This is now the OOC thread.
Dear athletes and National Olympic Committees,
We have entered a new era of international co-operation, which is the selected theme of the 13th Olympic Winter Games. We are open for business, and with the border disputes over and done with, it's time for Electrum to truly re-integrate into the multiversal community. These theme is reflected in our intention to allow other Olympic Committees to help with hosting the event, as well as enlisting the help of other nations in our traditional opening and closing ceremonies. These Winter Olympics, there have been slight changes to the schedule: new events have been added and inaugurated, so we will see the first batch of champions of their respective events from these Olympic Games.
I urge Olympic Committees to review these changes before submitting their entries -- some events that were hosted last time no longer exist, and some demonstration events have become actual medal events, although the entries limit is identical. Olympic Committees are also reminded to read the following information very carefully to ensure that their athletes will have the proper paperwork and documentation required to compete in Prescott. The Electrum Olympic Committee is not responsible for any errors made by misreading the information below, which could result in the disqualification of athletes.
Alexander Krane
Electrum Olympic Committee President and Bid Chairperson
Rosalind Corby
Olympic Council Vice-President
Benjamin Nicholls, MP
Minister of Sports, the Arts and Culture
Kenny Dartmouth
International relations coordinator
TIMING
The deadline for all entries and alteration of entries is 08:00 UTC on 16th February, 2018. The games will start one and a half days later, (23:00 UTC on 17th February) and will be approximately eighteen days long. A schedule of events will be released when entries close.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please pay attention and read through the following information very carefully. If there is a problem with your sign-up, it may not be entered and you might need to resubmit your entries.
Copy the event list below. Under each event, write the names of the athletes participating in each event. The number inside the bracket indicates the maximum number of entries a delegation may send to an event.
- If only the maximum number is shown—e.g., “(2)”—it is an individual event, and you must give the name of each participating individual on a separate line. (You may enter fewer than the maximum number.)
- If a team event has a specific team size indicated—e.g., “(1 team of 4)”—you must give the name of each team member on a single line, separated by slashes.
- If a team event just says “(1 team)”, use the name of your nation or delegation, rather than the names of any team members. You may post your team rosters for these events in the roster thread, which will be created near the start of the Games.
- You do not need to fill in names for the Luge Team Relay, Figure Skating Team Trophy or the Alpine Skiing Team events, as entry into these events are automatic, unless you specify otherwise. The highest rated athletes in each of the respective categories will be entered (unless specified), if there is a tie, then the first named athlete will be entered. For unified teams, all participants in these team events must have the same trigramme. The (unlisted) Biathlon Pursuit events are also 'automatic entry' events, and will comprise of the top sixty finishers in the men's and women's sprint events.
The individual or team names on each line should be followed by your nation or delegation’s three-letter code and a skill modifier, each separated by a semicolon, as shown in the example entry below. If you don't have any athletes participating in a particular event, please remove it from your sign-up sheet. Do not 'tag' or add a post and say that you are going to edit in your entry later as they will be ignored.
BIATHLON
Men’s 10 km Sprint (4)
Mark Latham;ETM;60
John Blue;ETM;34
Justin Rehnquist;ETM;40
Peter Stefan;ETM;20
Men’s 4×7.5 km Relay (1 team of 4)
Mark Latham/John Blue/Justin Rehnquist/Peter Stefan;ETM;75
CURLING
Men’s (1 team)
Electrum;ETM;90
Women’s (1 team)
Electrum;ETM;20
Mixed Doubles (1 man and 1 woman)
Justin Gleisner/Samantha Zhang;ETM;10
SKILL MODIFIERS
A skill modifier is used to determine how well an athlete or a team performs in an event. It is a whole number from 0 to 100: 0 for the athletes just making the qualification standard (i.e. still decent compared to the 'average' person) and 100 for the world's best. A team entry gets a single skill modifier for the entire team, while an athlete participating in multiple events has a separate modifier for each event. The average of all modifiers in a delegation, excluding demonstration events, may be at most 50. The average of all modifiers, including demonstration events, must also be no more than 50. (The average for demonstration events only may exceed than 50, as long as the other criteria are met.) The automatic entries do not contribute to the entry average. Entries will be outright rejected if either average far exceeds 50.
Please note that you should try to avoid the use of 'min-max' your entries i.e. submitting unrealistic delegations of extremely high and low values with no spread. A min-max avoidance bonus (MMAB) will be applied based on the standard deviation of all the skill values in your delegation. This will potentially reduce the maximum value of your bonus during the competition and may adversely affect how well your delegation does. Similar to the last Summer Olympics, nations are exempt from this penalty if they have 25 or less entries.
ENTRY LIMITS
Each user may enter up to two delegations, with a maximum of 200 entries per nation, and 300 in total per user. Unified teams of two or more nations are subject to the same rules above. All puppets and unified teams should be declared, and they should have a different trigramme.
An example of a unifed team
An example of a puppet entry
An entry consists of one individual or one team entering one event—this means, e.g., that a team of four in one event counts as a single entry, while a single athlete participating in two events counts as two entries. The three team events where entry is automatic do not count toward the entry limit, and you do not need to provide a list as it will be automatically chosen for you (unless if you want a different spread of athletes to compete).
EVENT LIST
BIATHLON
Men’s 10 km Sprint (4)
Men’s 15 km Mass Start (4)
Men’s 20 km Individual (4)
Men’s 4×7.5 km Relay (1 team of 4)
Women’s 7.5 km Sprint (4)
Women’s 12.5 km Mass Start (4)
Women’s 15 km Individual (4)
Women’s 4×6 km Relay (1 team of 4)
Mixed Relay 2×6 km+2×7.5 km (1 team of 4 – 2 men, 2 women)
BOBSLEIGH
BOBSLEIGH
Two-Man (3 teams of 2)
Four-Man (3 teams of 4)
Two-Woman (3 teams of 2)
Four-Woman (3 teams of 4)
SKELETON
Men’s (3)
Women’s (3)
CURLING
Men’s (1 team)
Women’s (1 team)
Mixed Doubles (1 man and 1 woman)
ICE HOCKEY
Men’s (1 team)
Women’s (1 team)
LUGE
Men’s Individual (3)
Women’s Individual (3)
Doubles (2 teams of 2)
Team Relay (1 team of 41)
1. Team relay competitors will consist of a man, a woman and a doubles team already entered by the same NOC. Entry is automatic. Unless otherwise specified in the signup, the highest rated athletes in each of the categories will be entered into the Team Relay. If there is a tie, then the first named athlete(s) will be chosen for the Team Relay. The Team Relay entry does not count toward the entry limit.
SKATING
FIGURE SKATING
Men’s Individual (3)
Women’s Individual (3)
Pairs (3 teams of 2)
Ice Dancing (3 teams of 2)
Team Trophy (1 team of 62)
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
Men’s 500 m (3)
Men’s 1 000 m (3)
Men’s 1 500 m (3)
Men’s 5 000 m Relay (1 team of 4)
Women’s 500 m (3)
Women’s 1 000 m (3)
Women’s 1 500 m (3)
Women’s 3 000 m Relay (1 team of 4)
SPEED SKATING
Men’s 500 m (4)
Men’s 1 000 m (4)
Men’s 1 500 m (4)
Men’s 5 000 m (3)
Men’s 10 000 m (3)
Men’s Mass Start (3)
Men’s Team Pursuit (1 team of 3)
Women’s 500 m (4)
Women’s 1 000 m (4)
Women’s 1 500 m (4)
Women’s 3 000 m (3)
Women’s 5 000 m (3)
Women’s Mass Start (3)
Women’s Team Pursuit (1 team of 3)
2. Team trophy competitors must consist of a man, a woman, a pair and ice dancers already entered by the same NOC. Entry is automatic. Unless otherwise specified in the signup, the highest rated athletes in each of the categories will be entered into the Team Trophy. If there is a tie, then the first named athlete(s) will be chosen for the Team Trophy. The Team Trophy entry does not count toward the entry limit.
SKIING
ALPINE SKIING
Men’s Downhill (4)
Men’s Slalom (4)
Men’s Giant Slalom (4)
Men’s Super-G (4)
Men’s Super Combined (4)
Women’s Downhill (4)
Women’s Slalom (4)
Women’s Giant Slalom (4)
Women’s Super-G (4)
Women’s Super Combined (4)
Mixed Team (1 team of 43)
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Men’s 15 km Freestyle (3)
Men’s 30 km Skiathlon (3)
Men’s 50 km Classical (3)
Men’s 4×10 km Relay (1 team of 4)
Men’s Individual Sprint (3)
Men’s Team Sprint (1 team of 2)
Women’s 10 km Freestyle (3)
Women’s 15 km Skiathlon (3)
Women’s 30 km Classical (3)
Women’s 4×5 km Relay (1 team of 4)
Women’s Individual Sprint (3)
Women’s Team Sprint (1 team of 2)
FREESTYLE SKIING
Men’s Aerials (3)
Men’s Halfpipe (3)
Men’s Moguls (3)
Men’s Ski Cross (3)
Men’s Slopestyle (3)
Women’s Aerials (3)
Women’s Halfpipe (3)
Women’s Moguls (3)
Women’s Ski Cross (3)
Women’s Slopestyle (3)
NORDIC COMBINED
Men’s Individual Normal Hill/10 km (4)
Men’s Individual Large Hill/10 km (4)
Men’s Team Large Hill/4×5 km (1 team of 4)
Women’s Individual Normal Hill/10 km (4)
Women’s Individual Large Hill/10 km (4)
Women’s Team Large Hill/4×5 km (1 team of 4)
SKI JUMPING
Men’s Individual Normal Hill (4)
Men’s Individual Large Hill (4)
Men’s Team Large Hill (1 team of 4)
Women’s Individual Normal Hill (4)
Women’s Individual Large Hill (4)
Women’s Team Large Hill (1 team of 4)
SNOWBOARDING
Men’s Big Air (4)
Men’s Halfpipe (4)
Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom (4)
Men’s Slopestyle (4)
Men’s Snowboard Cross (4)
Women’s Big Air (4)
Women’s Halfpipe (4)
Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom (4)
Women’s Slopestyle (4)
Women’s Snowboard Cross (4)
3. Mixed team competitors will consist of 2 men and 2 women already entered by the same NOC. Entry is automatic. Unless otherwise specified in the signup, the 2 highest rated athletes for each gender in the slalom or giant slalom events will be entered into the Mixed Team event. If there is a tie, then the first named athlete(s) will be chosen for the Team Trophy. The Mixed team entry does not count toward the entry limit.
Men’s 10 km Sprint (4)
Men’s 15 km Mass Start (4)
Men’s 20 km Individual (4)
Men’s 4×7.5 km Relay (1 team of 4)
Women’s 7.5 km Sprint (4)
Women’s 12.5 km Mass Start (4)
Women’s 15 km Individual (4)
Women’s 4×6 km Relay (1 team of 4)
Mixed Relay 2×6 km+2×7.5 km (1 team of 4 – 2 men, 2 women)
BOBSLEIGH
BOBSLEIGH
Two-Man (3 teams of 2)
Four-Man (3 teams of 4)
Two-Woman (3 teams of 2)
Four-Woman (3 teams of 4)
SKELETON
Men’s (3)
Women’s (3)
CURLING
Men’s (1 team)
Women’s (1 team)
Mixed Doubles (1 man and 1 woman)
ICE HOCKEY
Men’s (1 team)
Women’s (1 team)
LUGE
Men’s Individual (3)
Women’s Individual (3)
Doubles (2 teams of 2)
Team Relay (1 team of 41)
1. Team relay competitors will consist of a man, a woman and a doubles team already entered by the same NOC. Entry is automatic. Unless otherwise specified in the signup, the highest rated athletes in each of the categories will be entered into the Team Relay. If there is a tie, then the first named athlete(s) will be chosen for the Team Relay. The Team Relay entry does not count toward the entry limit.
SKATING
FIGURE SKATING
Men’s Individual (3)
Women’s Individual (3)
Pairs (3 teams of 2)
Ice Dancing (3 teams of 2)
Team Trophy (1 team of 62)
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
Men’s 500 m (3)
Men’s 1 000 m (3)
Men’s 1 500 m (3)
Men’s 5 000 m Relay (1 team of 4)
Women’s 500 m (3)
Women’s 1 000 m (3)
Women’s 1 500 m (3)
Women’s 3 000 m Relay (1 team of 4)
SPEED SKATING
Men’s 500 m (4)
Men’s 1 000 m (4)
Men’s 1 500 m (4)
Men’s 5 000 m (3)
Men’s 10 000 m (3)
Men’s Mass Start (3)
Men’s Team Pursuit (1 team of 3)
Women’s 500 m (4)
Women’s 1 000 m (4)
Women’s 1 500 m (4)
Women’s 3 000 m (3)
Women’s 5 000 m (3)
Women’s Mass Start (3)
Women’s Team Pursuit (1 team of 3)
2. Team trophy competitors must consist of a man, a woman, a pair and ice dancers already entered by the same NOC. Entry is automatic. Unless otherwise specified in the signup, the highest rated athletes in each of the categories will be entered into the Team Trophy. If there is a tie, then the first named athlete(s) will be chosen for the Team Trophy. The Team Trophy entry does not count toward the entry limit.
SKIING
ALPINE SKIING
Men’s Downhill (4)
Men’s Slalom (4)
Men’s Giant Slalom (4)
Men’s Super-G (4)
Men’s Super Combined (4)
Women’s Downhill (4)
Women’s Slalom (4)
Women’s Giant Slalom (4)
Women’s Super-G (4)
Women’s Super Combined (4)
Mixed Team (1 team of 43)
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Men’s 15 km Freestyle (3)
Men’s 30 km Skiathlon (3)
Men’s 50 km Classical (3)
Men’s 4×10 km Relay (1 team of 4)
Men’s Individual Sprint (3)
Men’s Team Sprint (1 team of 2)
Women’s 10 km Freestyle (3)
Women’s 15 km Skiathlon (3)
Women’s 30 km Classical (3)
Women’s 4×5 km Relay (1 team of 4)
Women’s Individual Sprint (3)
Women’s Team Sprint (1 team of 2)
FREESTYLE SKIING
Men’s Aerials (3)
Men’s Halfpipe (3)
Men’s Moguls (3)
Men’s Ski Cross (3)
Men’s Slopestyle (3)
Women’s Aerials (3)
Women’s Halfpipe (3)
Women’s Moguls (3)
Women’s Ski Cross (3)
Women’s Slopestyle (3)
NORDIC COMBINED
Men’s Individual Normal Hill/10 km (4)
Men’s Individual Large Hill/10 km (4)
Men’s Team Large Hill/4×5 km (1 team of 4)
Women’s Individual Normal Hill/10 km (4)
Women’s Individual Large Hill/10 km (4)
Women’s Team Large Hill/4×5 km (1 team of 4)
SKI JUMPING
Men’s Individual Normal Hill (4)
Men’s Individual Large Hill (4)
Men’s Team Large Hill (1 team of 4)
Women’s Individual Normal Hill (4)
Women’s Individual Large Hill (4)
Women’s Team Large Hill (1 team of 4)
SNOWBOARDING
Men’s Big Air (4)
Men’s Halfpipe (4)
Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom (4)
Men’s Slopestyle (4)
Men’s Snowboard Cross (4)
Women’s Big Air (4)
Women’s Halfpipe (4)
Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom (4)
Women’s Slopestyle (4)
Women’s Snowboard Cross (4)
3. Mixed team competitors will consist of 2 men and 2 women already entered by the same NOC. Entry is automatic. Unless otherwise specified in the signup, the 2 highest rated athletes for each gender in the slalom or giant slalom events will be entered into the Mixed Team event. If there is a tie, then the first named athlete(s) will be chosen for the Team Trophy. The Mixed team entry does not count toward the entry limit.
DEMONSTRATION SPORTS
The following three demonstration sports of bandy, synchronized skating and yukigassen will be recontested. Entries into demonstration sports do not count as part of the entry limits above, however the skill modifiers in demonstration sports are taken into account in the skill modifier average calculation.
CORRECTIONS
If you need to edit your entries after they have already been accepted, you must indicate the changes you wish to make in a new post, rather than editing your existing signup post. Corrections may be submitted up until the signup deadline; corrections submitted after the deadline may be accepted or rejected at the host’s discretion.
MISCELLANEOUS
When sign-ups close, a roster thread will be opened where nations can add additional information about their team, including crests, logos, flagbearers, anthems, officials, names and information about curling/hockey players, etc.
There are three elements or factors that determines the score in the Olympics, and indeed, all NS Sports events: rank, roleplay and randomness. Rank is comprised of the skill modifier of your nations, roleplay is based on roleplays submitted to the thread (weighted: 20% - cumulative RP, 30% - previous three day's RP, 30% - the day's roleplay, 20% - MMAB), and randomness is essentially a roll of the dice. This means that having a skill of 100 in an event does not guarantee a gold medal, and conversely, having a skill of 0 does not mean you won't win a medal.
If you have any concerns or queries, feel free to telegram this nation, or write your question in the Olympic Games discussion thread.
GAMES SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The following events have been removed: parallel slalom snowboarding
The following events have been added: big air snowboarding, mixed doubles curling, mass start speed skating, mixed team alpine skiing
The following spoiler will explain how each new event will be scored:
The following three demonstration sports of bandy, synchronized skating and yukigassen will be recontested. Entries into demonstration sports do not count as part of the entry limits above, however the skill modifiers in demonstration sports are taken into account in the skill modifier average calculation.
BANDY
Men's (1 team)
Women's (1 team)
SKATING
SYNCHRONIZED SKATING
Men's (1 team)
Women's (1 team)
YUKIGASSEN (SNOWBALL FIGHTING)
Men's (1 team)
Women's (1 team)
CORRECTIONS
If you need to edit your entries after they have already been accepted, you must indicate the changes you wish to make in a new post, rather than editing your existing signup post. Corrections may be submitted up until the signup deadline; corrections submitted after the deadline may be accepted or rejected at the host’s discretion.
MISCELLANEOUS
When sign-ups close, a roster thread will be opened where nations can add additional information about their team, including crests, logos, flagbearers, anthems, officials, names and information about curling/hockey players, etc.
There are three elements or factors that determines the score in the Olympics, and indeed, all NS Sports events: rank, roleplay and randomness. Rank is comprised of the skill modifier of your nations, roleplay is based on roleplays submitted to the thread (weighted: 20% - cumulative RP, 30% - previous three day's RP, 30% - the day's roleplay, 20% - MMAB), and randomness is essentially a roll of the dice. This means that having a skill of 100 in an event does not guarantee a gold medal, and conversely, having a skill of 0 does not mean you won't win a medal.
If you have any concerns or queries, feel free to telegram this nation, or write your question in the Olympic Games discussion thread.
GAMES SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The following events have been removed: parallel slalom snowboarding
The following events have been added: big air snowboarding, mixed doubles curling, mass start speed skating, mixed team alpine skiing
The following spoiler will explain how each new event will be scored:
Big air snowboarding - In heats and semifinals, 2 runs are scored, and only best runs are taken into account for advancement. In the final, 3 runs are scorinated, and the top 2 scores for each athlete are added.
Mixed doubles curling - exactly the same as curling
Mass start speed skating - scored using sailing: will be scored initially three times to determine who gets the points in the three splits (any disqualifications are not counted), see example. It will be scored an additional fourth time to give the actual final result and medal winners. Top three in the final fourth scoring will get the medals, then other athletes are ranked by points scored in previous rounds, then the remaining athletes with no points will be ranked by this final fourth scoring. Any disqualifications that happen in the forth run that may arise from sailing, BFD/OCS/DNF are treated as LAPs, and DNE/DSQ treated as DSQ.
Mixed team alpine skiing - A communal file will be released in the next few days
Mixed doubles curling - exactly the same as curling
Mass start speed skating - scored using sailing: will be scored initially three times to determine who gets the points in the three splits (any disqualifications are not counted), see example. It will be scored an additional fourth time to give the actual final result and medal winners. Top three in the final fourth scoring will get the medals, then other athletes are ranked by points scored in previous rounds, then the remaining athletes with no points will be ranked by this final fourth scoring. Any disqualifications that happen in the forth run that may arise from sailing, BFD/OCS/DNF are treated as LAPs, and DNE/DSQ treated as DSQ.
Mixed team alpine skiing - A communal file will be released in the next few days
As per the bid, I will be opening up the hosting of several days to selected nations. Please send telegrams to this nation if you are interested and want to host one or a few days of competition. I will be closing up applications on the 10th of January (7PM Melbourne time) to ensure that there is enough time for further screening and allocation of dates. Please note, the main criteria to be eligible for this is having experience hosting a major event on these forums (one of the American sports, WCC event or an Olympic Games). Other factors that will be considered (for allocation purposes) will include having expressed an interest in hosting an Olympic Games before, and having participated in an Olympic Games before. A universal cutoff time of UTC 2300 (10am Sydney, 7am Singapore, 3pm Los Angeles, 11pm London, 6pm New York) will be instituted in the actual Olympic Games, with some dispensations if required. Should you be selected, you will be provided with the information and the tools you will need to hopefully host an Olympic Games of your own in the future. Please note, as stated in the bid, if on the day a chosen scorinator is not able to score, I will be on hand to do the scoring myself everyday to do so.
LINKS
Olympic Games Discussion Thread (OOC)
Olympic Announcements Thread
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