taking over the forum boards

2 minutes ago, rybak said:

You're welcome  It was really difficult which song deserve more for 12 points, if it would be possible I would give two times 12 points

 Points don't matter as long as I know someone has been touched by this beautiful track.

Thanks Poland for the points! Really glad you valued the song high.

Congrats to India scoring a first gold. Netherlands skyrockets to third spot!

2 minutes ago, uk12points said:

One of the most underappreciated songs this year by far, deserves to be much higher up!

 I second that.

Hurrayyyy! Thanks for the point @heywoodu!

Thanks a million @Agger

3 minutes ago, bestmen said:

LOL Vuvuzela

Just now, mrv86 said:

 

This is a more "traditional" version of bagpipe, right?

Yes indeed. The melody dates back centuries. People are in their tacky celebration outfits they would usually wear on weddings and year gatherings. You can't get more Bulgarian than that

@heywoodu This is for you. World record on mass bagpiping  333 to be precise.