Rio 2016 - Fantasy Olympics Game

@Skin Rip,

thanks for doing this

it's definitely kept me paying a bit more attention to the games than I'd anticipated

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It's a sprint to the finish line!

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@fbaezer,

I'm involved in a bit of a walk for last...

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@fbaezer,

I hope you can catch Wheeler t0day, Pancho!

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Bronze is looking good if you ask me.

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@McGentrix,

Yeah - we have bronze clinched. I'm kicking myself for not going with GBR instead of USAM. I figured USAW would be the best, and USAM/GBR would be a toss up. GBR has been outstanding.

I have a tie for first right now with no remaining events that can change the outcome.

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@markr,

Yep, I was leading by 2 points before Kenya go gold in Men's Marathon, at which point fbaezer took the lead by 3.

But then the Czech Republic took silver in Mountain Bike:

https://www.rio2016.com/en/cycling-mountain-bike-mens-cross-country

I have us at a tie too.

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@wheel158,

You won in group D which is the tie breaker.

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@markr,

But I got a silver from the Azerbajaini ( actually Cuban) boxer!
And also a wrestler.

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@markr,

There's not a tiebreaker for Gold. I'm OK with a tie if that's the result... Smile

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@fbaezer,

I have Azerbaijan in my list too... Smile

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@wheel158,

Have things changed since this rule was added in 2004?

http://able2know.org/topic/29980-1#post-821294

7. In the event participants tie in the number of points, the winner will be the one who makes the most points among Group D olympic national teams. If the tie continues, then the winner will be the one who makes the most points among Group C. If it is still a tie, the winner will be whoever makes the most points among Group B.

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@markr,

Huh, I didn't remember that rule at all...

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@markr,

Damn! I wrote that rule.

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But Colombia is set to get the bronze medal already stripped inweightlifting to an athlete from Kyrgistan.

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@fbaezer,

Interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/sports/olympics/weight-lifter-stripped-of-rio-medal-for-doping.html?_r=0

Note that we both have Colombia in our Group D countries...

I'm wondering how many more medals will be stripped in the coming days.

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@wheel158,

Funny that this should come up. In 2004 I came in second - three points behind first. While researching picks for 2016, I came across some disqualifications that happened years after 2004. Just for kicks, I reran the numbers and I am now in first by three points.

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@wheel158,

The site that I get my data from (rio2016.com) already has the Colombian as the bronze winner.

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@markr,

I think we should hold a follow up medal ceremony for you!

The same thing happened when I played ESPN's Fantasy Olympics. I think the Chinese got caught doping back then...

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@wheel158,

wheel158 wrote:

I think we should hold a follow up medal ceremony for you!

The same thing happened when I played ESPN's Fantasy Olympics. I think the Chinese got caught doping back then...

Have you tested markr for Prediction Enhancing Steroids? Like the 2017 edition of the Grays Sports Almanac?

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