20th Winter Olympics - RP thread

by **Kimi-Suomi** » Sat Apr 18, 2026 10:32 am

Hello, my name is Matti Ohtonen, and I'm back again from here in Liventinen, on behalf of both the KSOU and KSTR, as the Official Suomen Voice of the 20th Olympic Winter Games. Day 13 already, huh? Time has flown by here on the Talviolympialaiset Express, and with the hours climbing down at what feels like an advanced rate of knots, the number of medals left to be decided is remarkably small now. Kimi-Suomi has already "won" these games, in the sense that we massively exceeded expectations to a degree that might as well be Aleph-null (ℵ0), but now, the public has been fascinated by the fact that we were on 6 Total medals, one short of the #7 we Suomen hold very dear to our collective hearts. Getting just one more medal in these final four days would be the dream of the Suomen public...so what can we do now?

Sporting Stories - Seven Edition
Today's Sporting Stories will have a unique feel to it due to something that will become obvious later, but for now, here are some other things to talk about.

The Good
- Aili Nordenskiöld represented Kimi-Suomi admirably in Final A of the Women's 1500m Pikaluistelu, which would end up being the fastest Final of all three by a country mile. Dóra Vörös (CGS) would take the title in an Olympic Record time over Emma Zubkova (WSN) and Louise Drummond (ETM), but Nordenskiöld wasn't too far off, managing a 1:14.31 to end up in 5th.
- The other major shoutout has to go to Harri Riihivuori in the Men's Freestylehiihto Halfpipe Qualifying in Ferrandieu. Halfpipe is always a tricky one to try and get right, what with the momentum being all important and risks involved being numerous, but Riihivuori only needed his first run to lock himself into that final, and a 91.75 was certainly enough to do just that. They would end Qualifying as the top dog, meaning they will go down the halfpipe last in that Final.

The Bad
- Sadly, Marjo Pusula couldn't replicate that in the Women's Halfpipe Qualifier, but it was actually a pretty respectable effort despite that. After a 60.25, she really went for it in that 2nd run, and she should certainly be proud of the 86.25 she managed. Not quite good enough, but a good effort all the same.
- The real drama would end up coming in the eternal lottery known as the Women's Ski Cross, which would peak interest at first before falling apart almost instantly. Anna-Maria Pitkämäki put up a brilliant run to end up as the top seed, but was knocked out in Heat 1 after a nightmare of a start that she could never recover from. Tanja Falck was the 8th seed and managed to survive her first heat, but was punted out of the Quarters based on her speed alone. It was all looking so well until it wasn't. Who won that event again? Anabelle Grizons? Of JYK-inen?! Well, I'll be damned. Lea Hoggard (DAR) and Svetlana Nikitina (WSN) completed the podium.

The One You Came Here For
- But the real story of today would come, for the 2nd time these Games, in Yhdistetty - it's Nordic Combined time once again. Two days after Kalle Salo broke the glass ceiling and claimed our first ever Kulta, the sport was ready for the Team Sprint events - starting with the Women's Normal Hill/2x4.5km. Kimi-Suomi's two women's athletes at these games, Emilia Bremer and Emma Lappalainen, were a mixed bag on the Normal Hill individually, P8 for Emma and P24 for Emilia, while the less said about the Large Hill event, the better. Going back to the Normal Hill for this team event would be good news for both of them, but they also knew that they had to lock in if they wanted a good result, as only the Top 15 teams after the jump move on to the pursuit.

So, with that in mind, it was onto the jump portion - one jump each, with the combined score counting towards the deficit. Bremer did her job well, scoring up in the high 90s, but it would be the huge jump of Lappalainen that really locked us in for the long run, sending their combined score to 215.7 - enough for 2nd overall. They would be starting the Team Sprint 10 seconds behind Hilaria Leonor Roca and Henny Østberg of Zenic, 2 ahead of the rest of this pack.

Just like Salo a few days ago, the ride from the Ski Hill to the National Biathlon Centre was a little bit of a nervy one, though not as much this time. When Kalle made this journey, he was in the lead by only a few seconds and knew he had everyone else chasing his tail. In this scenario, it was much more managed - Bremer knowing she would start 10 seconds down and lead the Chasing pack, while Lappalainen would have to wait for the changeover before she could even think about what might happen out there. When the race got underway, and Roca shot out into the distance, all Bremer could do was breathe...before she too got underway.

As the true #2 of this pairing (no disrespect), everyone knew that what Bremer could do out there would be pivotal in determining what Lappalainen could do once it was her turn. She knew that she had to put on one of the performances of her life, under this pressure, to try and provide the best setup she could...and to be fair to her, she certainly did that. She did not let the occasion go to her head. Once Stefania Timms caught her on Lap 1, she worked with the Electrumite skier to reel Roca in, a temporary alliance of convenience that was certainly working in real time. Both caught up to Roca before Lap 2 was done, and all three would enter transition together - Bremer tagging in Lappalainen, Timms out for Marlene Kingston and Roca out for Henny Østberg.

The second act of this race would see this Suomen-Electrum alliance push ahead of Zenic convincingly, both Emma and Marlene determined to lock down a medal at the very least, so when that bell arrived, and the final lap started, the real battle for this win would get underway. They would both be aiming for a jump on the other on the final climb, to split up this duo, but Emma decided not to wait that long and started her push in the first half of the lap...which turned out to be the perfect call. She had a buffer on Kingston before the final climb, and when we made it there, she gave it everything to try and put the dagger in once and for all. With everyone cheering and shouting, she crested that climb and made her way towards the finish line...and when she looked back and saw the gap she had on Kingston, she knew she had done it. No time to grab a flag, but she did have enough to wave to the crowd and celebrate a little bit before crossing that finish line and falling straight into the arms of Bremer. Tears everywhere, of course. They had done it. Our seventh Medal, our third Kulta, and our first for a team instead of an individual.

Two Kultas in Nordic fucking Combined, the marriage of Jumping and Skiing that was outshone by their parts domestically. Who knew that Yhdistetty would be our best sport at these Games? Maamme would play again in Ferrandieu, the 2nd time of these Games. But instead of one crying figure singing, there were two. The veteran and the underdog, who both played their part to get us to #7.

Kimi-Suomi's Medal Board
Kulta - Kalle Salo - M Individual Large Hill/10km, Yhdistetty
Kulta - Hanna-Maria Strømgodset, W Monobob, Rattikelkkailu
Kulta - Emilia Bremer and Emma Lappalainen, W Team Sprint Normall Hill/2x4.5km, Yhdistetty
Hopea - Anna Nikkola - W 10km+10km Skiathlon, Maastohiihto
Hopea - Anna Bergdhål - W Slopestyle, Lumilautailu
Hopea - Björn Nyström - M Large Hill, Mäkihyppy
Hopea - Eevi Paumola - W Large Hill, Mäkihyppy

Tomorrow across KSTR and Huuhkajat.tv
Ampumahiihto - M 15km Mass Start (Walter Palsa/Aarno Toikka/Jörn Vaala)
Rattikelkkailu - 2-Woman Runs 1-2 (Hanna-Maria Strømgodset/Anelli Nininnen + Marjut Saarinen/Amelia Shå)
Jääkiekko - W Finals (KSK v SRE for Bronze, ZEN v KOR for Gold)
Pikaluistelu - M 1000m Final A (Aki Rajamaa)
Freestylehiihto - M Halfpipe Final (Harri Riihivuori)/M Ski Cross (Kalle Lähteenmäki/Väinö Honkavaara)
Yhdistetty - M Team Large Hill/2x7.5km (Kalle Salo/Lauri Möttölä)
Vuorihiihto - Sprint Finals (Arsi Lillak (M)/Erika Röppänen (W)
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Curling - Women's Team MD10-11/Men's Team Semifinals
Taitoluistelu - M Singles Short Program

by **Waisnor** » Sat Apr 18, 2026 11:16 am

Not one, not two, but three medals

This proved to be a really successful day for Waisnorians at these Olympics: for the first time, whole three medals were won, although none of them gold. Among them was a bronze of Svetlana Nikitina in women's ski cross in freestyle skiing, and here's time to tell about other medalists:

The biggest medal of today was won by Emma Zubkova in women's 1000m race in speed skating. Zubkova continued her competitions after placing 4th in the 3000m competitions, and it seems that this result left her very hungry for actual medals. It was clear that she wanted to follow up on her last Olympics result of a gold medal, and 1000m race was a good chance to get the medal, since shorter distances were more her speed, if you forgive the wordplay.
As one of the strongest competitors in the discipline, Emma ran her distance closer to the end. She was already predicted to at least end up on a nice position, possibly fight for the medals. And Zubkova, almost as if she could hear their predictions, was ready to prove their faith in her right. When she started running her course, Emma was by far the best skater on the rink, showing some incredible speed and agility during turns, which would allow her to gun for the leading positions if she kept her pace up. And Zubkova was determined to keep it going through her entire run. As the finish got closer and closer to her, she wasn't showing any signs of stopping or even slowing down, as it was clear that when Emma will cross the finish line, she would be the leader for a moment. And just this thing happened: with the result of 1:13.43 minutes, she took the intermediate first place. But it turned out that Emma was bested, if only by just one person: Dóra Vörös from Calgasia, who not only took the gold medal, but set the new Olympic record. But even still, Emma managed to win the silver medal, the sixth one for Waisnor. After the medal ceremony, Zubkova said that she's incredibly happy to once again win a medal, hoping to continue on her successes.

Another medal would be won by Maryja Kazlova, who was participating in women's singles in figure skating. After a great performance in the short program, Maryja was seen as one of the candidates for medals after the free program, if even as an unlikely one. But free programs are where Waisnorian skaters truly shine, pulling off some amazing performances. And hopes were high that in those Olympics, Maryja would deliver once again and show off something great.
In a radical change from her routine in short programs, where she played to her sensual side, Maryja decided to show off her more aggressive side, which Waisnorian fans like very much, after all, she's mostly remembered for her epic routines with energy and drive just emanating from her. And as is usual for a Waisnorian skater, her choice of music was pretty interesting for a figure skating routine, this being "Fashion" by CORTIS. And with this being her choice of song, Maryja was sure to wow some fans, even the Waisnorian ones. And when time came for the performance, Kazlova showed that she was ready for everything: the program was actually fitting the song pretty nicely, with her playing with a style of a 90's bandit. And the technique from Maryja was also beautiful, not losing in elegance and performance even taking her style into an account. All in all, Kazlova made an outstanding performance, and the judged seemed to agree: she was awarded with 146.47 points, and in the end, this result proved to be enough to climb to the third place, earning Waisnorian team another bronze. After the award ceremony, Daryja said she didn't expect to win the bronze with this performance, and so, this bronze means quite literally the world for her.

Other Waisnorian results:
In men's 1000m speed skating final B, Radzivon Sihaj placed 9th, Aliaksiej Vierchaŭcoŭ finished 22nd in final C
Sofia Alyonkina placed 17th in women's freeski halfpipe in freestyle skiing
Both Viktor Khodkevich and Timofey Bondarchuk qualified to the final in men's freeski halfpipe, placing 9th and 11th respectively in qualification
In women's ski cross in freestyle skiing, besides Nikitina, Anna Bozhkova reached round 1 while Zachar Šaŭčenka placed 64th overall

The Olympic Round-Up on Third Sports Channel

K: "Hi, everybody, and welcome once again to The Olympic Round-Up, where we, Kirill Varitsky and Stanislav Gronsky, discuss everything interesting about these Olympics!"

S: "And today we certainly have a lot to talk about."

K: "Of course! And first of all, the silver medal of Emma Zubkova! Something we very much expected from her, given her gold at the last Olympics. So tell me, how did you rate your chances of her getting a medal before the competitions."

S: "I would say those chances were pretty big already, after all, she earned her gold at a distance of a similar length. And she could've even gone for the gold, but still, silver medal is still a great result for anybody, Emma included."

K: "It's always nice to see you smiling."

S: "Come on, is that such a rare occurence?"

K: "No, you just look so nice while smiling."

S: "Ok, moving aside from your pickup tricks, and let me ask me this: how would you rate Kazlova's performance in the free program today? I mean, she earned a bronze through it, that's gonna account for something."

K: "Well, I mostly went: "come on, she's not serious" as she danced to CORTIS. But over time, I became enchanted by this performance. I mean, her style was immaculate, she was dancing her ass on the rink today. Simply incredible from her."

S: "Well, I figured you would like it."

K: "I always fancied K-pop."

S: "I never doubted it for a second."

K: "Ok, my last question to you: how do you think Nikitina managed to earn her bronze in women's ski cross? She herself said doing it took much more from her than usually it takes to win a medal."

S: "Come on, it always takes a lot of effort to win a medal. Always. But nonetheless, I would say that her dedication did it for her. We know that Svetlana embarked on a little journey of trainings to prepare herself for the Olympics, and now, it all paid off."

K: "Well, we'll see if next days will bring us more medals."

S: "And all of these results will be covered by us in this program! Good night, everybody, and see you on Third!"

by **Tylastrona** » Sat Apr 18, 2026 11:46 am

This pass week has been hectic in Tylastronian politics. The state of Astona entered in a political crisis after the state leader Rafail Kanelotis of the Union of Tradition party refused to acknowledge the anti-Xenia commentaries professed by certain members of the state parliament during the campaing for the Local Elections of 2025. The members in question are from the most conservative wing of the party and said that Priestesses who don't speak Greek as a first language should be excluded from priestesshood, defending the amendement of the Priestess Code. High Priestess, Elara Papadopoulos, now returned from Liventia after viewing one week of amazing performances from our athletes, has said that the Council of Temples will meet and decide to advise the Temple Oversight Commission for a political investigation of the state movement of Union of Tradition. The state opposition, led by the Social Democratic Alliance, has criticised Rafail Kanelotis covering of its bigoted members, stating that the UT should apologise to the values of the nation and to the Theoi.

Meanwhile, at the national parliament, the House of Eunomia, the works will cease for a week as the Prime-Minister, Melina Michelaki will replace Our Holiness Elara Papadopoulos at the political representation of Tylastrona at the Winter Olympics in Liventia.

Talking about the Winter Olympics, this week started with mixed results. The highlight we showcase is Violeta Zenea getting 6th place at the Final A of the Women's 1000m in speed skating.
Today all Winter Olympics broadcast will be done at the TNB 2 and at the online channel of our broadcaster. TNB 1 will focus solely on the state of the political crisis in Astona. We will quickly say the possible events where our spectators can support our athletes: Figure skating men's short programme, the final A of the Men's 1000m in speed skating and the two gendered events of ski mountaineering. Stay tuned.

by **Liventia** » Sat Apr 18, 2026 12:06 pm

Prime minister James Morgan to step down at upcoming lower-house elections, Olympic champion Dany Bellegarde in line to lead new government
OREAN— Liventian politics received a shock today as prime minister James Morgan announced his intention to return to the backbenches at the forthcoming lower-house elections in the Commons.

Mr Morgan, 68, has led Liventia as prime minister since his Social Democrats took control of government shortly after the XI Winter Olympics. Previously, he was the Speaker of Parliament, Liventia's ceremonial head-of-state, and in that role officially opened the Games of the VIII Olympiad in Orean.

After a brief internal selection process, the Social Democrats have moved slightly towards the centre — and also towards the younger wing, with 38-year-old MP Dany Bellegarde chosen by members of the party as well as its sitting MPs and Deputies.

Mr Bellegarde, a former snowboarder who won two medals for Liventia — gold at the XIII Winter Olympics and bronze at the XIV Winter Olympics — in the parallel giant slalom, was elected to Parliament in the double-dissolution election of four years ago. It has been a meteoric rise for Mr Bellegarde, who is set to become the first Francophone prime minister in the country's history.

With the XX Winter Olympics nearing their conclusion in Orean, City Centre, and Neverend, Mr Bellegarde has openly spoken of continuing his predecessor's legacy in placing hosting sports events at the forefront of official government policy.

Liventia's current election cycle all but guarantees an election each time the Winter Olympics come around every two years, something which the opposition has in the past used to attack Mr Morgan, accusing him of calling elections to gain a boost from Liventian athletes doing well — especially considering Liventia has hosted the last few editions of the Winter Olympics.

Mr Bellegarde refuted that accusation today, pointing out the election timings are mandated by law. "It would not be realistic to hold our elections ahead of each Olympics we host, even though we can call them early; all our security apparatus and other resources are dedicated to planning and delivering the Olympics," he said. "Holding them shortly afterwards, when the appropriate resources can be allocated, has always been the right move."

The decision of the party to move towards the centre will not be universally welcome, especially given the Social Democrats' coalition partner, the Democratic Liberals, already sit closer to the centre than they do. However, it is being seen as a response to the rapid surge in popularity of former centrist prime minister Jeremy Firston's right-wing Liventia Reform Campaign, which two years ago assumed the mantle of official opposition in the upper-house Chamber of Deputies.

by **Saint Trimbles Island** » Sat Apr 18, 2026 12:11 pm

The Midnight Sun: RAZ Edition

The PRO won a silver medal in the team relay event of ski mountaineering, a comparatively new event in the Olympic slate. This is a surprise, not because these particular athletes were considered unskilled, but rather because the PRO rather notoriously has few to no women among its permanent population. However, George Nightford, considered their brightest hope in this event, pointed out that his sister back home was just as plucky and unyielding in high-endurance events as he himself was, and refused to participate unless Katherine was able to compete alongside him. To our astonishment, the stiffs in the PRO bureaucracy agreed. And despite having only the eleventh-best time in the qualifying heats, the siblings came through in the longer and more grueling final, finishing second to Ariane Ntahindurwa and Hugh Horrocks of Kelssek.

George Nightford will have another opportunity to compete in the men's individual event. Despite her achievement, Katherine will not compete as an individual; rather, those entry spots have been allotted to the ECB. We in the RAZ found our athletes less interested in this event, preferring more artistic forms of competition rather than the PRO's insufferable stoicism. However, while researching the format of competition, we discovered that the athletes must take turns "skinning up." This type of sporting event is unfamiliar to us, but we duly discovered that while the Nightfords were probably racing uphill on their skis, there is a small chance that they may have had to make cannabis cigarettes on the mountains, which would obviously be a much more exciting sport. We asked Edgar Raleigh for comment on the importance of the multiple transitions in mixed-gender relaying, whereupon he attempted to assault us with a biathlon rifle.

(O.O) · by **TJUN-ia** » Sat Apr 18, 2026 12:29 pm

by Jane Plant

Welcome back to the 20th Olympic Winter Games from Liventia! Yes, I am OK, don't you worry about that. I know I missed yesterday's coverage of Today At The Games (not that there was much to talk about yesterday), but I am now fully back in the saddle and ready to get this show on the road once more. This final Thursday makes the very end feel all the more closer, with the pressure certainly on for all those still fighting for medals and/or for pride. I didn't think I would personally get involved into that drama, but I did. And I'll explain why.

That is all I managed to write about yesterday's events. Just a short draft, intended to be added upon before publication later that evening. But I never managed to finish the article because, ironically enough, I slipped on some black ice and managed to bang my head onto the asphalt below. Yes, that's right, I, a journalist, got taken down at a Winter Olympic Games by way of ice. And it hurt like hell. One trip to the TM1 medical team later, and I was bandaged up and told to rest, which explained my absence from covering everything that happened yesterday.

I am not going to lie, everything that went down sucked. Not just because I was injured, but because I love this job. I love being able to travel across TJUN-ia and the world, bringing you coverage of the world of these smaller sports - how they tick, the people that follow it, the ones who decided to go this path, no matter the obstacles in their way. Being a part of that world, the one that the TJUN-ian public rarely gets to care about, is a great joy...which is why I wanted to cover these Games, to give those I have been following all this time their own moment in the spotlight. I didn't think I'd put my body on the line to do this job, but I guess I did.

As for today, I was seemed well enough to go and watch something in person, so, considering there was only one stand and ease of access, I opted to head to Mount Konshua for the Ski Cross - the ultimate lottery of chaos across multiple 4-way races that can be decided either right from the start. TJUN-ia had only one woman in this race, named Anabelle Grizons (a very determined woman at that), but I figured this would just end up being a slow day where I could recuperate whilst doing my job. What happened instead was that the decision to go to Mount Konshua ended up being the best move of my career.

You see, at the start, things seemed normal. Anna-Maria Pitkämäki (KIM) took the top seed over Sophie Waldner (CGS) and Larissa Gomes (KWP), with the other Suomen skier, Tanja Falck, in 8th. Kimi-Suomi have had a great Games, they would win another Gold in Nordic Combined today and were looking to get one here in this event, but my main focus was on Grizons. She was nearly two seconds off the pace, but she did end up in 17th and comfortably into that Top 32. I figured she could do something once the knockout rounds started, but not much else. And then the knockout racing got underway.

Round 1 would see her in Pitkämäki's heat, which should've been a nervous position for anyone to be in...but clearly, Grizons had decided that she was going to give her only event of these Games as much effort as she could possibly muster. When Pitkämäki got off to an awful start, that left everyone else to battle for that Top 2 spot and while the lowest of the seeds, local Georgia Bruxelles, pulled away, Grizons managed to manage her race perfectly and beat out Arnéla Besimírić (DCU) to progress. Lovely stuff.

The Quarterfinal was supposed to be tougher, with Tanja Falck now involved, but clearly, putting together a clean race the first time sparked something within Anabelle, who managed to follow Lydia Antonopoulou (KWP) to the finish with confidence that no one was going to catch her. At that point, she was guaranteed to race twice more, with the finale either being the Small Final for Placement or the Big Final for medals, but only the semifinals could decide who goes where. This race made Grizons look out of place on that start line, the sole woman in Blue and Orange against those from more established Winter Sports nations...but when Lydia Antonopoulou crashed out, the opening was there and she managed to follow Svetlana Nikitina into that Big Final.

Now, she had all of TJUN-ia's attention. TM1 and the Regional Networks had been able to follow her from the start of Round 1 due to the light schedule of today, so everyone in TJUN-ia had been watching in awe as this woman they didn't know snuck her way into the Top 4 of a Winter Olympic event. I was nervous even during that Small Final, simply because the magnitude of what I was seeing with my own eyes was making me shiver. Nikitina (WSN), Grizons (TJU), McGowan-Habíbavić (DCU) and Hoggard (DAR) were going to fight it out for the Olympic title - three nations who really love their winter sports, a the TJUN-ian debutant looking to upset the apple cart. When that camera panned to Anabelle in Lane 4, she looked as determined as ever to take a medal home for her homeland, put TJUN-ia on the medal table for the very first time...and then she did what she did.

She had a great start once the gates went down, slotting into 2nd behind Hoggard while Nikitina and Gowan-Habíbavić battled behind for Bronze at that point. I didn't want her to try anything reckless at that point, else risking throwing it all away and handing away all the hopes and dreams TJUN-ia had in this moment...but apparently, she knew exactly what she was doing. She got a great run off the 2nd-to-last corner, more than enough to pass Hoggard before the final bend and before that final jump. When she was in the air, TJUN-ia's heart was in its throat...but when she landed perfectly and ran towards that line, euphoria sprouted across all corners of the International Community. I was in shock and you could tell she was too, collapsing onto the ground after coming to a stop. She had done it. Anabelle Grizons, the 17th seed, had completed a Ski Cross masterclass to become the Winter Olympic Champion. TJUN-ia's first Olympic Champion and first Olympic Medalist period. And I had no words whilst I was crying with my TM1 friends.

"Médaillée d'or et championne olympique, représentant LNUd'J-ie". I didn't think it was real when I heard that, but seeing someone in Blue and Orange decorated in Olympic Gold...it felt right. It felt like TJUN-ia's sporting destiny was complete. When "The Rivers and Seas" started to play, everyone was just crying - and I wouldn't blame you if you were too. This was Anabelle Grizons' moment...but also TJUN-ia's moment as well. A few days ago, many were wondering what would be a success at these Games. But now? This final Thursday gave us our answer - I M M O R T A L I T Y.

Join us tomorrow. Please. Because we are now truly an Olympic nation.

Figure Skating - Women's Singles Free Skate - LEN/CRN/WSN
Speed Skating - Women's 1000m - CGS (OR)/WSN/ETM
Speed Skating - Men's 1000m Finals B-C - Stijn Merteens (P6 in Final B)
Freestyle Skiing - Women's Ski Cross - TJU/DAR/WSN
Nordic Combined - Women's Team Sprint Normal Hill/2x4.5km - KIM/ETM/ZEN
Ski Mountaineering - Mixed Team Relay - KSK/STI/ETM

TJUN-ia's Medals
Gold - Anabelle Grizons - Women's Ski Cross, Freestyle Skiing

TJUN-ia's Olympic Winter Games debut continues across TM1, TMEsperanto, the 10 Regional Networks and TMPlay across all of TJUN-ia.
Day 14 Coverage includes 8 Medal Events - in Biathlon, Ice Hockey, Speed Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Nordic Combined and Ski Mountaineering.
Other sports with events on include Bobsleigh, Curling and Figure Skating.
TM1 and TMEsperanto will broadcast a National Feed, with other feeds to all 16 Sports available on TMPlay.
The Regional Networks will provide local commentary on the National Feed and two other Feeds on their three channels.

by **Liventia** » Sat Apr 18, 2026 1:26 pm

Day 14 results

by **Zenic** » Sat Apr 18, 2026 11:39 pm

22 medals.

Zenic were now officially one medal away from equalizing their current record for the Winter Games and two away from breaking it. And exactly two days left to achieve that goal. One of their medals was Zenic's first Gold in the last few days as Braian Mateus set the fastest time in the Men's 1000m Speed Skating event. The separation between him and the rest of the top 11 was half a second or less which caused some indigestion for Heung Soo-min as he and the rest of the delegation sat patiently for Braian's win to be confirmed.

The other medal was the day was a bit more devastating on a few levels. The Women's Ice Hockey team have gone to two straight Gold Medal matches.......and have lost both matches to end up with Silver medals as runner-ups. This time, instead of their former white whale Valanora denying them a title once again, it was the Vanorian's former neighbors Ko-oren filling the role. The final in the 20th Winter Olympics was much closer than the 19th as Ko-oren emerged victorious by the narrowest of margins: 1-0. Not only did this mean that the Olympic delegation would fail to win Gold in their first two attempts during Heung Soo-min's tenure, it also allowed several other nations, including Ko-oren, to leapfrog or stay ahead of Zenic in the Gold medal standings. Heung Soo-min's dream of a top 5 finish in Golds during his tenure were shrinking event after event.

But there was hope on the other side of this news. All three duos for the Two-Women's Bobsleigh qualified which is an insane thing for a rising nation like Zenic. There's hope (albeit a tiny one) in the Men's Singles Figure Skating, Men's and Women's Men's Freeski Halfpipe Freestyle Skiing but there's a bit more hope in the Women's 12.5km Mass Start Biathlon as Marta Oprea qualified. Although Oprea's preliminary heat time wasn't the best, it was passable and she's had plenty of time to fix any issues to have a much better result in the actual final. The Four-Man Bobsleigh teams and Women's Mass Start Speed Skaters get to finally participate. And all Zenic needs is two medals from these events. If at least one of those could be a Gold would be an added bonus.

Surely, that's not TOO much to ask for as a parting gift?

by **Srednjaci** » Sun Apr 19, 2026 12:42 am

XX OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

City Centre and Orean, Liventia- Summary day 14

OUR OLYMPIC COMMITTEE'S GOAL HAS BEEN ACHIEVED

Reporter : Tomislav Baković

The flu situation has been going on for five days but is slowing down. The virus has circulated and the medical picture of our athletes is far better than it was. Here is what the head doctor of our national team, Vedran Marin Miletić, says.

" The situation is much better than it was. We have managed to isolate many athletes. The measures we took were effective. Many are already in the process of regaining physical strength. The virus has been around since the break from the Olympic competitions and the peak was in the previous two days. Today the picture is much better. We still have Olympians in their rooms, but we expect that by the end of the day and the beginning of tomorrow everyone will be much better. Unfortunately, some had to return home from the Olympic Games. "

TOMISLAV : We have seen that in some specific media circles the questioning of the truth of the whole situation ... especially the media in Magnus Phoenicia reported that their public does not believe that the flu virus has attacked our athletes. There are many certain questions in our public as well. How do you comment on that?

VEDRAN MARIN: Our focus, and my personal one, is not on media reports, but exclusively on the health of the athletes and the entire team. Therefore, I cannot comment on something that does not require my comment. It is important that our athletes are healthy in these remaining days and that as many of us as possible attend the closing ceremony . I repeat, for some this will not be possible because they have already had to return to our country.

This was a short address with our head doctor of the Olympic delegation of athletes. The fact that the situation is better is proven by today's results of our athletes. The day before yesterday was a day without medals, which was to be expected considering the whole situation, but yesterday our anthem was heard again.

BOJAN KRTIĆ - GOLD - Ski mountaineering - The gold medal in the new sport was brought to us by the fantastic Bojan Krtić. Bojan was convincing in the finals, even against the rest of the competition, and brought new gold to our Olympic delegation. This is the tenth gold for the Srednjak team at these games, which was also a goal of our Olympic committee. But let's listen to what the new Olympic winner told our TV crew...

" The qualifications and the finals were quite exhausting. I had to time my strength throughout the competition and time my rhythm so that I would be as ready as possible for the finals. No one saw me as a favorite, but in the finals I showed how much I can do and how ready I am."

JADRAN DUBIĆ - BRONZE - freeski halfpipe - Jadran Dubić won another medal in freestyle skiing. In the men's final, he won the bronze medal with a score of 89.25. He had that performance in his second attempt. Igor Lučić was also excellent, who with a score of 88.25 was close to the podium but did not succeed. In the end, this was a very good performance by both of our representatives. Congratulations!

ICE SOWS - SREDNJACI HOCKEY WOMEN'S TEAM - BRONZE - In the end, we leave the match for the most difficult place between our Ice Sows and Kelssek. Our girls were outclassed by the game and result of the player Kelssek and took home the bronze medal.
Although our team was missing a few players, the Ice Sows won the medal with a brilliant game and determination!
21-year-old Mirna Škobut got the chance to perform from the first minute, considering that Petra Jurešić and Zana Gulhany have not recovered from the flu. It was young Mirna who scored the first goal for our team 1-0. This was Mirna's first ever goal for the national team considering that she was making her debut.
Kelssek managed to equalize at 1-1 and this score remained until the end of the first period of the match.
In the rest of the match there was only one team, Ice Sows!
Brilliant Valentina Gorshtakhova scores a goal at the beginning of the second period for 2-1! Our girls dominate the ice and constantly besiege the Kelssek goal. Valentina Gorshtakhova is the scorer of the third goal and Patricija Stubičar has registered assists.
Mirna Škobut scores her second goal at the beginning of the third period and the fourth for our team in total. Mirna Škobut assists for the fifth goal and the scorer was Marija Velić.
In the end the result was Srednjaci vs Kelssek 5-1! The bronze medal goes to Srednjaci!!

With thirty medals at these Winter Games, the goal of our Olympic Committee has been achieved, and there are still two days of competition left. What is certain is that the Srednjaci team will win a medal on the last day, and we will have to wait to see what shine it will be when the referee blows the whistle for the end of the match men's hockey final, in which the Ice Bears will faced the defending champions Valanora.

TODAY ON THE OLYMPICS

Today we have the biathlon mass start for women. We will see how well our girls have recovered from the flu. The men's did not have the strength in yesterday's race and were all positioned from 11th to 20th. They gave their all best but were unable to make any significant progress.
Sejla Mutavdžić is suffering from an injury and will most likely have to undergo meniscus surgery after the games. However, as she said herself, she will finish these games.
We remain in the bobsleigh competition because our men's team in four-men will compete in their first two runs.

by **Magnus Phoenicia** » Sun Apr 19, 2026 3:58 am

Hosts: Susanna Hezzlebeck & James Maddocks

Chaos and pandemonium erupted across several cities and towns today as Winter Olympics fans took to the streets in celebration.

The XX Olympic Winter Games, City Centre & Orean Liventia has given fans and revellers two reasons to celebrate.

The XX Olympics marks the delegation’s 10th appearance, and what a special one it has become.

In this milestone appearance, the delegation has already surpassed its best ever achievement, reaching an incredible 35 medals. With still two days of competition remaining there are opportunities to increase that tally.

Several cities have set up Olympic viewing zones. Complete with a Jumbotron, seating area, food, beverage and merchandise sellers.

Melbourne-Haven Centralis, the Federal Capital Province and the official capital city of Magnus Phoenicia was one of the biggest, with smaller venues set up across the Empire.

Due to the time difference, many fans were still awake watching the events at the Melbourne-Haven Centralis location mixed with the consumption of alcohol, a party like atmosphere erupted.

Dancing, intoxication, and other revelry increased as celebrations intensified.
A nearby florist had all of their stock either purchased or stole, as partygoers threw flowers over Mergyp-Cuddtina, a primordial deity symbolising unity and strength, and regarded as the patron figure of the Magnus Phoenician delegation.

Witnesses nearby also claimed that some fans, heavily intoxicated while watching the Games, behaved inappropriately around the statue, using the Mergyp-Cuddtina idol as support during sexual acts.

One witness who asked not to be identified was appalled at the lead behaviour, Mergyp-Cuddtina isn't even one of our fertility deities.

The atmosphere worsened as sports fans clashed with commuters trying to get to work and drop their children off at school. Traffic was delayed as the celebrations spilled out of their designated areas and onto the roads.

Police were called in to de-escalate the situation, and several arrests were made.

In other Olympic news, Gregory Norris, President of Snow Magnus Phoenicia, the governing body for Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, freestyle skiing, and snowboarding has been summoned to the Magnus Phoenician Olympic Committee headquarters following the Games to discuss results that have left the committee unimpressed.
The primary concern is Alpine skiing, which failed to deliver any medals for the delegation.

In previous Olympic appearances, Alpine skiers have been a strong force across several disciplines, particularly in Super-G and Slalom. Over the years, the sport has become a fan favourite, itss high speeds and the technical skill required to navigate the gates impress its fans.

However, despite increased funding, Alpine skiing has experienced a decline in success. In contrast, disciplines such as Nordic Combined and freestyle skiing have seen significant improvement, now producing talented athletes who are consistently winning events and contributing to the medal tally.

There is no doubt Gregory Norris will be given a please explain. Questions like is the problem at initial recruitment at the Institute of Sports stage or are weaker performers qualifying at Nationals who progress to the Olympics over more skilled skiers who were simply having a bad day.
I'm sure we will soon find out.

Olympic Federation President Hasdrubal Ayari today announced that during the Welcome Home/ Victory Gala that multi award winning actress Nicolette Cruz and award winning chocolatier Bai Qi Chen who created a life-sized golden chocolate statue of Glenton Gryphon-Bush II to commemorate the emperor's coronation will both be awarded a high honour.

The Legacy Flame Award for Outstanding Contribution to Sport is a prestigious awarded given to high profile figures in society who have made a lasting impact on sport through funding or advocacy.

Awrd winning actress Nicolette Cruz, has been a patron of the sports for several years. She has close ties to the Olympics with Greco-Roman silver medalist wrestler Beodmeinestra Cruz being her cousin.

Nicolette Cruz has been seen at several benefit events, where her donations have helped raise awareness for encouraging women to look beyond traditional Olympic sports and explore opportunities in more physically contact sports such as boxing, wrestling, and rugby.

She regularly speaks at functions focused on young women in sport, sharing messages about confidence, training hard and expanding your mind to the limitless opportunities that sports can bring.

Her contributions have also supported sporting clinics and development programs, helping to fund access, training, and equipment for emerging athletes.
In addition, many of her donations have gone towards sending experienced female athletes into schools and community programs, where they speak directly with younger generations, offering guidance, inspiration, and experience.

Bai Qi Chen has used his skills as a renowned chocolatier to support the delegation, sending crafted chocolate gift boxes to athletes, coaches, officials, and important donors throughout the Games.

His contributions have become a meaningful tradition within the camp. Each chocolate box seen not just as a gesture of generosity, but as a morale boost during the hard times of Olympic competition where a piece of chocolate sends happy vibes to the brain.

On two occasions, Bai Qi Chen has attended the Games in person, observing the atmosphere firsthand and offering his support through chocolate like Willy Wonka had popped out of the book.

His chocolate has become associated with encouragement, celebration, and unity across the team.

Please note: Pics are AI generated.

by **Crpostran** » Sun Apr 19, 2026 8:42 am

by **Hanalia** » Sun Apr 19, 2026 9:08 am

Lei, Hanalia

The biggest news in sport today is that emanating from the FAH, football's governing body in Hanalia. It has long been rumoured that the changes to the league structure have been bubbling away for some time. The negotiations have gone through various stages of consideration, compromise and coercion but the final outcome is now taking shape and the interim arrangements on how to get the implementation are the hold up between the various interested parties.

The current system with a small Premier Division, sitting above a larger, but geographically bifurcated, Subsidiary Division has been holding the league back. There are limited matches with the small leagues and clubs are looking to increase the number of games they play. The relatively short season limits the playing time available to grow the depth chart of Hanalian players, the greater revenue potential over a greater number of games is an obvious pull factor to change. The system is poorly integrated with the lower provincial tiers, and while this has the effect of maintaining the standard on the national level, a club falling down into the provincial system faces a significant barrier to come back up.

Getting to the desired new system of two tiers of at least 10 teams each was the current point of contention between the various parties. On one hand a more conservative approach, running the next season as previously but setting out the process for promotion over the next number of seasons to arrive at the desired outcome. This would naturally lead to a reduction or elimination of relegation for a period and take some time where no one season was directly comparable to the last. The longer the transition the longer the duration of these downsides.

At the other extreme were those who wanted to cut to the chase and immediately commence with the new system. On first hearing, this sounds excessively dramatic but by maintaining promotions, eliminating relegations and putting the teams in the post-season playoffs into the higher league no one club would be disadvantaged. Some may be aggrieved that their playoff success was less meaningful than intended but the end result would be the same. It would be a significant shock to the system but at least it would be ripped off quickly.

National Curling Centre of Excellence, Ferrandieu, Liventia

Further afield in the sporting world is the qualification of the Women's team for the semi-final after the men failed in their attempt at doing the same. Jeremiah Webb's team really needed to claim victory in their final two games to have a chance at qualifying but in the end they lost out in both. Brooker's team did however finish the round robin stage with two victories and will face Electrum in their semifinal.

Lead Copes said, "it been so wonderful being out there on the ice with these girls and I'd love it if we could all come home with a medal. We've been feeling all the love from back home so big thank-you to everyone supporting us. We just hope we're doing you all proud". If she medals with the team on the final day she will bookend Hanalia's medal wins with the bronze secured in the mixed doubles.

by **Kimi-Suomi** » Sun Apr 19, 2026 10:17 am

Hello, my name is Matti Ohtonen, and I'm back again from here in Liventinen, on behalf of both the KSOU and KSTR, as the Official Suomen Voice of the 20th Olympic Winter Games. The Final Friday of these Talviolympialaiset was here, and with everything starting to close, the final rush of medal events before the dance is done was here. Over this final weekend, everything is going to be on the line for all those who still have something to fight for, and while we know our athletes will give it their all, what else could we even do at these Games? We've already smashed our targets into the sun. What else can we do in these final three days?

Sporting Stories - Rollercoaster Edition
This time around, today's action was a rollercoaster - one where both the highs and the lows need to be talked about as pairs.

A High - The Men's Ampumahiihto 15km Mass Start, simply because Aarno Toikka did very well for themselves to end up in 7th, 26 seconds behind the podium. Walter Palsa was 12th and Jörn Vaala 21st with Ricky Goodman (LEN), Octavio Aroña (KGS) and Howard Blooming (STI) on the podium in Ferrandieu.

A Low - Vuorihiihto, in general, on Mount Konshua. Arsi Lillak managed to win his first heat, but was off the pace in the Quarterfinals and got bounced out by 15 seconds. Erika Röppänen didn't even stand a chance in her heat, coming home in dead last. This sport does look fun, in my opinion, and the mixture of elements and skins does make this feel very interesting...we just need that spark in order to start singing truly.

Another High - Aki Rajamaa over in Orean in the Men's Pikaluistelu 1000m Final A. Amidst all the talent in the world, he managed a brilliant run of 1:08.76 to come home in 6th overall, which is just another little piece of what has been a great games overall. Braian Mateus (ZEN) ended up with the title over Uladzislaŭ Kazloŭ (WSN) and Thibaud Viau (KOR).

A Serious Low - Marjut Saarinen and Amelia Shå were one of two sledges for Kimi-Suomi in the 2-Woman Rattikelkkailu and despite all the hype being on the other team, in White, it would be the Blue Team that started this event off strongest, taking the lead during Run 1 as the only team that went sub-61 seconds. That meant that they would go last in Run 2...but during that run, Saarinen ended up taking too much speed into a corner and just like that, they were done - out of competition just like that. The White Team of Monobob Champion Hanna-Maria Strømgodset with Anelli Nininnen will enter tomorrow down in 12th, hoping for some more consistent running to close the gap on the Top 3.

Time For Something Positive
Yesterday, Freestylehiihto Cross brought JYK-inen their first ever Olympic Medal, a Kulta for Anabelle Grizons in a moment no one over there will ever forget. Today, it was the turn of the Men to tackle the final lottery of the campaign, and for Kimi-Suomi, things would become clear after the seeding round. A 1:13.31 was not enough for Väinö Honkavaara to make it through, but a 1:12.35 was enough for Kalle Lähteenmäki to make it - as the 7th seed at that.

Surviving the lottery would become the next big step, trying to survive for as long as he could - but to be fair to him, he did what he needed to do. He avoided the chaos to take his heat, didn't falter a single step of the Quarterfinal and would follow Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat Cortec (KWP) home in the Semifinal to make that Big Final. It would be both K'ak' and Auric Bayarsaikhan for Magnus Phonecien and the #1 seed of Gerardo Santos from Zenic, all fighting with the Suomen athlete for the medals.

Two men in purple and burgundy with gold, one in red and yellow and one in white and blue. All four were hungry for this...but from the off it looked like a disaster for Lähteenmäki, his start poor enough for him to have to play catch-up for the rest of the race. The other three would battle for a while but suddenly, Santos went down...meaning a medal was guaranteed. With the two Phonecians too far ahead, Cortec beating Bayarsaikhan for the Gold, Kalle Lähteenmäki was more than happy to please the crown - and do a 360 spin off the final jump before a bow across the finish line. Our eighth medal of these Games is our first Pronssi. It feels weird to feel so nonchalant about a Pronssi, something we would've wooped and raved about a week ago, but here we are. We've done so much that this 3rd feels like another cherry on a cake filled with them.

Kimi-Suomi's Medal Board
Kulta - Kalle Salo - M Individual Large Hill/10km, Yhdistetty
Kulta - Hanna-Maria Strømgodset, W Monobob, Rattikelkkailu
Kulta - Emilia Bremer and Emma Lappalainen, W Team Sprint Normall Hill/2x4.5km, Yhdistetty
Hopea - Anna Nikkola - W 10km+10km Skiathlon, Maastohiihto
Hopea - Anna Bergdhål - W Slopestyle, Lumilautailu
Hopea - Björn Nyström - M Large Hill, Mäkihyppy
Hopea - Eevi Paumola - W Large Hill, Mäkihyppy
Pronssi - Kalle Lähteenmäki - M Ski Cross, Freestylehiihto

Tomorrow across KSTR and Huuhkajat.tv
Ampumahiihto - W 12.5km Mass Start (Olga Perusjätkä/Anneli Marin)
Rattikelkkailu - 2-Woman Runs 3-4 (Hanna-Maria Strømgodset/Anelli Nininnen)/4-Man Runs 1-2
Curling - Women's Team Semifinals/Men's Team Finals (ETM v VAL for Bronze, LEN v CRN for Gold)
Jääkiekko - M Bronze Final (KOR v CRN)
Taitoluistelu - M Singles Free Skate
Pikaluistelu - Mass Start (4 Skaters)
Maastohiihto - M 50km Mass Start Classic (Kimi Kiipeli/Markus Sunderlin/Jarmo Markkanen/Kai Valnis)
Freestylehiihto - W Halfpipe Final

by **Tylastrona** » Sun Apr 19, 2026 10:52 am

Celebration back in Liventia, where Tylastrona keeps getting more impressive results at the Winter Olympics. Under the keen eye of our Archon, Melina Michelaki, the Tylastronian athletes have been doing superb in the respective events. We will get to that later on our newscast, right now we have some updates on the state political crisis in Astona. The Council of Temples had decreted an advice to the Temple Oversight Commission to conduct a spiritual and political investigation of the mentioned politicians of the Union of Tradition. The vote, was 37 for, 3 against and 1 abstention. It is believed that the Social Democratic Alliance and the Ecological Solidarity Party, with support from the centre-right might call for a censure vote to the state assembly.

Meanwhile, Melina Michelaki's presence in the Winter Olympics is quite different from Elara Papadopoulos' one. The Prime-Minister has a more political controlled expression than Elara, and she came with her aide, no partner or family. Her presence started at the men's short program, where she clapped when it was known that our Myron Bondarenko qualified for the free skate. Bondarenko is not ready to get the medal but he is thrilled to represent Tylastrona at the major stage of figure skating. Then, at speed skating Men's 1000 m final A, Minos Andretis got 17th place.

Later back in that evening, Melina Michelaki observed the Ski mountaineering events. At the women's sprint, Debora Conti didn't qualify from round 1. Meanwhile, Filippos Mavrellis and Fanis Nicolakis managed to qualify to the quarter finals which both athletes qualified as well. At the semi-finals, Filippos Mavrellis and Fanis Nicolakis participated in the same heat, where Filippos managed to be one of three bests and Fanis got 6th, the first going to the big final and the second to the small final. At the small final, Fanis Nicolakis got 2nd and at the Big final... Filippos Mavrellis got 2nd, winning the silver medal for Tylastrona!

Despite not winning the gold, Filippos celebrated like he actually won the gold. He firstly was surprised and then was heavily emotional. After the podium scene, Melina Michelaki went personally to congratulate the athlete with a handshake and a firm warm Tylastronian hug.

Today is the penultimate day of the Olympics. These athletes will return to Tylastrona and our people will receive them with open arms and a warmth that heats the winter cold of our country. Our Holiness, Elara Papadopoulos, has confirmed, via the official site of the High Priestess office, that the entire Team Tylastrona athletes will be received by the head of state at the grounds of the Temple of Athena. Figure skater Alexandra Mellaki has been officially confirmed by TAYS president that she will carry the flag at the closing ceremonies in two days. Today our four-men team of bobsleigh will take part on its first runs, Bondarenko will compete at the free skate at the men's figure skating. Speed skating will have the mass start events and our men cross-country skiers will partake at the Men's 50km Mass Start Classic.

by **Waisnor** » Sun Apr 19, 2026 11:20 am

After waiting for so long...

Something happened that Waisnorian fans had waited for a very long time (well, in terms of Olympics durations) - the team finally won their new gold medal. And even more than that, a another silver medal was won, along with a string of other good results:

The gold medal in question was won by Timofey Bondarchuk in men's freeski halfpipe in freestyle skiing. He entered those competitions as the reigning gold medalists in this discipline, and so, expectations were high on him to follow upon this success. And the qualifications were not really his priority these Olympics, he always did just enough to squeak past the threshold, with him not even being the best Waisnorian in the competitions. But now, he had to really show what he's capable of.
Timofey said before the finals that he clearly didn't show his full strength in the qualifications and intended to go on full 100% only in the finals, and judging by how his first run looked, he was definitely telling the truth. The technique involved in this run was phenomenal, and the difficult program he chose for himself was executed almost flawlessly. Judged couldn't help but fall in love into the performance, awarding Bondarchuk with 92.75 points, already making an big claim to the gold medal. Sadly, his second attempt was, for a lack of a better word, very lacking, Timofey managed to stumble in the beginning already, unable to continue his program, and only getting 11.75 points. But still, no one could come close to him in the standings. Bondarchuk knew that it wasn't over until it's over, and so, he still had to put up a fight in the third run to solidify his chances at gold. And his third run was another medal, returning to his form which he showed in the first attempt. Still, it was a little worse than his first attempt, but he still got 89.75 points from his attempt. His result from the first run still stood at the top, and so, Timofey defended his gold and became a two-time Olympic champion. After the award ceremony, Bondarchuk said that he will try to make it into a threepeat at the next Olympics.

The other medal that was won by a Waisnorian was earned by Uladzislaŭ Kazloŭ in men's 1000m race in speed skating. Before the Games, Kazloŭ was regarded as the most likely among all the Waisnorian skaters to win a gold medal, with his past results before the Games telling that he was dead serious in his aspirations towards Olympic medals. But his results in his other disciplines were somewhat underwhelming compared to expectations from him. But after all, 1000m was Kazloŭ's favourite distance...
Uladzislaŭ was closing out the races, getting on the ice rink in the last pair of competitors. With that, came a lot of pressure, since that meant that Kazloŭ was seen as one of the two main competitors for the gold, which wasn't shaken away even by his not so sparkling results. Still, that was his last chance to clinch the medal that was promised to him. Finally, his time to step on the rink came, and there, Uladzislaŭ was showing why such big hopes were placed on him. His speed already was extraordinary, to say nothing of the agility he was showing during turns on the rink. His opponent was fighting to keep up with him, but over time it became clear that he was outclassed in this duel. Kazloŭ, wasn't paying much attention to his rival. He was laser-focused on the time of the leader, which was well within his reach. But as the final lap was being run, a keen eyes seemed to recognize that Uladzislaŭ was somethat trailing from Braian Mateus of Zenic. In the end, he finished second, only 0.11 second behind Mateus, but that result still gave him a silver medal, another one for Waisnorians. After the competitions, Uladzislaŭ admitted that he was somewhat disappointed that gold eluded him, but silver medal was still an achievement for him.

Other Waisnorian results:
After two runs in two-woman tournament in bobsleigh, Aliena Sazankova and Oksana Kosheleva place 2nd
Both Kiryl Sozinaŭ and Paviel Ravina qualified to the free program in men's singles competitions in figure skating, placing 14th and 17th in short program
Maksim Usienia reached 3rd place in small final in men's sprint in ski mountaineering
In women's sprint, Julia Wiśniewska reached quarter-finals
Valery Bryukhatov reached quarter-finals in men's ski cross in freestyle skiing
Another Waisnorian in men's freeski halfpipe, Viktor Khodkevich, finished 12th in the final

The Olympic Round-Up on Third Sports Channel

S: "Hello, everybody, and welcome once again to The Olympic Round-Up, where we, Stanislav Gronsky and Kirill Varitsky, discuss everything that happened at those Olympics!"

K: "And finally, we have some gold to talk about!"

S: "Yes, you're right! Timofey Bondarchuk won his second gold in a row in freeski halfpipe, and that's after trailing the whole way through qualifications. So, tell me, did you expect this to happen from him?"

K: "I mean... I expected anything from him. Before the final, the possibilities of either him conserving forces before the final and him actually becoming somewhat weaker were pretty equal. But still, Bondarchuk managed to pull off a win when it mattered the most."

S: "Well, to be honest, I was more on the "actually weaker" side."

K: "Especially when Khodkevich was pulling out better result than him."

S: "Yeah, where have I seen this before..."

K: "Ok, it's time for me to ask my question: Kazloŭ won us a silver in men's 1000m race, but you yourself said that he would win much more. Tell me, are you disappointed by his results?"

S: "I would say yes. Before the Olympics, we projected him at least two medals, but Uladzislaŭ could win us only one, not even gold at that. And the results before the Olympics were so promising, that the gold was all but guaranteed to him."

K: "Now, let's not be too harsh to the guy who won us a silver medal."

S: "I didn't say that I wasn't happy he won it..."

K: "Sure I didn't hear it like that..."

S: "Well, moving on, let's go to figure skating: both Sozinaŭ and Ravina qualified to the free program, but the scores they showed wouldn't really allow them to fight for the medals. Tell me, what could've caused this?"

K: "As much as I love Kiryl, I think that him going to those Olympics immediately after Milano was a weird move for him. He didn't have the time to recover, and so, he showed pretty diminishing results. As for Ravina, he wasn't that much regarded anyways, so, that result was expected from him."

S: "Well, we gotta see what they will show in the free program in the future."

K: "And we will definitely talk about this in our next editions! Good night, everybody, and see you on Third!"

(O.O) · by **TJUN-ia** » Sun Apr 19, 2026 12:31 pm

by Jane Plant

Welcome back to the 20th Olympic Winter Games from Liventia! Did yesterday even happen? Does it feel real even after we've all slept on it? Are we sure that the record book is correct? TJUN-ia got a Gold Medal yesterday, Anabelle Grizons became a national hero overnight, and the entire country still can't quite believe that this actually happened in the first place. With three days left to go, everyone now has a renewed focus to try and get something else before the flame goes out...but is that even possible?

Grizons' Rewards
But what happens to Grizons now that she's become an Olympic Champion? What happens to her now? Well, in accordance to the TJUN-OPC Guidelines, this is the expected reward given to her now that she is an Olympic Champion.

- Centre Stage at the Team TJUN-ia Welcome Home Party
- A cash reward of V100,000 (it would've been V75,000 for a Silver or V50,000 for Bronze)
- A spot on the TJUN-OPC Executive Committee for Life as an Athlete Representative (Winter)
- A Guaranteed Spot in the TJUN-ian Hall of Fame and TJUN-ian Hall of Legends once retired
- A personal meeting with the Secretary-General and the Home-General once back in TJUN-ia
- A potential spot as Flag Bearer at the Closing Ceremony

As you can see, she's going to be treated like royalty after all of this is over...and she would absolutely deserve it after everything she did in that one day on Mount Konshua. It might end up as a sudden shift in her life story, transforming from a woman with no much attention to a woman who may end up getting a street named after her back home. That is what the Olympic Games can do to anyone...even you, reading this back home.

Biathlon - Men's 15km Mass Start - LEN/KGS/STI
Bobsleigh - Two-Woman Runs 1-2 - Team Zerkovina/McGree (P7) and Team Gouyeé/Tarquiña (P8)
Ice Hockey - Women's Team - KOR/ZEN/SRE
Speed Skating - Men's 1000m - ZEN/WSN/KOR
Freestyle Skiing - Men's Ski Cross - KWP (Cortec)/KWP (Bayarsaikhan)/KIM (Julian Mertois P48)
Freestyle Skiing - Men's Halfpipe - WSN/PDT/SRE
Nordic Combined - Men's Team Sprint Large Hill/2x7.5km - LEN/KWP/ETM
Ski Mountaineering - Men's Sprint - SRE/TYL/STI (Andre Cloetz-Balois P11)
Ski Mountaineering - Women's Sprint - LEN/STI/QUE (Maria Martina Gianites Out in QF)

As for the present, you can see that the new spirit must have done something to our 2-Woman contingent, as both Team Katya Zerkovina and Team Fatima Gouyeé improved enough in their 2nd runs to find themselves in the Top 7. That has to be good news as they try and chase down Team Chirpsijibbers Herringhunter and the rest of them. In terms of the medal hunt, the hosts were the big winners with 3 Gold Medals as they look to lock down top spot in the Medal Table. If they still lead by 4 or more by the end of tomorrow, then these Games are theirs.

TJUN-ia's Medals
Gold - Anabelle Grizons - Women's Ski Cross, Freestyle Skiing

TJUN-ia's Olympic Winter Games debut continues across TM1, TMEsperanto, the 10 Regional Networks and TMPlay across all of TJUN-ia.
Day 15 Coverage includes 8 Medal Events - in Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Curling, Ice Hockey, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Cross-Country Skiing and Freestyle Skiing.
TM1 and TMEsperanto will broadcast a National Feed, with other feeds to all 16 Sports available on TMPlay.
The Regional Networks will provide local commentary on the National Feed and two other Feeds on their three channels.

by **Liventia** » Sun Apr 19, 2026 1:12 pm

Day 15 results

by **Ko-oren** » Sun Apr 19, 2026 1:27 pm

Growing up in Ko-oren: Schools and Sporting pathways

Ko-oren is proud of its 'no talent slipping through the cracks' policy, which is aimed at recognising those who excel academically or athletically very early and then providing them with all that's needed to bring that talent to fruition. At barely 30 million people, it's tough for a nation of our small stature to compete at the highest level in so many things - so finding every diamond in the rough is necessary.

Even then, we have to resort to... tactics to get results, hence our focus on two kinds of team players: the defensive, and the unorthodox. The defensive help us to neutralise whatever our opponents throw at us, and the unorthodox bring the unpredictability to the table that our opponents shouldn't be able to handle. After all, if we go by the meta, by the orthodox, we simply get outclassed by teams triple our population and with four times the resources.

So, if you're growing up in Ko-oren, what's your pathway to the professional level?

Ages 5-11
Between these ages, kids are in elementary school. There's not a massive focus on getting every last drop of academics or athletics out of them: this is the phase in which talents get discovered, interests awakened, and the plan is actually to introduce as many topics and sports as possible to gauge both the base level of ability (speed 'can't be taught' as the adage goes, and it's a skill that translates very well from sport to sport; as do vision - peripheral vision; the ability to track one or more moving objects at the same time, etcetera - and even burgeoning leadership abilities). There have been calls to let kids undergo tests at around the same age that look at quantifiable data to look for early signs that someone has not just top 1%, but top 0.1% or even top 0.01% peripheral vision, tracking, coordination, and so on. Students that excel this early are stimulated to get into sports that reward their specific strengths: if you can track a lot of objects at the same time, maybe go for gridiron or soccer; if you're dialed into one object but you can match your coordination 100% to that one object, maybe go for cricket or baseball.

Still, students aren't pushed hard, and they're allowed to pivot to something else. At this point in time, it's important to get some reps in to develop talent early, but the social side isn't overlooked at all either. Finding friends for hobbies and finding the fun in activities is tremendously important. This is something that's been changing over time, as friends and fun weren't seen as key basics for a while. Now, however, the psychological side has been made a lot more important.

Kids play their sports at clubs, not at their schools: this means they'll run into other kids roughly equal to their skill level regardless of academic level. It means children have slightly more exposure to other kids of different families and backgrounds, and it opens their social circle a lot more than just confining kids to their classmates. Teams are formed per age bracket: u5, u7, u9, u11, training is organised twice a week (usually), 'competitive' games versus other teams are organised per age bracket and skill level (almost) weekly. Travel time for these games - within cities and most towns - add up to about 30 minutes at most, and outside of major and minor population centres it's up to about an hour. Sometimes that means no other clubs are found - those are then either set up (halving the original club) or there are intra-club matches instead. For bigger sports, that's not an issue, but for smaller sports this can be an issue. There's luckily not a rule for minimum league sizes: if needed in, say, Ahmiri baseball, the same 3-4 clubs play each other week in, week out, just to get enough games in. At least the scenes for these sports become well integrated and tight-knit.

Sports at this level all the way up to professional are co-ed, and there's a focus on discipline and sportsmanship. The former remains a priority well into the professional level, the latter is useful for organising a lot of kids on one pitch but is quickly disposed of when the results of these games actually start to matter. There's a real struggle in coaching a bunch of nine-year olds who saw Aenebul slam someone into the plexiglass at the Ehbanna Dome one night and then try to replicate it in u9 ice hockey the next afternoon into not slamming each other into the wall. But we manage.

Ages 12-17
In the high school years, the basics are expected and the real talents start to emerge. At these ages, kids get one on one training more often if they're huge prospects and the expectation on the player is that they're disciplined enough to follow through. Slumps aren't penalised - they're still kids with social needs, going through puberty, struggling one week and hitting three homers the next. That's normal. The fun of the game is still a focus point, but from here on out, kids are supposed to get sorted for the sports they're best equipped to dominate.

The same goes for their academic career. Having grasped the basics, students get a wide range of subjects to figure out what suits them best, while also giving them a basic understanding in other fields. This is also the point where some diverge into arts, and so on: not everyone's best side lies in academics or athletics, so language, performing, and visual art circles - which work very similar to sports clubs, as in, arranged per municipality, not per school - are for those who need their creative outlet here. There are clubs for the academics as well, called study groups: for languages and linguistics, physics, chemistry and biology, maths, economics, and so on. The idea is that even if your grades are bad in one field - the important thing is that there's a niche out there for you, so we can overlook a failed subject or two, if the effort is there and the club, circle, or study group activity is there as well. There are even 'leadership positions' available: your student council presidents, your club captains, your study group organisers.

Sports games are still arranged about the same way as for the u11s: u13, u15, and u17 levels prepare kids for bigger and bigger stages. The u17 level may even draw some attention from local press, or entire cheer sections from their school, if they're active in a large sport (for that area) and performing well. From the u13 level onwards, there are even provincial and regional tourmaments, with Joshiman baseball, Mahrkioren soccer, and all-western gridiron particularly competitive. The u17 level has everything the professionals have: a one-day cricket match between the best of Ilohbonu and the best of Garihnkatar in a match held alternatingly at the Royal Oval and the Greencaster Oval, viewed by thousands or tens of thousands.

For individual sports, seasonal tournaments are held in various regions to make sure the best keep playing the best, which isn't always possible on a weekly basis. For these sports, it's still the case that living in cities improves your chances at finding a better network for said sport - as a result, Edihlbahl is the undisputed champion in individual, outdoorsy sports, Seterdahn and Dusara keep developing skaters and curlers, and a handful of centres provide our cross-country skiers. That said, if you've got talent, there are ways to get you to those centres, so - and this actually happens - Monrama cross-country skiers (Monrama is about as low-lying and snow-free as it gets) to Jorkan, Myaranowra, Edihlbahl, and so on. Sometimes just seasonally, sometimes year round - and sometimes, families relocate entirely. There are subsidies for this, but lost connections and friends can't be replaced.

Ages 18-23
Those that still exhibit talent at this age level must have been discovered by now. Anyone in the three As (Arts, Athletics, Academics) tends to go to university, which are found in cities, which have networks for sports, arts, sciences, and by this point everyone tends to have found their best subject. Plenty of players are pro-ready at this point, and they go into lower leagues or substitution spots at pro clubs, and limited exceptions from school (if that still applies at their age) are available for this.

by **Saint Trimbles Island** » Sun Apr 19, 2026 5:56 pm

The Midnight Sun: RAZ Edition

We've finally found it: the stupidest scoring system in the Olympics. After all the flak the PRO gave us for things like ice dance and snowboard slopestyle, it is vindication to find a much more nonsensical format in an event they actually care about, mass start speed skating. This event consists of all (gender-segregated) racers starting together, and circling the track sixteen times, which takes approximately eight minutes, plus or minus. There are three separate "semi-finals" (heats, or as the PRO would probably prefer to call them, colds), from which the top five qualify for the final race.

This could all be accomplished in an eminently practical manner, by recording the total times required for each skater to complete the route, but that would make too much sense. Instead, every four laps, the three racers in the lead at that juncture score points. And then at the end, the top three finishers score twenty times as many points for being in the lead at the end. So basically, the top three racers are guaranteed to qualify, but you might have a situation like Bernard Hrólfson qualifying in lieu of Jean-Philippe Kinkhabwala, despite a worse overall time, because he was leading at the halfway point. Technically, "number of laps" is also a tiebreaker, even though nobody finishes any of the races with fewer than sixteen laps, and even if they did, it would be hard to see how they would end up tied on time.

What's even funnier is that Thomas Wallace had the best time, out of anybody, in the semi-finals, then led at halfway in the final, only to finish fourth on points (he would have been ninth on overall time). Some people might say that fourth is the most disappointing position because you almost got to the podium and you didn't, but the PRO can't make that claim, one because it would undercut their stupid gallant losers self-conceit and two because it would require them to justify this ridiculous system, which they would be patently unable to do with a straight face. Suck it.

The Midnight Sun: ECB Edition

Edgar Raleigh's boasts about victory through endurance may have proven unexpectedly true on the larger scale of the entire Olympic calendar. The ECB entered Day Fourteen without a medal, then won two in 48 hours; Miryem Trantsky took silver in ski mountaneering, and Dariya Puleskov won gold in mass start speed skating. In the former case, inter-constituency rivalry may have helped Saint Trimble's Island diverse team succeed. "After seeing Katherine Nightford, who doesn't even live here most of the year, earn a medal, I felt like the pressure was on for me," Trantsky explained. "It was our job to prove that women can endure these temperatures full-time, and that the rigors of socialist labor are more conducive to altitude training than the soft bourgeoisie life. Trantsky did not post an impressive qualifying time in the first heat and benefited from the "lucky loser" criterion to progress through the semifinals, but she made it count when it mattered, in the "big final." "I would say historical determinism inevitably produces such incremental improvements, but that doesn't really explain how [gold medalist Leslie] Moores managed to have the best time three rounds in a row."

As for Puleskov, she had competed in the 3000 meter event, alongside Eleanor Harbright and Karen Dougherty, both of whom had medaled. The ECB was thus hoping to match the achievements of the other constituencies (to say nothing of Nightford; it would be pretty bad if the constituency that doesn't even really have women earned more women's medals than us). "Honestly I wasn't paying attention to the complicated scoring stuff either," admitted Puleskov, to the delight of the nearby RAZ journalist. "I just knew if I was in the lead when it ended, that's what matters."

The Midnight Sun: PRO Edition

Our local lads have won two further Olympic medals: Howard Blooming in the Biathlon mass start, and Alfred Marylebone in ski mountaineering, both bronze. "Only having the one event to focus on was kind of a relief, knowing I could plan around this," said Marylebone, in what may be a subtle dig at George Nightford. Despite his presence being non-negotiable, with regards to his sister's participation, Marylebone has proven just as adept a mountain climber in local races, and perhaps avoiding the burden of high expectations proved to his benefit. Blooming, for his part, has been gracious in victory, although his neighbors in the Olympic village may have other opinions. "He and Godric [Wolfram] keep going around on their skis, pretending to challenge each other to duels and stuff," complained Emily Tannhauser, a luger racer from the CFS. "It's kind of embarrassing having to explain to people from Kelssek and Paradystopia that no, we're not all like that." Tannhauser admitted that national stereotypes could be misleading when she expressed her disappointment that only a few of the Paradystopia team were literal penguins.

by **Libesia** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 1:35 am

Hugely successful first Winter Olympics as Libesia finish ahead of hosts in medal table!!!

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│ Kordavia (KRD)               │ 3  │ 1  │ 2  │ 6  │
│ Kriegiersien (KGS)           │ 0  │ 1  │ 0  │ 1  │
│ Libesia (LIB)                │ 0  │ 0  │ 0  │ 0  │
│ Liventia (LEN)               │ 16 │ 18 │ 13 │ 47 │
│ Magnus Phoenicia (KWP)       │ 10 │ 15 │ 11 │ 36 │
…

by **Tylastrona** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 4:48 am

I'm your afternoon host, Kimon Christopoulos, and today we're going to look at current headlines of Tylastronian world.

In first glance, the Astona state crisis has reached the boiling point as the centre right expanded their cordon sanitaire in the state parliament from the National Preservation Movement, to include both the far right and now the Union of Tradition. The censure vote, with only the UT voting against, and the rest of parties voting for, marked an explosive alliance between left and liberal right against anti-xenia speech. The state leader, Rafail Kanelotis, announced its demission and now the people within UT are being followed by the civil Court of Dike.

On other news, the parliament is going to vote on a bill that was advanced by the Social Democratic Alliance in order to increase the minium income again. The right is suspicious of this move and the far-left states that the increase isn't enough. However, they'll wait until our Prime-Minister returns from Liventia.

On culture, the Smyrnaphos Cinema Festival jury has been composed by the Tylastronian Associaton of Cinema and Theatre, the jury panel is thrilled to make their choices in November of this year, some internet cinephiles state that Project Hail Mary might be one of the early nominees for the category of Best International Film, whereas 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is on the early run for nomination for Best International Horror Film.

Finally, the Olympics. Our Four-man bobsleigh team, led by the brothers Xenoulis got 41st on their first run, not qualifying for run 2. It wasn't disappointed, and it shows that the sleigh events need more investment from TAYS. Under the gaze of our Prime-Minister, Myron Bondarenko did his best at representing Tylastrona on the free skate of men's figure skating event, placing 21st overall. In mass start events of the speed skating, Valentina Mastroti managed to get 9th place on the final of the women's event, meanwhile, Christos Garas couldnt qualify from the semi-final at the men's event. On a better note, Serafim Spiras managed to win the bronze medal at the men's 50km mass start classic in cross-country skiing. His partner, Yianni Rodakis did not finished the race. However, at the podium Spiras cried of emotion and pride for representing his nation. Tylastrona at the last day of the Olympics has 6 medals, two golds, two silvers and two bronzes. The Tylastronian people are proud of our performance and the entire Team will be received at the Smyrnaphos International Airport with a huge party and march towards the Temple of Athena.

For today, Alexandra Mellaki has announced that she had accepted TAYS request of being the flag carrier for the closing ceremonies. Mellaki, despite not even qualifying at the prequalification round of the women's figure skating event, will proudly carry the flag of our nation. Last Tylastronian participation in the Games is going to be at the Women's 50km mass start classic in cross country skiing where we will see Keti Kanelide.

by **Ko-oren** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 8:47 am

Cross-country Colossi

There are six (times two) cross-country skiing events. Ko-oren's always taken a few medals from these, but never have athletes in Green and Blue been so dominant on the loipes!

Skiathlon 10+10

1 Marianne Lhehuhshen (KOR)                  49:35.0
2 Anna Nikkola (KIM)                         49:36.4
3 January Goodday (KWP)                      49:36.9

1 Zungu Nemazen (KOR)                43:52.2
2 Matwiej Mironow (NPU)              43:55.0
3 Sverrir Eliason (DAR)              43:57.4

What a start with the 10+10! Lhehuhshen and Nemazen make good on all the expectations and preparations, and it's a cathartic medal especially for Nemazen after facing some doubts and injury concerns while also going to the Olympics as the absolute favourite, out of the entire Ko-orenite field, to medal. Getting two golds in the first few days of the Olympics sets the tone!

Sprint Classic

1 Yianni Rodakis (TYL)      3:10.65
2 Vinicio Sciacca (ZEN)     3:11.28
3 Samuel Bošnjak (SRE)      3:16.15

1 Angelina Chernysheva (WSN)    3:15.03
2 Ursula Dugga (PDT)            3:15.39
3 Beverly Beckett (LEN)         3:16.73

Oof, hard one to stomach. Teihezhen actually wins one of the semifinals and gets hopes up - but that semifinal was six seconds slower than the other one, which doesn't necessarily mean much but in this case it was a decent foreshadowing of the final. Teihezhen qualified with a 3:14, in the other semifinal Fweizan misses out with a fourth place at 3:17. The second semifinal's top three also finish top three in the final - Rodakis, Sciacca, Bošnjak. That's after a good bit of dominant skiing in the quarters and semis, unfortunately. And the women can't course correct, after Gweisan and Zhuhtohgun qualify first and second in round one, after Zhuhtohgun even records an event-fastest 3:05 in her quarterfinal, with Ghaghin also winning her heat (and Gweisan finishing second) to land three Ko-orenites in the semifinal, but there they all can't get in time. Gweisan and Zhuhtohgun prop each other up to 3:19 and 3:21 where about 3:12 is needed... you can't win them all, obviously, but that's a lot of bad luck in one round. Ghaghin does make it to the final, but she finishes last at 3:19 as well. Maybe it's harder to see knowing that they've literally set course-best times earlier in the competition.

10 km Free

1 Resiki Torondhen (KOR)             25:56.4
2 Holly Paxton (LEN)                 26:19.5
3 Vilma Silvan (VET)                 26:27.0

1 Max Vauhkonen (KSK)                   20:16.9
2 Ollie Smith (LEN)                     20:21.0
3 Nick Mullen (ETM)                     20:24.7

Torondhen cruises to gold in the 10 kilometre free! And it's not close, either - true domination! Evathen - originally the marquee athlete for us - finishes fourth, and Parkumaudhen, quite the veteran at this point, gets in at 10th. But they don't get much attention over the incredible sub-26! For the men, don't let a vaguely Ko-orenite sounding Kelssek surname mislead you, we don't have a medal there. Vauhkonen escapes for an insane time, and Smith and Mullen are also classes ahead of the rest of the field: fourth place comes in at 20:28. The first compatriot finishes 10th at 20:32, that'd be Tjasizen.

4x7.5 km Relay

1 Carole Foirbain/Mégane Dupuis/Naomi Parrish/Ngozi Bailey (KSK)                                        1:21:59.0
2 Harmame Parkumaudhen/Akjegao Evathen/Vivana Zhuhtohgun/Ehocu Aedogibel (KOR)                          1:22:06.8
3 Dina Abboud/Anika Sharma/Magdalena Kamińska/Dorothy Hassad (KWP)                                      1:22:10.1

1 Brynjar Henriksen/Zak Easom/Ambrogio Arrigucci/Alfonso Arce (ZEN)                       1:13:39.1
2 Ollie Smith/Alan Jones/Geoff Forbes/Benjamin Bessette (LEN)                             1:13:39.2
3 Kennedy Faukner/Everett Dewgood/Trevor McWilliams/Xander Fauxwell (TAE)                 1:13:39.5

The women keep showing the men how it's done, and after Parkumaudhen and Evathen fail to medal earlier, they do get some retribution for their 10 km, and it's much appreciated. Parkumaudhen celebrates like it's her first ever Olympic win, and Evathen and Zhuhtohgun are elated with the silver as well. The men fall 0.2 seconds out of bronze, with the Darmeni as close behind them. The men's relay is one to rewatch, with the top five coming in as close together as it gets.

Team Sprint Free

1 Thluthelo Sedhpeligun/Vivana Zhuhtohgun (KOR)    16:01.77
2 Valerija Sarić/Marija Fracetić (SRE)             16:23.81
3 Ursula Dugga/Solvyg Myrboenden (PDT)             16:23.89

1 Orson Rolando/Kellan Alex (CRN)               15:57.77
2 Mike Landry/Ilya Kobzar (ANK)                 15:58.51
3 Wálter Zapatero/Candelario Gallegos (ZEN)     15:59.18

Zhuhtohgun gets her gold! It's a very busy Olympics for her but she's rewarded for her hard work with an incredibly dominant display and a first place by 22 seconds - at such a short distance, that's massive! And that comes after a fairly mediocre qualification that didn't suggest much in the way of a medal, let alone gold. Fweizan and Teihezhen, for the men, finish 8th, seven seconds after 7th - the top seven all within a second and a half from bronze. That final had seven athletes (or both athletes, in some cases) take an early lead that they'd simply never give up. No, we'll take a rewatch of the women's event, which had such a flawless final, we can't even believe it.

50 km Classic

1 Persuk Shadoruden (KOR)               2:09:08.1
2 Luis Hinteregger (KRD)                2:09:30.6
3 Serafim Spiras (TYL)                  2:09:34.5

???

And that's one event left to go on the final day of the Games. Shadoruden has given the right example with a 22-second win - maybe the longer distances are actually our forte?

Eleven events - so far - and five golds from them. This is our turf!

by **Kimi-Suomi** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 8:59 am

Hello, my name is Matti Ohtonen, and I'm back again from here in Liventinen, on behalf of both the KSOU and KSTR, as the Official Suomen Voice of the 20th Olympic Winter Games. And so, here we are. The Final Saturday, the biggest blow off of them all - where every event has a medal on the line, and everyone has metal on their mind in more ways than one. No matter what happens, a majority of the events left to run will be covered today, with Kimi-Suomi right in the thick of it all, so I hope you are ready to be witness to chaos and drama for one final flurry. So buckle up and let us go on towards today...and then tomorrow after that.

Sporting Stories - Final Saturday Edition
Let's go on this journey together, starting with some smaller stories before reaching a surprising main event.

The Smaller Things
- The final event down in the Ampumahiihto would be the Women's 12.5km Mass Start, for all those skiers who qualified for this final on Day 0 of these Games. Now, after all of this time, they could finally make their bow...and we did alright in the end, with Anneli Marin ending up in 11th while Olga Perusjätkä did not have fun at all and came home 31st out of 33 starters.
- With no involvement in the Four-Man these Talviolympialaiset, the Two-Woman would be our final dance in the Rattikelkkailu and for these final two runs, Hanna-Maria Strømgodset and Anelli Nininnen would end up powering their White Sledge up to P11 and within a second of the leaders come the end of the night. It certainly was a good end to our sliding program, especially for Monobob champion Strømgodset.
- Unfortunately, things didn't exactly go to plan in the Men's Marathon of the Maastohiihto - the 50km Mass Start, the legendary race that rewards its winners at the Closing Ceremony itself. Persuk Shadoruden (KOR) was in a class of his own today, as were Luis Hinteregger (KRD) and Serafim Spiras (TYL), but our four skiers would at least make the finish - with Markus Sunderlin in 32nd, Jarmo Markkanen 37th, Kai Valnis in 44th and Kai Valnis in 71st.

The Unexpected Joy
In the most shocking moment of our story thus far, the main event of Suomen medal hopes would actually come in the Mass Start...in Pikaluistelu, at the National Expo in Orean. After weeks of time trials and velodrome-style head-to-heads, this oval would get its final moment of these games with the Points Race of these games - 12 laps, 4 sprints, most points (or first across the line) wins. Now the women didn't make it far today, with Joy Ranta in P15, and while Helena Melin did manage 2 points in the first sprint, she was just short of a Top 3 in the final sprint - which costed her a ticket to the dance itself. As for the Men? We have things to talk about...

The two brothers we have met before, Mikko and Terho Sillanpää, were back for this final dance, with Mikko especially determined to try and avenge the 4th he got in the 10000m earlier in these Games, the podium taken from him late in Final A by way of the clock. Terho's Semifinal was certainly close, but he just managed to do what he needed to do to make it in - getting 2 points in the 2nd sprint and beating Christopher Fen to the punch on time alone. As for Mikko, he made it through to that final by way of consistency - getting 1 point in the 1st and winning the 2nd to lock himself into that position.

So both brothers would start this 15-man Final and, with everything about their games on the line, they would hope to try and get something after all of this time. Terho couldn't quite do that as he missed the big move and had to settle for 14th, but Mikko? Mikko wasn't going to let this opportunity slide again. 2 points in the first sprint were a good start, but once back in the pack, he knew that he had to pick his moment well and pick the right person to follow. He ended up keeping track of local Felix Simpson, and once he wanted, Mikko chased on his tail...and that ended up being the right call. Simpson made the right move and would push on for the win, but Mikko had done enough for Quinn Swinherd for the Silver...a moment he celebrated with his brother on that ice.

In what could well be our final medal of these Games, Mikko Sillanpää had claimed revenge and taken our first ever medal on ice outside the sliding sports. An actual indoor medal. Just another piece of history on top of what we've already done.

That's nine now. Our journey will end in Ferrandieu tomorrow.

Kimi-Suomi's Medal Board
Kulta - Kalle Salo - M Individual Large Hill/10km, Yhdistetty
Kulta - Hanna-Maria Strømgodset, W Monobob, Rattikelkkailu
Kulta - Emilia Bremer and Emma Lappalainen, W Team Sprint Normall Hill/2x4.5km, Yhdistetty
Hopea - Anna Nikkola - W 10km+10km Skiathlon, Maastohiihto
Hopea - Anna Bergdhål - W Slopestyle, Lumilautailu
Hopea - Björn Nyström - M Large Hill, Mäkihyppy
Hopea - Eevi Paumola - W Large Hill, Mäkihyppy
Hopea - Mikko Sillanpää - M Mass Start, Pikaluistelu
Pronssi - Kalle Lähteenmäki - M Ski Cross, Freestylehiihto

Tomorrow across KSTR and Huuhkajat.tv
Seremoniat - Closing Ceremony (live and uninterrupted)
Rattikelkkailu - 4-Man Runs 3-4
Curling - Women's Team Finals (VAL v HNL for Bronze, LEN v ETM for Gold)
Jääkiekko - M Gold Final (SRE v VAL)
Maastohiihto - W 50km Mass Start Classic (Anu Nikkola/Anna Nikkola/Sophia Koivu/Märta Yrjänä)

by **Magnus Phoenicia** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 9:31 am

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Goodbye Winter Olympics

Cameron DeSilva, Olympic Blogger

So ends another Winter Olympics. A very special occasion for us as the Empire celebrates its 10th winter Olympics appearance.

We move into our last day of events before the Closing Ceremony l, which unites all 44 nations in the National Olympic Stadium.

Magnus Phoenicia currently sits on 36 medals. 10 gold, 15 silver, 11 bronze. We sit second on the medal tally in overall medals. And we performed better than the last Olympics where we went home with 33.
The XX is our golden moment. We have hit our best and that is something every athlete, coach, support staff and can should be proud of.

There's 4 events left;

Bobsleigh - Four-man

Curling - Women's team

Ice hockey - Men's team - Gold-medal match

Cross-country skiing - Women's 50km mass start classic

Curling and Ice Hockey we are not competing in.
Betting and gambling establishments are seeing a lot of bets for Liventia to win against Electrum. Though betting also favoured them to take the men's title again as the reigning champions. However Crpostran crushed that goal.
Many punters feel Liventia will go out and play hard not wanting to take home another silver in curling.

Srednjaci take on Valanora in the men’s ice hockey, and the game could go either way, with both teams coming in strong. However, a Valanora gold would secretly be more beneficial for our current medal tally, as Srednjaci have now leapfrogged us when rankings are displayed by highest gold medals first.

The four-man bobsleigh event is incredibly challenging and definitely one to watch, it’s sure to be nail-biting.

Tezcatlipoca Cortez, Zédarius Stewart, Anubis Bradford, and James Earl-Hailey sit in 11th position. However, that doesn’t put them out of contention, as they are just under a second behind the Liventia crew

Our flag bearer Tezcatlipoca Cortez took out the gold in this event at the previous Games. A result he wishes to duplicate and add to his record.

He and team mate Zédarius Stewart did finish 10th in the two- man event. He needs to clear his mind and forget about that and put all his energy into these last runs. He’s the pilot and the leader of the four.

This time last Games there time of 1:56.59 had them in first position. They are a little behind compared to last time.
I'm sure those thoughts are going through his head before the race. But even if they can replicate the same times as the previous Games, it should put them in podium position.

The other event we are still involved in is the Cross-country skiing , Women's 50km mass start classic. We have strong contenders in all four women
Domitia Everfall, Epona Galeth, Dina Abboud and Dorothy Hassad.

Dina Abboud and Dorothy Hassad already hold a bronze in the Cross-country skiing - Women's 4x7.5km relay. Can one of these women be in the top three and take home two medals? It's very possible.

Win or lose, this has been a terrific Olympics for the Magnus Phoenician delegation.

And for all my readers during this time. Thank you for enjoying my Olympics Blog. Until next time….

Peace out

by **Hanalia** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 11:09 am

Changes to the HNFL for
the upcoming 16th Season

After extensive engagement with clubs, players, fans and administrators the following changes to the structure of the National Football League will be actioned ahead of the incoming season. Top teams will compete in an expanded Premier Division placing them more securely within the national system and have expanded opportunities to compete internationally.

Premier Division

The top division will expand from its current makeup of eight teams to 14 teams. Teams will play a home and away round robin against the other 13 teams in the league. The team accumulating most points, or ahead on tiebreaking criteria, will be declared the National League Champion for that season. Teams will also have greater opportunities to participate in IFCF competition, with this expansion immediately unlocking an additional entry to the Challengers Cup as well as the potential of additional Champions League entries should the HNFL ranking allow.

Subsidiary Division

There will no longer be a geographical split in the Subsidiary Division. Instead one united Subsidiary Division will be inaugurated consisting of 12 teams. Similar to the Premier Division these teams will play a round robin, both home and away, against the other teams in the division. Promotion and relegation procedures are detailed further below.

Provincial Division

The winners of each of the seven provincial leagues will continue to qualify for the Provincial Division. Differing from before, they will play both legs of the round robin format to determine the interim league standings.

Premier Division Playoffs

At the end of the regular season, the bottom three teams in the Premier Division will automatically be relegated to the Subsidiary Division for the following season. There will be automatic promotion spots available to the top three ranked sides in the Subsidiary Division. There will be the possibility of two further promotions and relegations with the fourth and fifth ranked Subsidiary Division sides joining the 10th and 11th Premier Division sides. They will carry forward their results from the regular season against the other team from their division and play home and away against the two sides from the other division to complete a mini-league with the top two teams claiming the two Premier Division places for the following season.

National League Playoffs

With the top five teams of the Subsidiary Division taken over with promotion possibilities the remaining seven teams will visit each of the seven Provincial Division teams. The results from these games will be added to the full results for each division to determine the final standings of these teams. For clarity, the Subsidiary Division teams will count their games from the regular league season against all 11 (top five included) other sides and the seven games away to the Provincial Division teams. The Provincial Division final standings will be constructed of all 19 games.

There will be one automatic promotion and relegation place for the top Provincial Division team and bottom Subsidiary Division team. A second promotion and relegation is possible between the next placed teams in each division. They may play another match, hosted by the Subsidiary Division club, in which the aggregate winner will remain/be promoted to the Subsidiary Division. Either team may neglect to play this match but in doing so they will concede the Sibsidiary Division place to the other side and return to the relevant Provincial League.

Transitory Arrangements

In order to action the above changes the relegations and playoffs from the end of the 15th Season are voided while promotions will continue to apply. Any team that played in a playoff will be placed in the higher division for the 16th Season. Consequently Belvedere Town will continue in the Premier Division (relegation voided) and be joined by AFC Nictown and Estaver 98 AFC (promotion maintained). The Premier Division Playoff teams will all play in the Premier Division: AFC Grant, AFC Tolkin, Deford City FC, Lachi AFC, St John AFC and Westrock United. All the National League Playoff sides will join the Subsidiary Division: AFC Conem, AFC Mosalod, AFC Sarabhah, Central Swifts, FC Sephi Spartan and West Bistry AFC.

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