NationStates Jolt Archive

Day 20 results are up (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12667243&postcount=40).

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Edited transcript from KBC WORLD SERVICE transmission on May 19, 2007 08:03:77 UTC - http://media.switchpod.com/users/kelssek/kbcworldservice19may2007.mp3

Diego Clemente will be in lane four for the men's 100 meters butterfly finals but Phillipe Destry will be right next to him as he goes for his third gold medal at the games. Jessica Langton made it two golds and a total of four medals overnight as she triumphed in the 800 meters freestyle, beating out Edward City's Ariandra Hue in a thrilling contest. Langton recorded a time of 8 minutes 33 point 99 seconds as she fell behind early but overtook Hue by the midway point and the two were neck and neck the rest of the way...

Day 20.5 results are up (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12668607&postcount=41).

"The referee is calling the match over!!! This is unbelievable...and there are Wentland fans pouring on to the mat...the security cannot cope...and de Maua is running for dear life...the crowd do not want to let this stand..."

"It can't stand, it was a foul, Hiroshima MUST win..."

"I don't know, Geoff...the referee's decision is final, and he has given it to the Cafundeu grappler..."

"It's astonishing...what was he thinking of?"

"I don't know but the police are wading in with batons...I'm not sure what to make of this as some of the supporters are souplessing the police...this is utter carnage..."

"Hiroshima is not involved..."

"No...he has gone to the back to get his mask...but this is beyond a joke...and it's all the fault of the referee..."

"Indeed, Geoff. For those who have just joined us, de Maua ripped off Aiki Hiroshima's sacred mask when 3-2 down, Hiroshima ran off hiding his face and the referee counted that as a five point penalty...he has since disqualified Hiroshima...the reigning champion is beaten...and the place is on fire!!!"

***

There was some talk of banning Wentland wrestlers from the remaining matches, or of taking wrestling out of the Olympics entirely. But on review of the video it was evident that the referee for the bout was not competent to govern a heavyweight bout and that his ruling that Hiroshima conceded five points for an attire readjustment was wrong. The problem was that the Wentland crowd were more knowledgeable on the subject of the applicable rules than the referee and this was taken into account.

Instead, Wentland fans were banned from the charred arena for the next matches. This was hopefully going to put less pressure on the referees. But Albert Wall had his own protest - he refused to take part in the third period of his match against Presas and forfeited the gold. Angus Campbell did not go so far but he deliberately gave away three points by walking away in the final thirty seconds of his gold medal-winning performance against Michel Serdan. Otherwise it was business as usual, Evie Regan also taking gold in a short match against Piri of Maineiacs thanks to a short-arm throw.

MONOPOLISTS' TWENTIETH DAY RESULTS

Athletics (Men's 200m) - Beneditto won the gold medal in the competition.

Canoeing (men) - silver medal to Bráulio Leal in the flatwater K-1.

Handball (women) - Cafundéu reached the semifinals after a victory against Edward City.

Beach Volleyball (men) - horrible result, as both duets lost their games.

Weightlifting - Bom Baddo won the silver medal in the over 105kg competition.

Wrestling - Pitbull de Mauá had an excellent fight and won the gold medal. Wentland's fans were frustrated with the result, and some of them tried to fight against Pitbull, who showed his violence defeating five supporters of the opponent country. Michel Serdan was too calm and lost the final fight, ending with a silver medal.

Association Football (men) - Cafundéu defeated Wentland with goals of Kemp (twice) and Toninho, and reached the semifinals.

Boxing - Ligeirinho won the gold medal, but Porrada lost the final and got a silver medal.

Canoeing (women) - Maria Clara finished in second in the flatwater K-1.

Synchronized Swimming (women) - Cafundéu's team finished in the third place and got the bronze medal.

Beach Volleyball (women) - good results: both duets won and are in the semifinals.

As if a mirage, slowly the expanse
Of water passes underneath the blade
That Wendy holds. She strives to join a dance
Of aquatic splendor that can't be made

By human hands, so she loosens her grip,
Her mind and boat both wandering off course.
This is no well-outfitted battleship
No frigate with precise aim and strong force

But just a kayak, urged on to be sleek
Mimicking nature. Wendy's only quest
Is to attune herself to knowledge: seek
The water's secrets-not to be the best.

Her questions can't be answered from first place.
In truth, she'd rather think alone than race.

QSNBS
OLYMPIC UPDATE


Day 20 results:

Tough day in the Triathalon as Qazox' best chance for a medal in this event, Tanisha Howser, colapsed at the bike/run exchange and could not continue. At the time she had a 56 second lead on the eventual winner Olívia Valinhos of Cafundeu. The 10k was Howser's strength and she might have set a record if she finished. Darcy Danzy finsihed in 18th with a time of 2:11:06.49.


That's all the competition involving Qazox for now, stay tuned to QSNBS for all your Olympic coverage, including all of Qazox' Football mtaches, live and without interuption.


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Day 21 results are up (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12671289&postcount=42).

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The Three papers are, from left to right, "Ekran" or Shield, from Coocoobad. The Petersburg Metro, a small town paper gaining national prominence and Coocoostansky Sport's English Edition

1. It was a hard fought match, but at the end of the fourth round, it was Jake Sutton of Jamestown who was the victor, 27-25 over Josh Nazlo of Stopmenow100. The two traded punches evenly for the first two rounds, before Nazlo was up by 1 point after 6 minutes. Sutton then looked frantic for the first minute, but settled into a rhythym in the last 60 seconds, including a punch that caught Nazlo weaving. His coach, Herbie Bernstein had this to say. "I know he's my fighter, but that counter he threw I don't think I've seen anyone hit that hard ever." With news of the victory, crowds in most cities across the country poured into the streets, where police were waiting and while noisy, with some arrests reported, the crowd was more genuinely excited than upset. The games end for Coocoostan tomorrow, when the Men's Water Polo team looks to equal their Bronze-medal winning performance at the World Championsip against Edward City...(Cont'd A2)

2. "Victory!" in Russian

6. "Bronze in Sailing, Gold in Boxing", also in Russian

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Laperriere leads Kelssek to final

Martin Laperriere's hat trick helped Kelssek prevail in a tough, intense and often violent Olympic semi-final contest against Coocoostan and send them to the final to face the home team for the gold medal.

The 8-6 victory didn't come easy as the Coocoostanis perhaps felt the rivalry a bit more keenly than the Kelssekians did and stamped their authority on the match from the get-go, quickly getting up by two goals, but captain Brandon Nichol pulled one back with a long-range lob just seconds from the end of the first quarter.

Then it was Laperriere's turn. He began by levelling the score with a skip shot from the perimeter while Vladislav Maltsev was sinbinned. And as the two teams traded chances and goals through the game, it was Laperriere who won it with two more howitzers in the fourth quarter which left goalie Dimitri Drygyn with little chance.

Credit should also go to the tough, gritty performance of hole set Dmitri Stefanovic, who contributed a goal of his own and kept the Coocoostan defence busy and worn down with his physical presence in front of the net. It was often the need to neutralise Stefanovic which created openings for the other players to exploit.

The team now look forward to the final tonight (2am Monday, Coastal Daylight Time) and will hope to return home with the gold after failing to win the World Championships at home in February.

"Well, Ange."

"Well, Nettie."

"How do we do this?"

"Dunno."

"Not our best event."

"No."

"Let's blitz them."

"OK."

500 metres out Angie Cook and Nettie Ook were dominating. They had an eleven second lead. An eternity in kayaking terms. But they were unusued to the 1000m distance and had to steady the pace. They were tying up massively with 200 to go and the lead was down to six seconds. Johnston and Barber had noticed and tried to press on, making up over four seconds in the last 200 metres, but they had timed their finishing burst just a smidgeon too late. It was the second gold of the Games for the Ookies. Astonishing.

And it was indeed the start of an astonishing day for Wentland. Penny Grainger pinned Polyana Cartola in four seconds to march into the Greco-Roman final with a Warplands throw. The fastest-ever match at the Olympics. Eric Taylor looked like he would throw away gold when he went four down to Erdem but a late Mondegreen souplesse saw him snatch it back from the jaws of fate. And the keirin! Wentland used to laugh at that silly little motorbike that paced the field, but the Thomas twins confused the field. During the pacing sessions some were trying to block Annabeth, others Mirella, but with the constant swapping of places the thread was lost and as the pace bike pulled off Annabeth was in a perfect position to charge down the inside into the lead and took gold by the width of a tyre. The question was whether the medal ceremony VIPs could tell her apart from her sister.

Day 21.5 results are up (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12672621&postcount=43).

From MSPN--


Francis Wilson was 4th in Men's Pole Vault; Irene Hill failed to qualify in Women's Long Jump; Kenneth Franklin was 11th in Men's 5000m; Bettina Costello did not qualify in Women's High Jump; in the Women's 4x100m Relay, Katrina Tully dropped the baton, and our team did not finish the race; Pablo Robles was 8th in Men's 50km Walk; Gabe Thackeray did not qualify in Men's Javelin; George Holmes won the gold in Men's Boxing Heavyweight division, Jackson Middleton won the gold in Men's Welterweight division; Arthur Spencer won the gold in Men's Super Heavywieght division; Pushpa Kishmi won gold in Women's Flyweight Division; Yannik Touris and Andrej Stepanic were 4th in Men’s Flatwater K-2 1000; Anne Cartaxas won the gold in Women's Women’s Flatwater K-1 500; Igon Metaxas and Ferran Paeta came int 6th in Men’s Flatwater K-2 500; Svetlana Lossov and Irina Spetch got the bronze in Women’s Flatwater C-2 1000; Bojan Darko and Niko Antun got the silver in Men's Rowing Pairs, and we were 5th in Women's Fours, and got the bronze in Men's Fours, while we won the gold in Women's Lightweight Fours; Mary Harrison was 5th in Women's One Person Dinghy; Mary Harrison and Betty Swayne took the bronze in Women's Two Person Dinghy; Yves Montero did not make the finals in Men's 100m Butterfly; Pietro Tonelli did not qualify in Men's 1500m Freestyle; Betsy Kelleher was a disappointing 5th in Women's 200m Backstroke; Bridget O’Malley was 10th in Women's 10,000m Freestyle; Siever Sall was 4th in Men's 50m Freestyle; Tamara Lohse did not qualify in Women's 50m Freestyle; we finished 6th in Women's Synchronized Swimming Team; Park Iseul Jung lost in the Repêchage quaterfinals in Men's Taekwondo 68kg division; Young Hyun Jun lost the bronze medal match in Men's 58kg division; Lee Koh Sung will be in the semifinals in Women's 67kg division; Kim Han Kung has made the semifinals in Men's 80kg division; Park Toh Lee got the bronze in Women's 57kg division; Masaharu Hitachi lost the bronze medal match in Men's Freestyle Wrestling 120kg division; Pyotr Vasiliyev lost in the quarterfinals of Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling 74kg division; Magdalena Piri took the silver in Women's 48kg division; Ilkay Erdem win the silver in Men's 60kg division; Engin Ahmed advances to the semifinals of Men's 84kg division; Miron Grischuk lost the bronze medal match in Men's 66kg division; Navid Gulzar is in the semifinals of the Men's 96kg division; Barbara Szczecin was 7th in Women's Triathlon, and Les Jung was 20th for the Men; Maria Indurain was 4th in Women’s Cycling Keirin; Jeanette Lacroix and Maria Indurain won the silver in Women's Madison. We are now in 2nd place in the medal count with 118: 36 gold, 33 silver, and 49 bronze.

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Woah, Dudes! this is like so awsome! We've won a medal! Digger Thomas and Moondog King took the gold in Men's Beach Volleyball! I was the match, and it was radical! Man, we are gonna party tonight! I can't wait for the Freestyle Frisbee exhibition! Until next time, peace out!

MONOPOLISTS' TWENTY-FIRST DAY RESULTS

Boxing - Rochapedra wins a silver medal.

Rowing (women) - the women team of four athletes finished in the third placed.

Swimming - Galera won a bronze medal.

Thriatlon (women) - Olívia Valinhos won the gold medal.

Association Football (women) - Cafundéu lost in the semifinals to Qazox and will dispute the third place with Estresse Intenso.

Beach Volleyball (women) - Keller and Marítima went to the final game, but Castor and Dourado didn't.

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Langton bags fifth medal in 200m fly

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QUERZAKHI - Jessica Langton has won a stunning fifth Olympic medal by taking the bronze last night in the women's 200m butterfly.

The 22-year old swimmer, who grew up in the Port Moody area of Burnaby, lost out in a fierce fight for the silver with Elisabeth Vaneira of Cafundéu, who finished just ahead of Langton.

Nevertheless, Langton's glee was hard to disguise as she emerged from the water, smiling and hugging several of her competitiors. Her five medals is the most by any single Kelssekian athlete at the Olympics.

Kelssek's performance in the swimming competition has already exceeded high expectations and been a big reason the Olympics have been as successful for Kelssek as they have been. With eight golds, five silvers, and six bronzes, the swimming team by itself would occupy 14th place in the medal tally, just behind Bazalonia.

"I've been completely blown away by it all," says Henri Dénai, the representative of Swimming Kelssek heading the team here. "Let others complain about the water, I think it's suiting us fine."

Pool conditions at Querzakhi had come under scrutiny as some swimmers complain of too-warm water temperatures, which has led many commentators to conclude is the reason so few records have been set there.

And Langton could still make it six with the medley relay team, which will compete on the closing day of the Olympics this Wednesday.

RM: Hello, and Welcome to Olympics Late Night.

WR: Let's get to those results.

RM: In the Men's Flatwater K-2 500m race, Reid and Harris won the bronze medal.

WR: In the Men's Keirin final, William Mills won the silver.

RM: The Men's 4x100 relay qualified for the finals.

WR: Herman Paul and Jack Torres advanced to the finals in the Men's Javelin.

RM: Charlotte Briggs won the silver medal in the Women's Long Jump.

WR: In the Women's Flatwater c-2 1000m race, Quakmybush won the silver medal.

RM: Vivian Phillips won the bronze medal in the Women's Keirin.

WR: Vicky Vann and Ali Mackenzie advanced to the final in Women's Beach Volleyball.

RM: Ernest Daniel won the bronze medal in the Men's 50km walk.

WR: Gold was struck when McGuire and Boyd won the Men's Flatwater K-2 1000m race.

RM: The Women's Madison team also won gold.

WR: Well, that's all the time we have. I'm Wendy Rogers.

RM: And I'm Ron Mclearn.

(OOC: i should have 5 gold medals)

QSNBS
OLYMPIC UPDATE


Day 21 results:

Bittersweet Day for Qazox, as the 2nd Summer Olympics near a close. In Women's football, the Lady Oxen prevailed in a Shoot-out against Cafundeu 2-1 after being tied 1-1 after regulation and extra time. The win sets up a rematch of the 1st Gold medal final in Ashford 4 years ago, against Ariddia, who managed to steal one from Estresse Intenso 1-0. 4 years ago, the match was completely one sided as Qazox won 4-1. Will there be a repeat or will Ariddia shock the world?

In Men's Triathalon, Jeff Holl had a 35 second lead evaporate from the bike/run transition to the finish as 55873 caught Jeff and pasted him in the last 400 meters to steal the bronze medal away. Holl's time of 1:53:58.96 placed him in 4th overall. Christian Kissling, in his first international triathalon finsihed a disant 19th with a time of 1:57:55.20.

With only a couple of days left, Qazox is assured of winning at least one more medal, bringing the total to 5. 4 years ago we only won 1 medal, so it is an improvement, but just a bit short of the 7 expected.


That's all the competition involving Qazox for now, stay tuned to QSNBS for all your Olympic coverage, including all of Qazox' Football mtaches, live and without interuption.


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SATIVAVILLE Olympic Coverage:


Live from Querzakhi: FINAL UPDATE

The last two events Sativaville competed in at the Querzakhi Games of the 2nd Olympiad was in the triathalon. Neither competitior won a medal, although Ryan Header finished 5th with a time of 1:54:15.16 in the men's. In the women's Holly Griffith was the next to last to finish with a time of 2:15:13.42.

That concludes our coverage of the Second Summer Olympic Games. The country won two medals and came close in a couple of other events. The SCO (Sativaville Council Olympique) has decided to venture into the Winter games, as such a time they are held. This could be problemetic as the only place there is consistant snow is on Mt. Marley, which is volcanic.


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Day 22 results are up (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12674683&postcount=44).

(OOC: i should have 5 gold medals)
No, I should have 310 gold medals. :p (It’s corrected.)

"Be honest," the UCI President said to Aristide Dance, Wentland Cycling President. "You have no idea what a madison is, do you?"

"Of course! It is a surname. "

"It is also a type of bicycle race. "

"Is it?"

"Yes. It is NOT restricted to people called Madison. "

"Ah. "

"Are you going to withdraw?"

"Er...I will get back to you on that. "

Dance had avoided getting back for six days and had intensively taught the Madisons how to ride. And it worked. Well, they still came last. But not totally humiliated.

***

"Well, Angie?"

"Well, Nettie?"

"Up for a hat trick?"

"Yeah, why not?"

Cook and Ook were going for an unprecedented third gold in their favourite event. The other competitors were aware of their explosive pace and desperately tried to counter - but could not keep it going for long enough. By 300m the others were shattered and the Rimelands pairing had the second and a half lead they kept to the finish for the hat trick gold.

The only question was whether this was more dominant than Penny Grainger's performance on the mat, as Grainger, criticized for her record semi win for not taking the opportunity to show her skills, destroyed Petsiv with a variety of holds, escapes and minor throws. A double figure haul without a single five pointer. After her four second semi, it was the easiest gold earned by a Wentland athlete.

(OOC: Just remember, Cooc, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...)

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Ibix take bronze 8-6, as Coocoostan ends with 7 medals

The final chapter of Coocoostan's Olympics was written last night, when the Men's Water Polo team defeated Edward City 8-6 to take a 6th Bronze for the country, as well as the first in a team sport. What's next for Water Polo, another sport that serves as an example to the others, is anyone's guess. The team was well known to each other, having played at the World Championships in April. There hadn't been any intention to attend, until an invited from Kelssekian organizers sparked a national team. Based mostly of the Krilya Coocoobad Sports Club's team, the Men took a Bronze on the world stage as well. The same team was brought back together after a few weeks rest, where they started over again, with better results. While there may be a little more interest in Water Polo, those in the game know all to well how the novelty soon wears off. Brian Douglas, the team's lone Anglophone coach, as well as head coach of the Wajax Dolphins doesn't think much will change. "There was a bit of interest after the worlds bronze, because it was our first international competition, but I think now the Water Polo bronze is going to be overshadowed by the Hockey Playoffs, Baseball being a pro sport, pro American Football, plus when they're over, hockey and football will be starting again, so there's no room for Water Polo to grow." Whether the whole team will be playing domestically next year is interesting as well, as the Kelssek Water Polo League was very interested in foreign players coming into the Olympics and with Coocoostan being so close, it seems ripe for the picking. The players offered spots in the KWPL would only likely turn them down if there was a professional league here, which seems unlikely. Only in the Capital, where thousands jam a fifty year old pool to watch Krilya Coocoobad, there is interest and the team is a niche part of the sports scene.

Overall, the team did well. As one athlete put it, "If this is our disorganized bid, I'd love to see what we can do with some preparation." The preparation is already underway. Already, the CoOC is borderline harassing its winter sports bodies to get something put together, to produce a full team. Is an olympic bid on the horizon? "You have to be kidding," was the curt reply one CoOC official gave. Still, with several examples of teams raking in medals after starting poorly, there are a lot of people worth learning from. The result of the post-olympic fight already brewing will tell the tale.

Notes: Coocoostan sits in 25th, with 7 medals(1 Gold,6 Bronze)
With two days left, almost the whole delegation(save the baseball and softball teams) are still in the country. Jake Sutton will act as Flag-Bearer at the closing ceremony, with the remaining medallists marching in the front of the team.

Day 22.5 results are up (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12676065&postcount=45).

Schedule for the last 1.5 days:
2007–05–22 06:00: Day 23
2007–05–22 15:00: Day 23.5
2007–05–23 00:00: Day 24
(as usual, all times UTC)

The wind blows others' odors in his face
As Hans solemnly treks onward. The pack
Huddles together, trying to keep pace
With one another. Secure in the back

He plods forward, identical step
By step. His strength declines linearly:
He has no spirit to go on, no pep
But somehow, plenty of ability.

So minutes become hours. He's aware
As never before that time passes. Drain
His force seems to be its only care:
Its sole motive to force him to know pain.

But knowing pain requires knowledge. Thought
And Hans compatible? Pundits said not...

From MSPN--

Paola Ascuelhas was 4th in the Women's 50k Walk; fate struck again as a dropped baton caused our team to not finish the 4x400m Relay, but we are in the finals of the Men's 4x100m Relay; Chantelle Mercer won the gold in Women's Boxing Featherweight division; Iris Roper won gold in the Light Welterweight division; Atefeh Nyerere won the silver in Women's Middleweight division; Svetlana Lossov and Irina Spetch won the silver in Women’s Flatwater C-2 500; we were 4th in Men's Flatwater K-4 500; Gerry Keith and Sam Porter got the bronze in Men's Cycling Madison; we will go for the gold in Women’s Cycling Team Sprint; we finished 4th in Men's Rowing Lightweight Fours, and 4th in Women's Eights; Stephanie Porter and Erica Durbin won bronze in Women's Keelboat; Chung Sun Mak qualified for the semifinals in Women's Taekwondo over 67kg division; Kim Chung Hee lost in the quarterfinals of Men's Taekwondo over 80kg division; Lee Koh Sung will go for gold in Women's 67kg division; Kim Han Kung plays for gold in Men's 80kg division; Luba Petsiv won the silver in Women's Greco-Roman Wrestling 55kg division; Tresinja Dunja will be in the semifinals in Women's 63kg division; Engin Ahmed will compete for the bronze in Men's 84kg division; Marina Nikolitis is in the semifinals of Women's 72kg division; and Navid Gulzar is in the gold medal match in Men's 96kg division. Our medal count is now 125: 38 gold, 36 silver, and 51 bronze.

MONOPOLISTS' TWENTY-SECOND DAY RESULTS

Boxing - unbelievable day for Cafundéu's boxers, as they lost their four fights in the finals, losing to four different fighters from Maineiacs.

Handball (women) - Cafundéu defeated Quakmybush and will play against Ropa-Topia in the final.

Rowing (women) - the lightweight four team finished in the second position.

Swimming - Vaneira won a silver in the 200m backstroke competition. Clemente and Hadid won silver and bronze medals in the 100m butterfly competition. Virgin won a bronze medal in the 50m freestyle.

Association Football (men) - team lost to Ariddia in the semifinals. Goals were scored by Tales (all the three).

Beach Volleyball (women) - Surprising defeat of Keller and Marítima in the final. They got silver, while the other duet won the bronze medal.

CAFUNDÉU IS THE "KING OF SILVERS"

With an impressive number of silver medals, much more than the other countries have, some citizens started calling Cafundéu the King of Silvers of the Olympic Games. The country sent talented and good athletes, but they seemed very nervous in the decisions.

Camilla Britto, a famous reporter of the city of Espinal, talked to some citizens. She said to one of them: "Do you know that Cafundéu won more silvers than any other country in this Summer Olympics?"

The man, confused, only said: "Err... is that good or bad?"

Camilla couldn't find an answer: "I don't know."

QSNBS
OLYMPIC UPDATE


Day 22 results:

One last chance for a medal before the Women's Football final, saw Qazox come up 2 bike lengths short as the team from Maineiacs (Capparelli/Zuider/Lacroix) beat the team of (Richards/Turin/Holt) 48.475 to 50.083. The ladies still could steal bronze, but a last lap push by Bazalonia eadeged them out by less than 1/2 of a second.

With only 1 day of competition left (ooc yes i know there's 1.5days left, but come on..lol) Qazox's last hopes of medals rests with the ladies of football once again and in Women's Mountain bike.


That's all the competition involving Qazox for now, stay tuned to QSNBS for all your Olympic coverage, including all of Qazox' Football mtaches, live and without interuption.


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Day 23 results are up (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12679045&postcount=46).

"Well, Angie?"

"Well, Nettie?"

"Up for a fourth?"

"Yeah, why not?"

Nettie Ook had an unprecedented third gold. Now she was going for her fourth. But the exertions over recent days proved too much. After a trademark explosive start it looked possible for 300m but she was caught and eventually settled for bronze as Radzinski caught her late on.

***

Meanwhile the Olympic Committee were deciding to let the Wentland fans back in to the wrestling arena. Tony Sinclair's gold was met in near silence from the dozen or so St Samuel fans and Amelia Price was so upset by the lack of noise that she feigned falling asleep whilst Josephine Boone tried - unsuccessfully - to escape from the Price Vice. The situation was not helped by thousands of Wentland fans outside with banners demanding 'Justice For Wentland' and chanting "oo are ya?" every time an opposing delegation entered. At least Sinclair's gold cheered everyone up, when he emerged with it around his neck. Or maybe it was the fact that the team heartthrob was otherwise naked.

Day 23.5 results are up (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12680234&postcount=47).

QSNBS
OLYMPIC UPDATE


Day 23 early results:

DISSAPOINTMENT AND SHOCK

At the Summer Olympics, Qazox' women's team stood an impressive 15-0-0 in competition, until today that is as Ariddia stunned the defending Gold medalists 4-1 to snatch away gold.

But that wasn't the only shcok today as in the women's mountain bike, Coba Turin won gold setting a new Olympic record as well as she dominated the course with a time of 1:57:41. Teammates Denise Richards and Luanne Holt finished well back with times of 2:12:21 and (ooc: guessing a lap is 40 sec or so right?) 2:52:09 respectively.

So add one more gold and a silver to Qazox' total and we get 6 medals, just short of the 7 predicted by our council. 2 of each is a decent improvement, and in 4 years, expect that to at least double.

(ooc to CH: I don't think that i should have been in the Women’s Team Sprint—Final as I lost in the 1st round. I believe that Quakmybush (Mendoza/Núñez/Chandler) (QMB) should have been there instead. Don't wanna steal any medals I didn't rightfully earn.)

LAST MINUTE UPDATE:
Qazox had an athlete competing in the men's marathon, unbeknownst to this reporter. Chris Stoli with a time of 2:22:32 finished 15th.


That's all the competition for Qazox at these games, See you in 4 years.


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(ooc to CH: I don't think that i should have been in the Women’s Team Sprint—Final as I lost in the 1st round. I believe that Quakmybush (Mendoza/Núñez/Chandler) (QMB) should have been there instead. Don't wanna steal any medals I didn't rightfully earn.)
Quakmybush’s time has been added and the medal table altered accordingly. Slani Qs… :p

The rugged mountains of the United Capitalizt States were as unique as any. Perhaps no number could serve as record: each route, each race was unique.

Esther's course was fueled by anger. After falling behind early, she continued feverishly, trying to outlast just one person...just one more, who fell off the pace...

May's was cooler, more controlled. She wove between others, often tilting but never falling.

Lucia's was one of desperation. Sweat flew off her as she fought her way to the finish line, only seconds separating the bikers.

In contrast, the pools were the same worldwide-at least until swimming began. Then, the chaotic waves would interfere on minuscule levels, making every race unique.

Kris shot off the block, his mind crowded with irrelevant concepts. He tried to blur them away-this was the Olympics-which was even more distraction. Pushing onward, he whirled around at the end of the pool, grazing it with his hand. He had practiced well enough to know the distance by feel.

Then he was rushing out, and Taylor leaping in. He tried to conserve his energy, knowing that as the slowest swimmer on the team, he would need the most help in the final spurt. But he was being quickly passed up, and eventually kicked into some newly-discovered reserves around thirty meters in. Amazing himself and anyone else watching by not fading, he continued strongly all the way through.

Ronnie, however, lagged. Even the natural movements of the stroke felt awkward. It was the best he could do to push on, trying to blind himself to the others. But as he exited, he was mentally reviewing how many would qualify.

The water immediately halted Nolan's fidgets. He had not liked waiting that long, of course: he wanted his teammates to swim quickly. But nevertheless, he was in, surging underwater as he fought to catch up with anyone he could, then resurfacing for the final push.

And then? He clambered out, shivering with his teammates, blinking back the water-it was only pool water, after all-as the scores came into view. They'd qualified!

MONOPOLISTS' TWENTY-THIRD DAY RESULTS

Boxing - day of victories for Cafundéu. Karina, Grazielli and Lavínia won the final fights in their categories. Bia lost and got a silver medal.

Association Football (women) - after a difficult game against Estresse Intenso, Cafundéu won the bronze medal.

Canoeing (women) - Bruna Radzinski won the silver medal in the C-1 1000m flatwater competition.

Mountain Bike (women) - Tina finished in the second place and won a silver medal.

Windsurf (women) - Vanessa Justus was by far the best athlete in the competition and won a deserved gold medal.

Day 24 results are up (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12682429&postcount=48).
Now it’s someone else’s turn to host. :p

MONOPOLISTS' LAST DAY RESULTS

Women's 4x400m (women) - Cafundéu's team won the gold medal with a brilliant performance.

Boxing - two more golds: one for Xaiane, and another for Cassiana.

Handball (women) - Cafundéu defeated Ropa-Topia in the final and won the gold medal.

Wrestling - Dema did well in winning a bronze medal in the greco-roman fight.

Association Football (men) - easy win against Reineberg, and a bronze medal to Cafundéu. Goals were scored by Flecha (all the three).

Mountain Bike (men) - silver medal to Ulisses in the competition.

Swimming - two bronze medals for the swimming teams of Cafundéu.

Cafundéu ended in the third position, with 43 gold medals, 53 silver medals and 46 bronze medals.

The COC (Cafundéu's Olympic Comitee) also gave their congratulations to Maineiacs (the winners) and to all the other competitors of this great competition.

From MSPN--


Welcome to our final Olympic update, and here are the last results: Katrina Tully was 9th in Women's 10,000m; Our Men's Track team won a measure of vindication, taking the silver in Men's 4x100m Relay; Matti Hyvarinen won the bronze in Men's Marathon; Rani Bugov got the silver in Women's Boxing Bantamweight division; Elizabeth Nash won the gold in Woemn's Light Heavyweight division; Stanka Ismali got the silver in Women’s Lightweight division; Rose Kent won the gold in Women’s Welterweight division, and Rhonda Reed took the silver in Women's Super Heavyweight division; Irina Spetch got her second medal of these games, winning the gold in Women’s Flatwater C-1 1000; we were 4th in Men’s Flatwater K-4 1000; Svetlana Lossov was 5th in Women’s Flatwater C-1 500; Tammy Ralston won the bronze in Women’s Mountain Bike, and we won the gold in Women’s Team Sprint; Gordon Campbell was 14th in Men's Mountain Bike; we won the bronze in Men’s Rowing Eights; Holly Farmer was 6th in Women’s Windsurfer; Engin Ahmed won the bronze in Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling 84kg division; Navid Gulzar won the gold in Men’s 96kg division; Sergei Andreyev got the bronze in Men's 120kg division; Tresinja Dunja won the bronze in Women's 63kg division; Marina Nikolitis won the bronze in Women's 72kg division; Kieran Harris was 4th in Men’s 10,000 m Freestyle; Sheila Mitchell missed her chance to win a 3rd medal as our Women's Swim team finished 4th in the 4×100 m Medley Relay; we won the silver in Men’s 4×100 m Medley Relay; Lee Koh Sung won the silver in Women's Taekwondo 67kg division; Kim Han Kung won the gold in Men's 80kg division; Chung Sun Mak lost the bronze medal match in Women's over 67kg division; Kim Chung Hee lost in the Repêchage semifinals in the Men's over 80kg division. In the final medal count, Maineiacs finished on top of the medal count with 144 medals: 44 gold, 42 silver, and 58 bronze. MOC President Luther Goran said he was gratified that MOC had decided to send this delegation, and the they were now preparing trials for the next Winter Olympics, tentatively scheduled to be held in Quackmybush. He also promised to request a Senate committee draft a proposal to possibly host the 4th Winter Olympics. Cities being considered are Lake Placid, Quebec City, and Beckley, Potomac Province.

"Well, Ange?"

"Well, Nettie?"

"Ready for a fourth?"

"Yeah, why not?"

Angie Cook had an unprecedented third gold. Now she was going for her fourth. The extra day's rest had done her good. Her rivals expected a blistering start but she hung back. The others exerted themselves nervously, wondering whether she had shot her bold, but at 1000m she broke them with a burst of speed that sent her six seconds clear and cruising for the finish. In the end it was all too easy and the first person to congratulate her was Nettie Ook, pushing her back into the water.

***

No Wentland swimmer had ever made a final. Some considered Mike Shepard's entry into the 10000 a cheap way of doing it. Pick an event without heats and go for it.

With a short distance remaining no-one was thinking that. He was in an astonishing fourth. Agonizingly close to a medal, a matter of seconds away.

Then he found a fourth wind, having had a second and third. On the penultimate touch he overtook a tiring Harris for bronze and in the very last strokes overhauled Zanipolo for silver. Shepard was so exhausted he could not even get out of the pool unassisted and needed reviving before the ceremony.

***

The wrestling finished on a high note. Amelia Price confirmed her promise with a controlled victory over Poriere, Mowersby got the gold he had threatened thanks to an enormous cobra throw and big, beautiful, bouncing, bombastic, babyfaced barbarian Beth Ditto overpowered McEgre for a squashy gold in the Greco Roman heavyweight. No wrestling clean sweep, but representation in every final, and overhalf of all medals being gold...the Blue Streak had converted its chances into success.

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Olympians bid goodbye to Querzakhi

"Outstanding" and "flawless" are some of the glowing adjectives being tossed around to describe the Olympics just concluded in Querzakhi as Kelssek also celebrates a gargantuan medal haul which exceeded all expectations.

Jessica Langton, who picked up a sixth medal with the second place won by the women's medley relay team, was the natural and unquestioned choice to carry the flag at the closing ceremony.

"She has worked hard and it's paid off. Her efforts have been nothing short of inspiring," said chef-de-mission Dennis Parker, "and she is truly an exemplary athlete."

The performance of Kelssek's athletes in Querzakhi was nothing short of extraordinary, however, and in truth all of them, medal winners or not, deserved the honour. The celebration they provoked with their efforts brought the nation together.

And as a dazzling display of lights and pyrotechnics brought the Second Summer Olympiad to a close, speculation is already heating up over where the next edition will be held. While the Kelssekian Olympic Committee has ruled out any bid in the immediate future, other nations are considering bids for the next games. But whereever it is, you can be sure that our winter athletes are itching to make their mark (no, not in the writing-your-name-in-the-snow-without-hands sense).

The COC (Cafundéu's Olympic Comitee) also gave their congratulations to Maineiacs (the winners) and to all the other competitors of this great competition.

To: Chair, COC (Cafundéu Olympic Committee)
From: Luther Goran, President, Maineiacs Olympic Committee (MOC)

Gentlemen:

On behalf of MOC, I wish to thank you for your gracious congratulations to our athletes at these olympics, and extend our congratulations on your team's fine performance. I look forward to our nations competing at the upcoming winter olympics, and, if our proposal to host the 4th Winter Olympiad should come to fruition, I wish to personally extend an invitation to your delegation.

Sincerely,
Luther Goran
President, Maineiacs Olympic Committee

(Great job with this!)

Kris took off, propelling through the water. The ceiling seemed infinitely far away: while crazed fans waved flags in the bleachers, he looked straight up, trying to tune it all out. Like radio waves dissolving into static over long distances, he made waves as he pushed past.

Shane tried to maintain his energy by focusing on the back of the rider in front of him. It worked as planned: he maintained a constant speed throughout the race, but could never get ahead. Languishing in the back, he pressed on. The "glory of competition" still held an indefinite allure.

Taylor felt mediocre or worse. Arching low in the water, he willed himself forward: or backward, as it were, promising to make it up on the return leg. The dangers of relays were all too clear: he knew he couldn't count on his teammates to do the work for him, but controlling his emotion was just as hard.

Henry felt vaguely ashamed at being so close to Caleb. He had not come to be a pacemaker. The emotion built up for miles until finally, he surged ahead. But sprinting could not last long in mountain biking. He reverted to the slower, long-term motions only half-heartedly, with varying speeds that ultimately gave way to a final desperate push across the finish line, a second behind two others neck-and-neck.

Ronnie's exuberant dive in produced bubbles that were swiftly overcome by his powerful strokes. While he remained blissfully oblivious, a twitching Nolan on the deck and watchers worldwide were realizing that he had a chance to medal.

Caleb was exhausted by the time he made it across the finish line, as he had of course expected. He staggered off of his bike, and stood for a moment gripping the handlebars. He relinquished them instantaneously, once he remembered that people were coming from behind him, and dashed out of the route. Slowly uncoiling his hands, he stared down at the handlebar's pattern that was now pressed into them.

Nolan's right ear touched the water with every stroke, but he could not be deafened to the thundering cheers. Not allowing himself to be rapt in the potentiality of victory, or an approximation thereof, he continued, feeling as if his entire life had built to the final stretch.

From the depths of the pool to the heights of the mountains, Zwangzug's competitors on the final day would end right where they began: level on the ground, off of the podium. But it was Nolan who bore the flag in the closing ceremony, and all of the competitors were looking towards the stars.

OC: Many thanks to New Manhattan for the excellent hosting of these Games. I apologize for not posting more (I am using a blackberry for this so it's torture) as I would have developed more story lines. But I did enjoy the rps I could make and I can't imagine the gargantuan effort needed to pull this sort of thing off.