Monday, February 17, 2014

MEDAL CEREMONY: National Anthems

Our panel of expert national anthem judges (5 judges not competing in the 2014 Winter e-Lympics) each were given the judging criteria laid out at the beginning of the competition: ability to somewhat capture the original song,  originality, country spirit, entertainment value and overall presentation.  Each judge could give a total of 10 points overall - for an overall possible point total of 50.  The point totals for each submission are listed after the county below.

GOLD:  LIECHTENSTEIN (42 points)
 
 SILVER:  CROATIA & PERU (tie - 35 points)

 BRONZE:  MALTA & SPAIN (tie - 31 points)

PLEASE STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF LIECHTENSTEIN:

AND PLEASE ENJOY OUR GOLD MEDAL WINNING SUBMISSION:
 
 
 

MEDAL CEREMONY: Tweet That!!!


GOLD:  GEORGIA

 SILVER:  CROATIA

 BRONZE:  JAPAN

PLEASE RISE FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF GEORGIA

4th:  LIECHTENSTEIN
5th:  MOROCCO
6th:  LATVIA
7th: CZECH REPUBLIC
8th: BULGARIA
9th:  MALTA
10th:  PERU
11th:  UKRAINE  

Friday, February 14, 2014

MEDAL CEREMONY: Let's Hear It For The Bronze


GOLD:  MOROCCO

 SILVER:  JAPAN

BRONZE:  CROATIA

PLEASE STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF MOROCCO:

4th:  FINLAND
5th: SAN MARINO
6th:  LIECHTENSTEIN
7th:  NORWAY
8th:  SPAIN
9th:  GEORGIA
10th:  ARGENTINA
11th:  SERBIA
12th:  NETHERLANDS
13th:  RUSSIA
14th: CANADA
15th:  AUSTRIA  

Thursday, February 13, 2014

MEDAL CEREMONY: The Missing


GOLD:  UKRAINE 
9 points

SILVER:  ISRAEL
10 points

BRONZE: ARGENTINA, DENMARK, MALTA (3-way tie) 
12 points

PLEASE STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF UKRAINE

6.  JAPAN - 13 points
6. MONGOLIA - 13 points
8. CHINA - 14 points
8. ESTONIA - 14 points
10. CROATIA - 15 points
10. GEORGIA - 15 points
10. PARAGUAY - 15 points
10. PUERTO RICO - 15 points
10. SERBIA - 15 points
15. AUSTRIA - 16 points
15. LIECHTENSTEIN - 16 points
17. FRANCE - 18 points
17. PORTUGAL - 18 points
19. JAMAICA - 19 points
19. TOGO - 19 points
21. AUSTRALIA - 20 points
22. RUSSIA - 21 points
23. ICELAND - 22 points
23. MOROCCO - 22 points
25. FINLAND - 23 points
25. PERU - 23 points

DQ: SOUTH KOREA (India is competing this year)
DQ: LITHUANIA (only 6 countries accepted)

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

UPDATED Official Medal Count (as of 2/12)

COUNTRY G S B T
South Korea 2 0 0 2
Japan 1 1 0 2
USA 1 1 0 2
Croatia 1 0 1 2
Germany 0 2 0 2
Liechtenstein 0 0 2 2
Canada 1 0 0 1
Mexico 1 0 0 1
Venezuela* 1 0 0 1
Austria 0 1 0 1
Azerbaijan 0 1 0 1
Bulgaria 0 1 0 1
Georgia 0 1 0 1
Australia 0 0 1 1
Jamaica 0 0 1 1
Malta 0 0 1 1
Peru 0 0 1 1
Russia 0 0 1 1
Ukraine 0 0 1 1

MEDAL CEREMONY: Gold Medal Day (sprint event)

GOLD:  JAPAN
 SILVER:  GEORGIA
BRONZE:  CROATIA
PLEASE RISE FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF JAPAN:

4th:  SERBIA
5th:  BELARUS
6th:  PHILIPPINES
7th:  ROMANIA
8th: BELGIUM
9th:  FINLAND
10th:  PERU   



MEDAL CEREMONY: Get To Know Your Host


GOLD:  SOUTH KOREA
 
 SILVER:  AUSTRIA
 
 BRONZE: MALTA & UKRAINE (tie)

PLEASE STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF SOUTH KOREA:

Additional competitors who finished the distance race with varying degrees of success:
GEORGIA - MOROCCO - CHILE - CHINA
LIECHTENSTEIN - SAN MARINO - FINLAND - CROATIA
CZECH REPUBLIC - PERU - SPAIN - RUSSIA
PORTUGAL - DENMARK - POLAND - JAPAN
PUERTO RICO  
 
***answers available upon request