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It’s time to celebrate: 38 countries registered for TAISC 2019.
 
March 10, 2019.- After a process that lasted one month, this year’s Totallympics Annual International Song Contest has 38 entries being nominated by the same number of national juries composed of 47 jury members.
 
The organizing committee is proud of this achievement, which includes some firsts like Denmark having a multiple jury member for the first time and the debut of the People’s Republic of China in the competition, not forgetting some jurors becoming fully on board with in this edition.
 
Organizers have acknowledged that not all the credit goes to them, however. The hosts expressed their most sincere gratefulness for all the incredible and enthusiastic support of Totallympics whole community all along the process, which is a true sign of the faith and excitement that this event generates every time it comes to live.
 
Next on schedule, is the voting process which starts tonight, with the host jury having to select their preferred entries to a couple of neutral sources that will certify the fairness of the whole process before 23:00 hours of next Wednesday. As per usual however, the task will not be easy in great part due to the high quality of each song and artist, as stated by the Mexican jury, mrv86.
 
Once this step is duly completed, the remaining National juries will have to cast their own votes within the next three weeks, providing another source for both, mystery and excitement as the host will tally each jury’s points to obtain the final rank and thus, reveal this year’s winner.

So far the following nations have reached the standards (10000m, marathon, walks and combined events)
 
Men's Marathon
(3 athletes)
(3 athletes)
(3 athletes)
(3 athletes)
(2 athletes)
(2 athletes)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
 
Men's 20km Walk
(3 athletes)
(3 athletes)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
 
Men's 50km Walk
(3 athletes)
 
Women's Marathon
(3 athletes)
(3 athletes)
(3 athletes)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
 
Women's 20km Walk
(3 athletes)
(2 athletes)
(2 athletes)
(1 athlete)
(1 athlete)
 
 

The fall of Berlin Wall, November 1989, colorized

Kelly Catlin, 23.
 

Very last few days with the Rio 2016 pictograms. Hopefully the Tokyo 2020 ones will be nice because we will keep them for the next 4 years (a bit less probably because they where super late in releasing them )

Not bad for a guy who doesn't know anyone other than Fourcade?

Okay, I guess there's no time like the present to announce the Lithuanian song for this competition.
 
 LITHUANIA
 
Gebrasy - Acceptance

Lyrics:
And you might think
That I'm a stone that has no feelings
But I'm hiding them from you
And isn't it obvious?
The way I look into your eyes
That I wanted my love for you, I do...
 
Every time when I'm feeling vulnerable
Step back, step back, don't come any closer
It's hard to keep my hands off you
I just wanted to say
 
If we played poker you would lose on sight
Cause you're one of a kind
It's a relation where the ship won't sail
Cause you won't be mine
 
I know, it’s not your fault that I’m not content with what you’re giving
I visited your house, ignorance is the place you live in
And we’re gonna keep it that way
 
And you don’t realise
How valuable you are to me
And that I wanted my love for you, I do…
 
Every time when I’m feeling vulnerable
Step back, step back, don’t come any closer
It’s hard to keep my hands off you
I just wanted to say
 
If we played poker you would lose on sight
Cause you’re one of a kind
It’s a relation where the ship won’t sail
Cause you won’t be mine
 
I know, it’s not your fault that I’m not content with what you’re giving
I visited your house, ignorance is the place you live in
And we’re gonna keep it that way
Cause you wouldn’t feel the same
 
Okay, it’s not your fault that I’m not content with what you’re giving
I visited your house, ignorance is the place you live in
And we’re gonna keep it that way, oh ooh
And we're gonna keep it that way
 

Today's finals (women's freestyle):
-50kg: Sokolova - Livach
-55kg: Tekin - Vaulina
-59kg: Lysak - Nichita
-68kg: Strzalka - Velieva
-76kg: Shisterova - Ozbege

You could work for Thomas Bach and/or the IOC.

https://sport.orf.at/#/stories/3045912/ (In German)

So Olympic Athletes from Austria in Tokyo ?

Maybe you are interested  @KingOfTheRhinos

Yes, she declared for Italy last year. She has been living there for some years now.
 
However, she will not be eligible to compete for Italy at this year's European Championships, what pretty much eliminates any chance for Italy to qualify a full team.

oh my f....g god

Marco in interview with BBC... "I'm back. Thanks to Glasgow, thanks to England".
 

First pics from todays GS, more to come, especially tomorrow Sunday from the slalom
 
for the results today Petra won the GS despite her BIB 21 (yeah top 7 in WC means nothing in EC ) ahead of Marlene Schmotz and Eva Maria Brem   who were (as all foreign participating teams) really shocked by the attendance
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Probabily Diggins and the other Norwegian

Omnium would be amazing, if it wasn't as it is now.

World championship, amazing Ganna, amazing!

This competition was a complete joke! (Though, I like that Poland won gold and silver .)

once again...all but one are just amateurs or, at least, not part of any National Team program...3rd/4th tier athletes, at best...
 
the only "top" name is Andrea Carlino, who tested positive at last year's world champs in Azerbaijan...and, as it's also written in that statement from NADO Italia, he was able to prove contamination (so, he wasn't really guilty of anything), but still those idiots managed to give him a 12-month ban...
and once again this shows what kind of reliability has NADO Italia and what kind of respect their sentences should have...
THEY ARE JUST PUBLIC MONEY WASTERS! SHUT THEM DOWN!!!

Yes but that depends from the language pack, and the Italian pack is still not available for this version of the forum's software. It will be soon I hope!

Men's team sprint
 

First draft for a Biathlon Manager Game for the 2019/20 season
 
Hey everyone!
I have long thought about creating a manager game, and why not start with probably my favorite sport, Biathlon. The Biathlon Manager Game or BMG will be a season long manager game that will test every user/manager’s ability to create the most point-giving biathlon team throughout the IBU Biathlon World Cup season.
Rules and systems of the BMG will be explained in the following part:
 
1)  Creating your biathlon team
Your biathlon team will consist of 5 female and 5 male biathletes. You are only allowed to select 2 biathletes from the same nation. Only 1 male and 1 female biathlete from the same nation are allowed. 2 male or 2 female biathletes is not allowed.
 
2)  Point Systems
a)  Points for Individual races (Individual, Sprint, Pursuit and Mass Start)
Place
Points
1
40
2
35
3
30
4
26
5
23
6
20
7
18
8
16
9
14
10
12
11
10
12
9
13
8
14
7
15
6
16
5
17
4
18
3
19
2
20
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
b)  Points for Shooting (Individual, Sprint, Pursuit and Mass Start)
Description
Points
For every target hit
2
Bonus: 10/10 targets hit (Sprint)
10
Bonus: 20/20 targets hit (Individual, Pursuit and Mass Start)
20
 
         
 
 
 
Sprint Example:
Biathlete 1’s shooting: 0+2 = 16 points
Biathlete 2’s shooting: 0+0 = 30 points
 
Individual/Pursuit/Mass Start Example:
Biathlete 1’s shooting: 0+2+1+1 = 32 points
Biathlete 2’s shooting: 0+0+0+0 = 60 points
 
c)  Course time Points (Sprint, Individual and Mass Start)
The 10 fastest course times will be awarded as follow:
Place
Points
1
25
2
20
3
16
4
13
5
10
6
8
7
6
8
4
9
2
10
1
 
 
 
 
                                               
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)  Points for Position in Pursuit
Description
Points
For at least keeping his/her place/position in the pursuit
5
For taking 5 places (Start in Top 21)
5
For taking 10 places (Start in Top 21)
10
For taking 20 places (Start in Top 21)
20
For taking 5 places (Start outside Top 21)
2.5
For taking 10 places (Start outside Top 21)
5
For taking 20 places (Start outside Top 21)
10
 
Example with d):
Biathlete 1’s pursuit: Start: 14, Finish: 6 = 5+8 = 13 points
Biathlete 2’s pursuit: Start 11, Finish 13 = 0 points
Biathlete 3’s pursuit: Start 30, Finish 17 = 5+6.5 = 11.5 points
Biathlete 4’s pursuit: Start 27, Finish 27 = 5 points
 
e)  Points for Relay (Men’s, Women’s, Mixed and Single Mixed)
Place for Relay team
Points for individual biathlete
1
10
2
7
3
4
4
2
5
1
 
f)  Points for Shooting, Relay
I would appreciate suggestions to a point system
 
3) Transfer system
a) The transfer window is open from last race in a WC round has been completed to 1 hour before the start of the next race in the following WC round. Example: WC round 1 ends Sunday, January 15th, the next race starts Thursday, January 19th 11:00. Transfer window closes 10:00.
b) Every user/manager can maximum switch 2 biathletes on their team in one transfer window.
c) Every user/manager can switch a biathlete with another 6 times during the whole season.
d) All transfers must be reported to the BMG Host via personal message with the headline “Transfer”. A transfer is valid when the host of the BMG responds back with an “accepted”. The respond time will be within 1 hour, exception is between 23:00 (CET) and 08:00 (CET) or other situations. If the host of the BMG is hindered, it will be announced in good time in the BMG Discussion Thread.
e) The rules in 1) must not be violated.
f) Users/Managers can earn or lose points when they switch a biathlete on their team out with an another. Example:
User 1: Biathlete 1 has scored 180 points. User 1 chooses to switch out biathlete 1 with biathlete 2, who has scored 100 points. User 1 earns 80 points to his total score.
User 2: Biathlete 3 has scored 50 points. User 2 chooses to switch out biathlete 3 with biathlete 4, who has scored 120 points. User 1 loses 70 points to his total score.
g) If a user/manager violates b), he/she will be forfeited 50 points for every extra transfer.
    If a user/manager violates c), he/she will be forfeited 100 points for every extra transfer.
 
 4)  Ranking/Standing
a) Points for every biathlete will be updated after every competition/race in this document: (Here will be a link to a excel document when the season starts)
b) Points for every biathlete will be updated after every competition/race within five hours after the end of the competition/race. Exception! If the host of the BMG is hindered due to studies, job or other activities, the Ranking/Standing of the points of the biathletes will be updated at an announced time in a post in the BMG Discussion Thread. So remember to check it!
c) The standing for users/managers will updated after every competition/race within five hours after the end of the competition/race. (Here will be a link to a excel document when the season starts) Exception! see 3b
d) The standing for the points of the biathletes will not be ranked according to their total points. Biathletes will be added to the standing as they score points in the BMG. So always check the whole document!
 
5)  Mistakes and Problems
a)  Mistakes with points for biathletes or users/mangers can be reported to the host of the BMG in a personal message with the headline “Mistake”
b) The deadline for reporting any mistakes with points to the host of the BMG is 24 hours before the start of the upcoming WC round. Example: Men’s Sprint, Thursday January 25th12:30, deadline is Wednesday January 24th 12:30.
c) Any mistakes not reported before the end of the deadline will count and cannot be changed.
c) Problems with the site not working must be reported to the host of the BMG when the problem is solved, though only if the problem affects your team in the BMG.
d) If the site is down for a longer period for all users, the BMG will be stopped immediately, and not continue until all participants can log on/in the site again.
 
 
Feedback to this concept is appreciated. Also, any questions or suggestions will be very welcome.