XIII Winter Olympics - Prescott, Electrum - Bidding City
IC InformationThe cityThe EOC, has come to the conclusion that it will want to host the third time in a row, taking advantage of the 3 (as in the three times it will host the Winter Olympics, should the bid be accepted) and 13, the edition of these Olympics. The bird on the logo is the finch, Prescott's official bird. Once again it will be held in Electrum's second largest city, Prescott. Electrum is a centralised nation, so it is the only city that is large enough to host the Olympics. Founded by settlers who braved the wintry and cold weather of the foothills of the Wilderness Mountain Ranges, Prescott is a cosmopolitan city nestled in the mountains. The town's namesake is Jess Prescott, the first female settler to form her own town out in the Electrum north. Prescott chose the location for its proximity to the redwood forests which surround the city, making for an excellent source of building material (shelter) and heat.
Modern Prescott has a very large and active night scene, with bars and taverns being the most popular in the Blue District, with alcohol being produced in the vineyards to the south of Prescott, taking advantage of the high altitudes and fertile soil. The large mountains are where the tourists go and spend their time at Prescott, with the main ski towns actually a further 80-90km north/north-west of the main city, close to the Great Lake. The main form of transportation between these towns and Prescott are through buses or private automobiles, as the weather is not conducive to other kinds of public transportation. The road network is fairly good, however 'shortcuts' to the ski towns are unsealed and rocky. The facilities will be reused (with some refurbishments) from the last two Winter Olympic Games held in Prescott.
The nationElectrum has co-hosted the Games of the X Olympiad with New Gelderland, its neighbour to the south. Electrum is a nation of 40 million people in Rushmore, with borders with Valladares (via the Junin Enclave), Eura, Rhodesiah, Rio Oscuro and New Gelderland to its South. It is known for its vast international commerce and love for all things sport. It is also known for its strict pacifism and anti-war stance, the nation being founded by refugees who happened upon some no man’s land in Rushmore. Its capital and largest city is Centralis, on the mouth of the renowned Eridanus River. Other major centres include Agri, Hamilton, Port Grenville, Kale, Auras, Prescott, Somer and Warburton-Fairleigh. Prescott is a two hours flight from Centralis.
The venuesCentral PrescottNorthcote Oval: A seventy-five thousand seater with corporate boxes for VIPs, Northcote Oval will once again play host to the Opening and Closing ceremonies.
Ice Sheets at Whitecliff: Curling arena, contains many sheets for group stage play.
Landry's Arena: Ice Hockey arena, with preliminary matches at the nearby National Electrum University - Prescott campus.
The Ice Palace: Short track speed skating, figure skating
Prescott SkateDome: Speed skating
Other venues: Athletes village, international broadcast centre
Ski townsMt. BuckleyMt. Buckley Sliding Centre: Luge, skeleton and bobsleigh
Mt. Buckley National Park: Biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (skiing component)
Etienne Jumping Centre: Ski jumping, Nordic combined (ski jump component)
TimberlineXPark: Snowboarding, Freestyle skiing
Alfred Marley's Park: Alpine skiing
Other venues: Athletes village for the ski towns (Timberline Lodges)
OOC InformationExperienceElectrum has hosted six tennis tournaments with complex draws, the 22nd Rugby World Cup, World Bowl XXVI and co-hosted three basketball tournaments (WHS2 and IBC 15/16) with Mizuyuki. Electrum also co-hosted the 76th World Cup with Ceni. Electrum was also the president of the International Basketball Organisation for some time. In terms of multi-sport events, Electrum has hosted the Multiverse Games, the past two Winter Olympic Games, and co-hosted the Games of the X Olympiad with Ceni/New Gelderland.
Format and datesThe tournament will last for approximately eighteen days, following the PyeongChang schedule (with minor adjustments) very closely. All extended list events will be medal events in Prescott. All new events in PyeongChang will be medal events as well (subject to the list of events being changed). Demonstration events from the previous games I hosted will be included as well. The tournament will ideally start a week or so from the start of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics so as to take advantage of the Olympic year, as well as give me time to devise xkoranate files for the new events that are coming in PyeongChang.
Scorination DetailsAll events will be scorinated using xkoranate 0.3.3, using files and documentation which can be found
here.
As per the last Olympic Games, MMAB will be utilised. The RP Bonus will have a 20% weighting to the MMAB, 30% for the day's roleplay, 30% for the previous three day's roleplay, and 20% for the total, cumulative roleplay. The inclusion of the additional 'previous three days roleplay' is to reward those who submit high quality roleplays but do not necessarily roleplay everyday. Multiple posts submitting during one day will be counted as one larger roleplay for the purposes of RP Bonus. The host bonus will be identical to what was used last Olympic Games.
There will be a limit of 200 entries for one delegation, and a delegation can either be one nation or a unified team. Each OOC user will be allowed to have two delegations, with a combined total of 300 entries (not including automatic entries), which is the same as last time.
Something newI will be collecting the sign-ups and will be hosting for the
majority of the days in the Olympic Games. On selected days, I will allow specially chosen people to scorinate the
entirety of that day's events. The reason for this is to address the problem of nations not having enough experience in hosting the Olympic Games, so these games are an opportunity to give that experience to nations who are at least thinking about hosting the Olympic Games in the future. These specially chosen nations would ideally have some experience hosting other major events on the forums, and have expressed an interest in hosting Olympic Games in the future (whether by themselves or with another partner). I haven't decided to split off individual sports as in previous Olympic Games, as the Winter Olympics are too small to do that. This is obviously the most 'experimental' part of the bid and would like some feedback on it. They would have to apply to me and I will announce them at an appropriate time before the Games start. I will always hold the master file should they not be able to score for whatever reason.
Closing remarksIf you have any questions, queries or concerns, please ask them.