<![CDATA[IDU Regional Forum - IDU Olympiad]]> https://idugov.com/forum/ Thu, 21 May 2026 16:20:41 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[2025 Lumiere-Atlantis Winter Games Results Thread]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13366 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:58:47 -0600 Democratic Republic Of Eiria]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13366 Day One

Alpine Skiing

Men’s Downhill Ski

Brent van Norberg (Haesan): 1:40.31 [OR]
Vinod Solanki (Darya): 1:41.03
Rouzi Kambarov (Karakhtan): 1:41.65
Osvaldo Del Bosque (Lauchenoiria): 1:42.58
Talwyn Parker (Astoria): 1:42.78
Blake Fèvre (Auria): 1:43.04
Koichi Saito (Misumi): 1:43.65
Alain Colbert (Salad Land): 1:44.41

Chin-Hae Hu (High Fells): 1:44.94
Chimalpopoca (Huenya): 1:45.14
David Hadley (LOM): 1:45.22
Jackson Alvaro (Slokais Islands): 1:45.53
Selby Dawson (Opthelia): 1:46.11
Seon-woo Ok (Pharitaya): 1:46.53
Gordon Moody (Novella Islands): 1:46.57
Dominic Caviglia (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 1:46.58
Sigfrid Bosch (Kerlile): 1:46.60
Joaquin Tenstrike (Lavender Country): 1:46.84
Vicente Havana (Great Tequila Island): 1:46.92
Kiyoshi Roberts (Opthelian Commonwealth Team): 1:47.20
Marwan Doud (Mallacaland): 1:47.43
Maxeine Corubus (Kolda): 1:48.08
Tadeus Zirnis (Eiria): 1:49.45
Arthur Gan (Laeral): 1:49.52
Esteban Cañas (Aredoa): 1:49.71
Kenneth Broussard (Gardavasque): 1:50.24
Tequetzal (Xiomera): 1:51.55

Women's Downhill Ski

Elisa McKey (LOM): 1:40.16 [OR]
Silvē Alard (Auria): 1:40.44 {OR}
Megan Wright (Opthelia): 1:41:50
Masako Mikami (Misumi): 1:41.96
Agatha Stevenson (Salad Land): 1:42.34
Chandra Raihan (Darya): 1:42.75
Eileen Chu (High Fells): 1:42.76
Delphine Pajot (Laeral): 1:43.31

Asena MacClelland (Kerlile): 1:43.59
Dinara Navai (Karakhtan): 1:44.01
Michelle Ing-wen (Gardavasque):1:45.01
Eleanor Wright (Novella Islands): 1:45.90
Judita Ozola (Eiria): 1:45.95
Meg Duncan (Astoria): 1:46.06
Mira Szegedi (Lavender Country): 1:46.26
Alicia Heraldsley (Haesan): 1:46.83
Frida Montelobos (Great Tequila Island): 1:47.33
Ava Hangar (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 1:47.48
Jovie Cantillo (Slokais Islands): 1:47.68
Teresa Avilés (Aredoa): 1:48.18
Alica Almedine (Kolda): 1:48.19
Moyoletzal (Huenya): 1:48.73
Nayara Diaz (Lauchenoiria): 1:49.11
Qadr Sader (Mallacaland): 1:50.35
Tapayaxi (Xiomera): 1:50.53

Men's Combined Ski

Henry Thoraed (LOM): 1:59.96 [OR]
Thevakar Singh (Darya): 2:00.97 {OR}
Yukio Iwata (Misumi): 2:01.18 {OR}
Joel Fox (Astoria): 2:01.30
Davie Hepburn (Opthelian Commonwealth Team): 2:02.05
Julian Delest (Auria): 2:02.83
Julyan Hicks (Opthelia): 2:02.85
Ji-ho Park (Novella Islands): 2:02.88

Cihuanan (Huenya): 2:03.40
Oiva Jusic (Kerlile): 2:03.66
Simon Clarkson (Salad Land): 2:03.69
Amadeo Maglione (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 2:04.14
Stefan Rice (Lavender Country): 2:04.27
Maqsud Sabri (Karakhtan): 2:04.47
Ben Cantillo (Slokais Islands): 2:04.75
Riks Kallas (Eiria): 2:05.87
Joshua Flor de Caña (Great Tequila Island): 2:06.05
Man-shik Du (High Fells): 2:06.31
Seon-woo Ok (Pharitaya): 2:06.42
Renato Echevarria (Lauchenoiria): 2:06.46
Yolhual (Xiomera): 2:06.55
Damián Rebolledo (Aredoa): 2:06.94
Marwan Doud (Mallacaland): 2:07.65
Kenneth Broussard (Gardavasque): 2:07.70
Mongkut Intanon (Refugee Team): 2:07.82
Pierre Wang (Laeral): 2:08.18
Thabiut Beauchamp (Kolda): 2:08.39
Seong-jin Gim (Haesan): 2:09.85

Women's Combined Ski

Masako Mikami (Misumi): 2:00.15 [OR]
Sophie Taylor (Opthelia): 2:00.54 {OR}
Lucy Shelton (High Fells): 2:00.65 {OR}
Elisa Pikard (Auria): 2:01.31
Amannisa Kimsanova (Karakhtan): 2:01.62
Donatella DiGiornali (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 2:03.19
Samantha Xian (Slokais Islands) 2:03.71
Druti Bapodra (Darya): 2:03.85

Miku Sasaki (Novella Islands): 2:04.86
Yayauhqui (Huenya): 2:04.90
Ella Kealoha (Opthelian Commonwealth Team): 2:05.03
Erin Runnells (Astoria): 2:05.20
Junxuan Yang (Laeral): 2:05.38
Anong Intanon (Refugee Team): 2:05.88
Pauline Trudeau (Salad Land): 2:06.32
Iveta Vondrakova (Lavender Country): 2:06.40
Kornēlija Lapsina (Eiria): 2:06.55
Adelaida Caballero (Lauchenoiria): 2:06.73
Waimarie Wildgrube (Kerlile): 2:07.04
Soraya Zaya (Great Tequila Island): 2:07.37
Michelle Ing-wen (Gardavasque): 2:07.39
Sienna Torres (LOM): 2:07.54
Rosalía Montero (Aredoa): 2:08.21
Alicia Heraldsley (Haesan): 2:09.24
Mazahua (Xiomera): 2:09.64

Bobsled

Men's Monobob

Valdir Aleixo (Selifleur): 1:00.61 [OR]
Harry Brown (Opthelia): 1:01.20
Mark Howe (LOM): 1:01.24
Nathan Rogier (Eiria): 1:01.28
Jamal Rockland (Gardavasque): 1:01.77
Seleman Kimathi (Kabo Geshaan): 1:01.81
Wolf Princeton (Lavender Country): 1:02.11
Alejandro Garcia (Huenya): 1:02.11

Emiliano Santera (Great Tequila Island): 1:02.20
Ashur Umidov (Karakhtan): 1:02.80
Rafiur Malik (Andhrapur): 1:02.90
Mecaxiuitl (Xiomera): 1:03.08
Narciso Nabisco (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 1:03.47
Kristaps Piksons (Auria): 1:03.56
Wiley Carter (Salad Land): 1:03.66
Lázaro Balboa (Aredoa): 1:03.66
Khalid Ghanem (Opthelian Commonweath Team): 1:03.70
Leonard Rowland (Novella Islands): 1:03.74
Yaşar Aslan (Serriel): 1:04.01
Jun Wang (Laeral): 1:04.08
Rigoberto Suarez (Lauchenoiria): 1:04.17
Kenichi Amado (Misumi): 1:04.43
Pierre Aubin (Haesan): 1:04.44
David Zheng (Slokais Islands): 1:04.49
Pradit Ketukaeo (Pharitaya): 1:04.68
Hye-jong Ri (High Fells): 1:04.76
Arun Shastri (Darya): 1:05.16
Hamid Rosa (Kerlile): 1:05.21

Women's Monobob

Isabel Lewis (Opthelia): 1:01.75 [OR]
Stella Dupont (Laeral): 1:01.84
Mary Margaret McCleneghan (Gardavasque): 1:01.91
Ieva Kozlova (Eiria): 1:02.51
Misako Matsui (Misumi): 1:03.21
Glenna Jang (Kerlile): 1:04.03
Rozina Tabassum (Andhrapur): 1:04.08
Maral Daureneva (Karakhtan): 1:04.34

Clemencia Diego (Lauchenoiria): 1:04.44
Samantha Garrison (Salad Land): 1:04.52
Ichyaxi (Xiomera): 1:04.60
Masha Hanover (Lavender Country): 1:04.78
Zipactencatl (Huenya): 1:05.59
Zoe Conejos (Great Tequila Island): 1:05.68
Hanife Can (Serriel): 1:05.75
Rani Adhya (Darya): 1:05.78
Amália Maocha (Selifleur): 1:05.85
Soo-jin Jung (Novella Islands): 1:05.85
Manaia Pouri (Auria): 1:05.86
Isabel Peralta (Aredoa): 1:05.95
Tanissa Yoncè (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 1:06.01
Allison DeMille (LOM): 1:06.09
Liah Gatchl (Slokais Islands): 1:06.62
Gyeong-jun Bak (Haesan): 1:06.67
Kanlaya Cherinphon (Pharitaya): 1:06.81
Jemima Kincaid (High Fells): 1:07.29]]> Day One

Alpine Skiing

Men’s Downhill Ski

Brent van Norberg (Haesan): 1:40.31 [OR]
Vinod Solanki (Darya): 1:41.03
Rouzi Kambarov (Karakhtan): 1:41.65
Osvaldo Del Bosque (Lauchenoiria): 1:42.58
Talwyn Parker (Astoria): 1:42.78
Blake Fèvre (Auria): 1:43.04
Koichi Saito (Misumi): 1:43.65
Alain Colbert (Salad Land): 1:44.41

Chin-Hae Hu (High Fells): 1:44.94
Chimalpopoca (Huenya): 1:45.14
David Hadley (LOM): 1:45.22
Jackson Alvaro (Slokais Islands): 1:45.53
Selby Dawson (Opthelia): 1:46.11
Seon-woo Ok (Pharitaya): 1:46.53
Gordon Moody (Novella Islands): 1:46.57
Dominic Caviglia (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 1:46.58
Sigfrid Bosch (Kerlile): 1:46.60
Joaquin Tenstrike (Lavender Country): 1:46.84
Vicente Havana (Great Tequila Island): 1:46.92
Kiyoshi Roberts (Opthelian Commonwealth Team): 1:47.20
Marwan Doud (Mallacaland): 1:47.43
Maxeine Corubus (Kolda): 1:48.08
Tadeus Zirnis (Eiria): 1:49.45
Arthur Gan (Laeral): 1:49.52
Esteban Cañas (Aredoa): 1:49.71
Kenneth Broussard (Gardavasque): 1:50.24
Tequetzal (Xiomera): 1:51.55

Women's Downhill Ski

Elisa McKey (LOM): 1:40.16 [OR]
Silvē Alard (Auria): 1:40.44 {OR}
Megan Wright (Opthelia): 1:41:50
Masako Mikami (Misumi): 1:41.96
Agatha Stevenson (Salad Land): 1:42.34
Chandra Raihan (Darya): 1:42.75
Eileen Chu (High Fells): 1:42.76
Delphine Pajot (Laeral): 1:43.31

Asena MacClelland (Kerlile): 1:43.59
Dinara Navai (Karakhtan): 1:44.01
Michelle Ing-wen (Gardavasque):1:45.01
Eleanor Wright (Novella Islands): 1:45.90
Judita Ozola (Eiria): 1:45.95
Meg Duncan (Astoria): 1:46.06
Mira Szegedi (Lavender Country): 1:46.26
Alicia Heraldsley (Haesan): 1:46.83
Frida Montelobos (Great Tequila Island): 1:47.33
Ava Hangar (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 1:47.48
Jovie Cantillo (Slokais Islands): 1:47.68
Teresa Avilés (Aredoa): 1:48.18
Alica Almedine (Kolda): 1:48.19
Moyoletzal (Huenya): 1:48.73
Nayara Diaz (Lauchenoiria): 1:49.11
Qadr Sader (Mallacaland): 1:50.35
Tapayaxi (Xiomera): 1:50.53

Men's Combined Ski

Henry Thoraed (LOM): 1:59.96 [OR]
Thevakar Singh (Darya): 2:00.97 {OR}
Yukio Iwata (Misumi): 2:01.18 {OR}
Joel Fox (Astoria): 2:01.30
Davie Hepburn (Opthelian Commonwealth Team): 2:02.05
Julian Delest (Auria): 2:02.83
Julyan Hicks (Opthelia): 2:02.85
Ji-ho Park (Novella Islands): 2:02.88

Cihuanan (Huenya): 2:03.40
Oiva Jusic (Kerlile): 2:03.66
Simon Clarkson (Salad Land): 2:03.69
Amadeo Maglione (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 2:04.14
Stefan Rice (Lavender Country): 2:04.27
Maqsud Sabri (Karakhtan): 2:04.47
Ben Cantillo (Slokais Islands): 2:04.75
Riks Kallas (Eiria): 2:05.87
Joshua Flor de Caña (Great Tequila Island): 2:06.05
Man-shik Du (High Fells): 2:06.31
Seon-woo Ok (Pharitaya): 2:06.42
Renato Echevarria (Lauchenoiria): 2:06.46
Yolhual (Xiomera): 2:06.55
Damián Rebolledo (Aredoa): 2:06.94
Marwan Doud (Mallacaland): 2:07.65
Kenneth Broussard (Gardavasque): 2:07.70
Mongkut Intanon (Refugee Team): 2:07.82
Pierre Wang (Laeral): 2:08.18
Thabiut Beauchamp (Kolda): 2:08.39
Seong-jin Gim (Haesan): 2:09.85

Women's Combined Ski

Masako Mikami (Misumi): 2:00.15 [OR]
Sophie Taylor (Opthelia): 2:00.54 {OR}
Lucy Shelton (High Fells): 2:00.65 {OR}
Elisa Pikard (Auria): 2:01.31
Amannisa Kimsanova (Karakhtan): 2:01.62
Donatella DiGiornali (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 2:03.19
Samantha Xian (Slokais Islands) 2:03.71
Druti Bapodra (Darya): 2:03.85

Miku Sasaki (Novella Islands): 2:04.86
Yayauhqui (Huenya): 2:04.90
Ella Kealoha (Opthelian Commonwealth Team): 2:05.03
Erin Runnells (Astoria): 2:05.20
Junxuan Yang (Laeral): 2:05.38
Anong Intanon (Refugee Team): 2:05.88
Pauline Trudeau (Salad Land): 2:06.32
Iveta Vondrakova (Lavender Country): 2:06.40
Kornēlija Lapsina (Eiria): 2:06.55
Adelaida Caballero (Lauchenoiria): 2:06.73
Waimarie Wildgrube (Kerlile): 2:07.04
Soraya Zaya (Great Tequila Island): 2:07.37
Michelle Ing-wen (Gardavasque): 2:07.39
Sienna Torres (LOM): 2:07.54
Rosalía Montero (Aredoa): 2:08.21
Alicia Heraldsley (Haesan): 2:09.24
Mazahua (Xiomera): 2:09.64

Bobsled

Men's Monobob

Valdir Aleixo (Selifleur): 1:00.61 [OR]
Harry Brown (Opthelia): 1:01.20
Mark Howe (LOM): 1:01.24
Nathan Rogier (Eiria): 1:01.28
Jamal Rockland (Gardavasque): 1:01.77
Seleman Kimathi (Kabo Geshaan): 1:01.81
Wolf Princeton (Lavender Country): 1:02.11
Alejandro Garcia (Huenya): 1:02.11

Emiliano Santera (Great Tequila Island): 1:02.20
Ashur Umidov (Karakhtan): 1:02.80
Rafiur Malik (Andhrapur): 1:02.90
Mecaxiuitl (Xiomera): 1:03.08
Narciso Nabisco (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 1:03.47
Kristaps Piksons (Auria): 1:03.56
Wiley Carter (Salad Land): 1:03.66
Lázaro Balboa (Aredoa): 1:03.66
Khalid Ghanem (Opthelian Commonweath Team): 1:03.70
Leonard Rowland (Novella Islands): 1:03.74
Yaşar Aslan (Serriel): 1:04.01
Jun Wang (Laeral): 1:04.08
Rigoberto Suarez (Lauchenoiria): 1:04.17
Kenichi Amado (Misumi): 1:04.43
Pierre Aubin (Haesan): 1:04.44
David Zheng (Slokais Islands): 1:04.49
Pradit Ketukaeo (Pharitaya): 1:04.68
Hye-jong Ri (High Fells): 1:04.76
Arun Shastri (Darya): 1:05.16
Hamid Rosa (Kerlile): 1:05.21

Women's Monobob

Isabel Lewis (Opthelia): 1:01.75 [OR]
Stella Dupont (Laeral): 1:01.84
Mary Margaret McCleneghan (Gardavasque): 1:01.91
Ieva Kozlova (Eiria): 1:02.51
Misako Matsui (Misumi): 1:03.21
Glenna Jang (Kerlile): 1:04.03
Rozina Tabassum (Andhrapur): 1:04.08
Maral Daureneva (Karakhtan): 1:04.34

Clemencia Diego (Lauchenoiria): 1:04.44
Samantha Garrison (Salad Land): 1:04.52
Ichyaxi (Xiomera): 1:04.60
Masha Hanover (Lavender Country): 1:04.78
Zipactencatl (Huenya): 1:05.59
Zoe Conejos (Great Tequila Island): 1:05.68
Hanife Can (Serriel): 1:05.75
Rani Adhya (Darya): 1:05.78
Amália Maocha (Selifleur): 1:05.85
Soo-jin Jung (Novella Islands): 1:05.85
Manaia Pouri (Auria): 1:05.86
Isabel Peralta (Aredoa): 1:05.95
Tanissa Yoncè (Ecclesiastical Dominions): 1:06.01
Allison DeMille (LOM): 1:06.09
Liah Gatchl (Slokais Islands): 1:06.62
Gyeong-jun Bak (Haesan): 1:06.67
Kanlaya Cherinphon (Pharitaya): 1:06.81
Jemima Kincaid (High Fells): 1:07.29]]> <![CDATA[2025 Lumiere-Atlantis Winter Olympiad General Thread]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13365 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:06:26 -0600 Democratic Republic Of Eiria]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13365 “Although we are separated by a sea, we will always be united by two things that are far stronger: blood and culture.” - Jakelēn Albrīt, 30th Chancellor of Eiria

“A shared language is just the start of everyone we share with our cousins across the strait. I hope we can find it in our hearts to rebuild the bridge that once connected our nations, for the betterment of our collective future.” - Prince Andreu Laurent of Lei Laukjelasei

—

The air in Atlantis could only be described as electric.

Thousands of athletes, tourists, and volunteers had descended upon the city's crowded streets, filling out around the river area as the afternoon dragged on. Local performers, buskers and artists could be seen on every street corner, attempting to earn a quick Lunen or two from tourists hungry for a sampling of Eirian culture. All day, the city’s famous theaters had been sold out, the bars packed, and the parks filled with spectators hoping to get a glimpse of the main event.

Suddenly, the city's bells rang out the hour, causing the raucous noise of downtown to fade to hurried whispers. Down on the river, a squad of jet skis and small boats came rushing down towards the coast, changing various formations in close maneuvers that left the audience breathless. On the river’s banks, groups of dancers and gymnasts covered in prōtint body art timed acrobatic acts to the beat of E-O rock music blaring from nearby speakers. Spectators were left wondering where to look as the spectacle continued on, slowing down as the sound of the Winter Olympiad’s orchestral theme grew louder and louder from further upriver.

Around the curve of the river, a flotilla of boats came into view, earning cheers from the massive crowd. Each craft carried athletes and dignitaries of the various nations participating in the first Winter Olympiad, who all waved at the exuberant crowds cheering them on. Flags of various nations and even some supranational organizations (including the Opthelian Commonwealth’s four-color banner and the blue and white flag of the Union of Caxcanan States) rippled in the wind. From the top deck of the lead boat, Chancellor Stendē stood watch over the Olympic Torch, dressed head to toe in designer jewelry and a sturdy deep blue halar that matched her nation’s athletes. 

As fans applauded and shouted well-wishes, the boats carrying representatives from 32 Olympic Committees sailed westwards into the sun, leaving the Eirian cultural capital behind for the second host city of the first Winter Olympiad.

—

Upon their arrival in Lumiere, these athletes and dignitaries were received with a similarly warm welcome, with Aurians and tourists alike throwing flowers and other gifts over the crowd barriers as each boat dropped off its passengers. The parade of nations proceeded from the river drop-off point towards Sophie the Brave Memorial Stadium, where another large crowd celebrated their arrival.

As this parade inched towards the stadium, the rest of the Opening Ceremony’s theatrics began. Dozens of performers on rollerskates rolled into the center of the stadium, forming dizzying patterns and performing intricate dances to the tune of Auria’s national ballet, “The River Finch.” As the skaters dispersed, volunteers quickly moved a platform into place, setting the stage for a heartwrenching and emotional performance by Aurian pop vocalist AmaLija that commemorated those lost during the Aurian Civil War.

After AmaLija finished her performance, the stadium was quickly filled with dancers dressed in traditional Aurian winter garb. As the music changed to a more upbeat tone, high-tech projectors cast images of Auria’s natural landscapes and environmental wonders on the floor of the stadium, forming a beautiful canvas for the dancers to waltz across. The special soundtrack composed for the ceremony continued to shift as the dancers changed styles and movements, ranging from fast pair dancing to large group rounds. 

As the dancers dispersed and the music faded, all lights turned to the stadium’s main box, where Queen Katherina I and Chancellor Stendē waited for the crowds to quiet down.

“Good evening, my fellow Aurians and honored guests alike.” The young monarch's mezzo-soprano voice resounded through the stadium as she spoke in Eirian, waiting for the English translation to finish before continuing. “We are gathered here today to celebrate a truly remarkable thing: international cooperation.”

Stendē spoke up, the rehearsed speech clearly having been written to match the speaking patterns of both heads of state. “In our present day of tension and conflict, cooperation can be hard to come by. Petty rivalries, shifting loyalties and internal strife can make it difficult to find any sort of unity in the chaos of the world.”

“But that is exactly what we are here to do,” the Queen said, her crown glittering in the spotlights. “Today, we gather here to celebrate a universal side of humanity, one that will allow us to put aside our hatred and overcome our grievances for the greater good. As it encourages us to push ourselves to the absolute limit of our human abilities, sport gives us the chance to overlook our own dividing lines and see each other for our own excellence.”

“While it may seem counterproductive that competition is the key to unity, there is no better way to bring people together than a common interest.” The Eirian leader smiled, clearly feeding off of the energy of the crowd. “The camaraderie that we will see across the snow and ice over the next few weeks will bridge the divide between athletes and fans from all sides of the world, building connections beyond our national borders.”

“This connection, this spirit built through coordination and cooperation, is something that cannot be easily erased.” Katherina coolly examined the stadium. “The bonds we forge, both here and in Eiria, will reaffirm our global commitment to peaceful cooperation through sport. Whether through good sportsmanship, honest conversation or cultural exchange, the legacy of this Olympiad will be one of glorious friendship and unparalleled glory.”

As the two leaders continued to speak, a line of Eirian and Aurian athletes, officials and celebrities were each taking a turn carrying the Olympic Torch from one side of the Stadium to the other, approaching the two-torch cauldron as Stendē and the Queen rounded off their speech.

“No matter what happens during these games, it will be said that this Olympiad marked a new chapter in international sport and a new era in international cooperation.” Stendē took a pause to let the final member of the relay grab the torch. “Now, without further ado…”

With commanding voices that echoed throughout the stadium, both leaders spoke the last line of the address.

“Mōs da dauz dei oner uvret leis jeusei deile unaš Olimpijad Ēver!”

It gives us great honor to open the Games of the First Winter Olympiad!

With a flood of cheering and applause, the Queen and Chancellor shook hands and raised their fists. When the crowd had gotten slightly quieter, Katherina gestured to the entrance to the stadium with a grin. “Now, we present our magnificent athletes!”]]> “Although we are separated by a sea, we will always be united by two things that are far stronger: blood and culture.” - Jakelēn Albrīt, 30th Chancellor of Eiria

“A shared language is just the start of everyone we share with our cousins across the strait. I hope we can find it in our hearts to rebuild the bridge that once connected our nations, for the betterment of our collective future.” - Prince Andreu Laurent of Lei Laukjelasei

—

The air in Atlantis could only be described as electric.

Thousands of athletes, tourists, and volunteers had descended upon the city's crowded streets, filling out around the river area as the afternoon dragged on. Local performers, buskers and artists could be seen on every street corner, attempting to earn a quick Lunen or two from tourists hungry for a sampling of Eirian culture. All day, the city’s famous theaters had been sold out, the bars packed, and the parks filled with spectators hoping to get a glimpse of the main event.

Suddenly, the city's bells rang out the hour, causing the raucous noise of downtown to fade to hurried whispers. Down on the river, a squad of jet skis and small boats came rushing down towards the coast, changing various formations in close maneuvers that left the audience breathless. On the river’s banks, groups of dancers and gymnasts covered in prōtint body art timed acrobatic acts to the beat of E-O rock music blaring from nearby speakers. Spectators were left wondering where to look as the spectacle continued on, slowing down as the sound of the Winter Olympiad’s orchestral theme grew louder and louder from further upriver.

Around the curve of the river, a flotilla of boats came into view, earning cheers from the massive crowd. Each craft carried athletes and dignitaries of the various nations participating in the first Winter Olympiad, who all waved at the exuberant crowds cheering them on. Flags of various nations and even some supranational organizations (including the Opthelian Commonwealth’s four-color banner and the blue and white flag of the Union of Caxcanan States) rippled in the wind. From the top deck of the lead boat, Chancellor Stendē stood watch over the Olympic Torch, dressed head to toe in designer jewelry and a sturdy deep blue halar that matched her nation’s athletes. 

As fans applauded and shouted well-wishes, the boats carrying representatives from 32 Olympic Committees sailed westwards into the sun, leaving the Eirian cultural capital behind for the second host city of the first Winter Olympiad.

—

Upon their arrival in Lumiere, these athletes and dignitaries were received with a similarly warm welcome, with Aurians and tourists alike throwing flowers and other gifts over the crowd barriers as each boat dropped off its passengers. The parade of nations proceeded from the river drop-off point towards Sophie the Brave Memorial Stadium, where another large crowd celebrated their arrival.

As this parade inched towards the stadium, the rest of the Opening Ceremony’s theatrics began. Dozens of performers on rollerskates rolled into the center of the stadium, forming dizzying patterns and performing intricate dances to the tune of Auria’s national ballet, “The River Finch.” As the skaters dispersed, volunteers quickly moved a platform into place, setting the stage for a heartwrenching and emotional performance by Aurian pop vocalist AmaLija that commemorated those lost during the Aurian Civil War.

After AmaLija finished her performance, the stadium was quickly filled with dancers dressed in traditional Aurian winter garb. As the music changed to a more upbeat tone, high-tech projectors cast images of Auria’s natural landscapes and environmental wonders on the floor of the stadium, forming a beautiful canvas for the dancers to waltz across. The special soundtrack composed for the ceremony continued to shift as the dancers changed styles and movements, ranging from fast pair dancing to large group rounds. 

As the dancers dispersed and the music faded, all lights turned to the stadium’s main box, where Queen Katherina I and Chancellor Stendē waited for the crowds to quiet down.

“Good evening, my fellow Aurians and honored guests alike.” The young monarch's mezzo-soprano voice resounded through the stadium as she spoke in Eirian, waiting for the English translation to finish before continuing. “We are gathered here today to celebrate a truly remarkable thing: international cooperation.”

Stendē spoke up, the rehearsed speech clearly having been written to match the speaking patterns of both heads of state. “In our present day of tension and conflict, cooperation can be hard to come by. Petty rivalries, shifting loyalties and internal strife can make it difficult to find any sort of unity in the chaos of the world.”

“But that is exactly what we are here to do,” the Queen said, her crown glittering in the spotlights. “Today, we gather here to celebrate a universal side of humanity, one that will allow us to put aside our hatred and overcome our grievances for the greater good. As it encourages us to push ourselves to the absolute limit of our human abilities, sport gives us the chance to overlook our own dividing lines and see each other for our own excellence.”

“While it may seem counterproductive that competition is the key to unity, there is no better way to bring people together than a common interest.” The Eirian leader smiled, clearly feeding off of the energy of the crowd. “The camaraderie that we will see across the snow and ice over the next few weeks will bridge the divide between athletes and fans from all sides of the world, building connections beyond our national borders.”

“This connection, this spirit built through coordination and cooperation, is something that cannot be easily erased.” Katherina coolly examined the stadium. “The bonds we forge, both here and in Eiria, will reaffirm our global commitment to peaceful cooperation through sport. Whether through good sportsmanship, honest conversation or cultural exchange, the legacy of this Olympiad will be one of glorious friendship and unparalleled glory.”

As the two leaders continued to speak, a line of Eirian and Aurian athletes, officials and celebrities were each taking a turn carrying the Olympic Torch from one side of the Stadium to the other, approaching the two-torch cauldron as Stendē and the Queen rounded off their speech.

“No matter what happens during these games, it will be said that this Olympiad marked a new chapter in international sport and a new era in international cooperation.” Stendē took a pause to let the final member of the relay grab the torch. “Now, without further ado…”

With commanding voices that echoed throughout the stadium, both leaders spoke the last line of the address.

“Mōs da dauz dei oner uvret leis jeusei deile unaš Olimpijad Ēver!”

It gives us great honor to open the Games of the First Winter Olympiad!

With a flood of cheering and applause, the Queen and Chancellor shook hands and raised their fists. When the crowd had gotten slightly quieter, Katherina gestured to the entrance to the stadium with a grin. “Now, we present our magnificent athletes!”]]> <![CDATA[2025 Olympics Registration Thread]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2494 Wed, 07 May 2025 21:37:26 -0500 Haesan]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2494 2025 Summer Olympics in Suyang, Haesan along with the 2026 Winter Olympics cohosted by Lumeire, Auria and Atlantis, Eiria are now open!  With 220 events in total, the two Olympics will feature nearly double the events of the 2023 Hanshui Olympics (113 events), and the Summer Olympics alone will be the largest single Olympics to date by event count with 154 events.  We are excited to be rolling out a completely new computational system for this event to make an Olympics of this scale a reality.

We are pleased to announce the following new categories of events:

Summer Olympics
  • Artistic Swimming
  • Badminton
  • Beach Volleyball
  • Boxing
  • Canoeing
  • Cricket
  • Drywall Ball
  • Football (Soccer)
  • Golf
  • Hockey (Field)
  • Rowing
  • Rugby Sevens
  • Shooting
  • Squash
  • Sport Climbing
  • Taekwondo
  • Volleyball
Winter Olympics
  • Cross-Country Ski
  • Freestyle Ski
  • Snowboarding
 
Additional events have also been added to many returning event categories across the summer and winter games, with the notable return of field events to athletics for the first time since Shuell 2019.

This is a tremendous leap for the games, however, in order to manage the immense computational load this event will require to run successfully, prompt and accurate submission forms are extremely important.  The deadline for submissions will be July 27 but we recommend starting your form as soon as possible, especially if you have puppet nations who you want to submit for.  Submitting a full slate of athletes, as for nations in real life, will be a bit of an ordeal, and we expect that only the most dedicated and well resourced nations will be able to do so.  It is totally ok for nations to only enter in a subset of events and leave the remaining entries blank.  This is somewhat expected and may even be encouraged for RP fidelity, especially with smaller nations.

The roster submission process is as follows:

  1. Copy a version of this Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing
     
  2. Add names of contestants to the "Athlete(s)" column, taking into mind the following rules as you do so:
  • If an event is followed by a number in parentheses (e.g., "(2)") it requires that number of athletes listed to enter in that event.  Athlete names should be separated by commas.
  • If an event is followed by the word "Team" in parentheses, a team name should be provided.
  • If an event is not followed by a parenthetical, the name of a single individual should be provided.
  • Names should be provided in Western style, with surnames last (Hae-rin Lee (correct) v. Lee Hae-rin (incorrect)).
  • If an event has a detail in brackets (e.g., "[Song]"), it is optional flavor that is recommended to be provided alongside your entry.  If you would like to add flavor or detail to these entries (or other entries), please use square brackets to indicate that it is not essential to your entry.
      3. Add ratings for each entry where you are submitting a roster.
  • Overall ratings are shared across the summer and winter games, combined they must sum to zero or less.
  • Each rating must be between -50 and 50.
  • In order to minimize spread-related shenanigans (i.e. putting 50 for half of entries and -50 for the remainder), the standard deviation of your entries must be less than 33.  The standard deviation is conveniently calculated for you in cell B279. 
      4. Review your entry sheet and ensure you have followed the rules and regulations above.

      5. Submit the link to your finished registration sheet in a reply on this forum by the deadline.  Be sure you've turned on sharing via link!
      Please additionally provide the following information in your submit message:
  • Nation 
  • Trigram
  • Puppet Status of Submitting Nation
  • Priority Ranking of Puppet (only needed if submitting with multiple puppets, ties are allowed)

This is definitely a slightly more complicated submission ruleset than in prior iterations, but this is a result of each sheet needing to be formulaically scraped by code.  Standardizing the forms in this way makes the import process significantly easier, as each specific quirk of each nation's names would otherwise need to be manually coded in.  As such, we ask for your compliance if your submission may require slight alterations.  Of course, failure to comply with clerical requests by the governing Olympic committee may result in sanctions against violating parties.

We look forward to seeing your submissions and to a fun and historic Fourth IDU Olympic Games!]]> 2025 Summer Olympics in Suyang, Haesan along with the 2026 Winter Olympics cohosted by Lumeire, Auria and Atlantis, Eiria are now open!  With 220 events in total, the two Olympics will feature nearly double the events of the 2023 Hanshui Olympics (113 events), and the Summer Olympics alone will be the largest single Olympics to date by event count with 154 events.  We are excited to be rolling out a completely new computational system for this event to make an Olympics of this scale a reality.

We are pleased to announce the following new categories of events:

Summer Olympics
  • Artistic Swimming
  • Badminton
  • Beach Volleyball
  • Boxing
  • Canoeing
  • Cricket
  • Drywall Ball
  • Football (Soccer)
  • Golf
  • Hockey (Field)
  • Rowing
  • Rugby Sevens
  • Shooting
  • Squash
  • Sport Climbing
  • Taekwondo
  • Volleyball
Winter Olympics
  • Cross-Country Ski
  • Freestyle Ski
  • Snowboarding
 
Additional events have also been added to many returning event categories across the summer and winter games, with the notable return of field events to athletics for the first time since Shuell 2019.

This is a tremendous leap for the games, however, in order to manage the immense computational load this event will require to run successfully, prompt and accurate submission forms are extremely important.  The deadline for submissions will be July 27 but we recommend starting your form as soon as possible, especially if you have puppet nations who you want to submit for.  Submitting a full slate of athletes, as for nations in real life, will be a bit of an ordeal, and we expect that only the most dedicated and well resourced nations will be able to do so.  It is totally ok for nations to only enter in a subset of events and leave the remaining entries blank.  This is somewhat expected and may even be encouraged for RP fidelity, especially with smaller nations.

The roster submission process is as follows:

  1. Copy a version of this Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing
     
  2. Add names of contestants to the "Athlete(s)" column, taking into mind the following rules as you do so:
  • If an event is followed by a number in parentheses (e.g., "(2)") it requires that number of athletes listed to enter in that event.  Athlete names should be separated by commas.
  • If an event is followed by the word "Team" in parentheses, a team name should be provided.
  • If an event is not followed by a parenthetical, the name of a single individual should be provided.
  • Names should be provided in Western style, with surnames last (Hae-rin Lee (correct) v. Lee Hae-rin (incorrect)).
  • If an event has a detail in brackets (e.g., "[Song]"), it is optional flavor that is recommended to be provided alongside your entry.  If you would like to add flavor or detail to these entries (or other entries), please use square brackets to indicate that it is not essential to your entry.
      3. Add ratings for each entry where you are submitting a roster.
  • Overall ratings are shared across the summer and winter games, combined they must sum to zero or less.
  • Each rating must be between -50 and 50.
  • In order to minimize spread-related shenanigans (i.e. putting 50 for half of entries and -50 for the remainder), the standard deviation of your entries must be less than 33.  The standard deviation is conveniently calculated for you in cell B279. 
      4. Review your entry sheet and ensure you have followed the rules and regulations above.

      5. Submit the link to your finished registration sheet in a reply on this forum by the deadline.  Be sure you've turned on sharing via link!
      Please additionally provide the following information in your submit message:
  • Nation 
  • Trigram
  • Puppet Status of Submitting Nation
  • Priority Ranking of Puppet (only needed if submitting with multiple puppets, ties are allowed)

This is definitely a slightly more complicated submission ruleset than in prior iterations, but this is a result of each sheet needing to be formulaically scraped by code.  Standardizing the forms in this way makes the import process significantly easier, as each specific quirk of each nation's names would otherwise need to be manually coded in.  As such, we ask for your compliance if your submission may require slight alterations.  Of course, failure to comply with clerical requests by the governing Olympic committee may result in sanctions against violating parties.

We look forward to seeing your submissions and to a fun and historic Fourth IDU Olympic Games!]]> <![CDATA[2023 Hanshui Olympics Results Thread (IC)]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2405 Mon, 22 May 2023 21:46:16 -0500 Laeral]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2405 Day One

In softball, the Mallacaland Lionesses are having a remarkable run, currently on top of Group D, even eking out a 4-3 victory over the favored Yazd Vixens of Lehvant. The famous Mallacaland Lions, however, whose underdog medal victory in 2021 catapulted them to stardom, are off to a slow start after a draw against the unknown Eiria Cannons. 

In the same baseball group, the Xiomera Rifles, considered strong medal contenders, are also struggling to find their footing after a draw against the Laeral Golden Monkeys and an upset loss to Opthelia. The Haesan Comets, however, are performing well in both sports in their first Olympic appearance. And in archery, athletes representing a variety of nations snatched medals, in four cases matching or breaking prior Olympic records.

Men’s Archery

Nick Simmons (Sanctaria): 715 [OR]
Julien Zarabi (Lehvant): 712 {T-OR}
Jean-Pierre Paskal (Wosteasque): 704

Efe Doreli (Serriel): 701
Jakob Simonsen (Grundhavn): 696
Han Chung-hee (Haesan): 696
Chen Hanmin (Laeral): 696
Felipe Arquero (Grand Tequila Islands): 681
Anichel (Xiomera): 677
Bradford Ruskin (Novella Islands): 675
Chuaypi (Huenya): 665
Kanda Shiro (Lao Sangsong): 664
Kim Tae-yeon (High Fells): 658
Wolf Brock (Opthelia): 653
Henry Lawrence-Strods(Eiria): 652
Jimmy Greyson (Greater Acadia): 645
Vincent Fairchild (LOM): 645
Hoyt Aimwell (Gardavasque): 640
Kasper Wuopio (Zongongia): 638
Teofilo Soto (Lauchenoiria): 626
Raseo (Milintica): 616
Rick Oldport (Azaffran): 612
Nevada Ocampo (Slokais Islands): 610

Women’s Archery

Jang Su-mi (Haesan): 724 [OR]
Isabella Amina  (Wosteasque): 722 {OR}
Catli (Xiomera): 716 {OR}

Maria Williams (Sanctaria): 705
Sonja Wulff (Grundhavn): 704
Minenhle Flanagan (Kerlile): 691
Amélie Kazemi (Lehvant): 684
Jaqueline Durand (Eiria): 675
Emelia Ballesta (Great Tequila Island): 672
Inès Jacquier (Laeral): 670
Hannah Baxter (LOM): 669
Juliette Ross (High Fells): 667
Sanem Olgun (Serriel): 661
Capanopo (Huenya): 659
Hope Scrivenor (Opthelia): 658
Clarissa Johnston (Greater Acadia): 649
Azuma Saki (Lao Sansong): 648
Christine Trainer (Azaffran): 647
Jessica Fletcher (Gardavasque): 646
Jordana Glass (Lauchenoiria): 645
Sybil Ayers (Novella Islands): 637
Benedicte Heimissdotter (Zongongia): 635
Harper Chiu (Slokais Islands): 626
Tollssuyo (Milintica): 610

Team Archery
Tilatoa/Olli (Xiomera): 1973
Efe Doreli/Sanem Olgun (Serriel): 1958
Lewis Parsons/Jennifer Collins (Sanctaria): 1932

Rick Oldport/Christine Trainer (Azaffran): 1919
Reinhard Chiu/Monique Wu (Novella Islands): 1917
Hoyt Aimwell/Jessica Fletcher (Gardavasque): 1914
Chen Hanmin/Inès Jacquier (Laeral): 1879
Jaqueline Durand/Devon Durand (Eiria): 1865
Arquero/Ballesta (Great Tequila Island): 1863
Azuma Saki, Kanda Shiro (Lao Sansong): 1862
Julien Zarabi/Amélie Kazemi (Lehvant): 1860
Jakob Simonsen/Sonja Wulff (Grundhavn): 1842
Graham Fairclough/Opal Battle (Opthelia): 1837
Jang Su-mi/Park Jun-hyeok (Haesan): 1832
Mogens Nurmi / Ilmi Ulfsdotter (Zongongia): 1832
Teofilo Soto / Jordana Glass (Lauchenoiria): 1822
Nevada Ocampo/Harper Chiu (Slokais Islands): 1799
Ian Erling / Yehuda Soma (Wosteasque): 1782
Kim Tae-yeon/Juliette Ross (High Fells): 1751

Men’s Baseball

Groups
Each team will play each other team in each group. The top four teams after tomorrow's games will advance to the knockout rounds.

Group A:
Grundhavn Eagles 
Black Hairstreaks (LAU) 
Kerlile Elephants 
High Fells Defenders 
Huenyan Pride Team 
Jezairé Foxes (LHV) 

Early Group Stage Games:
Grundhavn Eagles def. Black Hairstreaks (LAU) 4-3
High Fells Defenders def. Grundhavn Eagles 7-3
Jezairé Foxes (LHV) def. Grundhavn Eagles 10-3
High Fells Defenders def. Black Hairstreaks (LAU) 9-1
Jezairé Foxes (LHV) def. Black Hairstreaks (LAU) 8-5
Huenyan Pride Team def. Kerlile Elephants 7-2
Huenyan Pride Team def. High Fells Defenders 6-2
Huenyan Pride Team draw Jezairé Foxes (LHV) 4-4

Standings:
Jezairé Foxes (LHV) 7
Huanyan Pride Team 7
High Fells Defenders 6
Grundhavn Eagles 3
Kerlile Elephants 0
Black Hairstreaks (LAU) 0

Group B:
Novella Islands 
Haesan Comets 
Wosteaque Panthers 
Serriel Desert Falcons 
LOM Sharks 
Milintica Red Vanguard Team 

Early Group Stage Games:
Haesan Comets def. Novella Islands 10-4
Novella Islands def. Serriel Desert Falcons 5-1
Milintica Red Vanguard Team def Novella Islands 8-3
Haesan Comets def. Serriel Desert Falcons 8-4
Milintica Red Vanguard Team def. Haesan Comets 5-1
LOM Sharks def. Wosteaque Panthers 5-2
LOM Sharks def. Serriel Desert Falcons 10-3
Milintica Red Vanguard Team def. LOM Sharks 4-1

Standings:
Milintica Red Vanguard Team 9
LOM Sharks 6
Haesan Comets 6
Novella Islands 3
Wosteaque Panthers 0
Serriel Desert Falcons 0

Group C:
Eiria Cannons 
Opthelia 
Xiomera Bombers 
Azaffran Blaze 
Slokais Blue Hammers  
Mallacaland Lions
Laeral Golden Monkeys

Early Group Stage Games:
Opthelia def. Eiria Cannons 8-5
Eiria Cannons def. Azaffran Blaze 1-0
Eiria Cannons draw Mallacaland Lions 5-5
Opthelia def. Xiomera Bombers 5-2
Slokais Blue Hammers def. Opthelia 5-3
Opthelia draw Laeral Golden Monkeys 0-0
Xiomera Bombers def. Slokais Blue Hammers 6-5
Xiomera Bombers draw Laeral Golden Monkeys 4-4
Slokais Blue Hammers draw Laeral Golden Monkeys 2-2
Mallacaland Lions def. Azaffran Blaze 6-1

Standings:
Opthelia 7
Mallacaland Lions 4
Slokais Blue Hammers 4
Eiria Cannons 4
Xiomera Bombers 4
Laeral Golden Monkeys 3
Azaffran Blaze 0

Group D:
Pontifex Patriots (SCT) 
Gardavasque Loyals 
Los Tomateros (GTI)
Zongongian Penguins 
Yellow Tigers (LSS) 
Greater Acadia

Early Group Stage Games:
Gardavasque Loyals def. Pontifex Patriots (SCT) 5-4
Pontifex Patriots (SCT) def. Zongongian Penguins 6-5
Greater Acadia def. Pontifex Patriots (SCT) 4-0
Gardavasque Loyals def. Zongongian Penguins 5-3
Greater Acadia def. Gardavasque Loyals 5-3
Los Tomateros (GTI) def. Yellow Tigers (LSS) 5-4
Yellow Tigers (LSS) def. Zongongian Penguins 5-3
Greater Acadia def. Yellow Tigers (LSS) 4-3

Standings:
Greater Acadia 9
Gardavasque Loyals 6
Los Tomateros (GTI) 3
Yellow Tigers (LSS) 3
Pontifex Patriots (SCT) 3
Zongongian Penguins 0

Women's Softball
Groups

Group A:
Grundhavn Lady Eagles 
Xiomera Rifles 
Las Abejas (GTI) 
Zongongia Deer 
White Blossoms (LSS) 
Laeral Herons

Early:
Xiomera Rifles def. Grundhavn Lady Eagles 5-4
Grundhavn Lady Eagles draw Zongongia Deer 2-2
Laeral Herons def. Grundhavn Lady Eagles 9-5
Xiomera Rifles def. Zongongia Deer 8-0
Xiomera Rifles def. Laeral Herons 6-1
Las Abejas (GTI) draw Zongongia Deer 5-5
Zongongia Deer def. White Blossoms (LSS) 5-3
White Blossoms (LSS) def. Laeral Herons 4-3

Standings:
Xiomera Rifles 9
Zongongia Deer 5
White Blossoms (LSS) 3
Laeral Herons 3
Las Abejas (GTI) 1
Grundhavn Lady Eagles 1

Group B:
Wosteaque Jaguars 
High Fells Stalwarts 
Team Acadia 
Milintica Blue Vanguard Team 
Huenyan Freedom Team 
Serriel Lady Falcons 

Early Group Games:
Huenyan Freedom Team def. Serriel Lady Falcons 9-5
Wosteaque Jaguars def. High Fells Stalwarts 5-0
Team Acadia def. Milintica Blue Vanguard Team 1-0
Wosteaque Jaguars def. Huenyan Freedom Team 3-2
Milintica Blue Vanguard Team def. Serriel Lady Falcons 5-3
Team Acadia def. High Fells Stalwarts 4-2
Huenyan Freedom Team def. High Fells Stalwarts 6-3
Team Acadia def. Serriel Lady Falcons 5-0

Standings:
Team Acadia 9
Wosteaque Jaguars 6 [Run differential: +6]
Huenyan Freedom Team 6 [Run differential: +6]
Milintica Blue Vanguard Team 3
High Fells Stalwarts 0 [Run differential: -9]
Serriel Lady Falcons 0 [Run differential: -11]

Group C:
Kerlile Spiders 
Team Novella Islands 
Team Opthelia 
Corpus Corvettes (SCT) 
Haesan Comets 
Gardavasque Banshees 
Azaffran Peppers -43

Early Group Stage Games:
Haesan Comets def. Corpus Corvettes (SCT) 3-1
Gardavasque Banshees def. Team Novella Islands 8-0
Kerlile Spiders def. Team Opthelia 5-3
Gardavasque Banshees def. Team Opthelia 6-3
Haesan Comets def. Team Novella Islands 9-2
Azaffran Peppers def. Corpus Corvettes (SCT) 3-0
Kerlile Spiders def. Team Novella Islands 2-1
Gardavasque Banshees def. Corpus Corvettes (SCT) 5-1
Haesan Comets def. Azaffran Peppers 6-3
Haesan Comets def. Kerlile Spiders 7-1
Team Opthelia def. Azaffran Peppers 2-0

Standings:
Haesan Comets 12
Gardavasque Banshees 9
Kerlile Spiders 6
Azaffran Peppers 3
Team Opthelia 3
Corpus Corvettes (SCT) 0
Team Novella Islands 0

Group D:
Eiria Ballistae 
Lauchenoiria Brimstones 
Slokais Blue Hammers 
Mallacaland Lionesses 
LOM Dolphins
Yazd Vixens (LHV)

Early Group Stage Games:
Mallacaland Lionesses def. Yazd Vixens (LHV) 4-3
Slokais Blue Hammers def. Lauchenoiria Brimstones 5-3
LOM Dolphins def. Eiria Ballistae 6-5
Mallacaland Lionesses def. LOM Dolphins 4-2
Lauchenoiria Brimstones def. Eiria Ballistae 5-4
Yazd Vixens (LHV) def. Slokais Blue Hammers 9-5
Mallacaland Lionesses def. Slokais Blue Hammers 4-0
Yazd Vixens (LHV) def. Eiria Ballistae 8-3

Standings:
Mallacaland Lionesses 9
Yazd Vixens (LHV) 6
LOM Dolphins 3
Lauchenoiria Brimstones 3
Slokais Blue Hammers 3
Eiria Ballistae 0

Medal Count: 
Sanctaria: 1G, 1B
Xiomera: 1G, 1B
Haesan: 1G
Wosteaque: 1S, 1B
Lehvant: 1S
Serriel: 1S]]> Day One

In softball, the Mallacaland Lionesses are having a remarkable run, currently on top of Group D, even eking out a 4-3 victory over the favored Yazd Vixens of Lehvant. The famous Mallacaland Lions, however, whose underdog medal victory in 2021 catapulted them to stardom, are off to a slow start after a draw against the unknown Eiria Cannons. 

In the same baseball group, the Xiomera Rifles, considered strong medal contenders, are also struggling to find their footing after a draw against the Laeral Golden Monkeys and an upset loss to Opthelia. The Haesan Comets, however, are performing well in both sports in their first Olympic appearance. And in archery, athletes representing a variety of nations snatched medals, in four cases matching or breaking prior Olympic records.

Men’s Archery

Nick Simmons (Sanctaria): 715 [OR]
Julien Zarabi (Lehvant): 712 {T-OR}
Jean-Pierre Paskal (Wosteasque): 704

Efe Doreli (Serriel): 701
Jakob Simonsen (Grundhavn): 696
Han Chung-hee (Haesan): 696
Chen Hanmin (Laeral): 696
Felipe Arquero (Grand Tequila Islands): 681
Anichel (Xiomera): 677
Bradford Ruskin (Novella Islands): 675
Chuaypi (Huenya): 665
Kanda Shiro (Lao Sangsong): 664
Kim Tae-yeon (High Fells): 658
Wolf Brock (Opthelia): 653
Henry Lawrence-Strods(Eiria): 652
Jimmy Greyson (Greater Acadia): 645
Vincent Fairchild (LOM): 645
Hoyt Aimwell (Gardavasque): 640
Kasper Wuopio (Zongongia): 638
Teofilo Soto (Lauchenoiria): 626
Raseo (Milintica): 616
Rick Oldport (Azaffran): 612
Nevada Ocampo (Slokais Islands): 610

Women’s Archery

Jang Su-mi (Haesan): 724 [OR]
Isabella Amina  (Wosteasque): 722 {OR}
Catli (Xiomera): 716 {OR}

Maria Williams (Sanctaria): 705
Sonja Wulff (Grundhavn): 704
Minenhle Flanagan (Kerlile): 691
Amélie Kazemi (Lehvant): 684
Jaqueline Durand (Eiria): 675
Emelia Ballesta (Great Tequila Island): 672
Inès Jacquier (Laeral): 670
Hannah Baxter (LOM): 669
Juliette Ross (High Fells): 667
Sanem Olgun (Serriel): 661
Capanopo (Huenya): 659
Hope Scrivenor (Opthelia): 658
Clarissa Johnston (Greater Acadia): 649
Azuma Saki (Lao Sansong): 648
Christine Trainer (Azaffran): 647
Jessica Fletcher (Gardavasque): 646
Jordana Glass (Lauchenoiria): 645
Sybil Ayers (Novella Islands): 637
Benedicte Heimissdotter (Zongongia): 635
Harper Chiu (Slokais Islands): 626
Tollssuyo (Milintica): 610

Team Archery
Tilatoa/Olli (Xiomera): 1973
Efe Doreli/Sanem Olgun (Serriel): 1958
Lewis Parsons/Jennifer Collins (Sanctaria): 1932

Rick Oldport/Christine Trainer (Azaffran): 1919
Reinhard Chiu/Monique Wu (Novella Islands): 1917
Hoyt Aimwell/Jessica Fletcher (Gardavasque): 1914
Chen Hanmin/Inès Jacquier (Laeral): 1879
Jaqueline Durand/Devon Durand (Eiria): 1865
Arquero/Ballesta (Great Tequila Island): 1863
Azuma Saki, Kanda Shiro (Lao Sansong): 1862
Julien Zarabi/Amélie Kazemi (Lehvant): 1860
Jakob Simonsen/Sonja Wulff (Grundhavn): 1842
Graham Fairclough/Opal Battle (Opthelia): 1837
Jang Su-mi/Park Jun-hyeok (Haesan): 1832
Mogens Nurmi / Ilmi Ulfsdotter (Zongongia): 1832
Teofilo Soto / Jordana Glass (Lauchenoiria): 1822
Nevada Ocampo/Harper Chiu (Slokais Islands): 1799
Ian Erling / Yehuda Soma (Wosteasque): 1782
Kim Tae-yeon/Juliette Ross (High Fells): 1751

Men’s Baseball

Groups
Each team will play each other team in each group. The top four teams after tomorrow's games will advance to the knockout rounds.

Group A:
Grundhavn Eagles 
Black Hairstreaks (LAU) 
Kerlile Elephants 
High Fells Defenders 
Huenyan Pride Team 
Jezairé Foxes (LHV) 

Early Group Stage Games:
Grundhavn Eagles def. Black Hairstreaks (LAU) 4-3
High Fells Defenders def. Grundhavn Eagles 7-3
Jezairé Foxes (LHV) def. Grundhavn Eagles 10-3
High Fells Defenders def. Black Hairstreaks (LAU) 9-1
Jezairé Foxes (LHV) def. Black Hairstreaks (LAU) 8-5
Huenyan Pride Team def. Kerlile Elephants 7-2
Huenyan Pride Team def. High Fells Defenders 6-2
Huenyan Pride Team draw Jezairé Foxes (LHV) 4-4

Standings:
Jezairé Foxes (LHV) 7
Huanyan Pride Team 7
High Fells Defenders 6
Grundhavn Eagles 3
Kerlile Elephants 0
Black Hairstreaks (LAU) 0

Group B:
Novella Islands 
Haesan Comets 
Wosteaque Panthers 
Serriel Desert Falcons 
LOM Sharks 
Milintica Red Vanguard Team 

Early Group Stage Games:
Haesan Comets def. Novella Islands 10-4
Novella Islands def. Serriel Desert Falcons 5-1
Milintica Red Vanguard Team def Novella Islands 8-3
Haesan Comets def. Serriel Desert Falcons 8-4
Milintica Red Vanguard Team def. Haesan Comets 5-1
LOM Sharks def. Wosteaque Panthers 5-2
LOM Sharks def. Serriel Desert Falcons 10-3
Milintica Red Vanguard Team def. LOM Sharks 4-1

Standings:
Milintica Red Vanguard Team 9
LOM Sharks 6
Haesan Comets 6
Novella Islands 3
Wosteaque Panthers 0
Serriel Desert Falcons 0

Group C:
Eiria Cannons 
Opthelia 
Xiomera Bombers 
Azaffran Blaze 
Slokais Blue Hammers  
Mallacaland Lions
Laeral Golden Monkeys

Early Group Stage Games:
Opthelia def. Eiria Cannons 8-5
Eiria Cannons def. Azaffran Blaze 1-0
Eiria Cannons draw Mallacaland Lions 5-5
Opthelia def. Xiomera Bombers 5-2
Slokais Blue Hammers def. Opthelia 5-3
Opthelia draw Laeral Golden Monkeys 0-0
Xiomera Bombers def. Slokais Blue Hammers 6-5
Xiomera Bombers draw Laeral Golden Monkeys 4-4
Slokais Blue Hammers draw Laeral Golden Monkeys 2-2
Mallacaland Lions def. Azaffran Blaze 6-1

Standings:
Opthelia 7
Mallacaland Lions 4
Slokais Blue Hammers 4
Eiria Cannons 4
Xiomera Bombers 4
Laeral Golden Monkeys 3
Azaffran Blaze 0

Group D:
Pontifex Patriots (SCT) 
Gardavasque Loyals 
Los Tomateros (GTI)
Zongongian Penguins 
Yellow Tigers (LSS) 
Greater Acadia

Early Group Stage Games:
Gardavasque Loyals def. Pontifex Patriots (SCT) 5-4
Pontifex Patriots (SCT) def. Zongongian Penguins 6-5
Greater Acadia def. Pontifex Patriots (SCT) 4-0
Gardavasque Loyals def. Zongongian Penguins 5-3
Greater Acadia def. Gardavasque Loyals 5-3
Los Tomateros (GTI) def. Yellow Tigers (LSS) 5-4
Yellow Tigers (LSS) def. Zongongian Penguins 5-3
Greater Acadia def. Yellow Tigers (LSS) 4-3

Standings:
Greater Acadia 9
Gardavasque Loyals 6
Los Tomateros (GTI) 3
Yellow Tigers (LSS) 3
Pontifex Patriots (SCT) 3
Zongongian Penguins 0

Women's Softball
Groups

Group A:
Grundhavn Lady Eagles 
Xiomera Rifles 
Las Abejas (GTI) 
Zongongia Deer 
White Blossoms (LSS) 
Laeral Herons

Early:
Xiomera Rifles def. Grundhavn Lady Eagles 5-4
Grundhavn Lady Eagles draw Zongongia Deer 2-2
Laeral Herons def. Grundhavn Lady Eagles 9-5
Xiomera Rifles def. Zongongia Deer 8-0
Xiomera Rifles def. Laeral Herons 6-1
Las Abejas (GTI) draw Zongongia Deer 5-5
Zongongia Deer def. White Blossoms (LSS) 5-3
White Blossoms (LSS) def. Laeral Herons 4-3

Standings:
Xiomera Rifles 9
Zongongia Deer 5
White Blossoms (LSS) 3
Laeral Herons 3
Las Abejas (GTI) 1
Grundhavn Lady Eagles 1

Group B:
Wosteaque Jaguars 
High Fells Stalwarts 
Team Acadia 
Milintica Blue Vanguard Team 
Huenyan Freedom Team 
Serriel Lady Falcons 

Early Group Games:
Huenyan Freedom Team def. Serriel Lady Falcons 9-5
Wosteaque Jaguars def. High Fells Stalwarts 5-0
Team Acadia def. Milintica Blue Vanguard Team 1-0
Wosteaque Jaguars def. Huenyan Freedom Team 3-2
Milintica Blue Vanguard Team def. Serriel Lady Falcons 5-3
Team Acadia def. High Fells Stalwarts 4-2
Huenyan Freedom Team def. High Fells Stalwarts 6-3
Team Acadia def. Serriel Lady Falcons 5-0

Standings:
Team Acadia 9
Wosteaque Jaguars 6 [Run differential: +6]
Huenyan Freedom Team 6 [Run differential: +6]
Milintica Blue Vanguard Team 3
High Fells Stalwarts 0 [Run differential: -9]
Serriel Lady Falcons 0 [Run differential: -11]

Group C:
Kerlile Spiders 
Team Novella Islands 
Team Opthelia 
Corpus Corvettes (SCT) 
Haesan Comets 
Gardavasque Banshees 
Azaffran Peppers -43

Early Group Stage Games:
Haesan Comets def. Corpus Corvettes (SCT) 3-1
Gardavasque Banshees def. Team Novella Islands 8-0
Kerlile Spiders def. Team Opthelia 5-3
Gardavasque Banshees def. Team Opthelia 6-3
Haesan Comets def. Team Novella Islands 9-2
Azaffran Peppers def. Corpus Corvettes (SCT) 3-0
Kerlile Spiders def. Team Novella Islands 2-1
Gardavasque Banshees def. Corpus Corvettes (SCT) 5-1
Haesan Comets def. Azaffran Peppers 6-3
Haesan Comets def. Kerlile Spiders 7-1
Team Opthelia def. Azaffran Peppers 2-0

Standings:
Haesan Comets 12
Gardavasque Banshees 9
Kerlile Spiders 6
Azaffran Peppers 3
Team Opthelia 3
Corpus Corvettes (SCT) 0
Team Novella Islands 0

Group D:
Eiria Ballistae 
Lauchenoiria Brimstones 
Slokais Blue Hammers 
Mallacaland Lionesses 
LOM Dolphins
Yazd Vixens (LHV)

Early Group Stage Games:
Mallacaland Lionesses def. Yazd Vixens (LHV) 4-3
Slokais Blue Hammers def. Lauchenoiria Brimstones 5-3
LOM Dolphins def. Eiria Ballistae 6-5
Mallacaland Lionesses def. LOM Dolphins 4-2
Lauchenoiria Brimstones def. Eiria Ballistae 5-4
Yazd Vixens (LHV) def. Slokais Blue Hammers 9-5
Mallacaland Lionesses def. Slokais Blue Hammers 4-0
Yazd Vixens (LHV) def. Eiria Ballistae 8-3

Standings:
Mallacaland Lionesses 9
Yazd Vixens (LHV) 6
LOM Dolphins 3
Lauchenoiria Brimstones 3
Slokais Blue Hammers 3
Eiria Ballistae 0

Medal Count: 
Sanctaria: 1G, 1B
Xiomera: 1G, 1B
Haesan: 1G
Wosteaque: 1S, 1B
Lehvant: 1S
Serriel: 1S]]> <![CDATA[2023 Hanshui Olympics General Thread (IC)]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2404 Mon, 22 May 2023 19:23:50 -0500 Laeral]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2404
On boulevards by the Zhongshui river, visitors speaking a tremendous variety of languages laughed, exclaimed, chatted, and squinted at directions as they browsed through the street market the city had set up for the occasion. It was a carnival atmosphere, with enterprising vendors erecting stalls filled to the brim with flags, noisemakers, and apparel. In the old city, throngs of people packed the streets and grand plazas, gazing up at the immense video screens set up so that even those who had been unable to fit into Hanshui Metropolitan Stadium could watch the events inside. Trains and shuttle buses, from the airport, far-flung parts of Laeral, and Hanshui’s suburbs themselves continually disgorged more people into the growing crowds as the sky began to darken.

In one of the press boxes perched in the high reaches of Hanshui Metropolitan Stadium, Richard Han, veteran news anchor for TV1 Français, looked intently towards his teleprompter as he prepared for the broadcast. In the past several years, he’d read news of wars, elections, deaths, a peace treaty, and much more quotidian events to the Laeralian public—but this was his first time broadcasting an Olympic Games. “Ten seconds!” someone called from behind the camera, and the assistant straightening Richard’s hair stepped away hurriedly. Richard, with his co-anchor Clarisse beside him, looked towards the camera with the sincere, aged gaze which gave him a gravitas few other broadcasters could match.

“Good Monday evening,” Richard said. “The time is 8:00 post meridian, and I am reporting to you from Hanshui Metropolitan Stadium, where a spectacle unmatched in Laeral’s sporting history is about to begin. The opening ceremony for the 2023 Olympic Games in Hanshui is now beginning to unfold…”

From behind him, as the lights of the stadium dimmed, a roar from the crowd below broke like a wave against the press box, only barely muffled by the thick glass.

The stadium was dark completely for a few seconds as anticipation built, and then a massive video screen came to life, illustrating a Laeralian flag being raised slowly along a flagpole, as the national anthem began to play.

From majestic mountains to fertile plains, home and hearth of prosperity,
arises our homeland, the heart of Hesperida.
Its cities and factories, our ancestors’ gift!
United and sovereign, possessed of foresight
the heirs of Jiang Hui shall their destiny claim.
***
Arise we now with hope for tomorrow,
let us dedicate ourselves to a nation’s betterment.
Following the path of esteemed Gramont,
nowhere under the heavens shall oppression reign!
***
Under the banner of progress and freedom,
let us march forward no matter the obstacle!
United and sovereign, a people’s citadel,
our upright nation shall forever endure.

When the soaring notes of the anthem faded away and the crowd returned to their seats, a light shone upon a single man, dressed in the garb of a boatman from many centuries ago, standing upright and paddling a simple wooden boat down a faux river projected onto the floor of the stadium.

“For hundreds of generations,” a narrator intoned, “people have lived and raised families in the fertile Riverlands of the Zhongshui river valley.” On the floor of the stadium, moving pictures began to appear: first in the style of ancient cave paintings, then in the style of drawings. Hunters with spears approaching their prey. Peasants carrying bundles of firewood. The prophet Gao Minjian preaching to a crowd. Scribes soaking bamboo strips to print paper. An imperial messenger on horseback. The boatman paddled steadily forward amidst these events, coming to a stop before an immense platform in the middle of the stadium, a reproduction of Hanshui’s most famous vanished attraction: the old Imperial Palace.

“In the 13th century, Jiang Hui united a nation, bringing peace to the land of Laeral and creating one of the great empires of the pre-modern era. His reign was a just one, and his empire was a time of prosperity and security. From his capital in Hanshui, Emperor Jiang Hui oversaw exhibitions of talent and skill from the finest artists and entertainers of his realm.” Stepping forth from his throne within the palace came another actor: the Emperor Jiang Hui, clothed in silk robes, spreading his arms wide in magnanimity. Below, dozens of acrobats in period costume rushed out onto the stage below, beginning a synchronized dance of twirls and flips set to traditional music. After they filed off, martial artists took the stage, also dressed in traditional wear, one by one dazzling the crowd with flips, kicks, feats of balance, and choreographed sparring with staffs, all in the crowd-pleasing Highlands style of wushu.

As the final pair of martial artists finished their sparring and froze in place, the lights shining on the palace dimmed and the boatman again resumed his journey through time, paddling through a tunnel underneath the palace and emerging on the other side.

“In the centuries to come,” the narrator intoned, “Laeral would experience years of peace and prosperity, where arts, culture, and the sciences flourished.” Other pictures played across the floor, in the style of an artist’s drawings: traders leading donkeys with saddlebags packed full of goods to market. Builders clambering across scaffolding while building a great Minjian temple. A three-masted sailing ship. “Yet Laeral also experienced years of great hardship. Stagnation, strife, and most terrible of all, invasion.” On the stadium’s floor, the man paddled past scenes of warfare, of a village in flames, and finally of families fleeing an advancing army.

“In the face of suffering, however, the spirit of Laeral remained, clinging to life in spite of all obstacles. Over an 80-year span, Laeral saw two revolutions: one, to throw out foreign rulers from the land, and a second, to bring true justice for all Laeralites, with values of freedom, dignity, equality, and advancement that resonate still today.” The images of René Gramont waving to a cheering crowd, of doctors tending to the poor, and of an architect gesturing to a dam passed across the stadium floor. “It was with the strength of these values that Laeral fought to save the world from tyranny—” the famous picture of Laeralian soldiers of the Great War advancing across a field of wheat— “and to bring forth a better life for all those who have made Laeral their home.” Across the floor, a panoramic video, now in brilliant full color, played, showing an aerial view of the Laeralian landscape, broad plains split by the winding Zhongshui river. The boatman reached the far end of the stadium, stepping out from his traditional, humble clothing into a modern suit, albeit with a rounded Zhou collar and cut in a Laeralian style. “And now,” the announcer said, “Laeral welcomes you to the 2023 Olympic Games.”

From hidden ports across the floor of the stadium, fireworks streaked upwards, illuminating the sky in a shower of golden light as the music swelled, successive fireworks shaping a dragon, a plum blossom, and then the Olympic rings, which hung in the air a moment before falling, as a massive cheer erose from the crowds in the stadium and outside.

From the press box perched atop the stadium, anchor Richard Han resumed facing the camera as the fireworks faded away. “And now,” Han said, “the musical portion of the show begins, with a special performance from singer Denise Cheng.” For the viewers at home, Han and his co-anchor narrated the procession of musical guests, from decades-old nostalgia stars like Cheng to even the pop starlet Jane Tao and the boy band Bitter Angels, who had only recently made their name on the reality-singing circuit. After a brief break in the festive guests for a brief presidential speech, mercifully short for the benefit of the now-antsy sports fans in the audience, the camera once again returned to the stadium floor as the tennis star Jeannine Rigaud, who decades ago had become a national symbol of resilience for her return to the court after an attempted murder at the hands of the triad, carried the Olympic torch to a large ceremonial cauldron and set it alight, another round of fireworks heralding the opening of the Games.

“And there we have it,” Han announced. “The 2023 Hanshui Olympic Games are now open after a majestic Opening Ceremony. And now, the Parade of Nations.”

As the Olympic band struck up an upbeat rap-style song, the over 200 athletes of the Laeralian Olympic team, clad in navy-blue, retro-style jumpsuits and white sneakers, emerged onto the track leading around the perimeter of the arena, waving wildly to the watching crowds as they walked behind the Laeralian flag carried by the gold-medal-winning figure skaters Kerry Chan and Héloïse Charvier. The route was flanked by young men and women, wearing traditional-style Laeralian clothing draped in lights and waving ribbons and Olympic banners from side to side. The Parade of Nations, and the third Olympic Games itself, had begun in the city at the heart of the Riverlands.]]>
On boulevards by the Zhongshui river, visitors speaking a tremendous variety of languages laughed, exclaimed, chatted, and squinted at directions as they browsed through the street market the city had set up for the occasion. It was a carnival atmosphere, with enterprising vendors erecting stalls filled to the brim with flags, noisemakers, and apparel. In the old city, throngs of people packed the streets and grand plazas, gazing up at the immense video screens set up so that even those who had been unable to fit into Hanshui Metropolitan Stadium could watch the events inside. Trains and shuttle buses, from the airport, far-flung parts of Laeral, and Hanshui’s suburbs themselves continually disgorged more people into the growing crowds as the sky began to darken.

In one of the press boxes perched in the high reaches of Hanshui Metropolitan Stadium, Richard Han, veteran news anchor for TV1 Français, looked intently towards his teleprompter as he prepared for the broadcast. In the past several years, he’d read news of wars, elections, deaths, a peace treaty, and much more quotidian events to the Laeralian public—but this was his first time broadcasting an Olympic Games. “Ten seconds!” someone called from behind the camera, and the assistant straightening Richard’s hair stepped away hurriedly. Richard, with his co-anchor Clarisse beside him, looked towards the camera with the sincere, aged gaze which gave him a gravitas few other broadcasters could match.

“Good Monday evening,” Richard said. “The time is 8:00 post meridian, and I am reporting to you from Hanshui Metropolitan Stadium, where a spectacle unmatched in Laeral’s sporting history is about to begin. The opening ceremony for the 2023 Olympic Games in Hanshui is now beginning to unfold…”

From behind him, as the lights of the stadium dimmed, a roar from the crowd below broke like a wave against the press box, only barely muffled by the thick glass.

The stadium was dark completely for a few seconds as anticipation built, and then a massive video screen came to life, illustrating a Laeralian flag being raised slowly along a flagpole, as the national anthem began to play.

From majestic mountains to fertile plains, home and hearth of prosperity,
arises our homeland, the heart of Hesperida.
Its cities and factories, our ancestors’ gift!
United and sovereign, possessed of foresight
the heirs of Jiang Hui shall their destiny claim.
***
Arise we now with hope for tomorrow,
let us dedicate ourselves to a nation’s betterment.
Following the path of esteemed Gramont,
nowhere under the heavens shall oppression reign!
***
Under the banner of progress and freedom,
let us march forward no matter the obstacle!
United and sovereign, a people’s citadel,
our upright nation shall forever endure.

When the soaring notes of the anthem faded away and the crowd returned to their seats, a light shone upon a single man, dressed in the garb of a boatman from many centuries ago, standing upright and paddling a simple wooden boat down a faux river projected onto the floor of the stadium.

“For hundreds of generations,” a narrator intoned, “people have lived and raised families in the fertile Riverlands of the Zhongshui river valley.” On the floor of the stadium, moving pictures began to appear: first in the style of ancient cave paintings, then in the style of drawings. Hunters with spears approaching their prey. Peasants carrying bundles of firewood. The prophet Gao Minjian preaching to a crowd. Scribes soaking bamboo strips to print paper. An imperial messenger on horseback. The boatman paddled steadily forward amidst these events, coming to a stop before an immense platform in the middle of the stadium, a reproduction of Hanshui’s most famous vanished attraction: the old Imperial Palace.

“In the 13th century, Jiang Hui united a nation, bringing peace to the land of Laeral and creating one of the great empires of the pre-modern era. His reign was a just one, and his empire was a time of prosperity and security. From his capital in Hanshui, Emperor Jiang Hui oversaw exhibitions of talent and skill from the finest artists and entertainers of his realm.” Stepping forth from his throne within the palace came another actor: the Emperor Jiang Hui, clothed in silk robes, spreading his arms wide in magnanimity. Below, dozens of acrobats in period costume rushed out onto the stage below, beginning a synchronized dance of twirls and flips set to traditional music. After they filed off, martial artists took the stage, also dressed in traditional wear, one by one dazzling the crowd with flips, kicks, feats of balance, and choreographed sparring with staffs, all in the crowd-pleasing Highlands style of wushu.

As the final pair of martial artists finished their sparring and froze in place, the lights shining on the palace dimmed and the boatman again resumed his journey through time, paddling through a tunnel underneath the palace and emerging on the other side.

“In the centuries to come,” the narrator intoned, “Laeral would experience years of peace and prosperity, where arts, culture, and the sciences flourished.” Other pictures played across the floor, in the style of an artist’s drawings: traders leading donkeys with saddlebags packed full of goods to market. Builders clambering across scaffolding while building a great Minjian temple. A three-masted sailing ship. “Yet Laeral also experienced years of great hardship. Stagnation, strife, and most terrible of all, invasion.” On the stadium’s floor, the man paddled past scenes of warfare, of a village in flames, and finally of families fleeing an advancing army.

“In the face of suffering, however, the spirit of Laeral remained, clinging to life in spite of all obstacles. Over an 80-year span, Laeral saw two revolutions: one, to throw out foreign rulers from the land, and a second, to bring true justice for all Laeralites, with values of freedom, dignity, equality, and advancement that resonate still today.” The images of René Gramont waving to a cheering crowd, of doctors tending to the poor, and of an architect gesturing to a dam passed across the stadium floor. “It was with the strength of these values that Laeral fought to save the world from tyranny—” the famous picture of Laeralian soldiers of the Great War advancing across a field of wheat— “and to bring forth a better life for all those who have made Laeral their home.” Across the floor, a panoramic video, now in brilliant full color, played, showing an aerial view of the Laeralian landscape, broad plains split by the winding Zhongshui river. The boatman reached the far end of the stadium, stepping out from his traditional, humble clothing into a modern suit, albeit with a rounded Zhou collar and cut in a Laeralian style. “And now,” the announcer said, “Laeral welcomes you to the 2023 Olympic Games.”

From hidden ports across the floor of the stadium, fireworks streaked upwards, illuminating the sky in a shower of golden light as the music swelled, successive fireworks shaping a dragon, a plum blossom, and then the Olympic rings, which hung in the air a moment before falling, as a massive cheer erose from the crowds in the stadium and outside.

From the press box perched atop the stadium, anchor Richard Han resumed facing the camera as the fireworks faded away. “And now,” Han said, “the musical portion of the show begins, with a special performance from singer Denise Cheng.” For the viewers at home, Han and his co-anchor narrated the procession of musical guests, from decades-old nostalgia stars like Cheng to even the pop starlet Jane Tao and the boy band Bitter Angels, who had only recently made their name on the reality-singing circuit. After a brief break in the festive guests for a brief presidential speech, mercifully short for the benefit of the now-antsy sports fans in the audience, the camera once again returned to the stadium floor as the tennis star Jeannine Rigaud, who decades ago had become a national symbol of resilience for her return to the court after an attempted murder at the hands of the triad, carried the Olympic torch to a large ceremonial cauldron and set it alight, another round of fireworks heralding the opening of the Games.

“And there we have it,” Han announced. “The 2023 Hanshui Olympic Games are now open after a majestic Opening Ceremony. And now, the Parade of Nations.”

As the Olympic band struck up an upbeat rap-style song, the over 200 athletes of the Laeralian Olympic team, clad in navy-blue, retro-style jumpsuits and white sneakers, emerged onto the track leading around the perimeter of the arena, waving wildly to the watching crowds as they walked behind the Laeralian flag carried by the gold-medal-winning figure skaters Kerry Chan and Héloïse Charvier. The route was flanked by young men and women, wearing traditional-style Laeralian clothing draped in lights and waving ribbons and Olympic banners from side to side. The Parade of Nations, and the third Olympic Games itself, had begun in the city at the heart of the Riverlands.]]> <![CDATA[2023 Hanshui Olympics Signup Thread]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2381 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:26:34 -0500 Laeral]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2381 and extended through May 14th for this third iteration of the popular IDU tradition!

In-character information

The 2023 Olympics will be held primarily in Hanshui, the historic and bustling metropolis often seen as the gateway to western Laeral. Located on the Zhongshui river, Hanshui offers numerous opportunities for exploration for the tourists expected to arrive for the Olympics. The majority of events will be held at sporting facilities in Hanshui and its environs, but certain winter events will be held in the neighboring city of Lushui, to the north, accessible by rail or highway. Sailing events will be held in the resort town of Cordeliers, in Corday province, to allow for the event to take place in the Albarine Sea.

Events will be held in the following locations:

Lo Kai Memorial Stadium (Hanshui)
- Basketball
- Handball
- Tennis

Hanshui Metropolitan Stadium (Hanshui)
- Athletics
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Gymnastics

Langdon Zheng National Aquatic Center (Hanshui)
- Aquatics
- Surfing
- Water polo

Bertin-Leger Athletic Center at University of Nanhai (Hanshui)
- Archery
- Baseball/softball
- Table tennis

Hanshui Municipal Center for Winter Sports (Hanshui)
- Curling
- Figure skating
- Ice hockey
- Speed skating

René Gramont National Winter Resort (Lushui)
- Alpine skiing
- Bobsled
- Luge
- Ski jumping

Other locations
- Biathlon (West Jilan Resort, Lushui)
- Sailing (Cordeliers, Corday)
- Triathlon (Course extends along the Gaoming River)

As always, you’re welcome to develop RP plots however you like centering on the Olympics. Feel free to message me over Discord with any questions. Any plots involving substantial disruption to the Games (ie, a terror attack, a major crime, etc) must be cleared by me before being released.

Registration

You may register any number of nations to the Olympics by filling out the registration form and completing the registration spreadsheet.

Registration Form:

Nation Name:
Nation Trigram: *The trigram is a three-letter abbreviation used to denote your country: ie, LRL for Laeral*
Puppet? *Y/N; if the nation is a puppet, please designate the main nation it’s associated with.*
Link to Completed Registration Form:

Registration Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing

Complete this Google Sheets spreadsheet with names and skill rankings for each of your athletes by making a copy of the spreadsheet and filling it in. (Thanks to Eiria for creating the spreadsheet!). As was the case in previous Olympic signups, the calculation modifiers that help produce the results willl be rated individually per athlete or team, on a 100 point scale ranging from +50 to -50. A positive score will help your athlete, while a negative one will hinder them. Each country’s athletes must sum to 0 or below. To help you keep track of this, the Google Sheet will automatically sum up the numbers at the bottom. If you use another software to fill out the spreadsheet, make sure to confirm that the sum is 0 or below.

On the spreadsheet, you may enter one athlete per event, unless stated otherwise. The exceptions:
- Certain events tell you in parenthesis if they’re an exception, ie (Four Person, Mixed Gender). In events with multiple athletes, separate their names with slashes. (/)
- Certain events are marked with a tilde (~). This denotes a team sport: you can name it a generic name (Team Laeral), but many people enjoy giving it a more creative name: ie, “Laeral Herons” or “Huenyan Freedom Team.”

If you have any questions about the spreadsheet or how to submit it, don’t hesitate to message me over Discord for the swiftest response.

Deadline

Please try to submit your applications by the end of the first week of May  May 16th: the sooner the team rosters are all in, the sooner that event results can be calculated!

List of Events

For your reference, the full list of events for the 2023 Olympics is provided below. Eiria and I are proud to include numerous new events this year:
- 1 new archery event, Team Archery
- 2 new cycling events: Individual Sprint, 50 km relay
- 1 new figure skating event, Ice Dance
And, most exciting of all: 3 entirely new sports, with all events for men and women: 
- Equestrian, with Dressage and Show Jumping events; Sailing, with Dinghy and Windsurfing events; and Surfing, with a single event.

Alpine Skiing: M/W Downhill, Combined, Slalom, Super G.

Archery: M/W/Team

Athletics: M/W; 100M, 800M, 1500M

Aquatics: 100M and 200M; Back, Breast, Butterfly, Free, 10M Dive

Baseball/Softball: M/W

Basketball: M/W

Biathlon: M/W; 15KM, 20KM

Bobsled: M/W 2P, 4P

Curling: M/W, Doubles

Cycling: M/W; Individual Sprint, 50 km Relay

Equestrian: Dressage, Show Jumping

Fencing: M/W/T of; Épée, Foil, Sabre

Figure Skating: M/W/P/Ice Dance

Gymnastics: M/W; Floor, Vault, Balance Beam, Rings

Handball: M/W

Hockey: M/W

Luge: Doubles

Sailing: M/W; Dinghy, Windsurfing

Speed Skating: M/W; 500M, 1000M, 1500M, 5000M

Ski Jumping: M/W Normal Hill

Surfing: M/W

Table Tennis: M/W/MT/WT

Tennis: M/W/MD/WD

Water Polo: M/W]]> and extended through May 14th for this third iteration of the popular IDU tradition!

In-character information

The 2023 Olympics will be held primarily in Hanshui, the historic and bustling metropolis often seen as the gateway to western Laeral. Located on the Zhongshui river, Hanshui offers numerous opportunities for exploration for the tourists expected to arrive for the Olympics. The majority of events will be held at sporting facilities in Hanshui and its environs, but certain winter events will be held in the neighboring city of Lushui, to the north, accessible by rail or highway. Sailing events will be held in the resort town of Cordeliers, in Corday province, to allow for the event to take place in the Albarine Sea.

Events will be held in the following locations:

Lo Kai Memorial Stadium (Hanshui)
- Basketball
- Handball
- Tennis

Hanshui Metropolitan Stadium (Hanshui)
- Athletics
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Gymnastics

Langdon Zheng National Aquatic Center (Hanshui)
- Aquatics
- Surfing
- Water polo

Bertin-Leger Athletic Center at University of Nanhai (Hanshui)
- Archery
- Baseball/softball
- Table tennis

Hanshui Municipal Center for Winter Sports (Hanshui)
- Curling
- Figure skating
- Ice hockey
- Speed skating

René Gramont National Winter Resort (Lushui)
- Alpine skiing
- Bobsled
- Luge
- Ski jumping

Other locations
- Biathlon (West Jilan Resort, Lushui)
- Sailing (Cordeliers, Corday)
- Triathlon (Course extends along the Gaoming River)

As always, you’re welcome to develop RP plots however you like centering on the Olympics. Feel free to message me over Discord with any questions. Any plots involving substantial disruption to the Games (ie, a terror attack, a major crime, etc) must be cleared by me before being released.

Registration

You may register any number of nations to the Olympics by filling out the registration form and completing the registration spreadsheet.

Registration Form:

Nation Name:
Nation Trigram: *The trigram is a three-letter abbreviation used to denote your country: ie, LRL for Laeral*
Puppet? *Y/N; if the nation is a puppet, please designate the main nation it’s associated with.*
Link to Completed Registration Form:

Registration Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing

Complete this Google Sheets spreadsheet with names and skill rankings for each of your athletes by making a copy of the spreadsheet and filling it in. (Thanks to Eiria for creating the spreadsheet!). As was the case in previous Olympic signups, the calculation modifiers that help produce the results willl be rated individually per athlete or team, on a 100 point scale ranging from +50 to -50. A positive score will help your athlete, while a negative one will hinder them. Each country’s athletes must sum to 0 or below. To help you keep track of this, the Google Sheet will automatically sum up the numbers at the bottom. If you use another software to fill out the spreadsheet, make sure to confirm that the sum is 0 or below.

On the spreadsheet, you may enter one athlete per event, unless stated otherwise. The exceptions:
- Certain events tell you in parenthesis if they’re an exception, ie (Four Person, Mixed Gender). In events with multiple athletes, separate their names with slashes. (/)
- Certain events are marked with a tilde (~). This denotes a team sport: you can name it a generic name (Team Laeral), but many people enjoy giving it a more creative name: ie, “Laeral Herons” or “Huenyan Freedom Team.”

If you have any questions about the spreadsheet or how to submit it, don’t hesitate to message me over Discord for the swiftest response.

Deadline

Please try to submit your applications by the end of the first week of May  May 16th: the sooner the team rosters are all in, the sooner that event results can be calculated!

List of Events

For your reference, the full list of events for the 2023 Olympics is provided below. Eiria and I are proud to include numerous new events this year:
- 1 new archery event, Team Archery
- 2 new cycling events: Individual Sprint, 50 km relay
- 1 new figure skating event, Ice Dance
And, most exciting of all: 3 entirely new sports, with all events for men and women: 
- Equestrian, with Dressage and Show Jumping events; Sailing, with Dinghy and Windsurfing events; and Surfing, with a single event.

Alpine Skiing: M/W Downhill, Combined, Slalom, Super G.

Archery: M/W/Team

Athletics: M/W; 100M, 800M, 1500M

Aquatics: 100M and 200M; Back, Breast, Butterfly, Free, 10M Dive

Baseball/Softball: M/W

Basketball: M/W

Biathlon: M/W; 15KM, 20KM

Bobsled: M/W 2P, 4P

Curling: M/W, Doubles

Cycling: M/W; Individual Sprint, 50 km Relay

Equestrian: Dressage, Show Jumping

Fencing: M/W/T of; Épée, Foil, Sabre

Figure Skating: M/W/P/Ice Dance

Gymnastics: M/W; Floor, Vault, Balance Beam, Rings

Handball: M/W

Hockey: M/W

Luge: Doubles

Sailing: M/W; Dinghy, Windsurfing

Speed Skating: M/W; 500M, 1000M, 1500M, 5000M

Ski Jumping: M/W Normal Hill

Surfing: M/W

Table Tennis: M/W/MT/WT

Tennis: M/W/MD/WD

Water Polo: M/W]]> <![CDATA[Interim Thread/2023 Olympiad Planning]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2356 Thu, 26 May 2022 09:19:49 -0500 Democratic Republic Of Eiria]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2356
There are two main things that would need to be discussed before another addition of the Olympiad can be effectively planned. First, a host nation/host city would have to be selected, and second, any changes to the Olympic Program would have to be discussed(However, sport selection is largely at the discretion of the host, so this would likely have to be discussed after host selection). 

If you are interested in applying to host the IDU Olympiad, please fill out the signup below: 

Nation Name: 
Puppet?(Y/N): 
Proposed Host City: 
Summary of Host City/Bid Details(Optional): 

I look forward to seeing what bids are posted!
As a note, the following sports were contested at the 2021 New Riga Games. I have placed an asterisk (*) next to disciplines that could have IRL events added that would substantially increase the variation/diversity of events held. Sports with two asterisks have large/significant possible additions. In addition, as sport discussion begins, I will add proposed events to this list as follows:

Proposed new sports in Bold
Proposed new events in Italics
Proposed removal of Sports/Events in Underline
Removal of Sports/Events in Strikethrough

Here is the current list:

Alpine Skiing

Archery

Athletics(**)

Aquatics(**)

Baseball/Softball

Basketball

Biathlon

Bobsled

Curling

Cycling(*)

Fencing

Figure Skating(*)

Gymnastics(*)

Handball

Ice Hockey

Luge(*)

Speed Skating

Ski Jumping(*)

Table Tennis

Tennis

Triathlon

Water Polo

Skateboarding

Surfing


Non-Olympic Propositions, if Possible:

Gridiron Football]]>
There are two main things that would need to be discussed before another addition of the Olympiad can be effectively planned. First, a host nation/host city would have to be selected, and second, any changes to the Olympic Program would have to be discussed(However, sport selection is largely at the discretion of the host, so this would likely have to be discussed after host selection). 

If you are interested in applying to host the IDU Olympiad, please fill out the signup below: 

Nation Name: 
Puppet?(Y/N): 
Proposed Host City: 
Summary of Host City/Bid Details(Optional): 

I look forward to seeing what bids are posted!
As a note, the following sports were contested at the 2021 New Riga Games. I have placed an asterisk (*) next to disciplines that could have IRL events added that would substantially increase the variation/diversity of events held. Sports with two asterisks have large/significant possible additions. In addition, as sport discussion begins, I will add proposed events to this list as follows:

Proposed new sports in Bold
Proposed new events in Italics
Proposed removal of Sports/Events in Underline
Removal of Sports/Events in Strikethrough

Here is the current list:

Alpine Skiing

Archery

Athletics(**)

Aquatics(**)

Baseball/Softball

Basketball

Biathlon

Bobsled

Curling

Cycling(*)

Fencing

Figure Skating(*)

Gymnastics(*)

Handball

Ice Hockey

Luge(*)

Speed Skating

Ski Jumping(*)

Table Tennis

Tennis

Triathlon

Water Polo

Skateboarding

Surfing


Non-Olympic Propositions, if Possible:

Gridiron Football]]> <![CDATA[2021 New Riga Olympiad Results Thread]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2149 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:10:03 -0500 Democratic Republic Of Eiria]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2149
Medal Changes:
Slokais: 1 Gold
Zongongia: 1 Gold, 2 Silver
Astoria: 2 Bronze
LOM: 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
Auria: 1 Bronze
High Fells: 1 Gold
Gardavasque: 2 Silvers


Men's Downhill:
 
Leo Hollace(Slokais): 1:42.55
Aksel Mortensen(Zongongia): 1:42.74
Lewis Poole(Astoria): 1:43.03
Thomas Casey(Auria): 1:43.28
Hu Chin-Hae(High Fells): 1:43.47
Lado MacThaidhg(Kerlile): 1:44.12
Jazzul Merken(Gardavasque): 1:44.37
Henry Thoraed(LOM): 1:45.56
Mickael Berville(Laeral): 1:46.18
Osvaldo Del Bosque(Lauchenoiria): 1:48.52
Tecoitzin(Xiomera): 1:48.68

Women's Downhill:

Elisa McKey(LOM): 1:41.82
Bergljot Feldt(Zongongia): 1:42.25
Addison Blakemore(Auria): 1:42.71
Eileen Chu(High Fells): 1:42.88
Eva Rijinders(Kerlile): 1:43.65
Delphine Pajot(Laeral): 1:44.55
Gilda Lily(Gardavasque): 1:44.69
Nadia Whelan(Astoria): 1:44.85
Emily Montoya(Slokais): 1:47.06
Nayara Diaz(Lauchenoiria): 1:48.51
Anapatl(Xiomera): 1:49.20

Men's Combined:

Maeng Haneul(High Fells): 2:01.07
Randy War Arrow(Gardavasque): 2:01.25
Toby Daniels(Astoria): 2:01.39
Lei Johnson(Slokais): 2:02.32
Alv Gunnarsen(Zongongia): 2:02.65
Henry Thoraed(LOM): 2:02.68
Steven Schultz(Auria): 2:04.51
Renato Echevarria(Lauchenoiria): 2:05.94
Thomas Hong(Laeral): 2:06.66
Mecatli(Xiomera): 2:10.63

Women's Combined:


Rosa Haraldsen(Zongongia): 2:01.74
Janet Nockerfell(Gardavasque): 2:01.96
Lisa Hawking(LOM): 2:02.21
Heather Kendall(Auria): 2:03.79
Nova Mendez(Slokais): 2:03.88
Ryu Mi-sun(High Fells): 2:04.72
Atarah Vives(Kerlile): 2:05.65
Emilia Cox(Astoria): 2:07.50
Adelaida Caballero(Lauchenoiria): 2:07.76
Tianquetzin(Xiomera): 2:08.47
Hong Luwen(Laeral): 2:09.03]]>
Medal Changes:
Slokais: 1 Gold
Zongongia: 1 Gold, 2 Silver
Astoria: 2 Bronze
LOM: 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
Auria: 1 Bronze
High Fells: 1 Gold
Gardavasque: 2 Silvers


Men's Downhill:
 
Leo Hollace(Slokais): 1:42.55
Aksel Mortensen(Zongongia): 1:42.74
Lewis Poole(Astoria): 1:43.03
Thomas Casey(Auria): 1:43.28
Hu Chin-Hae(High Fells): 1:43.47
Lado MacThaidhg(Kerlile): 1:44.12
Jazzul Merken(Gardavasque): 1:44.37
Henry Thoraed(LOM): 1:45.56
Mickael Berville(Laeral): 1:46.18
Osvaldo Del Bosque(Lauchenoiria): 1:48.52
Tecoitzin(Xiomera): 1:48.68

Women's Downhill:

Elisa McKey(LOM): 1:41.82
Bergljot Feldt(Zongongia): 1:42.25
Addison Blakemore(Auria): 1:42.71
Eileen Chu(High Fells): 1:42.88
Eva Rijinders(Kerlile): 1:43.65
Delphine Pajot(Laeral): 1:44.55
Gilda Lily(Gardavasque): 1:44.69
Nadia Whelan(Astoria): 1:44.85
Emily Montoya(Slokais): 1:47.06
Nayara Diaz(Lauchenoiria): 1:48.51
Anapatl(Xiomera): 1:49.20

Men's Combined:

Maeng Haneul(High Fells): 2:01.07
Randy War Arrow(Gardavasque): 2:01.25
Toby Daniels(Astoria): 2:01.39
Lei Johnson(Slokais): 2:02.32
Alv Gunnarsen(Zongongia): 2:02.65
Henry Thoraed(LOM): 2:02.68
Steven Schultz(Auria): 2:04.51
Renato Echevarria(Lauchenoiria): 2:05.94
Thomas Hong(Laeral): 2:06.66
Mecatli(Xiomera): 2:10.63

Women's Combined:


Rosa Haraldsen(Zongongia): 2:01.74
Janet Nockerfell(Gardavasque): 2:01.96
Lisa Hawking(LOM): 2:02.21
Heather Kendall(Auria): 2:03.79
Nova Mendez(Slokais): 2:03.88
Ryu Mi-sun(High Fells): 2:04.72
Atarah Vives(Kerlile): 2:05.65
Emilia Cox(Astoria): 2:07.50
Adelaida Caballero(Lauchenoiria): 2:07.76
Tianquetzin(Xiomera): 2:08.47
Hong Luwen(Laeral): 2:09.03]]> <![CDATA[2021 Eiria Olympiad General Thread]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2143 Fri, 28 May 2021 17:47:40 -0500 Democratic Republic Of Eiria]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2143 Welcome to the 2021 New Riga Olympiad ! 
(Special Thanks to Shuell for the Joint Post!)

Central, Shuell

Alaina Arpa walked slowly into the huge stadium that had held the Shuellian Central Olympics a few short years ago, feeling intimidated with its size and stature. The unlit torch in her right hand suddenly felt much less significant, as she examined every inch of the stadium that she could. Her guards surrounded her in a tight formation. She had been nervous to enter Shuell, having heard all of the horror stories of life in the distant nation. Still, she insisted on going, and the greeting she had gotten thus far hadn't been too bad.

A large elaborately decorated cauldron sits in the center of the Olympic stadium, elevated above the ground and surrounded by armed guards. The event had been received with enthusiasm by most Shuellians, seen as both a chance for the nation to increase its own prestige and establish goodwill with various foreign countries. Crowds of spectators had lined the streets leaning towards the stadium, although none were allowed inside - this honor would only be granted to high-ranking officials and the Directorate itself. The Shuellian national anthem blared loudly from the speakers as the woman approached the unlit cauldron, with cameras televising the ceremony all across the globe.

Alaina took one last look at the intricate torch in her hand, examining the cold metal. Okay, I can't screw this up. One, Two... She placed the torch on the rim of the cauldron, tilting it slightly.

The cold metal torch suddenly caught the flame, glowing like a small star in Alaina's hand. She turned to face the few spectators allowed inside the stadium, raising the torch above her head. She, being a former Olympic Gymnast, was on the shorter side, but her grace and presence more than made up for it in the eyes of the spectators. The flame burned furiously, almost causing her to hesitate. Calm down, it's alright. Easy.

The members of the Directorate, situated in an enclosure overlooking the affair, stood and politely clapped for the athlete. As the Shuellian national anthem transitioned into Rise for the Republic, banners of the Eirian flag unfurled next to the Shuellian one - if slightly smaller in size. Cameras would zoom in on Alaina, displaying her face on large jumbotrons outside of the stadium. The guards, seemingly handpicked for their size, lined up in rows on either side of the woman, raising their rifles at an angle and forming a canopy of sorts for her to walk under.

Alaina was slightly unnerved by the canopy of guns, but she walked forward undeterred, only slightly bringing the torch down as to keep it away from the firearms. She put all her concentration into not tripping, channeling her old gymnastic instincts to move with grace and precision.

As she walked, she hummed along to the Eirian anthem blaring from the speakers, smiling slightly with pride. A Shuellian stadium blaring the Eirian anthem. That's something you don't see everyday. She thought as she reached the end of the guard lines, making her way out of the stadium and onto the street, smiling at the spectators.

Black and white confetti, like some strange mixture of ash and snow, rained down on the streets from the rooftops of office buildings. A row of barricades were set up along the road, with crowds of Shuellian citizens stationed behind them cheering on the runner. A fleet of policemen on motorcycles baring corporate advertisements flanked the woman on either side as they escorted her down the busy streets, with others visible among the crowds to ensure nothing went wrong.

Carefully sweeping some confetti from her hair, Alaina made her way down the street, occasionally glancing at her Shuellian escorts. Police with advertisements. Huh. She kept a steady pace, marching towards a bus with Eirian security guards positioned around it. Almost There. She grabbed the railing of the bus, turning around to wave one last time to the crowd. Her security guards escorted her onto the bus, securing the flame that would travel continents to its new temporary home.

And as the bus pulled away, Alaina took one last look at the droves of spectators. Who are they? Do they like it here? Would I like it here?

The crowds faded away, leaving only one place to look: Forward, to Eiria. To home.]]> Welcome to the 2021 New Riga Olympiad ! 
(Special Thanks to Shuell for the Joint Post!)

Central, Shuell

Alaina Arpa walked slowly into the huge stadium that had held the Shuellian Central Olympics a few short years ago, feeling intimidated with its size and stature. The unlit torch in her right hand suddenly felt much less significant, as she examined every inch of the stadium that she could. Her guards surrounded her in a tight formation. She had been nervous to enter Shuell, having heard all of the horror stories of life in the distant nation. Still, she insisted on going, and the greeting she had gotten thus far hadn't been too bad.

A large elaborately decorated cauldron sits in the center of the Olympic stadium, elevated above the ground and surrounded by armed guards. The event had been received with enthusiasm by most Shuellians, seen as both a chance for the nation to increase its own prestige and establish goodwill with various foreign countries. Crowds of spectators had lined the streets leaning towards the stadium, although none were allowed inside - this honor would only be granted to high-ranking officials and the Directorate itself. The Shuellian national anthem blared loudly from the speakers as the woman approached the unlit cauldron, with cameras televising the ceremony all across the globe.

Alaina took one last look at the intricate torch in her hand, examining the cold metal. Okay, I can't screw this up. One, Two... She placed the torch on the rim of the cauldron, tilting it slightly.

The cold metal torch suddenly caught the flame, glowing like a small star in Alaina's hand. She turned to face the few spectators allowed inside the stadium, raising the torch above her head. She, being a former Olympic Gymnast, was on the shorter side, but her grace and presence more than made up for it in the eyes of the spectators. The flame burned furiously, almost causing her to hesitate. Calm down, it's alright. Easy.

The members of the Directorate, situated in an enclosure overlooking the affair, stood and politely clapped for the athlete. As the Shuellian national anthem transitioned into Rise for the Republic, banners of the Eirian flag unfurled next to the Shuellian one - if slightly smaller in size. Cameras would zoom in on Alaina, displaying her face on large jumbotrons outside of the stadium. The guards, seemingly handpicked for their size, lined up in rows on either side of the woman, raising their rifles at an angle and forming a canopy of sorts for her to walk under.

Alaina was slightly unnerved by the canopy of guns, but she walked forward undeterred, only slightly bringing the torch down as to keep it away from the firearms. She put all her concentration into not tripping, channeling her old gymnastic instincts to move with grace and precision.

As she walked, she hummed along to the Eirian anthem blaring from the speakers, smiling slightly with pride. A Shuellian stadium blaring the Eirian anthem. That's something you don't see everyday. She thought as she reached the end of the guard lines, making her way out of the stadium and onto the street, smiling at the spectators.

Black and white confetti, like some strange mixture of ash and snow, rained down on the streets from the rooftops of office buildings. A row of barricades were set up along the road, with crowds of Shuellian citizens stationed behind them cheering on the runner. A fleet of policemen on motorcycles baring corporate advertisements flanked the woman on either side as they escorted her down the busy streets, with others visible among the crowds to ensure nothing went wrong.

Carefully sweeping some confetti from her hair, Alaina made her way down the street, occasionally glancing at her Shuellian escorts. Police with advertisements. Huh. She kept a steady pace, marching towards a bus with Eirian security guards positioned around it. Almost There. She grabbed the railing of the bus, turning around to wave one last time to the crowd. Her security guards escorted her onto the bus, securing the flame that would travel continents to its new temporary home.

And as the bus pulled away, Alaina took one last look at the droves of spectators. Who are they? Do they like it here? Would I like it here?

The crowds faded away, leaving only one place to look: Forward, to Eiria. To home.]]> <![CDATA[2021 Eiria Signup Thread]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2140 Thu, 06 May 2021 09:36:01 -0500 Democratic Republic Of Eiria]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2140 Welcome, My Friends, to the 2021 IDU Olympiad!

[Image: Screen-Shot-2021-06-01-at-3-00-00-PM.png]



I'm pleased to announce that, with a great amount of help from Laeral, the list of sports has been completed! As such, there is nothing left to do but open signups, and see who all joins! I hope all of you have an amazing time with this Olympiad, and I hope this stirs up some regional RP opportunities!

Events

A total list of sports will be posted below, and the rules regarding the number of athletes per event shall remain the same, with 1 athlete/team per event. (To Clarify: When I say per event, Men's and Women's Events of the same sport type are counted as different events. As such, each nation can contribute 1 Men's Cyclist and 1 Women's Cyclist.) 

Skill

Similar to the 2019 Olympic signups, the calculation modifiers that affect the results shall be rated individually per athlete or team, on a 100 point scale. However, instead of a 0.01-1.00 range, the Modifiers will be on a scale of +50 to -50. A positive score will help your athlete, while a negative one will hinder them. Also, repeating the average system from the last Olympiad, the average modifier of all athletes and teams must be 0. If the average is something like 0.1 or -0.1, It’ll be fine. I will ask that you get as close to 0 as possible, to help us make this competition as fair as we can. Please state your average at the top of your submission!

**Also, to note, due to how some of the calculations are set up, some sports on the list below shall be marked with two asterisks. I recommend making the modifiers for those sports multiples of 10, to avoid waste of modifier points.

Here's a template for your signups:

Nation Name:
Puppet?: Y/N
If so, Main Nation:
Total Number of Athletes/Teams:

And if you want to put your actual list on the thread or a Google doc, here's a template for that:

Event:
Athlete/Team Name
Skill Modifier

It would be an enormous help if you would put your roster into a Google Doc, Spreadsheet, or Dropbox, to avoid cluttering the signup page. 


Signup Timeframe

Unless posted otherwise, the signups shall close around June 6th, 2021. 

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or roleplay ideas, let me know! Whether it's through Discord, the Forum, or the Regional RMB, I'm here to help!
Alpine Skiing

Men’s Downhill
Women’s Downhill

Men’s Combined
Women’s Combined

Men’s Slalom
Women’s Slalom

Men’s Super G
Women’s Super G

Archery

Men’s Archery
Women’s Archery

Athletics
Men’s 100M sprint
Women’s 100M Sprint

Men’s 800M sprint
Women’s 800M Sprint

Men’s 1500M sprint
Women’s 1500M Sprint

Aquatics

Men's 100M Backstroke
Women’s 100M Backstroke

Men’s 100M Breaststroke
Women’s 100M Breaststroke

Men’s 100M Butterfly
Women’s 100M Butterfly

Men’s 100M Freestyle
Women’s 100M Freestyle

Men's 200M Backstroke
Women’s 200M Backstroke

Men’s 200M Breaststroke
Women’s 200M Breaststroke

Men’s 200M Butterfly
Women’s 200M Butterfly

Men’s 200M Freestyle
Women’s 200M Freestyle

Men’s 10M Platform Diving
Women’s 10M Platform Diving

Baseball **

Men's Baseball
Women's Softball

Basketball **

Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball

Biathlon+Triathlon

Men’s 15M Biathlon
Women 15M Biathlon

Men’s 20M Biathlon
Women’s 20M Biathlon

Men’s Triathlon
Women’s Triathlon

Bobsled+Luge:

Men’s Two Person
Women’s Two Person

Men’s Four Person
Women’s Four Person

Men’s Double Luge
Women’s Double Luge

Curling: **

Men’s Curling
Women’s Curling
Mixed Doubles Curling

Cycling

Men’s Cycling
Women’s Cycling

Fencing

Men's Epée
Men's Foil
Men's Sabre

Women's Epée
Women's Foil
Women's Sabre

Team Epée
Team Foil
Team Sabre

Figure Skating

Men's FS
Women's FS
Pair FS

Gymnastics

Men’s Floor
Women’s Floor

Men’s Vault
Women’s Vault

Men’s Balance Beam
Women’s Balance Beam

Men’s Rings
Women’s Rings

Handball

Men's HB
Women's HB

Ice Hockey **

Men's Hockey
Women's Hockey

Speed Skating

Men’s Team Pursuit
Women’s Team Pursuit

Men’s 500M
Women’s 500M

Men’s 1000M
Women’s 1000M

Men’s 1500M
Women’s 1500M

Men’s 5000 M
Women’s 5000 M

Ski Jumping

Men’s Normal Hill
Women’s Normal Hill

Table Tennis

Men's Singles
Women's Singles

Men's Team
Women's Team

Tennis

Men's Singles
Women's Singles

Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles

Water Polo

Men's Water Polo
Women's Water Polo]]> Welcome, My Friends, to the 2021 IDU Olympiad!

[Image: Screen-Shot-2021-06-01-at-3-00-00-PM.png]



I'm pleased to announce that, with a great amount of help from Laeral, the list of sports has been completed! As such, there is nothing left to do but open signups, and see who all joins! I hope all of you have an amazing time with this Olympiad, and I hope this stirs up some regional RP opportunities!

Events

A total list of sports will be posted below, and the rules regarding the number of athletes per event shall remain the same, with 1 athlete/team per event. (To Clarify: When I say per event, Men's and Women's Events of the same sport type are counted as different events. As such, each nation can contribute 1 Men's Cyclist and 1 Women's Cyclist.) 

Skill

Similar to the 2019 Olympic signups, the calculation modifiers that affect the results shall be rated individually per athlete or team, on a 100 point scale. However, instead of a 0.01-1.00 range, the Modifiers will be on a scale of +50 to -50. A positive score will help your athlete, while a negative one will hinder them. Also, repeating the average system from the last Olympiad, the average modifier of all athletes and teams must be 0. If the average is something like 0.1 or -0.1, It’ll be fine. I will ask that you get as close to 0 as possible, to help us make this competition as fair as we can. Please state your average at the top of your submission!

**Also, to note, due to how some of the calculations are set up, some sports on the list below shall be marked with two asterisks. I recommend making the modifiers for those sports multiples of 10, to avoid waste of modifier points.

Here's a template for your signups:

Nation Name:
Puppet?: Y/N
If so, Main Nation:
Total Number of Athletes/Teams:

And if you want to put your actual list on the thread or a Google doc, here's a template for that:

Event:
Athlete/Team Name
Skill Modifier

It would be an enormous help if you would put your roster into a Google Doc, Spreadsheet, or Dropbox, to avoid cluttering the signup page. 


Signup Timeframe

Unless posted otherwise, the signups shall close around June 6th, 2021. 

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or roleplay ideas, let me know! Whether it's through Discord, the Forum, or the Regional RMB, I'm here to help!
Alpine Skiing

Men’s Downhill
Women’s Downhill

Men’s Combined
Women’s Combined

Men’s Slalom
Women’s Slalom

Men’s Super G
Women’s Super G

Archery

Men’s Archery
Women’s Archery

Athletics
Men’s 100M sprint
Women’s 100M Sprint

Men’s 800M sprint
Women’s 800M Sprint

Men’s 1500M sprint
Women’s 1500M Sprint

Aquatics

Men's 100M Backstroke
Women’s 100M Backstroke

Men’s 100M Breaststroke
Women’s 100M Breaststroke

Men’s 100M Butterfly
Women’s 100M Butterfly

Men’s 100M Freestyle
Women’s 100M Freestyle

Men's 200M Backstroke
Women’s 200M Backstroke

Men’s 200M Breaststroke
Women’s 200M Breaststroke

Men’s 200M Butterfly
Women’s 200M Butterfly

Men’s 200M Freestyle
Women’s 200M Freestyle

Men’s 10M Platform Diving
Women’s 10M Platform Diving

Baseball **

Men's Baseball
Women's Softball

Basketball **

Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball

Biathlon+Triathlon

Men’s 15M Biathlon
Women 15M Biathlon

Men’s 20M Biathlon
Women’s 20M Biathlon

Men’s Triathlon
Women’s Triathlon

Bobsled+Luge:

Men’s Two Person
Women’s Two Person

Men’s Four Person
Women’s Four Person

Men’s Double Luge
Women’s Double Luge

Curling: **

Men’s Curling
Women’s Curling
Mixed Doubles Curling

Cycling

Men’s Cycling
Women’s Cycling

Fencing

Men's Epée
Men's Foil
Men's Sabre

Women's Epée
Women's Foil
Women's Sabre

Team Epée
Team Foil
Team Sabre

Figure Skating

Men's FS
Women's FS
Pair FS

Gymnastics

Men’s Floor
Women’s Floor

Men’s Vault
Women’s Vault

Men’s Balance Beam
Women’s Balance Beam

Men’s Rings
Women’s Rings

Handball

Men's HB
Women's HB

Ice Hockey **

Men's Hockey
Women's Hockey

Speed Skating

Men’s Team Pursuit
Women’s Team Pursuit

Men’s 500M
Women’s 500M

Men’s 1000M
Women’s 1000M

Men’s 1500M
Women’s 1500M

Men’s 5000 M
Women’s 5000 M

Ski Jumping

Men’s Normal Hill
Women’s Normal Hill

Table Tennis

Men's Singles
Women's Singles

Men's Team
Women's Team

Tennis

Men's Singles
Women's Singles

Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles

Water Polo

Men's Water Polo
Women's Water Polo]]> <![CDATA[Interim Olympic Committee Thread (OOC-2020)]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2055 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:54:54 -0500 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2055 I, Libertas Omnium Maximus, acting chair of this Olympic Committee, do establish this interim session to determine the fate of future IDU Olympiads.

Welcome (Back)!
Ladies and Gentlemen, it's been quite a long while since we last met. We did manage to pull off an Olympiad last fall. That's more than I was expecting back in 2018. With that in mind, I think a hearty congratulations to everyone who made the Olympiad possible is in order. I especially thank Shuell for all the hard work he put into simulating scores and writing up all of the results. All in all, I'd say the 2019(and 2020) IDU Olympics were a success.

Although the Olympics were quite enjoyable, they were far from perfect. The simple truth is that we completely overwhelmed Shuell with the event list. We clearly included about 60% more events than we reasonably should have expected Shuell to be able to handle. As a result, we had some major problems. My objective is to address those problems in this thread.

In addition to problems with the actual Olympiad, our Olympic Committee could probably benefit from some streamlining as well. Right now it seems to bureaucratic and dysfunctional.

The following are my objectives for this interim session
  • Think of ways to reduce the number of events while still maintaining a good variety of sports
  • Decide how to handle hosting in the future (multiple hosts, etc.)
  • Restructuring the IDUOC to make it more efficient

All are welcome to give feedback, make suggestions, and comment on any of the above topics (and any other related topics that I missed). Thank you.]]> I, Libertas Omnium Maximus, acting chair of this Olympic Committee, do establish this interim session to determine the fate of future IDU Olympiads.

Welcome (Back)!
Ladies and Gentlemen, it's been quite a long while since we last met. We did manage to pull off an Olympiad last fall. That's more than I was expecting back in 2018. With that in mind, I think a hearty congratulations to everyone who made the Olympiad possible is in order. I especially thank Shuell for all the hard work he put into simulating scores and writing up all of the results. All in all, I'd say the 2019(and 2020) IDU Olympics were a success.

Although the Olympics were quite enjoyable, they were far from perfect. The simple truth is that we completely overwhelmed Shuell with the event list. We clearly included about 60% more events than we reasonably should have expected Shuell to be able to handle. As a result, we had some major problems. My objective is to address those problems in this thread.

In addition to problems with the actual Olympiad, our Olympic Committee could probably benefit from some streamlining as well. Right now it seems to bureaucratic and dysfunctional.

The following are my objectives for this interim session
  • Think of ways to reduce the number of events while still maintaining a good variety of sports
  • Decide how to handle hosting in the future (multiple hosts, etc.)
  • Restructuring the IDUOC to make it more efficient

All are welcome to give feedback, make suggestions, and comment on any of the above topics (and any other related topics that I missed). Thank you.]]> <![CDATA[2019 Shuell Olympics Results Thread (IC)]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1987 Sun, 03 Nov 2019 22:43:19 -0600 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1987 Olympiad Event Results
[Image: olympics.png]

OOC: This is a "results" thread, not a "reaction" thread. The only user who should be posting in this thread is our fine host, Shuell. However, reaction posts are highly encouraged. Just visit the General Thread to post your reactions!
]]> Olympiad Event Results
[Image: olympics.png]

OOC: This is a "results" thread, not a "reaction" thread. The only user who should be posting in this thread is our fine host, Shuell. However, reaction posts are highly encouraged. Just visit the General Thread to post your reactions!
]]> <![CDATA[2019 Shuell Olympics General Thread (IC)]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1986 Sun, 03 Nov 2019 22:23:51 -0600 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1986 Welcome to the 2019 Shuell Olympics
[Image: olympics.png]
Announcements
Results
]]> Welcome to the 2019 Shuell Olympics
[Image: olympics.png]
Announcements
Results
]]> <![CDATA[2019 Olympics Event Signups (OOC Signups Thread) [CLOSED]]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1944 Sat, 20 Jul 2019 23:22:20 -0500 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1944 The time has come to sign up for the 2019 Olympic Games.

Please use this thread to submit your Olympic Games applications

Limitations

Athletes
There is no set limit to how many athletes you may enter in one specific event however it is encouraged that you not enter more than one athlete into an event with 3 or fewer participants (including your first athlete). Athlete's skill is, however, regulated.

Skill
The software that will be used to simulate the events has a built in "skill" offset that can be set any where from 0.01 to 1.00. This offset will impact your players performance positively (above 0.50) or negatively (0.50 or bellow). "

The neat thing is, you can pick each athlete's skill level. An athlete with 0.80 skill level would be at the top of his/her game. A .25 might be more of a rookie with a lot to learn. You can assign any player whatever skill rank you want however the average of all of your player's skills must be equal to .50 or less.

Example:

[Player/team Name] - [player event] - 0.25 skill
[Player/team Name] - [player event] - 0.75 skill

0.25+0.75=1 | 1/2=0.50

For team events you will choose the team's skill as a whole, not individuals.

The average is the sum of ALL players on your team, not just the ones from a specific event. This means that you can enter all terrible players into one events and all fantastic players into other events.

The only rule is that the average must be less than or equal to 0.50

Also, try to avoid going past the hundredth place in individual skill levels (the total average will most likely be past that so no worries with the grand total). This makes it easier on the people/person who ends up imputing this by hand and also makes doing the math way faster.

Events

Total list of events can be found at https://theidu.us/forum/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=1948

Tech Level

This is a modern tech RP, there shall be no future tech in use during the games. No cyborgs.

Timeframe

The Signups will close at some point on Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

Applications

Fill out this application to register for the Olympiad
[code][box]
Nation Info
Nation Name: ]]> The time has come to sign up for the 2019 Olympic Games.

Please use this thread to submit your Olympic Games applications

Limitations

Athletes
There is no set limit to how many athletes you may enter in one specific event however it is encouraged that you not enter more than one athlete into an event with 3 or fewer participants (including your first athlete). Athlete's skill is, however, regulated.

Skill
The software that will be used to simulate the events has a built in "skill" offset that can be set any where from 0.01 to 1.00. This offset will impact your players performance positively (above 0.50) or negatively (0.50 or bellow). "

The neat thing is, you can pick each athlete's skill level. An athlete with 0.80 skill level would be at the top of his/her game. A .25 might be more of a rookie with a lot to learn. You can assign any player whatever skill rank you want however the average of all of your player's skills must be equal to .50 or less.

Example:

[Player/team Name] - [player event] - 0.25 skill
[Player/team Name] - [player event] - 0.75 skill

0.25+0.75=1 | 1/2=0.50

For team events you will choose the team's skill as a whole, not individuals.

The average is the sum of ALL players on your team, not just the ones from a specific event. This means that you can enter all terrible players into one events and all fantastic players into other events.

The only rule is that the average must be less than or equal to 0.50

Also, try to avoid going past the hundredth place in individual skill levels (the total average will most likely be past that so no worries with the grand total). This makes it easier on the people/person who ends up imputing this by hand and also makes doing the math way faster.

Events

Total list of events can be found at https://theidu.us/forum/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=1948

Tech Level

This is a modern tech RP, there shall be no future tech in use during the games. No cyborgs.

Timeframe

The Signups will close at some point on Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

Applications

Fill out this application to register for the Olympiad
[code][box]
Nation Info
Nation Name: ]]> <![CDATA[2019 Summer Olympics Announcements (IC Announcements)]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1923 Thu, 02 May 2019 18:19:34 -0500 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1923 [Image: unknown.png]
2019 Summer Olympics
Official Announcements

This thread is for the 2018-2019 Summer Olympics officials only. At this time they are: Committee President (Chair) and Host Nation. This Thread is for IC only information pertaining to the 2019 Shuell (Central) Summer Olympics
]]> [Image: unknown.png]
2019 Summer Olympics
Official Announcements

This thread is for the 2018-2019 Summer Olympics officials only. At this time they are: Committee President (Chair) and Host Nation. This Thread is for IC only information pertaining to the 2019 Shuell (Central) Summer Olympics
]]>