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Santa Fe will host the 2026 South American Games.

I like reading through some of the old multi-sports games/Olympics threads every once and a while, and I came across a real gem from the 2016 road cycling thread today. Do you know what became of that guy @hckošice? I haven’t heard much lately. He’s probably just happy to have finished in the top 10 at the Olympics

Each category awards 12 quotas. How are ranks 9-12 determined? Also, does a Round of 16 win guarantee a quota (ie top 8)?

How does the format work?

should get 4 quotas (2 per gender) in ski jumping.

It wasn’t posted before but… should get 6 quotas (3 per gender) in cross country skiing.

A little late to the party here, but the United States held its first ever national selection competition for TISC. A total of 14 songs were shortlisted for selection, with each jury member asked to vote for their favorites Eurovision style (1st - 12, 2nd - 10, 3rd - 8, 4th - 7, 5th - 6, etc.). We came close to selecting our first “big name” artist in a long while, but ultimately Judah & The Lion won. Here is the final ranking… Star-Spangled Selection - Results: 1. Judah & the Lion - scream! (27) 2. Kendrick Lamar - Father Time (23) 3. Mike Posner - I’m Not Dead Yet (22) 4. Grant Knoche - WISH U WERE DEAD (15) 5. Zach Bryan - Something In The Orange (15) 6. D’LOURDES - East Coast (12) 7. Noah Floersch - Doctor, Doctor (11) 8. Stela Cole - Rhapsody In Pink (11) 9. Shayfer James & Will Wood - Ferryman (11) 10. The Blasting Company - Dizzy in Sunlight (9) 11. Maren Morris - Circles Around This Town (7) 12. Philip Labes - aftershocks (4) 13. Sleeping At Last - Mother (4) 14. Anna Bates - Last Man On Earth (3) Here is a playlist of all the songs: Feel free to provide feedback, or ask questions if you have any

My top three after national finals and national selection reveals: Other songs I like (no particular order): I think it’s pretty likely my points will come from those listed, but there always seems to be a song or two that climbs my ranking during the live shows. Norway will need to keep the intro to hold my top spot, it completes and elevates the song for me. Austria’s entry really speaks to me as a writer, so I’m biased there

I suppose you could add a table tennis bat to baseball5…so problem solved

A fun little video announcing the volunteer program. The marketing for this edition has been right on the mark so far (in my opinion).

Tessa Worley (Alpine Skiing) and Bridgitte Hartley (Canoe Sprint)

Ohtani should put the trophy in the locker room next to Trout’s stall

Whelp, time to back to ignoring baseball It’s not personally my cup of tea, but this tournament was undeniably a breath of fresh air for the sport.

back on top

I mean…what? These stories only get better as the years go on.

with a great inning there

Murakami goes yard on the first pitch! The two heroes stepping up already.

TREA TURNER!!! Put this man on a coin.

bullpen catcher deserted last night.

Trea Turner is on fire right now! Another home to give the home team a 12-2 lead! (I forgot to post this at the time. I got to caught up in the game )

Alonso’s penalty has been reversed apparently…

You really are one of us! getting ready for the reign of the anti-committee

Here are my personal votes with remarks attached - 12 (I’m a sucker for folk bops. Also, I love the blending of styles and languages. It felt very natural. Overall, visually, lyrically, and audibly, this offered everything I want in a song @Illya) - 11 (Vocals and video were on point. It wasn’t the catchiest song, but it was very original. It left me intrigued @NikolaB) - 10 (I’m really sad this didn’t do better. We don’t see many humor entries in TISC, so this was a very fun song to discover. Visuals were low budget, but lyrics were priceless. I think some more engaging vocals could have seen this snag my top rank @Dnl) - 9 (I was actually a little torn on where to rank this. It ultimately ended up higher since I enjoyed listening to it while driving. I like the vocal, and there were some nice touches in the final production. Who doesn’t like some teenage angst? @ManuCHIL) - 8 (Again, another song I would have liked to see do better. I appreciate the risk taken with this entry. He had a unique sound and I loved the live performance @Vic Liu) - 7 (Multiple folk styles with some fun lyrics? Sign me up. I need something a little engaging with the vocals and arrangement to rank this higher @mrv86) - 6 (Well, I liked this one. I the folk element was nice and the video was engaging. I didn’t hurt that I enjoyed listening to the audio only version of the song. It fell victim, like many of the following songs, to being a little too similar in sound and vibe @Werloc) - 5 (I originally had this one ranked higher, but I need some stronger lyrics. I liked the Greek/English combination. It flowed well. A nice summer song @Yannakis @maestro @Makedonas) - 4 (Will there a more memorable beat drop in TISC history? I liked the song, but again, I needed a little more originality [lyrically and visually]. Still, happy to contribute to the meme @Cobi) - 3 (This isn’t something I would normally listen to, but it really stuck out to me. Original lyrics, nice visual, and an acceptable vocal performance. I’m sure you’ll get points from us one day @hckošice) - 2 (This one grew on me. Nice vocal and visual with some interesting enough lyrics. It just didn’t have the affect on me some other songs did. However, it did feel very French @Benolympique @Bohemia) - 1 (I don’t know why I didn’t rank this one higher. This is normally a genre and song I’d rank higher. I think it just got lost in a sea of European pop bops. Anyway, great lyrics, nice vocal, and fun sound. Congrats on the win @SteveParker @Pablita @Henry_Leon) - R1 (Normally something I’d spring for immediately. I just didn’t like the arrangement at all, and that rubbed me the wrong way unfortunately. Still, appreciate the uniqueness of this entry @IoNuTzZ) - R2 (I ended up liking this song much more than I thought I would. It was a little too slow and didn’t build enough to gets points. Nice entry though @rybak) - R3 (Lyrics took this from the podium to a reserve slot. Visuals were nice and this got my body moving. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get over the let down of the lyrics. Still, nice to have Norway back @vkristijan) - R4 (Similar feedback to Norway here. Best vocal, but just not stimulating enough lyrically. I made share to keep in my reserves though @Ruslan)

certainly gave the home fans something to cheer about tonight