NS Iced Runnings (Sign-Ups; Closed)

by **Frenline Delpha** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:30 am

Hello ladies and gentleman, and welcome to the first NationStates bobsled races. We will also be hosting two auiliary events, namely skeleton and luge. Nations may sign-up 4 bobsled teams, plus one luger and one skeletoner. If you wish to sign up a puppet, please remember to claim him. Failure to do so will result in you being dropped from the competition. The format is at the descretion of the host.
Host bids are due no later than October 17^th, 2015. Please remember include IC information, proposed format, descriptions of the race tracks, and the climate of the region you are hosting in.

To sign-up, please copy the following and use it to your heart's content:

Code: Select all: [box][b]Bobsled[/b] [b]Team 1 (2-man):[/b] [b]Team 2 (2-man):[/b] [b]Team 3 (4-man):[/b] [b]Team 4 (4-man):[/b] [b]Skelton[/b] [b]Person 1:[/b] [b]Luge[/b] [b]Person 1:[/b][/box]

I will keep track of sign-ups below:

Sign-Ups (13/?)

Host Bids (2/?)

Mattijana
Kaboomlandia

Special thank to Sjovenia for getting this event off the ground.

by **Frenline Delpha** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:34 am

Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man): Marty Peterson/ Samuel Hitchcok
Team 2 (2-man): Stacey Trintonwego/ Pelsby Larkins
Team 3 (4-man): David Marsten, Travis Coughenkamp, Sally Terpon, Alex Billing
Team 4 (4-man): Martyn Loughenhimp, Damon Hertwin, Carter Freez, Freddy Timers

Skelton

Person 1: Kilpert Dourgins

Luge

Person 1: Grant Tripotans

by **Kaboomlandia** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 7:20 am

Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man): Brad Berg/Nicklas Watson
Team 2 (2-man): Emily Dayton/Chelsea Smith
Team 3 (4-man): Simon Schüst/Connor Jensen/Bo Montgomery/Jon Harris
Team 4 (4-man): N/A

Skeleton

Person 1: Alexander Skårsgren

Luge

Person 1: Jussi Harpen

Possible bid to come by Monday.

by **Transalpine Republic** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:31 am

Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man): Aristide De Sauveterre/Jean-Baptiste De Sauveterre
Team 2 (2-man): Alexandra Regensbogen/Alina Albrecht (Olympic bronze medalists)
Team 3 (4-man): Ben Messer/Viktor Käufer/Stefan Westerberg/Lanzo Kauffman
Team 4 (4-man): Alexandra Regensbogen/Alina Albrecht/Eve Lachance/Séraphine Lachance (Olympic gold medalists)

Skeleton

Person 1: Geneviève Renaud

Luge

Person 1: Philipp Kaufman (Olympic bronze medalist)

Possible host bid incoming.

by **Mattijana** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:14 pm

Mattijana

Mattijana is a huge, safe nation currently situated in the New Socialist Bloc. It's size means that although some parts of the country have a warm, Mediterranean style, the North of the country is much colder. Despite this the majority of Mattijanan Winter Sports are done in the beautiful central mountains where the majority of resorts are around 2000m above sea level. Natural snow is guaranteed in these areas from around late September until May. Whilst artificial snow is used to top up levels towards the end of the season.

Mattijanans are big fans of domestic winter sport, although due to the general Mattijanan climate, summer sports are the most widely performed internationally. But with a good fanbase, there is easily potential for a Mattijanan stand on the world stage.

The principal sports resort is situated in Ježarnico, however this is mainly a tourist base with fewer difficult areas for athletes. Therefore, were Mattijana to be accepted as the host, the Tournament would take place at the Hollesbirjke, the most testing winter sports resort and occasional training base for many athletes. It has two principal tracks, one suited for bobsleigh and one for skeleton with extensions for luge on both tracks.

Name: Slonske-Lidenburg sliding centre.
Turns: 15
Distance: 1.3 km
The Slonske-Lidenburg or SLSC was the first sliding centre built at the Hollesbirjke running from around a third of the main ski slope down to the village of Skopjana. It features some more generic near-180 degree turns before a kink leads into the most demanding section of the track. Starting with a kink left, the ice leads into a steeply banked double pressured right hander. There is then little time for respite with a sharp left leading steeply downhill, through the smooth, but tricky Leisna chicane and then through the final few sweeping curves and back uphill 90° towards the finish line. The Slonske-Lidenburg would see the skeleton competition for both men and women.
To conserve the tradition of the centre, stands are smaller and old-fashioned, but still numerous and a recent refurbishment has seen a screen added at the bottom of the hill which can be watched be spectators on the hill outside.

Name:The Mattijana sliding centre
Turns: 13
Distance: 1.1km

The Mattijana sliding centre is a modern facility situated on the opposite side of the valley to the SLSC, but also winds down to the village of Skopjana. The facility is more suited to bobsleigh and luge with more sweeping corners placed in over shorter and sharper turns. The first obstacle faced by sliders is a kink which must be taken well to set up for the second turn- a long 90° left. This leads into a few sweeping turns which test both the balance of bobsleigh and crew. A shorter and steeper downhill section is then converted into speed through another long 90° section. A slightly sharper turn goes back down, through the Petrov chicane and into the finish area.

There are modern stands on the inside of the track where possible and also at the start and finish areas. There is also a large square where onlookers can watch on a screen.

Format:

Skeleton: all sliders race in the first 2 runs. Only the top 10/15 (depending on the amount of signups) qualify for the final 2 rounds. The initial running order is a draw, slowest goes first in the second round moving up to the fastest in round one going last. This is then repeated for the final two rounds so the provisional leader completes the final run. Mattijana, a nation with a lot of gender equality, would ideally have a men and women's competition.

Luge:
all sliders race in the first 2 runs. Only the top 10/15 (depending on the amount of signups) qualify for the final 2 rounds. The initial running order is a draw, slowest goes first in the second round moving up to the fastest in round one going last. This is then repeated for the final two rounds so the provisional leader completes the final run. A men's, women's, doubles and relay race is planned.

Bobsleigh:

all crews race in the first 2 runs. Only the top 10/15 (depending on the amount of signups) qualify for the final 2 rounds. The initial running order is a draw, slowest goes first in the second round moving up to the fastest in round one going last. This is then repeated for the final two rounds so the provisional leader completes the final run. Men's and women's competitions in two and four person bobs are planned.

by **Mattijana** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:39 pm

[box]Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man): Janz Alzaška, Andrez Igolov
Team 2 (2-man): Isobel Gurnica, Katerina Lubolja
Team 3 (4-man): Asmir jaraniča, Tomas Petrov, Danil Skojana, Alex Raja
Team 4 (4-man): Charlotte Alana, Sophia Velezia, Lara Tulisov, Katija Velezia

Skelton

Person 1:: Men's: Ajaz Ofija
Women's: Sara Marika

Luge
Men's: Mikael Anderson
Women's: Izara Alina

by **Frenline Delpha** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 2:00 pm

Mattijana wrote:
Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man): Janz Alzaška, Andrez Igolov
Team 2 (2-man): Isobel Gurnica, Katerina Lubolja
Team 3 (4-man): Asmir jaraniča, Tomas Petrov, Danil Skojana, Alex Raja
Team 4 (4-man): Charlotte Alana, Sophia Velezia, Lara Tulisov, Katija Velezia

Skelton

Person 1:: Men's: Ajaz Ofija
Women's: Sara Marika

Luge
Men's: Mikael Anderson
Women's: Izara Alina

I will leave it at the discretion of the host, whoever that may be, to decide whether they let you keep that second skeletoner and luger or not. I, personally, would prefer one of each only, but I will let the host decide how they feel about it. Also, I was planning to do this like tennis, with no distinction between male and female, but again, host's discretion.
A final note, you erased the box tag at the end of your post. I have edited it simply for the sake of the sign-ups.

by **Mattijana** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 2:07 pm

Frenline Delpha wrote:
Mattijana wrote:
Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man): Janz Alzaška, Andrez Igolov
Team 2 (2-man): Isobel Gurnica, Katerina Lubolja
Team 3 (4-man): Asmir jaraniča, Tomas Petrov, Danil Skojana, Alex Raja
Team 4 (4-man): Charlotte Alana, Sophia Velezia, Lara Tulisov, Katija Velezia

Skelton

Person 1:: Men's: Ajaz Ofija
Women's: Sara Marika

Luge
Men's: Mikael Anderson
Women's: Izara Alina

I will leave it at the discretion of the host, whoever that may be, to decide whether they let you keep that second skeletoner and luger or not. I, personally, would prefer one of each only, but I will let the host decide how they feel about it. Also, I was planning to do this like tennis, with no distinction between male and female, but again, host's discretion.
A final note, you erased the box tag at the end of your post. I have edited it simply for the sake of the sign-ups.

Thanks, this is a provisional lineup, so there's room to change if required. My host bid also has a few bits of work to do, but my wifi is notoriously dreadful and I don't want to end up losing anything.

by **Transalpine Republic** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 2:18 pm

Two questions for Mattijana on the bid.

1. What scorinator are you planning on using?
2. What experience in hosting do you have?

Also, I'd like to add the following to luge and skeleton if the eventual host will allow a second:
Skeleton
Geneviève Renaud

Luge
Axel Kassmeyer

by **Frenline Delpha** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 2:20 pm

Transalpine Republic wrote:Two questions for Mattijana on the bid.

1. What scorinator are you planning on using?
2. What experience in hosting do you have?

Also, I'd like to add the following to luge and skeleton if the eventual host will allow a second:
Skeleton
Geneviève Renaud

Luge
Axel Kassmeyer

I'll put that in the OP.
Edit: Up to date

by **Natanians and Nosts** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:39 pm

Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man):Ion Mihai Céssar/Ion Carolus César
Team 2 (2-man):Esmeraldo Vinícius Varro/João Gabriel Marão
Team 3 (4-man):Március Túlius Priscus/Cáius Cláudius Numídio/Ion Victor North/Mihai Caeso da Silva
Team 4 (4-man):Márius Rafael Danielescu/Mihai Ion Enderssen/Mihai Numído Souza/Márcus Guillaume North

Skelton

Person 1:Cáius Caeso dos Santos

Luge

Person 1:Caeso Mihai North

by **Sjovenia** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:41 pm

Tag: will post when I'm not on mobile

by **Aquillian** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:26 am

((IC sign up post ftw!))

Nuff people seh yuh know dem cyaan believe... Aquillian dem av a bobsled team!

See it ya!

We affi sen jus one team cah we nuh av dollah fi sen more, seen? It a struggle fi raise dollah fi sen dis team nevah mine sen more. Dem a mek joke cah we live inna tropical nation, seen?

Bobsled

Team 1 (4-man): Jordan Broderick, DeMarion Morrison, Jerani Murray, Kyron Grant

Yu mussi recognise de team also, cah we a run track fi Aquillian inna de rushmori games dem backaday. Tru seh it a similar to de plot ah one film mi did see wen mi still a pickni, but tings dem a gwaan an reality nuh bizniz wid fik-shan, seen?

A wha yuh seh big man? We av permission fi race? Ar we face more tribulation an ting? Cah we nuh ready fi back down, seen?

by **Frenline Delpha** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:42 am

Aquillian wrote:((IC sign up post ftw!))

Nuff people seh yuh know dem cyaan believe... Aquillian dem av a bobsled team!

See it ya!

We affi sen jus one team cah we nuh av dollah fi sen more, seen? It a struggle fi raise dollah fi sen dis team nevah mine sen more. Dem a mek joke cah we live inna tropical nation, seen?

Bobsled

Team 1 (4-man): Jordan Broderick, DeMarion Morrison, Jerani Murray, Kyron Grant

Yu mussi recognise de team also, cah we a run track fi Aquillian inna de rushmori games dem backaday. Tru seh it a similar to de plot ah one film mi did see wen mi still a pickni, but tings dem a gwaan an reality nuh bizniz wid fik-shan, seen?

A wha yuh seh big man? We av permission fi race? Ar we face more tribulation an ting? Cah we nuh ready fi back down, seen?

Accepted, but that English, do. :lol:

by **Elejamie** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:45 am

Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man): Dave Mitchell, Frank Stewart
Team 2 (2-man): Michelle Sheridan, Fernanda Escalante
Team 3 (4-man): Paul Clair, Jon Hayden, Jorge Gonçalves de Freitas, Diego Hernández
Team 4 (4-man): Hannah Rowan, Alexandra Massina, Kate Archer, Alicia Caballero

Skelton

Person 1: Lauren Galindo

Luge

Person 1: Mical Aleman

Hopefully that should be OK. If not, then please let me know so I can change it. Also, if you don't want to keep typing (or copy and pasting) "Jorge Gonçalves de Freitas", just put in "Jorge"; I'll know who you're talking about.

by **Frenline Delpha** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:46 am

Elejamie wrote:
Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man): Dave Mitchell, Frank Stewart
Team 2 (2-man): Michelle Sheridan, Fernanda Escalante
Team 3 (4-man): Paul Clair, Jon Hayden, Jorge Gonçalves de Freitas, Diego Hernández
Team 4 (4-man): Hannah Rowan, Alexandra Massina, Kate Archer, Alicia Caballero

Skelton

Person 1: Lauren Galindo

Luge

Person 1: Mical Aleman

Hopefully that should be OK. If not, then please let me know so I can change it. Also, if you don't want to keep typing (or copy and pasting) "Jorge Gonçalves de Freitas", just put in "Jorge"; I'll know who you're talking about.

It's perfectly fine. Accepted. We now have 7 sign-ups, pending Sjovenia's post.

by **Mattijana** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:10 pm

Transalpine Republic wrote:Two questions for Mattijana on the bid.

1. What scorinator are you planning on using?
2. What experience in hosting do you have?

Also, I'd like to add the following to luge and skeleton if the eventual host will allow a second:
Skeleton
Geneviève Renaud

Luge
Axel Kassmeyer

I have Xkorinate installed on my laptop and have tested it on a few different events such as cycling and a trial run for a field hockey tournament which will hopefully take place after this year's cup of harmony. This would be my first hosting of a bobsleigh tournament and in hosting a larger tournament(More than 5-6 nations).

I should probably add that to my bid, I'll make sure it is sorted out tomorrow

by **Kaboomlandia** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:44 pm

Kaboomlandian Host Bid for NS Iced Runnings

Kaboomlandia is a massive, militarized nation currently located in Europeia. Since the country is mostly mountainous, winter sports are hugely popular here, with ice hockey leading the way. Sliding sports are popular in Kaboomlandia, and the nation's sliding program runs on funding from the Kaboomlandian Sport Federation.

Host Venues:

This event was originally slated to be bid on to have Kolra host the event, but political instability caused the bid host city to be relocated to Valtiny, a tourist town up in the Kaboomlandian Alps. The Valtiny Sliding Centre is the main training centre for Kaboomlandian sliders, though Kolra is home to a smaller track. The Valtiny track is notable for being extremely tricky and fast.
Name: Valtiny Sliding Centre
Turns: 16
Distance: 1.29 km
Potential speeds reachable: Up to around 135 km/h on the mens' start

Planned Structure:
All the sliders will compete in heats. Based on current signup trends:

Two-man bob: All compete in heats. Top 16 aggregate times over four runs compete in the finals.
Four-man bob: All compete in heats. Top 16 aggregate times over four runs compete in the finals.
Luge: All compete in heats. Top 8 aggregate times over four runs compete in the finals.
Skeleton: Same as luge.

Scorinator:
Xkoranate.

Previous Experience:
Kaboomlandia has a fair amount of RPing experience dating back to around April 2015, but has no prior host experience, though they are currently hosting a regional association football tournament.

by **Avercari** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:12 pm

Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man):Akala Baganuh\Yarran Jupangati
Team 2 (2-man):Jarrah Warai\Binda Araba
Team 3 (4-man):Konol Araba\Oola Giya\Nowra Jangaa\Pangari Kanolu
Team 4 (4-man):Uwan Gamberre\Warra Koa\Yani Kija\Yungara Lotiga

Skelton

Person 1:Mogo Ngurlu

Luge

Person 1:Myall Tagalag

by **Gim** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:13 pm

Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man): Jeong Joo Wan/Gong Seung Wook
Team 2 (2-man): Jeong Soo Jong/Oh Byeong Seon
Team 3 (4-man): Gi In Pyo/In Gil Ho/Ha Seo Ho/Moon Woo Shik
Team 4 (4-man): Choo Jong Ho/Kang Do Hwan/Ji Jae Ho/Seo Gi Seong

Skelton

Person 1: Moon Joon Hyeong

Luge

Person 1: Do Gook Jin

by **Sjovenia** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:09 pm

Bobsled
Team 1 (2 Man): Józefa Górski/Tatyana Rudaski

Team 2 (2 Man): Zhenya Sokolov/Grzegorz Skala

Team 3 (4 Man): Ira Jordan/Nataliya Struna/Bianca Zdunowski/Danica Janda

Team 4 (4 Man): Luka Kašpar/Zdravko Novak/Stevan Kopitar/Slavomir Kovac

Skeleton:
Person 1: Romana Branković

Luge:
Person 1: Ivan Žitnik

by **Frenline Delpha** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:52 pm

All above accepted.
Now, by my count, we have:

[*]18 2-man teams
[*]18 2-man teams
[*]11 Skeletons
[*]11 Lugers

by **Neu Engollon** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:42 am

Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man):
Giuseppi D'Arturrio
Luc Ternier
Team 2 (2-man):
Adrienne Kriez
Clarisse Merveille
Team 3 (4-man):
Michel Arglauer (C)
Reinhard Feinlau
Oskar Rogglietto
Jean-Philippe St. Vincent
Team 4 (4-man):
Sabine Merskim
Conciatta Heinzler
Giselle Denard
Maria Solari

Skelton

Person 1:
Reinhard Feinlau

Luge

Person 1:
Michel Arglauer

by **Thaldor** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:05 am

Bobsled

Team 1 (2-man):
Arkady Jakolin
Dragoslav Filipov
Team 2 (2-man):
Natalia Stojanovic
Marina Kozlov
Team 3 (4-man):
Roman Orlov (C)
Miro Kaspar
Alexei Novak
Valentin Pulnik
Team 4 (4-man):
Tanja Krupin (C)
Draga Kovak
Carmen Vlasic
Nadia Luska
Skelton

Person 1:
Valery Markovic
Luge

Person 1:
Luca Banik

by **Frenline Delpha** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 4:18 pm

*Ehh-hemm, host bids are now closed. Sign ups are still open, but no more host bids may be submitted. Everyone who signed up before this point may vote for who they want to host. Please TG all submissions to this nation through TG. Your three options are:

Accept the bid from Mattijana
Accept the bid from Kaboomlandia
Abstain

We have 10 voters. One side must reach 6 votes or 5 votes with one abstain to close voting early. Also, the last two sign ups below Sjovenia count. I will update the OP soon. Thank you, and only one vote per person.

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