The A2K Fantasy Winter Olympics Vancouver 2010

The Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver will start very soon.
Perhaps a Fantasy Prediction Game will make them more fun.

6 Simple Rules of the Game:

1. Every participant will choose a "team" of 10 national olympic teams (divided by gender in the case of the Germany, Canada and USA teams). The aggregate result of these national olympic teams will determine the winner, on the basis of 5 points for every gold medal, 3 points for every silver medal, and 1 point for every bronze medal.

2. The 10 national olympic teams must be chosen from 4 different pools, in which the nations have been divided, according to their performance in Turin 2006, plus a host nation factor.

3. Each participant must choose 2 olympic teams from Group A, 2 olympic teams from Group B, 2 olympic teams from Group C and 4 olympic teams from Group D (with encompasses all nations not in any of the former groups).

4. Since Germany, Canada and the USA Olympic Teams are expected to get the most medals, they will be divided in USA Male, USA Female, Canada Male, Canada Female, Germany Male, Germany Female. Any medal won by a mixed duo or team (ice skate dancing, for example), will count for both male and female teams.

5. The medal count will be based on the OIC count. That is, collective medals count as one.

6. All participants must enter their predictions before the opening olympic ceremony.

Prizes:

Winner: Virtual Gold Medal, and congratulations from every one.
Runner Up: Virtual Silver Medal.
Third Place: Virtual Bronze Medal.

Groups:

Group A:

USA Men
USA Women
Germany Men
Germany Women
Canada Men
Canada Women

Group B:
Norway
Russia
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Sweden

Group C:
France
Netherlands
South Korea
Finland
China


Group D:

All other participant national olympic teams.


tgordon92 will kindly do his best to post daily standings of the A2K Fantasy Olympics Predition Game.

Good luck to everyone.