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Opening Ceremony: Parade of Nations (1/4) Before we resume our journey, it is time to welcome the participants and jury members of the 2023 Totallympics Open International Song Contest! Argentina Jury: @konig @LDOG Artist: Los Autenticos Decadentes Brazil Jury: @vinipereira Artist: Melim Canada Jury: @intoronto Artist: Justin Bieber Chile Jury: @ManuCHIL Artist: Gepe China Jury: @Vic Liu Artist: Xu Jun Croatia Jury: @dcro Artist: Lorde Czechia Jury: @Hipooo Artist: Mikolas Josef Denmark Jury: @Wumo Artist: Go Go Berlin France Jury: @Benolympique @Bohemia Artist: Brigitte

Opening Ceremony: Anthems We will play two anthems as part of the official protocol this morning. The first is the state anthem of California. The second is the national anthem of the United States of America.

Arriving in California Towns and cities across the state have opened their doors to our intrepid explorers competing in this year’s open contest. Some have been greeted by luxury, others by natural wonder, and others still by architectural and cultural marvel. This next song is a laid back tune about the mysterious…Hotel California.

Traveling to California Despite the grandiose myths, legends, and advertisements of California, some artists advise caution. Will participants strike gold in the land of opportunity, or be left disenfranchised and bitter like many of the 49ers before them? It’s only a matter of hours before we find out. Therefore, it seems only appropriate to heed the following…

California Dreaming California’s impact on the world is larger than its borders. Our films bless cinema worldwide. Our flora and fauna beckon to tourists. Our technology allows many jury members to experience this contest today. California is known as the “Golden State,” or “Land of Opportunities.” It’s where many artists come to chase their dreams. With that in mind, we start today’s journey with an iconic hit…

Welcome to California It’s Friday! Friday! Gotta get down and TISC on Friday! Welcome, Dudes and Dudettes, to the opening ceremony of the 2023 Totallympics Open International Song Contest. I’m your host: DJ Youth and Urban. I’ll be your guide as we sample music with a particular significance to California. There’s no time to waste, so let’s get ready to cruise around California!

Opening Ceremony: Cold Open

Okay, we will start on time in an hour. It might be a bit messy, formatting wise, but I'll make do.

I am still preparing a few things for the opening ceremony, so I may need to bump it an hour or two from its original time. I will work diligently in the morning and update in due course. Everything else is ready to go for the Grand Final.

I swear the adaptive sports have been a hot bed from proposals at multi-sports games. There was one in table tennis earlier this week too.

I hope all of our Irish users are okay. Dublin had a rough day with a stabbing attack and evening riots.

World Archery says won the mixed team quota. Those are the only quotas available at the Pacific Games.

I can feel the thunder that's breaking in your heart, but I will post your votes.

- said @heywoodu, looking at his framed and mounted collection of foreskins from around the globe

At least they got a silver medal on the women's side

Results of the Draw for Pairings Pair 1 - / Pair 2 - / Pair 3 - / Pair 4 - / Pair 5 - / Pair 6 - / Pair 7 - / Pair 8 - / Pair 9 - / Pair 10 - / Pair 11 - / Pair 12 - / Pair 13 - / Pair 14 - / Pair 15 - / Pair 16 - / Pair 17 - / Pair 18 - /

I am commencing the random draw for pairs right now. I had some time this morning, so I'm just going to get it done now. I have to wheels with juries listed on them. I will spin both, to select pairings. Juries voting 1-18 in the order will be paired with a jury from voting blocks 19-36. I will communicate the results once complete.

lost a bronze medal match in boccia

First Refugee athlete to register an AAF?

Official Announcement All of the votes have been counted. I will send each jury their themed post for the Grand Final over the next two/three days. I have also added provisional timings for the opening ceremony and Grand Final to the first post on this thread. The draw for pairs (for the team event) will likely take place on Thursday. I will communicate more once plans are finalized.

Safe to say the v. match is getting out of hand… There were apparently 22 fouls and only a single shot on goal in the first half.

The NPCs did a good job of spreading the wealth there

Official Announcement A provisional voting schedule has been added to the first post. Please review the times and let me know if any corrections need to be made. Also, I am willing to move start of the contest one hour forward if users believe that will be beneficial to their participation in the thread.

Olympic Truce Resolution agreed to by the UN for Paris 2024. A lot of nations not even bothering to vote on it. Russia and Syria were the only nations to formally abstain from voting. Of course, we’ve all learned a member state can violate said truce and remain a member of the IOC (without even a suspension nonetheless!), so a nice meaningless gesture by all involved.

It sucks that these are taking place while I’m busy organizing TISC and preparing for the holidays. The broadcast standard seems pretty good, so hopefully I’m able to catch a few replays.