VI Winter Olympic Games - RP Thread

by **Zwangzug** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:52 pm

The Kerlagrad Courier
Social networks discuss plane-song incident

After winning gold in the men's giant slalom, the first medal of the Olympics, Andy Plane provoked some commentary by refraining from singing the "Ode to Peace." While some of his Ad’ihani compatriots criticized him for that decision, others support it, and now social media is allowing even more alpine skiing fans to have their say.

"Personally, the fewer stars whose department this really isn't attempting to croon, the better," blogged a representative of Humans Against Random Melismas Or Nationalistic Yahoos. "We stand with Andy. Well, not really, since he won an Olympic medal and was on the podium, and we haven't, and aren't." Others focus their concerns on the particularities of the "Ode to Peace." "Who or what are the Mets?" another HARMONY spokesperson wondered. "What is so great about them? Why do they have a whole sea named after them?"

"But I mean, honestly," mulled an anonymous poster, "he's an alpine skiier. He should be into all that "vale and mountain" stuff. Oh, snap, wait, that's "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee." Same tune. Okay, no, maybe his thing is more the "moment" that comes "to every man and nation." Wait, no, also the wrong lyrics. Bleep."

Still, many think that his restraint was respectful. "We're talking about Ad’ihan, right?" another commenter noted. "I mean, it's a rare singer who can pull off, not just an apostrophe, but one of those deliberately curly jobs, in the first line. You have to really belt it out, but not too over-the-top that you start putting ornamentation on every other syllable. Then you could, like, wind up not even singing the lines in the right order, and given how many ways there are to mix and match the order there's a really high risk for that. That would be very sad."

Some corners of the internet seem more apathetic. "I mean, come on, who cares. It's just the Olympics. He might as well have pronounced his country's name wrong. It's not like this actually matters."

"I'm really proud of what he did," concluded another voice. "Ski down Mount Parvus in just two minutes and thirty-four seconds? That's really impressive."

Last.fm · by **Cosumar** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:23 pm

The Cosumarite Courier
Cosumar's #1 Sports News Source

A Cosumarite Courier Special Interview with Bronze Medalist Skye Myrtile

ASHTON, KRYTENIA - Here in Ashton, the home of the VI Winter Olympic Games, we're about halfway through Day 2's events. It has been a historic day for Cosumar, as we have won our first Winter Olympic medal. It was a magnificent moment for our country when Glorious and Majestic was played, our flag was hoisted, and Skye Myrtile was presented with a Bronze Medal. This Day 2 medal places Cosumar with a group of only 19 other nations that have won a medal thus far. Cosumar is in 16th overall at this point. Myrtile won the bronze in the women's individual sprint competition for cross country skiing with a time of 2:20.5. She was edged by Johanneke Toft (QOD) who won the gold medal and Britanny Seals (CRG) who won the silver medal. Below we have an exclusive interview with Cosumar's first medalist of many (hopefully) in Ashton. The interview was conducted by John Mahalik.

JM: Greetings, Skye! Congratulations on your medal!

SM: Thank you. It's truly an honor to be here.

JM: How does it feel to win Cosumar's first medal?

SM: Absolutely amazing, John. To know that all my work has paid off, that I'm one of the best skiiers in the world, it's an immesnsely satisfying experience. I would also like to congratulate Johanneke Toft of Quintessence of Dust and Brittany Seals of Carasatoga on their amazing performance as well.

JM: Can you describe the emotions you felt as you stood on the pedastal and received the medal as the National Anthem played?

SM: The main emotion I felt was pride for my country. If you ask any of my friends, they'll all tell you I'm very patriotic. I will go down as the first person to bring the Vast Realm glory in the Winter Olympics, and that means a great deal to me. If you go back and watch the recording, I may have shed a tear or two as Glorious and Majestic finished playing. So yes, it was an incredibly emotional experience.

JM: Are you satisfied with your time or do you feel you could have done better?

SM: Let's see, well, I was very pleased with all of my times except for in the quarterfinals. I just had a bad race, but luckily I was still able to claim to last advancing spot and go to semi-finals, where I fared much better. I actually got the same exact time, 2:20.5, in both semifinals and finals. There were a few specific things I could've done better in each race, just standard things like pace, my turns, and thrust speed. But overall, obviously I'm ecstatic over how things turned out.

JM: Did you anticipate that you could actually be a medalist?

SM: Well just like every other athlete here, I dreamt of it and hoped that it could happen. I worked for it and my coaches all said I had a good shot, but it never seemed like reality until I saw my name on the board in bronze.

JM: How do you think Cosumar will fare as a whole in the remaining 15 days of competition?

SM: Very well I believe. There's a whole legion of medal-hungry Cosumarites in Ashton right now, and some of them are bound to win medals. My good friend, Eli Buckles especially has a good chance.

Skye Myrtile showing off her bronze metal before her Cousmarite Courier exclusive interview.

by **Krytenia** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:56 pm

Krytenia's Golden Girl

She's young (hey, 24 isn't that bad), she's quick, she's supple, and she's smoking like an Ashton salmon. Oh, and she can ski a bit.

Yes, it's that time again, where Krytenia place a nation's hope on one person - and that person is Chantelle Alcott. Bronze medallist in the super combined four years ago in São Jorge, Alcott (pictured right in a promotional shoot) is hoping to notch up the host nation's first medal in the women's slalom, and her importance to the nation's hopes were made clear when she was given the honour of taking the athletes' oath at the opening ceremony.

Let's hope she can swivel her way to gold. Hell, we'd even take a bronze right now!

by **Vulshain** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:53 pm

Vulshain Determined to Win a Medal!

Kathon Demyain was knocked out of the Snowboarding event's Men's Parallel Giant Slalom's Round of 32 to Sibirsky's Chung Teng by a 7 seconds. "I can't believe it!" Kathon was deeply upset by his loss. Kathon had high hopes of at least making it to the Finals. "I didn't even make it that far!" Kathon had won his home province's Snowboarding Competition twice in row before attending the VI Winter Olympics in Ashton. It is understandable that he is deeply frustrated by his loss.

However, despite his defeat, Kathon vows to practice and come back next year.

Vulshain has yet to win a medal. Sadly, the athletes participating in the Men's Luge also lost.

Every Vulshainian athlete has vowed to win a medal. "None of us are leaving here until we get a medal," Yinsya Mayana, who is expected to do extremely in both snowboarding and figure skating said. It is expected that Yinsya's figure skating performance will wowed both judges and spectators alike as she is performing an original dance. She has practiced very hard in not only figure skating but also snowboarding as well.

Other athletes are also vowing to earn a medal as well. Coline Konstancja, who is competing in the both speed skating and the Women’s 10 km Freestyle Cross-Country Skiing events, is also expected to do extremely well, too.

This is Yermolai Vadimaron for VCNMN's Vulshainian Olympic News, wishing the other athletes good luck and hoping for a miracle.

by **Virabia** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:09 pm

The Vonghurst Star
Interview with Mark Robinson

ASHTON - Despite being severely shortened because of a snow storm, Day 2 has brought our athletes their first taste of success. That success came in the Mens' downhill where Mark Robinson took home the gold by .03 of a second over Qazoxian Thomas Jensen. Of course, all Olympic golds are rather special but this one is more so as it's not only Virabia's first gold but their first medal of the Ashton games. Below is my interview with him last night. It was done, last night, at the Flying Salmon, you know, that bar that us Virabis have begun to make somewhat of our home. Luckily for you, it was towards the beginning of the night. So, it was relatively on topic.

Q: So, lets start with the obvious. You won, congratulations. Has anyone gotten you a round yet?

A: Oh, yea! A few have.

Q: Bah, well have another! Keep, keep!

A: Softening me up for the interview are you?

Q: Sure. Anyway, on to the other obvious. How do you feel to not only have won Olympic gold but, to also have popped our nations cherry?

A: Olympic Gold, in of itself is a special accomplishment. Something very few people ever have accomplished. The fact that I was able to, as you said, pop this countries cherry, makes it even more special.

Q: When going into and during your run today, did you feel like there was something special about the run. Did you in the back of your mind think that maybe you were going to pull it off.

A: I knew that I had the ability to pull it off but, there was no, as you said special feeling. Just went out there and did my run as best I could. It wasn't till after the whole dance was said and done that I knew that I would win. T'was real tense waiting for the rest of the pack to go, hoping that none of them would surpass my time.

Q: Tension...Speaking of which, you nervous for the Medal Ceremony tomorrow night?

A: I've noticed that you have a tendency to switch topics like that. Kind of odd.

Q: You read my stuff?

A: I skim it

Q: (dejected) Oh. So anyway

A: (laughs). Well, yes I am a little nervous for the ceremony tomorrow.

Q: How so?

A: You know when you have those dreams where you wake up on a stage. Thousands watching you, and you're unfortunately clad in the armour that you were born with?

Q: Oh, I know those.

A: Well, ever since I've won, that thoughts been coursing through my head. Not pleasant.

Q: You know what else isn't pleasant?

A: I think those cosmos have been getting to you. You sounded like a second rate late-night comedian.

Q: (laughs)

A: (laughs)

Q: True, true. So, I know this seems rather redundant with an earlier question but, because of your rather unspectacular performance at the downhill at the ASWC and you traditional weakness at the downhill in general, this win has come as a bit of a surprise to some. Do you think that this could be the beginning of a change in your fortunes in the discipline?

A: It certainly could be and I certainly hope it to be. Do I think it will happen, maybe. I've always done well in training but come race time, I've traditionally skied more cautiously.

Q: Adhering to the mantra: Better finish than not?

A: Yes. Today, though, I just let go. Put my all my chips on the table and let the dice fall where they may.

Q: I think you said those two wrong....

A: I don't care. As I was saying earlier, today I loosened up and it worked. Whether I can do it again or not, who knows but, I'd certainly love for this to signal a reversal of my fortunes in the downhill.

Q: One can hope so.

A: Oh, one can!

Q: Final question here.

A: Has someone ever told you that you suck with segues?

Q: My girlfriend. Rather, ex-girlfriend.

A: Aah. Carry on.

Q: Tomorrow.

A: Yes...

Q: You compete in the Super-G. Once again, an event you've done only only modestly at. Do you think that you could potentially make the podium a second time?

A: Yeah, I feel like that could happen. Like you said, the super-g is also one of my Achilles heels' but, coming off the win on the downhill. Oh yea. Yea. I see myself doing pretty good.

After that the conversation moved to small talk and we drunk the night away. For those back home who are unable to experience the Salmon, stay tuned for my report tomorrow on the bar already dubbed Little Virabia!

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Tucked in the back of VTV's studio, Tóbi's office is little more than a desk enclosed by a few temporary walls. It's unimpressive but, it does it's job. With in the rather loosely defined confines of his office sit him and Owen McReyes.

"What the fuck were you thinking?," Tóbi was quite angry, "Did you think you'd accomplish anything by that stunt. Bears Wrestling was pushing it but, taking an entire hour of our Olympic coverage to talk about tits. That is wrong on so many ways. Do you know how many phone calls I've gotten from womens groups?"

"Why are they so offended? We had like five women in the conversation!" said Owen jokingly.

"I don't think you realise how thin the ice you're skating on is", said Tóbi, "People are mad, and to be honest I agree with them?"

"I just don't see what I did wrong" said Owen.

Disappointed that someone could be so daft, Tóbi face palmed. "How can you not know what you did. You did if for an hour. An entire fucking hour!", Tóbi screamed, "An entire hour"

"So, I didn't go for two hours. Should look on the bright side of life.", joked Owen who lightly hummed Bright Sideolife (OOC: A lame excuse for the song to exist in the NS Universe).

"The bright side? Do you have any clue how thin the ice you're skating on is?" asked Tóbi,

"I'd reckon pretty thick. Otherwise, I wouldn't be skating on it. Now would I?", Owen continued to joke.

Tóbi made a loud grunt in anger, "Who even sent you here? Why are you the foreman of our Olympic coverage"

"That's classified"

"Let me guess" said Tóbi, "It was Nigel, wasn't it?"

"Guilty", said Owen in the stereotypical homosexual voice.

Tóbi sighed, "Well, he apparently sees something in you. I certainly don't. If it were up to me you'd be on the next flight back to Virabia. But, considering he sent you here, he sees something in you. I don't though. That's why you are on your last chance. One more fuck up like last night and you and that Flannery bloke are outta here."

"Ok", said Owen.

"Now get out there and do your show", said Tóbi before warning, "and don't fuck it up."

Owen got up and made his way out to the set. His plan was to do a half an hour segment on the drug culture in Ashton. Mostly letting people know where to get some Virabi bud. He knew that if he did it, his career may end, and Nigel's legacy that lived on through him with it, where as if he didn't do it, he'd be vowing to pressure.

Self censoring was something he long ago vowed to never do. However, now he was at an ultimatum. To go with integrity or to give in to authority to save himself. The time to make his decision was now.

"30 seconds to air!", called one of the stage hands, "and 3. 2. 1. We're live"

by **Bergnovinaia** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:44 pm

Bergnovinaian Sports News

"Your best online source for the latest sports news"

Day Two is Filled with Bronze for Bergnovinaia--More Medals Expected in Coming Events

February 14th, 2011

Ashton, Krytenia--It is Valentines Day in Bergnovinaia, and while sweet Bergnovinaian couples celebrated by exchanging gifts and the occasional kiss, competition got back on track today after a week winter storm blew in yesterday afternoon, postponing the competition for twenty-four hours. After the women's ski jumping team took home the gold medal for Bergnovinaian in day one of competition, all of Bergnovinaia's attention was shifted to the men's ski jumping team of J Hege/J Vanbeek/T Aguillon/C Sayler. The men's team, despite a mediocre second run, was able to reach the podium and earn the bronze medal, making Bergnovinaia's medal tally 2--one gold and one bronze.

Following the competition, coach Hass expressed his disappointment in a statement calling the performance by the Bergnovinaian men's team "down-right horrible" and "far below competition standards and expectations of the team." Criticis of Hass are calling his reaction to the team earning a medal completely idiotic stating that "at the world stage, even the best of athletes tend not to do their best... this team gave it their all, and pulled off a spectacular, medal-earning performance that added an additional medal to Bergnovinaia's medal tally." However, it was clear that the team knew they had disappointed Hass, their fans, and the nation with their performance, earning a mear silver. As Sayler put it, "I know we woulc have done much better."

In an almost completely unexpected event, Brendan Arriaza of Bergnovinaia was able to earn the gold medal in the Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom today. Although Arriaza is indeed a very talented, world-class snowboarder, it was not expected that he would do as well as he did since he is coming off a serious injury to his right arm. During a practice run about 6 months before competition in Bergnovinaia's high, snow packed resort at Asanathul, Arriaza took a major fall, fracturing his right arm. Because of the intensity of the injury, it was expected that he would no be ready for competition today, but about a month ago, when final draft of the Olympic roster were being submitted, his doctor okay'ed him to compete. He certainly stunned not only the nation, but the entire world in his run, proclaimed by the Bergnovinaian Olympic Committee to be "Awe filled and inspiratioal... a truly tremendous run."

With Arriaza's bronze medal win, Bergnovinaia has advanced to first place in the medal charts with one gold and two bronze medals, just ahead of Phillippanoa and Sibirsky who both have 1 gold and one bronze a piece. This strong out of the gate performance by Bergnovinaia's Olympic delegation has prompted the Olympic Committee to set a medal goal for these Olympic games. In response to this call, the Committee issued the following statement:

In light of the fantastic performances by the men's and women's ski jumping teams and Brendan Arriaza, we have concluded that it is imperative to set a goal for the medals our nation desires to earn at these Olympic games. Thus the Committee has agreed for the following:

At the games of the VI Olympiad, at least 15 medals must be earned by Bergnovinaian athletes in any sport. A minimum of five of these shall be gold.

We firmly believe this goal is achievable, especially under the new and rigourous selection programs for athletes competing in the Olympics.

**Here are the running totals from group stage competions for Bergnovinaia (i.e. Hockey and Curling)**
Men's Ice Hockey 1-0
Women's Ice Hockey 1-0

The Olympic Preview for Tomorrow--Who to Watch for

--In the Alpine Skiing, Men's Super G competition, George Owens is expected to do extremely well because of his world class technique. However, competition in skiing is tough, and all of Owens' counterparts aren't extremely good at skiing, so it is unlikely that Bergnovinaia will earn a medal in that category.
--In the Skiing Women's Slalom, both Marie Anne and Anna Tuikrula are expected to do well, but again, whether or not they will reach the podium is questionable.
--In Cross Country Skiing, Men's 15 km Free Style, Carlitos Vandra is expected to do very well, perhaps even earn a medal if he gives it his all.
--In the women's 15 km pursuit, no Bergnovinaian is expected to do well... in fact, many would not be suprised if one of the athletes DNF'd.
--In the Men's Figure Skating Free Skate, all the competitors from Bergnovinaia are expected to do extremely well since all of the Figure skaters, similar to the free style skiers, are professionally trained under a new Olympic program. The program stresses the importance of consistancy and high point scoring performances, esepecially in the free skate. After day 1, William Schmitt is in a position to medal (potentially even gold), trailing the leader by less than 3 points.
--In the women's Figure Skating Short Program, the three women chosen to represent Bergnovinaia, Michelle Soggee, Logan Rose, and Brigitte Nicolets, are expected to do extremely well in the comepetion because of the rigorousness of the new figure skating program.
--In the Ice Dance--Original Dance, Zorida Rayes and Mike Doners, as well as Joshua and Aubrey Fuller are believed to be some of the strongest contenders for a medal in the competition. Their original dance is rumored by many members of the ice skating program to be very unique and highly creative--a surely winning performance.

by **Qazox** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:17 pm

Qazox @ 6th Winter Olympic games

Day Two's evening events have been completed and here's how Qazox has done:

Hockey:
Women:

QZX  0 1 1  2
PHP  3 1 1  5

Coming to Krytenia between games of the World Cup of Hockey might not have been the best idea as Phillippanoa jumped out to an early 4-0 mid-way through the 2nd period, before eventually falling 5-2 to the lightly regarded team. Haley Brady and Diane Kelty had the team' goals. Up next for the ladies is Hakkland 4-3 winners over Jasiyun earlier today.

Luge:
Men's Run 3 & 4:

The Qazoxian struggles of Day one on the Luge track continued as the team struggled at time just to finish on the bumpy track. Sean Baen finished 30th, with his final 3 runs coming in at times over 52 seconds. Christian Frasier (MANTENWIC) took home the gold finishing over 2 seconds ahead of Baen.

Snowboarding:
Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Round of 32:

Kyle Stevens was edged out by Lancelote, but the true tragedy was Mike McCall's Disqualification against Brendan Arriaza.
McCall won the first heat by 0.42 seconds and was over 2 seconds ahead at the finish line, seemingly earning him a spot in the round of 16. But appearently McCall missed the final gate, and was DQ'ed. Video replays have shown that McCall just barely cleared the final gate, and a protest had been lodged. But like most protests, the NSOC did uphold the ruling. Arriaza went on to win the bronze later this evening.

More events are scheduled for this afternoon and evening, we will of course update you once those results come in.

by **Kelssek** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:13 am

KBC Olympic Teatime

"...men's ski jumping team, didn't even make the final, you've got Jean-Luc Lacroix, no need for more details there, Brandon Shelley, another favourite, also falling by the wayside. More failures to reach the podium..."

"That's more than a little harsh, he finished 11th! And out of a massive field too! Shelley has more than proven his ability. He's going to be on bloody cereal boxes for decades to come... Look, there is just no need to start moaning, it's only the second, third day, there's still days and days more competition left, and so much of the Olympics still to come. We can moan about medal favourites not winning medals, but everyone's a bloody medal favourite out here. Same silly thing every time the Olympics come around, summer or winter, everyone's forgetting that other countries have really good skiers, really good biathletes, really good figure skaters, etc. etc. etc.! In the end there's only one gold medal, one silver medal, one bronze medal, sometimes our fella will get it sometimes a fella from another country will get it, just calm down and bloody live with it, people!"

"Jim Kendall, ladies and gentlemen... and a reminder don't go away if you're looking for the repeat of the men's parallel giant slalom in snowboarding, that's coming up next and we hopefully won't spoil it for you if you stay tuned. We are, meanwhile, casting aspersions on other media outlets. Wendy, you've been poking in the metropolitan broadsheets, anything interesting?"

"Yes, Ron, the Noreiga Defender today put out an editorial calling this 'a dismal start to the Ashton Olympics' and said that 'the nation expects more than this'."

"My God, Noreiga. Really? Who's writing in that newspaper? That's a disgrace, that is..."

"Look out, we've set off Jim again."

"Look, let's stop carping and heaping unrealistic expectations, and just support our athletes. I guarantee you people in the places like Garibaldi, like Coldstream, Katoomba, all these mountain towns and not folk out in the prairie, the places where these athletes live and train, they're not going to get all pissy if their fella comes home without a medal..."

---

Percy Stevenson seethed inwardly; if only he'd been more consistent, and if he'd just remembered that mistake from the second run, he might've had a better fourth run, and not lost those tiny fractions of a second that had put him behind... he'd done the course faster than any of the medal winners had, but you also had to be good over all four runs. À la prochaine fois. Sigh. At least he could enjoy the rest of his time here, now, unlike many of the other athletes who still hadn't even gone in their events yet. It was a bit like finishing exams before everyone else at school. Aha, the buffet had poutine. It'd better be good.

by **Albertasby** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:30 am

Olympic Update
DAY TWO

Curling; Womens
As the sun rose over the snow covered mountains, the second day of the competition began and the woman's curling team were the first Albertasbians to compete on the second day. The four ladies; Eleanor Holden, Daisy Chain, Lilly Newcombe and Elizabeth Puddick did a good job in delivering the stones, beating Taeshan in 4 - 9 thriller. The stones seemed to be flying to all the right places for Albertasby; beating Taeshan easily.

Ice Skating; Pairs; Free Programme
For the second time, Adam Levick and Sophie Yale took to the ice to perform their free programme, hoping for a good points tally. The free programme wasn't as good as their short programme, however they did score an impressive 60.41 points, giving them a combined total of 123.17 points. This left the pair in 7th place, an impressive feat for an Albertasbian, and the celebrations still haven't stopped after such an impressive finishing place. We still await for the other performances from both Sophie and Adam.

Ice Hockey; Womens
As the women took to the ice rink for their first time, buzzing with optimism after the success of the men's team. Mandy Taylor lead her team out and prepared for the game ahead. It was a fairly bad performance by Albertasby, losing 3 - 0 to Civil Citizenry. Ellena Craggy failed to make any saves as the womens hockey team has a bad start.

Luge; Mens Individual; Runs 3 &4
Josh McGowan once again took his position at the top of the luge track, ready for runs 3 and 4. After a fairly average performance in runs 1 and 2, a medal was not expected. Josh had his fasted run on run 3, crossing the line in 51.861 seconds. Run 4 saw Josh cross the line in exactly 52 seconds, which left him in 20th position, having a total time of 3 minutes and 28.085 seconds, 0.051 seconds off 19th position. A fairly respectable performance for him.

by **Ariddia** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:18 pm

Ariddians lost in the crowd
Press Association

Ariddian Islanders cannot be said to have stood out so far at the Winter Olympic Games in Ashton. The few spectators from the Isles, lost amidst much greater crowds, might be seen as a metaphor for the athletes themselves, barely noticed as they struggle against the stars of other competing nations.

There had been some hope that the pairs’ event in ice skating on day two would bring an early medal to galvanise support and fire up the rest of the delegation. West Ariddian visually impaired skaters Louis Gaillard and Vanessa Mbokani, and their respective partners Justine Marinos and Stefan Leitner, already enjoy a considerable fan base in their home State after their performance at the Paralympics. And for a while, it looked as though everyone’s hopes would be rewarded.

A mishap in scheduling saw the Islanders’ names initially omitted from the start list, but after some anxious, even tearful moments, they participated later in the day, albeit in front of a reduced crowd of onlookers.

Vanessa and Stefan –as they are known back home– wowed judges and (remaining) spectators alike in the short event, performing with mesmerising grace and skill to the music of Claude Rustin’s First Symphony. With 68.12 points, they were in second place (out of thirty-two), in a potential silver medal position just fractions of a point behind the equally stunning Marco Cozzolino and Leota Vane of Carasatoga. Gaillard and Marinos, gold medallists at the Paralympics, were not quite up to matching their compatriots, but put in a good enough performance to keep their hopes alive.

Then came the second part, the free skate event. Gaillard and Marinos’ performance here was creditable, rather than outstanding, leaving them twenty-third overall. The greatest disappointment, however, came from Mbokani and Leitner, for whom the magic seemed suddenly to have faded. The gifted pair were simply outshone by the competition, dropping from an initial second place, all the way down to fourteenth. It was a bitter blow, not just to them and their fans, but potentially to the rest of the delegation.

The Paralympian stars’ Olympics are over, in a fashion some may be keen to forget.

Blind figure skater Louis Gaillard, the Ariddian Isles’ flagbearer, with partner Justine Marinos, could not repeat his Paralympic achievement here in Ashton

Team Ariddian Isles has fared little better in other sports. The Games opened with Fréd Aubert and Frank Terrain both crashing, quite literally, out of the men’s giant slalom in alpine skiing. The next day, Aubert’s time of 1:41.00 in the downhill was good by anyone’s reckoning, but nowhere near good enough for a medal. One positive has been John Shal’s qualifying for the men’s singles in figure skating, albeit not among the top contenders.

There is, of course, much yet to come. And the initial performance put in by Vanessa Mbokani and Stefan Leitner –in difficult circumstances– has justly been praised. The hope, however, is that their brush with the prospect of a silver medal will not remain the Ariddian highlight of the Games’ early days.

So far, the highlight for Ariddian viewers has been the slightly bizarre image of Fathers Gleb and Boris, of the Archregimancy, competing in the luge in full monastic robes – with inevitable results as they pick up speed hurtling feet first down the half-tube. The video has proved an Internet hit; humour, rather than pride, has been the attraction for these opening days.

by **Cabric** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:03 pm

TH: "Welcome to Cabric Television's Olympic Recap, I'm Teresa Hanna and i'm joined by David Cobb. A small recap today as the only event Cabricans competed in was the men' Luge. David, how did Thomas Neuman do today?."

DC: "After 2 great runs on day 1, Neuman struggled a bit this afternoon and dropped to an 11th place finish with times of 51.978 and 51.977 for a combined time of 3:27.360; finishing 0.674 behind the Gold medalist, Christian Frasier of Mantenwic. If Neuman had matched yesterday's times, he would have taken home the bronze. While all sledding events can be decided by a 1/100oth of a second, in Luge, making just one mistake, like turning into a turn too soon or too late can mean the differnence between a medal and 11th place. The other 2 Cabrican lugers, Robert Stevens and Isaac Stith finished in 69th and 90th places respectively. Overall it was a good event for Cabric, as they showed that with a bit more experience, they could get a medal 2 years hence."

TH: "That's all from Ashton, Krytenia today. Tommorrow we'll have live coverage of Brian Tovokufsi's Free Skate, and coverage of Men's Super G, Women's Slalom and Cross-country Skiing. Until then, for David Cobb, i'm Theresa Hanna; good night Cabric."

<Over in Asthon, Krytenia:>
"Nice landing there Pandir!> Brian Tovokufsi yelled after she landed her 4th consecutive triple Lutz-double Axel combo. Pandir skated over to Brian and gave him a quick peck on the cheek.

"Thanks for you're help today. Don't you have to practice too?" she asked.

"The Free Skaters are scheduled for 5:00pm, so I have a couple hours until then." Brian replied. "I noticed that I wasn't the only on watching you practice today." Brian proceeded to point out a man holding a camcorder along the far side of the practice arena.

"Probably some member of the delegation, working on a special DVD of these games." she replied.

"No, he's not. I wandered over there, and he's not from our delegation." Brian replied. "What if he's a spy from another team, looking for an edge for his skaters?"

"Hold on a minute, let me go over there and find out." she replied and begun to skate away. But Brian held her close.

"I'm probably just paranoid, he doesn't look like the stalker type. But we'll just report him to our delegation head and let her take care of it." he replied.

"Like she's going to do anything. Emily Cabric' probably just sitting in a fancy hotel room, eating bon-bons and getting a pedicure." she replied. "So we got a couple hours, wanna go ge something to eat?"

"Sure, why not." Brian replied.
<POV Change>
The man saw the two skaters leave and he decided to follwo them. After all it wasn't everyday that the Emperor himself asked one fo his sister's security personnel to do anything but watch over Emily Cabric. Odds are she was back in the hotel, getting a manicure and eating a salad, just as she said she would when he left. But wouldn't she be interested in why her brother wanted to have more tape of the women's figure skaters. Maybe she would.

by **Maineiacs** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:26 pm

From MSPN--

Welcome back to Olympic Update. Here are the latest results from Ashton:

Hockey

Our Women's team won their first match today, defeating The Babbage Islands 2-0. Maineiacs goalie Marie Lesveque stopped all 16 shots to get the shutout. Goals were scored by C Ana Federer and LW Deborah Kyle.

Luge

John Baskins had disappointing 3rd and 4th runs, and finished 92nd.

Ski Jumping

In the Men's Team event, our jumpers stood in 3rd after the preliminaries, but after weak jumps in the finals, finished 7th.

More to come as the Olympics continue.

by **Civil Citizenry** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:00 pm

SnowSport Magazine
The worst mix we could have imagined: too much snow, not enough medals.

Results - Sunday, February 13; Monday, February 14: Gawanart Gintez began his run in the men's downhill event just after 10:00 AM Krytenian time, and it was pretty impressive - but he was passed by seventeen other competitors and missed out on a medal by just under a second. As Gintez was skiing, Katonami Poshatat was on his way to coming twentieth in the men's biathlon 10km sprint. In the semifinals of the women's cross-country individual sprint, neither Jidanoy Manubelig nor Arim Gatshe could qualify for the finals and a chance at a medal, each finishing fifth in their groups (the top three moved to the final round). The Civil Citizenry women's curling team kicked off its tournament with a loss to curling powerhouse Cotdelapoms, 5-3. The pairs team of Chehas Zuhanem and Sapokmeg Tiajine performed pretty well in the free skate, earning a 44.49; but it was only enough to move them up to 28th out of 32 teams. Then an incoming snowstorm pushed the rest of the day's events back to Monday. Just before noontime on Monday, the Civil Citizenry Lady Ice Mouflons began a 3-0 rout of Albertasby. Two spectacular runs by Ibanaff Hoopeve vaulted him up to sixth place - less than a tenth of a second away from a medal - in the men's individual luge competition, while compatriot Daganesht Tanimup hung around near the bottom of the field. In the men's ski jumping team large hill event, the Civil Citizenry team missed out on qualifying for the final by just one spot. The day ended with snowboarding, specifically the men's parallel giant slalom. Afleeb Ahijim had already reached the round of 32 on Saturday, and continued his run with a narrow win over Taeshan's Thomas Miller and a rout of Liventia's Danny Hoover. He began his quarterfinal match with a run that gave him a one-second margin over Sibirsky's Dubravko Mijatovic, but he stumbled on his second run and lost, one round away from a chance at a medal.

Upcoming Events - Tuesday, February 15: Sets Ayziliac looks to avenge his crash in the giant slalom with a good showing, along with Stiloy Dungifop, in the men’s super G. In the women’s slalom, Simfanorge Posabi will try to build on a sixth place finish in the super G, while Hanem Zortaw kicks off her Olympic career. Cross-country skiiers Higal Pakanagboo and Neebiraw Ashiquate will both go for the medal stand in the men’s 15km freestyle. After missing an opportunity to win a medal in the individual sprint, cross-country master Jidanoy Manubelig hopes to win a medal in the women’s 15km pursuit. The men’s curling team opens the tournament with a match against Ad’ihan. The women’s team will try to avenge an opening loss tonight against La Tristeza. Dahaha Bomapilp and Furess Exkekix have the nation’s hope on their shoulders as they skate the ladies’ short program in hopes of moving on. Also in figure skating, ice dancers Godaps Hellam and Lylayan Lepanali begin their quest for medals with the original dance. After a narrow opening victory, Likano Axif and the Ice Mouflons take the ice again against Mantwenic. Velenell Safraganay and Basen Fufo are Civil Citizenry’s representatives in the women’s individual luge competition. After Afleeb Ahijim’s incredible run in the men’s snowboarding parallel giant slalom, Russatov Cilifatef hopes to perform even better in the women’s qualification tonight.

by **Quintessence of Dust** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:09 pm

Posted on the Mechanistic Results Regurgitations ecttion of the QBS wobsite.

Quintessence of Dust win gold medal

Also in the news:

Science - Have Capitalizt doping agencies relaxed their ban on RPinin?
Politics - Quodite, Kelssekian, Ariddian, and in fact all national delegations deemed biased for not consisting entirely of Akbarabadi athletes
Arts - Portrait Of The Artist As A Stick Man: A Review Of Olympic Artistic Depictions

by **Shofercia** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:12 pm

"Welcome to the Shofercian Olympic Games coverage. Much was expected from our Biathlonists, but they did not earn a medal. However they still have several events to go, and can only improve - so there is hope! Alpine skiing also failed to deliver. In Cross-Country, Lauren Tyler was knocked out in the semi-finals, taking 12th overall. However in Curling, Team Shofercia defeated the Allamunic States in a tightly contested 8-7 game. Way to go ladies! The figure skating results were unimpressive."

"In Women's Ice Hockey, Team Shofercia opened their game with a bang, and a 7-2 victory over Cafendeu. Their +5 and 7 goals for rating places them at the top of the league. Way to go ladies! In Luge, Merkuriev was .047th seconds away from the Bronze. You'll get it next time Mishka! Shofercia's ski jumping performance was poor, something that we need to improve. However, Bern Franker won the Silver Medal in Snowboarding, Men's Parallel Giant Slalom. Way to go Bern - the first Shofercian man to get a medal at the Olympics! Shofercia is currently in 11th place in terms of the classic medal count, and tied for second in terms of overall medals."

"Additionally, there are heated rumors that the King will arrive to cheer for Shofercia's Team at the Olympics. The King's office recently, just seconds ago, confirmed that he is very likely to attend! We now go to our Snowboading channel - to recap Bern's amazing silver medal victory!"

"Welcome to Shofercia's snowboarding channel! We go back to just a few minutes ago, when Bern Franker won his silver medal. In the quarterfinals, Franker defeated Hexikki Snart, who defeated Miguel Lancelote in the round of 16, who defeated Kyle Stevens in the round of 32, who defeated Franker's teammate, Evgeniy Dada in the round of 64. We now bring you the semi-finals!"

Franker looked at his competitor, Brendan Arriaza from Bergnovinaia. "I could beat him" Bern thought. And they were off. Bern let Arriaza take the lead in the beginning, catching up always made him more competitive, and it was tough to be the leader, because if you looked back, you lost speed, and not looking back could drive one insane. The jump approached. Bern knew his stuff, he knew how to burn people on the jump. Placing his board straight and leading with his goofy foot, Bern accelerated. Arriaza could only look up as Bern overtook him and made a smooth landing, taking the lead. A quick carving trick, and Bern was back in full control. "Good thing I practiced that endlessly" he thought, accelerating. He could feel Arriaza's breath behind him, but Bern could also see the finishline. "I don't care if I fall afterwards, but I'm winning this round" Bern thought, and accelerated again. The race became heated, the duo was almost neck in neck. It was going to be less than a second. Photo-finish was coming up. "URAAAAAAA!" Bern shouted as he crossed the finish line. He knew that he won, that he made it to the Olympic finals. "Just one more run left Bernie" he thought. "Bring it on!"

Last.fm · by **Cosumar** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:51 pm

The Cosumarite Courier
Cosumar's #1 Sports News Source

Hockey team arrives in Ashton after elimination in Qazox, Day 3 Preview

ASHTON, KRYTENIA - It is the morning of Day 3 here in Ashton, and much of the Cosumarite hockey team is just now arriving. The team had been occupied in Qazox for the 14th World Cup of Hockey. Cosumar had a successful showing in the World Cup of Hockey, nearly making it to the Quarterfinals before being eliminated by two time World Champions Plutoni in a 2-1 series. Now these exhausted athletes have arrived back in their home region of Atlantian Oceania for more action on the ice. Although they failed in Qazox, the Cosumar hockey team will now have a chance to win something even better in Krytenia: an Olympic medal.

Almost the entire 1st and 2nd line of the Olympic Team was absent for Day 1 in Ashton two days ago. As a result, the Cosumarites were forced to start reserves in Matchday 1 against Albertasby. The inexperienced reserves were manhandled, suffering a beat down at the hands of some hockey newcomers. It really should've been an easy win for Cosumar, but Albertasby's forward Mark Gray scored a hat trick en route to a surprise win over Cosumar.

Cosumar is considered to be in the toughest group of the draw: Group D. The five team group also includes: Albertasby, Iglesian Archipelago, veterans The Babbage Islands, and hosts Krytenia. It is unlikely Cosumar will have much success in the midst of such talent, although the addition of the starters would surely give them a greater chance, and help them avoid humiating losses such as the one against Albertasby.

Luckily, the World Cup of Hockey participants have just arrived back in Ashton just in time for matchday 2 against Iglesian Archipelahgo. The game takes place later tonight and Cosumar will be seeking to recover to a 1-1 record.

One concern many Cosumar fans have is the fatigue factor. The team has played several days in a row in Qazox and this was subject to an extremely long flight from the Q Continuum to Krytenia. Jet lag and lack of rest may have taken a huge toll on the team. We will find out tonight as Cosumar takes on Iglesian Archipelago.

However, hockey isn't the only major event for Cosumar on Day 3! The first event of the day for Cosumar will be the Alpine Skiing Women's Slalom. The most likely medalist of Cosumar's four competitors in this event is Marni Ostrum. Ostrum, 26, has been described by her coaches as one of Cosumar's jewel skiiers.

Next up would be Cross Country Skiing: Men's 15 km Freestyle. This event is Oliver Hyman's speciality and he also wields a decent chance of winning Cosumar's second medal - maybe even a gold. The curling team (men's) also has its first matchday on Day 3. Throughout the week, Cosumar will be competing with the rest of Group F which also includes Virabia, Landau Institute, Vekaiyu, and Akbarabad; all talented squads with a decent chance of winning the gold.

Cosumar's next event is women's figure skating (short program) in which standout Cosumarite skater Leekay Xia will take the ice for her chance at a medal. She is Cosumar's youngest competitor, only 21 years old. Our Ice Dance teams would perform next. The pairings of Copper/Greene and Garrison/Celestina may turn out to be successful, although it is a well known fact that pairs figure skating is not Cosumar's strong suit.

After the hockey game against Iglesian Archipelago, Cosumar's next shot at a medal would come in the Women's Individual Luge. Cosumar's most promising athlete here is Keeley Harvey, who has been well publicized amidst the hype of the Olympics here in Cosumar, mostly do to her appearance on the cover of several swimsuit and pornographic magazines. Hopefully her luge skills are as good as her beauty and she will be able to take home the gold medal!

Cosumar's last event of the day is the Women's Parallel Giant Slalom in Snowboarding. We have 3 competitors in this event, but Hannah Griffith is the center of attention. Griffith achieved international fame in Cosumar following her amazing performances in Cosumar's X-Games and the Summer Olympics in Outineau. Along with her fellow Cosumarites Stumpder and Luttmer, Griffith could bring Cosumar its first snowboarding medal, since Eli Buckles failed to do so in Day 2.

After 2 Days, Cosumar stands in 21st place out of 25 teams with medals. Cosumar has a solitary bronze medal, won by corss country skiier Skye Myrtile in Day 2. Although, that may change today, on Day 3. Only one nation, Philipannoa, has two medals, so any nation, even Cosuamr, could pull into first place.

For a summary of how Day 3 went for Cosumar and a preview of Day 4 in Ashton, Krytenia check out tomorrow's edition of The Cosumarite Courier.

Leonard Copenhaver was one of the Cosumarite reserves that struggled to play against foreign starters in the first matchday against Albertasby.

by **Todd McCloud** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:55 pm

Vekaiyu Continues to Perform, but Efforts are Still Fruitless
Reporting for V3 News Services, Isii Yemisalu

ASTON - After three days of participating,the Vekaiyun team has yet to show for any progress.

Athletes who performed thus far have been unable to win medals for the vulpine team so far, but the remainder of competitors are hopeful. Vekaiyuns failed to perform in the men's downhill competition today, the highest performer being Yiisu Oblervi, who was a little over one second off a medal-level performance in what turned out to be a very competitive contest. Later that day, the combined figure skating pair of Vanse Kikalvo and Ankya Ribiskesku failed to make the top ten in the final round for free skating.

"They said judges were discriminatory over our tails, which provided a distraction," Vanse replied after their final routine, "but we are happy with our performance. We will do better next year for sure."

(c) 2011 V3 News Services

by **Krytenia** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:19 pm

This is your Day Three RP cutoff. Remember, RPs will continue to count double until the MD4 cutoff in 10-12 hours time.

by **Izarius** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:30 pm

From: Bureau of Sports, Peoples Republic of Izarius
To: People of Izarius
Subject: Glorius time for our country

***Patriotic music plays***

Comrades! A magnificent event has happened! Brogen and Pela, who qualified for the pairs figure skating finals with a Short Program score of 62.76, recently won the silver medal after a stunning performance in the Free Skate which earned them 65.83 points! The capitalist nations were awed by the unbeatable performance of our athletes! Meanwhile, Brogen has qualified in the Men's Individual Short Program and will attempt to pull off an upset with another underdog performance in the Men's Free Skate! Also, Brogen and Pela will try to continue the winning performance in the Ice Original Dance, with Trao and Svena also getting another chance here. Furthermore, world class figure skater Pela and her comrades Svena and Ada will make their solo debuts in the Women's Individual Short Program.

***Cuts to video of Brogen and Pela's Free Skate.***

As our figure skaters empress the world with Izarius' grace and style, the Ice Hockey teams demonstrate our great power.

***Shows clips of goals scored by the Ice Hockey teams. Clips of the numerous goals scored by opposing teams are notably absent.***

And to show the speed of our great socialist nation, our speedskaters prepare to take the capitalist nations by storm!

***Shows clips of speedskaters practicing for their competitions.***

We will show the imperialist world what a little nation dedicated to equality, the class struggle, and success can do!

***Ends with more patriotic music.***

by **Qazox** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:47 pm

Qazox @ 6th Winter Olympic games

Day Three morning session:

Alpine Skiing:
Men's Super G:

When you make one mistake early in a ski-run, it costs you, as Mark Massey found out. An early hiccup just before hitting the first gate, probably cost Massey the gold as he finished 7th. Thomas Jensen, erroniously named as the Downhill silver medalist by at least 2 other papers, finishd a strong 51st in his weakest event. Clothesov and Davis have continued to underwhelm, finishing 64th and 69th.

Women's Slalom:

Sean and deHavland each had 2 good runs, but not good enough as they both fell short of the podium today. Sean finished in 8th, with deHavland in 12th. Winuski had a terrible 2nd run, almost missing 4 gates; while Starr put together 2 techincally solid, but slow runs.

Cross Country Skiing:
Men's Men's 15km Freestyle:

Qazox's debut at this event saw the team struggle, but saw Nathan Auger becoming the 1st Qazoxian to break the 43 minute mark. Javier Lasko almost DNFed after passing out just past the mid-point, but did manage to finish, earning the cheers of the remainin crowd.

Curling:
Men's Group stage:

QZX 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1  7
ISL 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0  6

Trailing 4-2 and 6-4, Qazox earned a point in each of the final 3 ends to pull out a 7-6 win over Lycrabon today.
Men's Group stage:

QZX 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 x  11
COM 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x  2

Qazox dominated this match, getting 3 points in the 1st and 9th ends to blow out Capitalizt SLANI 11-2, after 9 ends.

More events are scheduled for this afternoon and evening, we will of course update you once those results come in.

by **Vulshain** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:52 pm

Vulshain Still Determined to Win a Medal!

Despite yesterday's morning loss for several events, the athletes from Vulshain are not giving up yet. In fact, giving up or being depressed are the last things on their minds. "We came here to bring honor to our nation, and we are determined to do just that!" This was the comment made by Serafima Leni, who will be taking part in the women's 500 m speedskating event.

Yinsya Mayana and her cousin Vanyo Borya are prepared to pull out all the stops to win the Ice Dancing competition. "We are prepared to wow and amazed the crowds, especially the judges," a determined Vanyo told VCNMN.

This is Yermolai Vadimaron for VCNMN's Vulshainian Olympic News, keeping his fingers crossed that Vulshain wins a medal.

by **Akbarabad** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:40 am

Organizers lax attitude to RPinin slammed.

(Akbarabad Press, AP): Noted sports expert Fahim Hamza has sounded the alarm about delegations abusing Rpinin for cheap medal wins. According to him, the organizers shockingly lax attitude to this insidious substance, threatens to make a mockery of the games.

" Nowadays every tinpot newcomer country is shamelessly bulking up their athletes with RPinin in a quest for cheap and easy medals, but what is more annoying is the attitude of the hosts. Sure, one can't really blame tinpot nations like Phillippanoa and Bergnovinaia for looking for any advantage that they can get, but why should they be indulged by the organizers ? Even more shocking rumors persist to the effect that the Krytenian hosts are actually planing to overtly favour sides and athletes using Rpinin, but even we don't want to believe such a terrible thing to be true." According to Hamza, the Akbarabadi Alpine skiers failure to obtain a medal could be directly attributed to the use of Rpinin by other countries.

It remains to be seen how much further the the Olympics results will be distorted, by this flagrant use of foreign substances, but there is little that can be done. Some Akbarabadi athletes privately maintain that if the authorities continue to maintain a blind eye to Rpinin use, then they will have no choice but to use the stuff as well , just to keep pace with the rest of the world.

by **Krytenia** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:34 am

This is your Day Four cutoff. Your Day Five cutoff will be at the scheduled time tonight; as I'm still playing catch-up, I've decided to extend the double-bonus period until then.

by **Vulshain** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:43 am

Vulshain: No Medal Yet!?

It seems that Vulshain is losing even in events that it is strongest in, such as finger skating after Yinsya Mayana lost in the Women's Ice Skating Free Style event. "I don't know what I did wrong!" Many thought that Mayana's performance was done both flawlessly and excellently, but it seems that the judges thought otherwise. Even the performance of Vanyo Borya and Yinsya Mayana together failed to awe the judges, despite their flawless performance that brought cheers and applause from the local spectators.

However, there may still be hope: Ilona Margarita who qualified in the Round 64 of the Women's Parallel Giant Slalom Snowboarding event. "I will win! And the judges better pay attention!"

This is Yermolai Vadimaron for VCNMN's Vulshainian Olympic News, praying for a miracle and putting his hope in Ilona Margarita. Go Margarita!

by **Maineiacs** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:25 pm

From MSPN--

Welcome to your Olympic Minute. Let's take a look at the latest from Ashton.

Alpine Skiing

Harry Harper was 79th in the Men's Super-G, and Mary Donaldson -Shorter was 65th in the Women's Slalom.

Nordic Skiing

Ole Framsson was 32nd in the Men's 15km Freestyle Cross-Country event while Emily Hart was 55th in the Women's 15km Pursuit.

Curling

Our Men's team lost 11-5 to Quintessence of Dust, our women's team improved to 2-0 after beating Azulcena 7-3

Figure Skating

Stephanie Eberhardt won the silver in the Women's Competition. Eberhardt led by .01 points over Mansheel Jahangir of Akbarabad after the short program, but several technical missteps in the free skate cost ther the gold. Liz Cushman finished 5th, matching her placement in the Jasi'yun Olympics. Christine Arseault did not qualify for the free skate. In the Ice Dance Compulsories, former gold medalists Warren and Sophia Kelleher are a disappointing 17th place, and the team of Evan Pogdar and Shawna Vickers are 18th.

Hockey

Our Men's team began their competition today in grand style, defeating Vekaiyu 12-2. C Andrei Petrov and LW Juris Lumis both got hat tricks, and RW Jim reach had 2 goals and 4 assists in this lop-sided affair.

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