Swibian Olympic Bulletin
As brought to you by the Swibian Olympic Committee | 8th Edition
Day 1/2/3 Highlights
Basketball — Men's
Paripana Sporting Council 59–73 Swibia
2 Swibia 1 1 0 73 59 +14 2
Fencing — Women's Individual Sabre Quarterfinals
Aranliniel Haglinaeth (VAL) 15–8 Cindy Alford (SWI)
Weightlifting — Women's 58 kg
7 Sólbjört Aagesdottir (SWI) 225
NO MEDALS YET, AS DAY 3 RESULTS COME INThis is a special edition, rounding up our results from Days 1, 2 and 3 of the Olympics so far. This bulletin will look at the sports thematically, rather than chronologically, for example all the results for the Indoor Volleyball will be looked at all at once.
First off with the Archery, and we’ll start by looking at the team archery. The Swibian team in the Men’s competition beat Kernansquillec 5-1 in the 16th finals, but lost out 5-3 to hosts Paripana in the 8th finals. The team in the Women’s competition beat Drawkland 5-4 in the 32nd finals, but then lost to co-hosts Royal Kingdom of Quebec 5-3 in the 16th finals. In the Women’s Individual Archery, only Katy Bagby has progressed out of the 64th finals, beating Karcela Kilao (NDA) 6-2.
In the Basketball, we start with the Women’s team, who are placed in Group B. Matchday 1 saw the team face off against Britonisea, losing in an excruciatingly close match 76-75. This gave the team 1 point, and put them 4th in the group. Matchday 2 saw them up against Orion Islands, who they beat 89-79, propelling the team into 3rd place in the group. Matchday 1 of the Men’s Basketball gave a good result for the team, who were up against hosts Paripana. The team had a solid victory against the hosts, winning 73-59, putting them second in the group and in a virtual tie with group leaders Estogium.
On to the Canoeing, and it’s the heats of the Men’s C-1 Canoe Slalom. Swibian competitor Tom Vasquez qualified with a best time of 86.12, coming 10th in the heat. In the Men’s K-1 Canoe Slalom, Matthew Osbourne came 4th in the heats with a time of 84.41, and has qualified for the next round. In the Men’s C-2 Canoe Slalom, Thomas Figueroa/Ramon Brooks came 6th in the heats, with a best time of 93.64.
On to the Road Cycling, in the Men’s Road Race. Swibian competitors did not finish very well, with Cayden Ramsdell coming 97th, Zion Hovell 100th, and Bennett Blundell 122nd. Bryson Andrews, unfortunately, did not finish. In the Women’s Road Race, the ladies came 119th, 122nd, and 125th respectively, and so have not achieved very well.
And now the Fencing. In the Women’s Individual Epee, only Laurel Hewes narrowly passed through the 64th finals, beating Lauren Meadows (LEN) 14-13. Unfortunately, progressing through to the 32nd finals, Hewes lost out to Trula Woodcock (KRN), 15-5. In the Men’s Individual Foil, none of the three competitors managed to progress past the 64th finals. In the Women’s Individual Sabre, both Cindy Alford and Tori Laybourn progressed past the 32nd finals. In the 16th finals, Laybourn narrowly lost 15-14 against Mornata De La Bluc (VKL), but Alford progressed further, also winning her match in the 8th finals. Unfortunately, however, Alford lost 15-8 to Aranliniel Haglinaeth (VAL) in the quarter finals. Haglinaeth went on to win the Bronze medal.
In the Rowing, we begin with the Men’s Single Sculls. Danny Carter unfortunately came 6th in his heat, and has been placed in Repêchage 1. In the Men’s Double Sculls, Manuel Maldonado/Ben Owen came 5th, and were placed in Repêchage 1. Maldonado/Owen also came 5th in the Men’s Coxless Pairs, and were placed into Repêchage 3. In the Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls, Maldonado/Owen came 5th in their heat, and so were placed into Repêchage 1. In the Women’s Single Sculls, Elena Diaz came bottom of her heat, and was placed into Repêchage 1. Ida Walton/Mattie Berry came bottom of their heat in the Women’s Double Sculls, and were placed into Repêchage 3.
On to the repêchages, and we start with the Men’s Single Sculls. Danny Carter has come 2nd in his group, and so has qualified into quarter final 2. Maldonado/Owen
also qualified in the Men’s Double Sculls, coming 2nd in their group and being placed in quarter final 2. Maldonado/Owen unfortunately did not progress further in the Men’s Coxless Pairs, coming 4th in their group. In the Women’s Single Sculls, Elena Diaz came top of her group, and so qualified through to quarter final 1. In the Women’s Double Sculls, Walton/Berry came 3rd in their group, and so do not progress further. They did, however, come 3rd in their group in the Women’s Coxless Pairs, and so have qualified for the quarter finals.
In the quarterfinals of the Men’s Double Sculls, Maldonado/Owen came 5th in their group, and were placed into semi final C/D 2. In the repêchages of the Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls, the duo won their group, and were placed in quarterfinal 1. In the Men’s Coxed Eights, Swibia came 3rd in Heat 1, with a time of 5:35.87, and qualify further. In the Women’s Coxed Eights, the team came 1st in Heat 6 with a time of 6:06.88, and so qualify further.
We move on to the Shooting, and in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol, neither competitor achieved high results, coming 53rd and 64th. In the Women’s 10m Air Rifle, Carolina Record came 17th, with a score of 416.6, just missing out on progressing further. In the Women’s 10m Air Pistol, there were dramatic results on the field. Naseera Zafar (SWI), Catalina Staff (SWI) and Isabel Luciana Barros (AVU) all drew with identical scores of 387, and identical scores in each round. Not only that, but they were all vying for the 8th place position, which was the last position that would allow entry into the final. In the shoot off, Staff and Barros drew again with a score of 10.3, but Zafar came through with a score of 10.6 to seize the 8th position. Unfortunately, the pressure got to Zafar, who only managed a score of 76.9 in the final, coming 8th overall.
In the Table Tennis, we begin with the Men’s Singles. Only Marcus Metcalfe, who beat Asiris Hotzin (QAD), has progressed through. In the Women’s Singles, no players have progressed through. Metcalfe, in the 32nd finals, started strong against Rikard Jereznic (MTJ), but later lapsed and unfortunately lost, so does not progress further.
In Matchday 1 of the Women’s Indoor Volleyball, the team lost in four sets to one against Valanora, giving them no points and putting them at the bottom of the table. In Matchday 2, the team came up against hosts Paripana, and beat them in 3 sets to 1, putting them 3rd in the group. In Matchday 1 of the Men’s game, the team won a narrow victory over Arioslavia, in 3 sets to 2. The result puts them third in the group, behind Britonisea and hosts Paripana.
It’s the Hockey, and Matchday 1 of the Women’s competition has not yielded fantastic results, with the team losing a resounding 10-1 to Wray. It was only through sheer determination that the team managed to not give Wray a clean sheet. The embarrassing loss put them bottom of their group. Matchday 2 threw up a better result for the team, who beat San Llera 2-0, propelling them into 4th position in the group.
And now the Tennis, one of the favourite sports in Swibia. In the 64th finals of the Men’s Singles, Gunnar Crofts came up against Ty Kanelious (QAD), but unfortunately lost in a close match. Jeremy Pinney made short work of Gim Û-hye (PSC) and Forrest Cowser also beat Keegan Young (TLI) in two sets. However, Camron Wetmore, Swibian no. 1, came up against tough opposition in Martin Shearman (VKL), and unfortunately lost. In the 32nd finals of the Women’s Doubles, both duos won their matches and progress further. Alyson Shore/Aliza Shore beat Clarissa Tenleyton/Roselyn Caplan-Pryce (FSS) in two quick sets, and Melina Twigg/Joelle Player also had some trouble with but triumphed over Catalina Vallejos/Alveen Colby (COS).
In the Men’s Doubles, both duos have won their matches. Both Gunnar Crofts/Camron Wetmore and Jeremy Pinney/Forrest Cowser will progress into the 16th finals. In the Women’s Singles, Lucille Hopson won her match against Rita Onio (IOA) in two sets. Joelle Player, Melina Twigg, and Jonelle Harris have also all won their matches, with only Twigg playing three sets against Ikrisia Ilonorivu (VEK). They will all be in the 32nd finals.
And now for the Softball, the main demonstration team sport that Swibia has entered into. Matchday 1 saw them up against the Royal Kingdom of Quebec, and resulted in a narrow 4-3 loss for the Swibian team. They currently draw with Eastfield Lodge in 5th position in their group. Matchday 2 saw the team face off against Cosumar, and a resounding 6-0 victory. This puts the team 4th in their group, and just within the few that qualify.
We turn now to the Sailing, and in the Men’s One-Person Dinghy Alex Richards has come 10th after the first two races. Also, results in the Men’s Sailboard and Women’s One-Person Dinghy were not fantastic, but in the Women’s Sailboard, Cierra Howden is currently placed 4th after two races.