hckošice

Hello there !
 
IIHF today unveiled a nice article about Women´s Ice Hockey https://www.iihf.com/en/news/17778/from-the-himalayas-to-the-world
 
Also with this nice video
 

Updated General Standings and Medal Tables available here
 
2020 Totallympics Prediction Contests
Provisional Top 3
 toulousain  1075  africaboy 1025  ritesh 890  
 
Prediction contests poll for February:  
https://totallympics.com/index.php?/topic/2229-prediction-contests-poll-contest-selection-for-february/
 

I found out about this recently. It's not about historical sport pictures but about Olympic mascot's history.
 
At 1980 Olympics besides Misha there was a mascot just for one sport - sailing.
 
It's a baby seal Vigry. Estonian SSR chamber of commerce did a contest because sailing competitions were in Tallinn and this mascot won.
 
Some information in English: source. Information in Russian.

Exactly 95 years ago was played the first ever international Ice Hockey game on Slovak soil, The European Championships in the lake of Štrbské Pleso
 
It was supposed to be played in Prague, However, the weather came into play.

Even during the Christmas holidays in the capital of the Czechoslovak Republic it was freezing strong enough, but immediately after the New Year there was a significant warming. The ice on the Slavia Prague rink melted and so the European Championships was supposed to be moved to the Jordán pond in the Czech city of Tábor according to plan B. The Sovakian city in the High Tatras Štrbské Pleso was supposed to be the last option.

On the Jordan Pond, however, some holes appeared, and therefore the Minister of Industry Ladislav Novak at the Congress of the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG), nowadays IIHF, on 6 January 1925 announced that the European Championship venue will be in the High Tatras and matches will take place on the natural ice of Strbske Pleso.
 
Czechoslovakia (Team composed only by Czech players) won the title ahead of Austria and Switzerland
 

 

 
 

I think so, looking at this document
 
"Winner and runner-up are directly qualified for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, provided all other eligibility requirements for the available quota are met according to the Qualification system."
 
I guess we'll know for sure if an "Olympic qualification" bracket is made because I suspect one (or both) finalist will be from nations already qualified.

Medal
 
Congrats @toulousain and @NikolaB

I only noticed this one. Although I clicked on the correct answer, for some reason it did not appear in the final results. That is why I said that I have 8 points because I have included this (correct) answer as well. Besides, it seems everything else worked fine for me.  
 
maybe it was because of the too fast time, I clicked on this answer quite quickly, basically as soon as I read the name of Prince Albert, I immediately clicked on the bobsleigh so I spend some 3-4 seconds on that question.... On the other hand, then it switched normally to the next question, so who knows ?

Final Standing available here
 
 africaboy  mihamiha  ritesh  
 
After a great last season, @africaboy kicks the year off with a gold medal. This a good start to improve his great season from last year. Well-deserved gold medal. Congrats, @africaboy! 
 
From what I know, it seems we have a first time medallist. @mihamiha wins his first prediction contest medal, I think. Last year Slovenia didn't win any medal in Totallympics Prediction Contests, so an amazing achievement for the nation and @mihamiha. A big congratulation with the silver medal, @mihamiha! 
 
It seems we have yet another participants who can step up on the podium for the first time. @ritesh wins a bronze medal with solid predictions throughout the contest. @ritesh hasn't been participating in many prediction contest, since the re-launch of the forum, so what a feeling it most be to grab medal. Well done, @ritesh! Hopefully this could act as a good motivation to particpate in more Totallympics Prediction Contests this season. 
 
Long time participant, @Pablita, was close to redeem a medalless last season, but was 1.5 point shy of a bronze medal. Hopefully this season will not end without medal. Better luck in the next prediction contests, @Pablita! 
 
Lastly, thanks to all who participated! The two first prediction contests of the 2020 season has been completed. The General Standings and Medal Tables will be updated this week. February is near, so a reminder to those who haven't seen it yet, remember to vote for the prediction contest of February: 
https://totallympics.com/index.php?/topic/2229-prediction-contests-poll-contest-selection-for-february/
 
That's all from me, prediction contest manager, Wumo. 
 

 

Ďakujem mnohokrát
 
And congrats to you too

Final Standing available here
 
toulousain hckosice NikolaB  
 
What a finish, Ladies and Gentlemen. @toulousain getting a gold with an almost perfect predictions of women's medal games and men's final. Similar result giving bronze to @NikolaB - the best Serbian of the whole championships (which is really a huge thing in water polo). These two separated by @hckosice, winning with NikolaB with by just one point, showing the growing strength of Slovakian water polo.
And not to forget our long-time leader @Henry_Leon whose final day prediction lead him to lose a medal and fall down to fifth place, behind our best non-European of the contest @vinipereira.
 
Congratulations to all of the competitors and thanks to @Wumo for helping during my crisis days. Hope that there was not a big problems with managing, as it was my debut with official prediction contest. Any feedback nicely welcome!
 

Game Over... won the last M team quota

won the last W ticket

won the last W ticket

Slightly wet morning but I'm on my way.
Result will be online here: https://www.aarhusmotion.dk/event/153/resultater/980557

less poem questions --- more sports related questions

Obviously Spain won by 1 goal, since I have RUS 1 in the PC
 
Anyway, congrats really impressive results in this Olympic cycle across almost all sports

It was completed today. Only one quota was available for both Laser events. Trinidad and Tobago qualified in men's Laser.

Man, if I may wish for some success to Hungary in Tokyo, it will be definitely for your women's team in the water polo. I really very much hope that they get a medal this time. It is really unbelievable how bad luck this team has under the five rings. Beijing and London were already sad but the Rio was trully painful... no many athletes and teams has such bad luck like your W NT
 
maybe only Ander Elosegi feel little bit similar curse lol.

Obviously Spain won by 1 goal, since I have RUS 1 in the PC
 
Anyway, congrats really impressive results in this Olympic cycle across almost all sports

Obviously Spain won by 1 goal, since I have RUS 1 in the PC
 
Anyway, congrats really impressive results in this Olympic cycle across almost all sports

Reguigui won the 5th stage , that's why heywoodu kept silence
i felt something strange
 

no matter how, Uzbekistan always chokes in football. that's something you always can bet on

Stage 22 in Bansko (BUL)
 
Women´s Downhill:
 
1. Elena Curtoni    1:29.31
2. Marta Bassino     1:29.41
3. Federica Brignone    1:29.45 
 
Full Final Result HERE

Down to 4 in the Womens last ticket battle
 
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6 months to the start. The huge rings are installed