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We've been promoting Spanish language songs long before the Superb Owl caught up: We're at Chile's most iconic landmark - you know the one, even if you don't know you know - which means...we're not in South America anymore, Toto! Welcome to Easter Island, which is also part of Chile because...well for some inexplicable reason it just is. Here is how we got on down (up?) in the desert: A - 2. B - 2. C- 1. D - 2. E - 1. And again, we don't have a majority, which means two things - first we say goodbye to our lowest scorers, of which there are two, @Victorian & @Glacib - & for the remaining three, for the first time since Dublin 2024, we need a third round! And here are that round's RULES: This voting round will be open for (approximately) 24 hours - it will close at 10pm UK time, Tuesday 10 February. 24 hours NOT 48, due to the Olympics causing the board to have users on it. Automatic closing will be used on the poll, so VOTE IN TIME. Voting will be conducted in rounds until one entry has an absolute majority and is declared the winner. In this and following rounds, the logo with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated at the close of the poll. All logos that get 0 votes will be eliminated, even if there are multiple. Vote in the poll for your favourite logo. You have ONE vote, so make it count. Your vote is public and can be seen by all. Entrants MAY NOT vote for their own logo. For transparency, I will not vote unless required to break a tie. Votes are valid if cast by members of GamesBids as of January 1 2026 with a bona fide posting record. I will rule on the validity of any suspicious or disputed votes, or who constitutes a bona fide voting member. I will not vote in this, or any subsequent rounds. However, if a tie-breaker vote is needed, I will reserve my right to vote in order to break it. Be fair and sportsmanlike, this is meant to be fun and the entrants all deserve RESPECT. If we don't get a majority here, we'll head to somewhere I haven't decided yet, but which will be on the correct continent, for another round of voting! Until then, good luck!

BONG! Voting closed - Vamos a la isla!

So so close. Genuinely thought we had a Charlotte Worthington moment there. She'll be back though, for sure (Also not sure what happened in the curling. Shipping 5 in one end just doesn't feel like something that happens )

Out the recents, time for another bump. 5 & a bit hours before the poll closes - VOTE NOW!

And to try to get voter numbers up for this & future rounds, a mass @, copied from the submission thread. (They do paste!) Guilga @Olympian1010 @Palette86 @cfm Jeremie @Australian Kiwi @BTHarner @antiperspirant @krow @venuedesignlover @Citius Altius Fortius @Citizen-Seth @thatsnotmypuppy @Nacre @Nacholympic @PikyoK @KRATK @sebastien1214 @Cyriln @intoronto @StefanMUC @Faster @baron-pierreIV @hiroamorim @rio2016man @Ikarus360 @TorchbearerSydney @TorchbearerAA @FYI @Durban Sandshark @Quaker2001 @Alexjc @arwebb @Olympian2004 @Brekkie Boy @Karenina @panamfan @Anthony @GBModerator @DamC @JMarkSnow2012 @AmaniS @Tatsh @WD96 @mr.bernham @mattygs @kevzz @olympiaki-agones @fatixxx @zigzag @Athensfan @Olympic Fan Darcy @Shiruba98 @Olympian2005 @BigVic @Dave @SkiFreak @Iceman @stryker @Tony E Loves Architecture @Hansfromdenmark @Lee @Kenadian @Hightowerio86 @gotosy @Roger87 @Cape Town 2020 @HenryOaks @Michelle @AustralianFan @Faster @Josh0108 @Rob2012 @DannyelBrazil @demetrius @paul @barrack @Aussie bum/ @Mr Tickle @aismanggo @woohooitsme83 @VIK @JDCLauron @Jon Will Chambers @Victorian @Glacib @Bear @Scotguy II @corn_zxl & @Sir Rols

And this suggestion comes from Nacho - gracias! We've gone to the other end of Chile, as promised: This is Arica, Chile's northernmost major city - this country is so long that we've gone from fjords, snow & greenery to the edge of the world's driest desert, the Atacama! Here is what went down in the south: A - 2. B - 0. C - 2. D - 2. E - 1. F - 1. As you can see, we are very far from a majority for anyone, so we must eliminate the lowest scorer - who was the "grosso vombato" himself, @Sir Rols. Giorgia will be so sad about that, she'll need a couple of Italian golds tomorrow. As for the rest of you, we go again for Round the second! Here's THE RULES: This voting round will be open for (approximately) 24 hours - it will close at 10pm UK time, Monday 9 February. 24 hours NOT 48, due to the Olympics causing the board to have users on it. Automatic closing will be used on the poll, so VOTE IN TIME. Voting will be conducted in rounds until one entry has an absolute majority and is declared the winner. In this and following rounds, the logo with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated at the close of the poll. All logos that get 0 votes will be eliminated, even if there are multiple. Vote in the poll for your favourite logo. You have ONE vote, so make it count. Your vote is public and can be seen by all. Entrants MAY NOT vote for their own logo. For transparency, I will not vote unless required to break a tie. Votes are valid if cast by members of GamesBids as of January 1 2026 with a bona fide posting record. I will rule on the validity of any suspicious or disputed votes, or who constitutes a bona fide voting member. I will not vote in this, or any subsequent rounds. However, if a tie-breaker vote is needed, I will reserve my right to vote in order to break it. Be fair and sportsmanlike, this is meant to be fun and the entrants all deserve RESPECT. If we don't get a majority here, we'll head to Chile's other extreme with some very famous friends tomorrow for another round of voting! Until then, good luck!

BONG! Voting CLOSED. Proceed to Round 2!

Surely it can't get any worse

And out again! Always looking for more votes - remember the poll auto-closes at 10pm UK time.

Very sad to see, no way for a great athlete to end Makes you respect how hard it is even more, especially for everyone who went down after her.

Already out of the recents! Must be an Olympics on...

Alexa has been unplugged. The replacements are our cultural sensitivity advisors for Latin America, @Sir Rols' partner & @Nacholympic. The first of those is responsible for our opening - let's dance! So, Buenas Noches! Welcome to South America, welcome to Chile! This is the superbly named Puerto Williams, the very tip of Chile, the main transport hub for Antarctica, the main settlement at Cape Horn, and what would be the southernmost city in the world if it wasn't clearly a village. As you can see it's also quite wintery, or it would be if it was winter - which makes it a good place to start our journey to Santiago 2042. We have 6 candidates, but we also have a live Olympics, which means the rules are as follows. READ CAREFULLY. This voting round will be open for (approximately) 24 hours - it will close at 10pm UK time, Sunday February 8. 24 hours NOT 48, due to the Olympics causing the board to have users on it. Automatic closing will be used on the poll, so VOTE IN TIME. Voting will be conducted in rounds until one entry has an absolute majority and is declared the winner. In this and following rounds, the logo with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated at the close of the poll. All logos that get 0 votes will be eliminated, even if there are multiple. Vote in the poll for your favourite logo. You have ONE vote, so make it count. Your vote is public and can be seen by all. Entrants MAY NOT vote for their own logo. For transparency, I will not vote unless required to break a tie. Votes are valid if cast by members of GamesBids as of January 1 2026 with a bona fide posting record. I will rule on the validity of any suspicious or disputed votes, or who constitutes a bona fide voting member. I will not vote in this, or any subsequent rounds. However, if a tie-breaker vote is needed, I will reserve my right to vote in order to break it. Be fair and sportsmanlike, this is meant to be fun and the entrants all deserve RESPECT. If we don't get a majority here, we'll head to the other end of the country tomorrow for another round of voting! Until then, good luck!

Very classy overall, as you'd expect from Italy. Not sure what Mariah really added. The parade & split ceremonies worked surprisingly well, & it was lovely to see Cortina's mountain village fete vibe. Enjoyed the centenary tribute, although minus for the AI use. Kirsty hasn't livened the speeches up. The cauldrons are beautiful, & the sequence around them was very nice. But who on earth has Bocelli singing Nessun Dorma & doesn't make it the finale?! Edit: I forgot the best bit - the sign language! Best bit of ceremony comedy in years!

He is right, as usual. Santiago is now CLOSED for new submission, now all the cauldrons are lit. As is traditional, Rome as the summer city will remain open until Santiago crowns a winner. But remember, that could happen any time once voting begins TOMORROW!

Ain't no abrupt cuts like a BBC overrun abrupt cut

Ooh actual pyro

It's tiny! Beautiful though

Tomba gets his chance!

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Olympic Flame". Which is everywhere except San Siro...

Not just Russia inserts astronauts into sport

EU segment! A camera on Meloni now would be entertaining

Oh the Brummies are back!

I think they're the right way up

He's got clothes on?! Is this even a real ceremony anymore? (Also just realised BBC 2 are 10 minutes over already lol)

Has Kirsty dumped John Lennon?