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Any way of getting the photos or animation that isn't Instagram? It won't play

Because they are a democracy. They vote on these things. Hopefully a combination of this radically decentralised plan, the general improvement in the Olympics image following Paris & the end of Tom, & what will presumably be a decent Swiss performance next door in February will mean this time is different.

Logos? Boring and technical? Never! https://www.gamesbids.com/forums/topic/39765-19th-annual-gamesbids-olympic-logo-competition-logo-submissions

I must say I'm not quite so optimistic about Hamburg. From what I know, I kinda think NRW has more chance of returning a yes? (Although I have no idea how their vote will be organised). Hopefully it is a yes though, will be good to give the DOSB a choice, as long as it's not Berlin. I see HSV look like they'll stay in the Bundesliga so maybe a new stadium will look more appealing to them?

Well, history does matter I guess. It'd be a nice touch for the Olympic Capital (the only officially named one, not even Athens has that title) to finally host a senior Olympic event. I'm quite surprised they haven't made it or Zurich the main centre for the ice events & ceremonies, but they want to try nationwide hosting - plus in Switzerland it's important to keep things balanced across language areas if possible, especially between German & French. St Moritz would also be appropriate if they want to display Swiss Olympic history.

Almost halfway through January, & we're still open & looking out for entries! Remember there will be no extensions beyond 31 January - it's a deadline that won't be moved for once. Keep them coming

If my fairly bad French is right, & that's a Museum of Arts & Sciences, then surely that's the perfect place for him permanently? Never mind just until 2027... (PS it's lovely to see how openly (& rightly) proud Paris & France is of their Olympics, even after 18 months. If only the IOC could make the most of it by opening bidding again, it's a wonderful advert for cities & countries to see what can happen)

Looking at that, I'm thinking floating stage, Singapore style. It's Switzerland, they've got the money (Actually it's a bit of a missed opportunity to have had either Nice or SLC in 30 & then this in 2034, for a round anniversary of the IOC. I guess 144 is a special number in its way, but multiples of 10 are the important milestones) (Also I want the bid process back as much as anyone, but if there's one time that doing it the Bach way is justified, it's probably for this. Nationwide hosting is likely the only way the Winter Olympics can survive into the long term, so it makes sense to try it in a country like Switzerland that's well placed to try it - but if there was a normal process they'd probably lose to a more "compact" plan. But this is the only case. The 36 Summer process should obviously be open, & future Winter ones also open - but between nations.)

Crumbs, there's decentralised & then there's that! Still, nationwide hosting is surely the future of the Winter Olympics, & if anywhere can handle it & show it can work, it's Switzerland. Their transport system is obviously good enough & the whole proposal leans hard into Swiss identity as a deeply federal country, which should help its popularity & spread the cost. From having looked at a map of Lausanne when I nearly went there, I'm imagining the ceremony on the lakefront outside the Olympic Museum?

We can rely on Nessun Dorma 2.0 to close it out then. Leicester fans will be happy

There's plenty of time - you might surprise yourself. We won't judge (Well I mean we will judge, it's a competition. But I won't judge )

I just think the DOSB will be dumb enough to go for Berlin if it's there for them. I guess even if they do, then if an anti bidding Linke led coalition pulls Berlin out, they can move to Munich or anyone else who posts a yes vote - there's plenty of time. But Berlin could save everyone a lot of potential trouble if they just get out now... (Any more recent word on how likely Hamburg & NRW are to vote yes? It'd be good to get at least one of them viable for the competition)

Still a decent amount of time left, over 3 weeks but it's worth getting this back on the recents. Don't end up rushing like a Milan ice hockey venue builder - get your logos in!

Someone else is having that problem! For me I have to stop it & refresh to get it to load - but only the first link I click in each visit to the site. After that everything is fine. Do you get a 403 error come up if you leave the first link page running?

Quite surprised Berlin has a conservative mayor tbh, although as you say it probably won't have for long after that Where will they go, because I'd stereotypically imagine that Linke & maybe even the local Greens are against the bid even if the SPD are in favour? Everything about this incident should still be ringing very loud alarm bells for the DOSB though - hopefully the election is before the decision, so if the people of Berlin elect an anti bidding government, they can hopefully take the decision out of the hands of the DOSB. I just feel like if Berlin reaches the decision, they'll win - they'll choose Berlin for 2040 for the 50th anniversary of reunification. And then it'll be Denver 76 all over again. When any of the other three could be successful...

Thank you @Sir Rols - always solving the problems that appear in the comp

I'm afraid I can't see it - "not viewable in your region" Not a problem for the voting grids as long as @Sir Rols can see & use it, but just so you know. I assume you've used Imgur which isn't operating in the UK anymore, so that'll apply for all our British members, and anywhere else they've left.

Looks nice. Subtle but in a cool way rather than "is that it"...it actually looks Nordic or even Japanese in style. Still think Brisbane could handle something a bit bigger - & not just during the Olympics - but it's still a sizeable upgrade on the Gabba, & probably the only option for a small site. Now get on & build it, get the saga over - we need it for two days in 2029!

It's not even a link for me. It appears like a link, but nothing happens if I click on it

2026! Happy New Year, an Italian Winter Olympic year - & what better way to celebrate than with new Italian & Winter logos for Rome & Santiago? There's also less than a month to go until the deadline at 1pm London time on January 31 - which remember, can't be extended for more than a few hours. Good luck

England have won a Test match! I say again, England have actually WON a Test match*! Let's celebrate with the mass @ I was planning to do ages ago! Here we go: @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 And the previous comp winners: @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 *if you can call whatever the hell that actually was a Test match

Can't you just paste it into the textbox as a filename? As you can tell this isn't an area of the comp I know much about but I seem to remember doing that the couple of times I sent (terrible) entries in while it was just Rols hosting? The only thing I do know is that Imgur is problematic now because anything posted there, I can't see

Had a rethink & decided to move to a new cycle. We might need to go back to 38 eventually if Switzerland actually passes its referendums

IT'S CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISTMAAAAAAAAAAAAS*! *And this time I actually mean it And stopping off here on her way to the San Siro is Mariah - because if there's one thing we can all agree we need at this time of year, it's to hear that bloody song yet again listen to something seasonal. It is Christmas Eve in everywhere that it's not Christmas Day, which means it's time to finally give out the Christmas present we promised you 23 days ago, way back when the nights were lighter & some of us thought England could possibly play cricket (apologies to @Bear, I'm afraid this is what usually happens in Australia. Ashes in England usually resemble competitive sport). Anyway, the big event is here - it's time to reveal our 19th summer and winter logo comp victims cities! And there has been one change - because it'll the first time in god knows how long, we will introduce new years for this edition! SUMMER 2040: ROME, ITALY This comp counts down to what will be the fourth Olympics to open with the world's finest national anthem, & what better way to start 2026 than by honouring Italy in the capital city, the Eternal City, Rome. If there's anywhere that truly doesn't need an introduction, it's here. I mean, just follow any road. OK, recently it is literally famous for finding imaginative ways to not host the Olympics, but if you're a designer & you want inspiration, you'll find it here - so how will you brand a second Roman Olympics 80 years after the first? WINTER 2042: SANTIAGO, CHILE Last week they had an election, & this week they won a better one. In a moment to make even Kirsty proud, you voted to make history, sending the Winter Games (well the comp) over the Equator to South America & the mighty Andes for the very first time. Let's be honest, the World Cup will probably be in Saudi again so June will be free. It's not often we get to do something completely different, but Latin American Winter fits the bill tbf. How will you brand a truly historic Winter Olympic edition? -------------------------------------- And now THE RULES, copied and pasted (mostly) from last year. Kirsty doesn't even know what this is yet, so it stays as is: We are, as ever, after logos that encompass the overall feel of the city and local influences that can be tied into a design concept. How can any of these cities articulate graphically what they could bring to future Olympics hosting? What flavour will they bring to the games? Will you inspire Rome to see a bid through for once? The logos should be presented as full colour designs on white background. If you like, however, they can also be presented in black and white or utilised in forms like street banners, t-shirts, apps, vehicles, pins etc. For voting purposes, the main (colour) logo will be used on the polls, & extra stuff is not obligatory, but any extra material you produce may help you “sell” your design better to the wider GamesBids voting membership.  These logos are for the cities as they HOST the games. So you CAN use the rings, and don't need to include the words “Candidate City, Olympic Games 2040” or whatever the IOC want this week. While we're on that, the new IOC branding & logo guidelines DO NOT apply, because we don't know how they work in practice yet. And also because they're stupid. Please post your preliminary submissions on this thread. If you want to hold anything back to be presented as a “surprise” when voting starts you can contact me or Rols via PM and I'll tell you where you can send the extra material. However, it would be nice to see as many on-thread submissions as possible for people to chew over in-thread, & to try & make a worthy Olympic countdown. We can hope, right? You can submit logos for either or both cities. However, you cannot enter more than one logo for the same city (see below). So entering one logo for each is fine, but two logos for Singapore, say, is not fine. You are able, encouraged even, to enter both 'sides' of the comp. Feel free to post as many logo designs as you like, & to ask for feedback from our famously discerning electorate. If you really can't decide between your own designs for a city, feel free to start a poll (or to ask for one to be started). When the time comes for voting, however, you will be asked to settle on a maximum of ONLY ONE official logo per city as your official entry. The format depends on the numbers. Most likely, it will be the traditional exhausting exhaustive ballot preferred by the IOC, and the winter & summer 'halves' will be entirely separate, there will be two winners in the Olympic comp tradition. The competition is open to all members of GamesBids, or to any new legitimate members who join before the end of the submission period. I, with consultation, will rule on the legitimacy of new members. As you would expect, I will rule on any disputes - always aiming to be as fair as possible in the process. As always, just remember, this is all meant to be fun. Olympic spirit, remember?. Hopefully this will spark up some action on the board. I'll be dipping in, keeping a close eye on things, but otherwise will try and keep my green yoshi-paws off until the polling stages. The deadline for submissions is 1pm London time (that is, midnight in Sydney, as per tradition) on 31 JANUARY 2026. Thus, GB will begin 2026 with this, but the voting will coincide with Milan. Just one extra thing, due to the unusual existence of a massive 5-ringed deadline, there will be NO EXTENSIONS beyond perhaps the odd few hours on the 31st. With time of the essence, I will @ all the voters (yes all of you) in the next post. And this is just to alert @Rob. Rob to the existence of the new comp in the hope that he'll do his traditional bit of putting up links to various free design programs etc for the benefit of those who want to take part but may not have the facility at the moment - @Bear does that too -, and to alert @GBModerator Rob to the fact the comp is back! In addition, we had a member ask in the election thread about info on programs people use - I don't know that world (those who can't...) but I'd encourage anyone who does to share. All that is left to say is thank you Rols once again, and to all participants for having the guts to put your logos up for the annual GamesBids dissection, & may the best logos win - GOOD LUCK!

BONG BONG The vote is closed, & we have a winner! I have the honour of announcing that the 19th GB Winter Olympic logo comp host city is SANTIAGO! The final result: Canberra: 2 Harbin: 0 Quebec City: 4 Santiago: 7 Trojena: 6 The comp will open for submission tomorrow, Christmas Eve