Monday, 22 August 2016

Congratulations to all Our Olympics 2016 winners!

Emilie Torres (New Zealand), an up and coming artist, is designing the medals this year and they are still in the process, but will be posted on Facebook and sent to the winners when they are finished. Here is a preview of the initial concept sketch:



Gold Medal: Japan (Stephanie Terusa)
Prize: Medal and Brazil Bear

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Silver Medal: Australia (Elyse Jarvis)
Prize: Medal and USA Bear

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Bronze Medal: France (Mary Blake Morehouse)
Prize: Medal and France Bear

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Gold Spirit Award: Hungary (Maddie Des Jardins)

Prize: Medal and Roman Laurel Wreath Necklace


Middle of the Road Prize: TIE - Mexico (Brittany Vergara) and Turkey (Ryan Vergara)
Prize: Sticker of Toucan


Random Drawing Prize: Kazakhstan (Kathy Smith)
Prize: USA Flag Beach Towel

Coal Prize: Ireland (Sarah McNamara)
Prize: Phelps Face Sticker

Here are the official standings for all competitors:

RankCountryRepresentativeTotal
Points
1JapanStephanie Terusa682
2AustraliaElyse Jarvis602
3FranceMary Blake Morehouse566
4HungaryMaddie Des Jardins563
5GermanyLori Cress530
6South KoreaKim Klingaman495
7ItalyPam Keller487
8SpainAmy Brennan451
9New ZealandEmilie Torres407
10NetherlandsTina Torres393
11KenyaGary Keller367
12CubaElvin Miali323
13KazakhstanKathy Smith308
14AzerbaijanDavid Rathel302
DenmarkMartha Joy McGee302
16BrazilBrian Cress280
JamaicaMichael Anderson280
18UkraineJessica MacDonald273
19GeorgiaMcCaulley Family262
20CanadaLisa Blair242
SwitzerlandLiesl Olson242
22MexicoBrittany Vergara222
TurkeyRyan Vergara222
24RomaniaGraydon Cress218
25SwedenErin Cress212
26Czech RepublicFran & Kids Anderson210
27CroatiaChloe Coppedge200
28UzbekistanBrett Speakman190
29IrelandSarah McNamara188
30South AfricaSteve & Danielle Keller155
31PolandElsie Coppedge145
32ArgentinaJoanna Coppedge140
BelarusLucy Coppedge140
34ColombiaSean MacDonald120
35GreeceTroy Townsend110
ThailandCaleb Froehlich110
37EthiopiaLaurie & Aileigh Blois100
38SloveniaIona Blois95
39NorwaySophie Coppedge90
SlovakiaMarshall Cress90
41LithuaniaRachel Froehlich85
42FinlandAmber & Emma Speakman80
43MongoliaBilly & Blake Coppedge70
44IndiaApril Rathel55
45TunisiaHarrington Speakman45
46Trinidad & TobagoIsaac Blois35

Congratulations everyone to a great 31st Summer Olympics! I had a spectacular time hosting and loved interacting with each and every one of you! 

Best of luck and see you in 2018 for PyeongChang!

Sunday, 21 August 2016

The final medal tally and a look at the prizes will be coming onto the blog later tonight after the European broadcast has completed their viewing of the Closing Ceremonies.
St. Andrews Bonus!

Every time a country wins a medal in Golf, it is worth triple the points!



Gold - South Korea - 45 Bonus points
Silver - New Zealand - 30 Bonus points
Bronze - China

However, since we do not play with the high scoring countries, the random drawing of points will go to Maddie Des Jardins (Hungary) for 15 Bonus points!
Every time the USA or GB win a gold medal, you win points!


The USA took home gold for Wrestling for Men's Freestyle 97 KG!


Kyle Snyder - Croatia (Chloe Coppedge) - 5 Bonus points
Every time the USA or GB win a gold medal, you win points!


The USA took home gold for Boxing for Women's Middle 75 KG!

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Claressa Shields - Denmark (Martha Joy McGee) - 5 Bonus points
Every time the USA or GB win a gold medal, you win points!


The USA took home gold for Basketball for Men's Tournament!


DeMarcus Cousins - Argentina (Joanna Coppedge) - 5 Bonus points
DeAndre Jordan - Slovakia (Marshall Cress) - 5 Bonus points
Carmelo Anthony - Poland (Elsie Coppedge) - 5 Bonus points
DeMar DeRozen - Uzbekistan (Brett Speakman) - 10 Bonus points (featured)
Jimmy Butler - Turkey (Ryan Vergara) - 5 Bonus points
Draymond Green - Spain (Amy Brennan) - 5 Bonus points
Harrison Barnes - Georgia (McCaulley Family) - 5 Bonus points
Klay Thompson - Italy (Pam Keller) - 5 Bonus points
Paul George - Kenya (Gary Keller) - 5 Bonus points
Kyrie Irving - Thailand (Caleb Froehlich) - 5 Bonus points
Kyle Lowry - Switzerland (Liesl Olson) - 10 Bonus points (featured)
Kevin Durant - Brazil (Brian Cress) - 5 Bonus points
Stephanie Terusa (Japan) sent in photos of her reaction to the Olympics coming to a close!

"Final medal count has USA almost double the closest country's medal count!"





















"When the Olympics are over and all you have left are the memories..."


















"I'm not ready for it to be over!!"






















15 Bonus points to Stephanie! Way to have spirit!