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The Canadians definitely colluded to get themselves all a star recognition Deserved for each of course

Last “Totallympics time zone.” No one has traveled to Hawaii to stop my marathon post yet

Well, I think it’s time for my annual “final post of the year” thingy. I’m this one a bit earlier than usual, so hopefully no one snakes the honor from me As always, 2023 was a lively year on the forum. It felt like the year began with users trying to cancel each other over their opinions on one conflict, and ended with users trying to cancel each other over another. Still, it was nice interacting with all of you during another revolution around the Sun. Whether we were sharing retro video game footage during the TISC, or gasping in disbelief at Femke Bol’s infamous fall, the feeling of togetherness and shared excitement shone through once more. I would like to thank everyone who indulged my incessant posts in the multi-sports games section, shared results documents with me, aided my hosting of the TISC, or simply interacted with me on the forum. I’ve spoken about the personal importance of this website to me in the past, but I can’t understate what an impact it has on my life. It’s there when I want to chat with people; while I anxiously wait at the doctor/dentist/other mundane places; when I need the hottest gossip or newest info on major event, or when I simply need something to scroll through on my phone. I consider many users to be legitimate friends of mine, even if we’ve never met in person. I guess that’s the “true” Magic of Totallympics. I wanted to give a shoutout to @Sindo for keeping the forum online and open for another year. To the mod team, @vinipereira @hckošice (and anyone I’m forgetting) for trying to keep threads as civil as possible. To @Wumo for creating so many fun and competitive prediction contests (even if I’m not the most active in the that space). To @Cobi for organizing a wonderful annual edition of the TISC. To @OlympicIRL @mrv86 for their assistance in organizing the open edition of TISC. To @JoshMartini007 @Matej @Benolympique @Mateus Nagime @Laraja @Josh for the frequent and informative updates on Olympic qualification. To anyone who joined this madness this year and stuck around (I don’t have a full list unfortunately). To anyone who contributed to the forum in their own way. There’s a lot to look forward to next year; I’m sure none of you need a reminder, so I’ll simply wish all users, their families, their friends, and their fellow country people a wonderful and hopeful new year. I personally hold no ill will towards 2023, but it is exciting to flip the calendar back around and celebrate a new year. So with hope in our hearts and in eager anticipation of what lies ahead, let’s prepare to welcome the last Totallympics time zone to 2024 and 33rd modern Olympiad!

Still 11 hours to go in California. I believe the Pacific Time Zone is once again the last Totallympics time zone to enter the new year. Lengthy post incoming...

Good news for the YOG maybe?

@vinipereira do I have to vote in every category, or can I just vote in certain categories that interest me?

Yeah, I've heard this in regards to over training and hyper-specialization, which are both problems in youth sport in the United States. Athlete burn out due to fatigue, poorer results, injury, etc. has become a talking point at the youth level.

Japan really got screwed by the one film per nation rule at the Oscars. I haven’t seen Perfect Days yet, but Monster seems to be getting a surprising amount of love from U.S. viewers. I saw it last week and thought it was one of the best films of the year. Unfortunately, Japan had a very competitive year in film. Two big festival/critical hits, a favorite for animated film (along with a sleeper pick), and a well regarded action movie. I don’t envy the people who had to make that call.

It was the talk of the thread about a week ago

I actually miss the “cross country cross” events. Yeah, the idea was a bit silly, but it was something unique to the YOG. Really, the only thing missing is the skiathlon, mass start, or mixed team sprint. They could probably add the mixed team sprint, so the program includes two sprint opportunities, and two individual opportunities. I wouldn’t mind a mass start, but I don’t know how common those are at the youth level.

Is it kind of like Norsemen, then? There’s still scenes from that series I quote in daily life.

In general, the “moments of the year” are pretty generic and favor the major sports

I have to have the lowest number of nominees from my votes

I’ve been a Lions fan since I was six or seven years old. This is a foreign feeling to me as well

My votes might not be the most universally agreed upon or popular, but I tried to highlight some lesser mentioned “highlights” of the year

There’s a lot of families in the U.S. that open one gift on Christmas Eve, and then the open the rest on Christmas.

I do enjoy a good Rosca de Reyes Some of my Latin American classmates would bring those to class on the 6th (or before, if we were still on winter break that date).

@Jur @Cobi do either of your families employ the “Cagatio” thing in lieu of Santa Claus? I just learned about that practice this year.

Here are my votes. There are now finalized @vinipereira BEST MALE ATHLETE for sportsmen in Olympic sports #1: Noah Lyles #2: J.T.B. #3: Armand Duplantis BEST FEMALE ATHLETE for sportswomen in Olympic sports #1: Rebeca Andrade #2: Maria Perez #3: Faith Kipyegon #4: Alexandra Loutitt BEST NON-OLYMPIC ATHLETE for athletes in Non-Olympic sports and disciplines #1: Shohei Ohtani #2: Max Verstappen #3: Luca Brecel #4: Simon Billy #5: Corey Bellemore #6: Delaney Irving BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE for athletes with a disability #1: Ezra Frech #2: Elizabeth Rodrigues #3: Diede Ge Groot #4: Catherine Debrunner #5: Marcel Hug #6: Tanguy De La Forest BEST YOUTH ATHLETE for athletes up to 18 years old (born after January 1st, 2005) (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) #1: Maximilian Maeder #2: Nela Lopusanova #3: Tokito Oda #4: Ezra Frech #5: Summer McIntosh #6: Joshua Tarling BEST MEN'S TEAM for national men's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) #1: Baseball #2: Basketball #3: Rugby #4: Handball #5: Fistball #6: Water Polo BEST WOMEN'S TEAM for national women's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) #1: Football #2: Volleyball #3: Field Hockey #4: Chess #5: Basketball BEST DOUBLES/PAIR OR MIXED TEAM for doubles and pairs or mixed teams and groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) Will Not Vote In This Category. BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR for the most improved athlete (aged 19 or over) or national team (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) #1: Dan Olaru #2: Patrica Van der Weken #3: Men’s Rugby #4: Men’s Basketball #5: Marthe Koala COMEBACK OF THE YEAR for athletes or national teams who made a comeback performance in 2023 (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports) #1: Gavin Botteger (broke arm at delayed world championships, came back and won this years’ WC) #2: Femke Bol (came back from fall to win championship title(s)) #3: Bruna Moura (just happy she’s skiing again) SPORT MOMENT OF THE YEAR for any sport moment from 2023 #1: Final out of the World Baseball Classic (Ohtani v. Trout) #2: South Sudan qualifying for men’s basketball at the Olympic Games #3: 2021 Summer University Games continuous shooting tie #4: U.S. Virgin Islands beats Puerto Rico in the women’s basketball gold medal match at the Central American and Caribbean Games. #5: Bou Samnang toughs out race in pouring rain at SEA Games #6: Canadian climbers competed through blackout at Pan American Games.

I will be delivering my votes later today @vinipereira

@hckošice do you guys not celebrate on the 25th then? The 24th is Christmas Eve in Of course, families celebrate on different days/times according to different traditions brought over from Europe or Latin America.

16:00 to 21:00 in California. Seems perfect to me