The A2K Fantasy Olympics Beijing 2008

Ah, the glory that is 16th.

Welcome back, everyone.

Hello Jespah, Ossobucco, and everybody else.
Rockets to induce early rainfall?
Milli Vanilli Chinese children?
Crowd pressure a new obstacle for home team?
Still staying up late. Saw a few good long volleys last night.

Hope FB can get back in.

Loving the Women 4x200 freestyle relay. Amazing, the girls qualify 6th fastest and then knock 5 seconds off the world record. And Kylie Palmer hits the water for the first time and swims the fastest split in the comp except for Federica the italian rocket. What a blast!

I thought the Japanese guy in the mens individual gymnastics was QL.

Let's see if this works this way... hmmm

Results after 5 days of competition.

1. alex - 294 points
2. MyOwnUsername - 285
3. jpinmilwaukee - 273
4. fom2020 (Pancho's Olympic Team) - 270
5. realjohnboy (WIFF's) - 266
6. hingehead - 266
7. markr - 265
8. Patada Veloz (Fantasy Warriors) - 264
9. Calamity Jane - 264
10. Capitalgull (British Dreamers) - 264
11. wandeljw - 259
12. fbaezer - 254
13. Barneyhull - 248
14. ossobuco (Dolphinkicking Dogpaddlers) - 235
15. jespah (Ring-o-leave-os) - 233
16. cicerone imposter - 228
17. EhBeth - 225
18. McGentrix - 223
19. MrKingsley - 202
20 Foxfyre (Night Owls) - 198
21. Ticomaya (Ticolympians) - 190
22. Pantalones - 182
23. tgordon92 (Chicago 2016) - 180
24. George (TGIF) - 177
25. fidell (Castro's Champion Kiwis) - 177
26. Diane (PDQ Geckos) - 168
27. Imur (THIOS) - 168
28. ElStudHoncho (Fighting Gerbils) - 110

Thanks, fbaezer.

Glad to find this thread on the new a2k. All is right with the world (so to speak).

Just checking to be sure I'm here. Gonna take awhile to get used to this, but looks like everybody is figuring it all out okay. Haven't figured out how to get my avatar to show though.

People Cheering.....Horns Honking.....Church Bells Ringing.....
SWOOSH...SWOOSH...SWOOSH - KABOOM...KABOOM...KABOOM (Fireworks)

The Fighting Gerbils have broken 100!

I am becoming very worried that these Fighting Gerbils are gaining some momentum and might possibly beat me???

So far 7 of my selected countries look likely to go home from Beijing empty handed. Its a very sad fantasy olympics at the moment.

W00p! Broken 100 whats?

phew - the caramel cups are having an eventful ride through the fantasy games - it feels all right to be slightly above the median.

What did alex know? hunh hunh hunh? did a sunfish slip him a fin?

Hah!! With tagging "Olympics" I immediately found this thread again - great!

But, Senor Honcho, that's sooo dramatic!

You shall never catch the Ticolympians!

AAAAH!!! Dropping back to the peleton. Blaming new A2K!!

So, yesterday's competitions were exciting? Disappointing? What? I stayed up past midnight night before last to get the men's all around gymnastic finals and swore I couldn't do that last night for the women's. But I did. (I love gymnastics). Getting more and more nervous that Phelps might falter and miss his goal, though, but so far he's right on track.

Results after friday August 15.

1. alex - 354 points
2. MyOwnUsername - 349
3. jpinmilwaukee - 337
4. markr - 336
5. fom2020 (Pancho's Olympic Team) - 326
6. Calamity Jane - 326
7. realjohnboy (WIFF's) - 323
8. hingehead - 322
9. Patada Veloz (Fantasy Warriors) - 313
10. Barneyhull - 312
11. Capitalgull (British Dreamers) - 311
12. fbaezer - 308
13. wandeljw - 301
14. jespah (Ring-o-leave-os) - 287
15. cicerone imposter - 282
16. ossobuco (Dolphinkicking Dogpaddlers) - 275
17. EhBeth - 272
18. McGentrix - 271
19. Foxfyre (Night Owls) - 265
20. MrKingsley - 248
21. tgordon92 (Chicago 2016) - 244
22. Pantalones - 239
23. Ticomaya (Ticolympians) - 239
24. fidell (Castro's Champion Kiwis) - 227
25. George (TGIF) - 209
26. Imur (THIOS) - 204
27. Diane (PDQ Geckos) - 202
28. ElStudHoncho (Fighting Gerbils) - 153

The 2004 medalists are showing their strenght. Bronze medalist MOU is right behind the leader, and markr has been moving consistently upwards, and is now putting pressure oon jp. Pancho's Olympic Team's performance is, for the time being, proof that fom2020 is indeed an expert on olympics.

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Man, do I need some sleep!

Thanks, fbaezer. I realize you need some sleep, but have you noticed the jump made by Calamity Jane?

This is the "dream team", so far

China Women
China Men

South Korea
France
Italy

Slovakia (which no one chose)
Czech Republic
Kazakhstan
Poland
Sweden/Turkey

Zimbabwe (which no one chose)
Azerbeijan
Georgia
North Korea
Switzerland (or Mongolia, which no one chose)

And this is the "nightmare team"
(most chosen country in case of a tie)

Russia women
Russia men

Spain
Romania
Hungary

Canada
Greece
Kenya
South Africa
Iran

New Zealand
Jamaica
Pakistan
Israel
Serbia

(The "Nightmare Team" would have, by now, 80 points)