2018 WINTER OLYMPICS (FROM THE GROUND UP)

[OliDegu2008]

2018 WINTER OLYMPICS (FROM THE GROUND UP)

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Here is a quick Q&A to answer some questions.

Q: What does from the ground up mean?
A: This will be a complete simulation of the ENTIRE 2018 Olympic games in chronological order using Robert Chiavini's quick play games. That means from the prelims all the way to the podium!

Q: How will updates occur?
A: As stated above, I will be doing this sim in chronological order starting with the first day of competition February 8th until the Closing Ceremony Sunday, February 25.

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Q: I did not know there were Olympic sims out there?
A: I encourage you, if interested to check out Robert Chiavini's website, a quick google search of his name should get you there! The sim engine for each game is fantastic, each athlete rated true to life as the data comes from the athlete's real life results.

Q: Why the Olympics?
A: The Olympics are the pinnacle of global sport, pride and patriotism and now that I've found a fantastic sim engine, it's go time!

Q: Will you be changing rankings or schedules?
A: No, this will be an as-played replay.

Quick Facts about the 2018 Winter Olympics

• 92 Nations have an athlete representing them in Pyeongchang
• There will be 102 events over 15 disciplines and 7 sports
• 2,922 Athletes will be competing
• Four events will make their Olympic debut in 2018: "big air" snowboarding, mass start speed skating, mixed doubles curling, and mixed team alpine skiing
• The games will be played in 2 cities, Gangneung and Pyeongchang
• The Games will be officially opened by President of South Korea Moon Jae-in
• Russia has been suspended from the games (doping) but selected athletes have been allowed to compete neutrally under the special IOC designation of "Olympic Athletes from Russia" (OAR)

[johnstone1987]

This looks interesting!

[OliDegu2008]

It’s going to be awesome! Thanks for the folo!

[OliDegu2008]

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

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It's been 4 years since the spectacle that was Sochi and people around the World can not wait to witness the start of the 23rd Winter Olympic Games!

With the Opening Ceremony set to take place in the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium Friday, official contests will kickoff Thursday with mixed doubles curling and Men's ski jumping.

This will be the first time mixed doubles curling has been showcased at the Olympics. It's hard to gauge who will emerge with the Gold Medals however Canada is always a safe bet in curling.

Tomorrow's action pits the USA/OAR (Russia), Canada /Norway, South Korea/Finland and China/Switzerland in the first draw.

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The second draw will feature Finland/Switzerland, South Korea/China, OAR/Norway and USA/Canada and will happen later in the evening.

But that's not all, tomorrow will also feature qualifying in Men's ski jumping - the normal hill individual. 57 ski jumpers will take part and only 50 will qualify for the final which will be held February 10.

The field is loaded featuring the 2014 champion and the 2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup leader Kamil Stoch, the 2014 silver medalist Peter Prevc, the 2016–17 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup overall winner Stefan Kraft, as well as the 2010 champion Simon Ammann.

Below is a list of jumpers looking to qualify.

• Alex Insam (Italy)
• Alexey Romashov (OAR)
• Andreas Alamommo (Finland)
• Andreas Stjernen (Norway)
• Andreas Wellinger (Germany)
• Antti Aalto (Finland)
• Artti Aigro (Estonia)
• Casey Larson (United States)
• Čestmír Kožíšek (Czech Republic)
• Choi Se-ou (South Korea)
• Daiki Ito (Japan)
• Daniel-André Tande (Norway)
• Davide Bresadola (Italy)
• Dawid Kubacki (Poland)
• Denis Kornilov (OAR)
• Eetu Nousiainen (Finland)
• Evgeni Klimov (OAR)
• Fatih Arda İpcioğlu (Turkey)
• Federico Cecon (Italy)
• Gregor Deschwanden (Switzerland)
• Gregor Schlierenzauer (Austria)
• Janne Ahonen (Finland)
• Jernej Damjan (Slovenia)
• Johann André Forfang (Norway)
• Jonathan Learoyd (France)
• Junshirō Kobayashi (Japan)
• Kamil Stoch (Poland)
• Karl Geiger (Germany)
• Kevin Bickner (United States)
• Kevin Maltsev (Estonia)
• Kim Hyun-ki (South Korea)
• Maciej Kot (Poland)
• Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (Canada)
• Manuel Fettner (Austria)
• Markus Eisenbichle (Germany)
• Martti Nõmme (Estonia)
• Michael Glasder (United States)
• Michael Hayböck (Austria)
• Mikhail Nazarov (OAR)
• Noriaki Kasai (Japan)
• Peter Prevc (Slovenia)
• Richard Freitag (Germany)
• Robert Johansson (Norway)
• Roman Koudelka (Czech Republic)
• Ryoyu Kobayashi (Japan)
• Sebastian Colloredo (Italy)
• Sergey Tkachenko (Kazakhstan)
• Simon Ammannv(Switzerland)
• Stefan Hula Jr. (Poland)
• Stefan Kraft (Austria)
• Tilen Bartol (Slovenia)
• Timi Zajc (Slovenia)
• Viktor Polášek (Czech Republic)
• Vincent Descombes Sevoie (France)
• Vladimir Zografski (Bulgaria)
• Vojtěch Štursa (Czech Republic)
• William Rhoads (United States)

Norway and Germany both are heavy favorites to have one of their athletes bring home the gold in this competition.

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[OliDegu2008]

2018 Winter Olympics Podiums

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Biathlon

• Women's 7.5 km sprint
• Men's 10 km sprint
• Women's 10 km pursuit
• Men's 12.5 km pursuit
• Women's 15 km individual
• Men's 20 km individual
• Women's 12.5 km mass start
• Men's 15 km mass start
• Mixed 2 x 6 km / 2 x 7.5 km relay
• Women's 4 x 6 km relay
• Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Bobsledding

• Two-man
• Two-woman
• Four-man

Skeleton

• Men's singles
• Women singles

Curling

• Men's tournament
• Women's tournament
• Mixed doubles tournament

Ice hockey

• Men's tournament
• Women's tournament

Luge

• Men's singles
• Women's singles
• Doubles
• Team relay

Figure skating

• Men's singles
• Ladies' singles
• Pair Skating
• Ice Dance
• Team event

Short track speed skating

• Men's 500 metres
• Women's 500 metres
• Men's 1000 metres
• Women's 1000 metres
• Men's 1500 metres
• Women's 1500 metres
• Women's 3000 metre relay
• Men's 5000 metres relay

Speed skating

• Men's 500 metres
• Women's 500 metres
• Men's 1000 metres
• Women's 1000 metres
• Men's 1500 metres
• Women's 1500 metres
• Women's 3000 metres
  Gold - Ireen Wust - Netherlands
  Silver - Martina Sablikova - Czech Republic
  Bronze - Antoinette de Jong - Netherlands
• Men's 5000 metres
• Women's 5000 metres
• Men's 10,000 metres
• Mass start men
• Mass start women
• Team pursuit men
• Team pursuit women

Alpine skiing

• Men's combined
• Women's combined
• Men's downhill
• Women's downhill
• Men's giant slalom
• Women's giant slalom
• Men's slalom
• Women's slalom
• Men's Super-G
• Women's Super-G
• Mixed team event

Cross-country skiing

• Men's skiathlon
• Women's skiathlon
  Gold - Charlotte Kalla - Sweden
  Silver - Marit Bjorgen - Norway
  Bronze - Krista Parmakoski - Finland
• Men's sprint classical
• Women's spring classical
• Women's 10 km freestyle
• Men's 15 km freestyle
• Women's 4 x 5 km relay
• Men's 4 x 10 km relay
• Women's team sprint freestyle
• Men's team spring freestyle
• Women's 30 km mass start classical
• Men's 50 km mass start classical

Freestyle skiing

• Men's aerials
• Women's aerials
• Men's Halfpipe
• Women's Halfpipe
• Men's moguls
• Women's moguls
• Men's ski cross
• Women's ski cross
• Men's ski slopestyle
• Women's ski slopestyle

Nordic combined

• Men's individual normal hill/10 km
• Men's individual large hill/10 km
• Men's team large hill/4 x 5 km

Ski jumping

• Men's individual normal hill
  Gold - Andreas Willinger - Germany
  Silver - Johann Andre Forfang - Norway
  Bronze - Stefan Hula Jr. - Poland
• Women's individual normal hill
• Men's individual large hill
• Women's individual large hill

Snowboarding

• Men's slopestyle
• Women's slopestyle
• Men's halfpipe
• Women's halfpipe
• Men's snowboard cross
• Women's snowboard cross
• Men's big air
• Women's big air
• Men's parallel giant slalom
• Women's parallel giant slalom

[sgf83]

Looking good, I will be following. I love the Olympics.

[OliDegu2008]

Quote: Originally Posted by sgf83

Looking good, I will be following. I love the Olympics.

Thanks SG! Appreciate the folo!

[wiscowilz]

This looks very interesting and very unique.