Phantasy Star: Fringes of Algo

Olympic updates, closing ceremonies, and current medal standings:

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-galler ... 870669001/

https://www.usatoday.com/sports/

Congratulations to all the athletes !

News reports say the Olympic tv telecast was very low in ratings this year! That could be for several reasons, but it does not sound good, especially for future games that may be telecast.

Final Medal standings:

Norway ~37 medals (16 gold, 8 silver, 13 bronze)
ROC ~ 32 medals (6 gold, 12 silver, 14 bronze)
Germany ~ 27 medals (12 gold, 10 silver, 5 bronze)
Canada ~ 26 medals (4 gold, 8 silver, 14 bronze)
United States ~ 25 medals (8 gold, 10 silver, 7 bronze)
Sweden ~ 18 medals (8 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze)
Austria ~ 18 medals (7 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze)
Japan~ 18 medals (3 gold, 6 silver, 9 bronze)
Netherlands ~ 17 medals (8 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze)
Italy ~ 17 medals (2 gold, 7 silver, 8 bronze)
China ~ 15 medals (98 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)
Switzerland ~ 14 medals (7 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze)
France ~b14 medals (5 gold, 7 silver, 2 bronze)
South Korea ~ 9 medals (2 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)
Finland ~ 8 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)
Slovenia ~ 7 medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
Australia ~ 4 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
New Zealand ~ 3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze)
Hungary ~ 3 medals (1 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze)
Great Britain ~ 2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze)
Belgium ~ 2 medals (1 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)
Czech Republic ~ 2 medals (1 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)
Slovakia ~ 2 medals (1 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)
Belarus ~ 2 medals (0 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze)
Spain ~ 1 medal (0 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze)
Ukraine ~ 1 medal (0 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze)
Estonia ~ 1 medal (0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)
Latvia ~ 1 medal (0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)
Poland ~ 1 medal (0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)

And, congrats to Paris, France where the 2024 summer Olympics will be held.

Also, congrats to Italy where the 2026 Winter games will be taking place

France is at the 10th place ! Not too bad

The 2022 Para-Olympic Games have begun in China and will go from March 04 to March 13!

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/04/10844587 ... g-ceremony

https://www.paralympic.org/beijing-2022

Good luck to all the Para-Athletes !

Ukraine is doing very well in the para olympics after so many difficulties getting there due to the conflict with Russia. Currently Ukraine and China are top winners:

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ukraine- ... an-attacks

Congratulations to Ukraine in those Olympic Games !