First Heartland Winter Games

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Heartland Games of the
First Winter Olympiad
Host city Stadt Nicht, Liverpool England
Nations participating TBD
Athletes participating TBD
Events 42
Opening ceremony October 4
(at the National Stadium in CCL)
Closing ceremony October 18
(at the National Stadium in CCL)
Officially opened by TBD
Olympic Stadium National Stadium (in CCL)
Official Games languages English, German

The Heartland First Winter Olympics, officially the Heartland Games of the First Winter Olympiad, will be held in Stadt Nicht, Liverpool England, from October 4 to October 18, local year 2140. This is the first time Stadt Nicht has hosted a major international tournament, as it was not a venue in the XXII World Cup.

Events

Alpine skiing

Eight events are scheduled for the alpine skiing programme, with parallel giant slalom for both genders being left out. The events will take place throughout the Games, lasting from the first competition day on October 5 to the last competition day on October 18. They will be held in the small village of Eishügel (Ger., literally 'ice hill') in the backdrop of the Gulps Mountains.

Biathlon

Six events will take place in the biathlon programme, held over 10 of the 14 days scheduled for competition. The 7.5km women's sprint is scheduled for October 6, the 10 km men's sprint for October 8, the 15km women's individual for October 10, the 20 km men's individual for October 12, the women's 4-by-6 km relay for October 13 and the men's 4-by-7.5 km relay for October 15. All the events will be held just outside Stadt Nicht.

Bobsleigh

The bobsleigh, or bobsled, programme features just the men's and women's 2-man events as the men's 4-man event was cut from the programme. The two events will be held over four days, starting with the men's 2-man preliminaries on October 9 and ending with the women's 2-man finals on October 12. The events will be held at the National Luge Centre in Stadt Nicht.

Cross-country skiing

Four events (two individual, two relay) are set on the cross-country skiing programme, taking place across eight days, around the same area the biathlon events will be held.

Curling

As of the latest writing, there are only two nations that have confirmed curling teams for the Games. If no further entrants are confirmed, the two teams will met in a best-of-three series to determine gold and silver, with bronze being forfeited. If a third team is confirmed, a round-robin phase will be held, with teams facing each other twice, and the final standings determining the medals. Should four or more teams be confirmed, a round-robin phase will be held with teams meeting each other once. The top three teams from this round then face each other once again, once each, to determine medal positions. All games will be held at the CurlingArena in Stadt Nicht.

Freestyle Skiing

The four freestyle skiing events are scheduled to be held in Eishügel, barely nine hundred yards from the alpine skiing events. For seven days athletes will compete in the men's and women's aerials and the men's and women's moguls.

Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey is the only event that will not be held in the Northeast Region (where Stadt Nicht is located) or the Gulp Mountain Peninsula (where Eishügel, a three-hour drive from Stadt Nicht, is located) aside from the Opening and Closing Ceremonies that will be held in CCL.

The men's event will be held in entirety at the National Hockey Rink in CCL (Government Territory), while the women's event will take place at two rinks in Orean (Southeastern Region). Orean, about an eleven-hour drive from CCL (eight hours from Stadt Nicht), is the only city involved in the Olympics that does not receive winter conditions, as it is on the edge of a desert.

A round-robin stage is planned, with the top three teams after the group phase being awarded medals, although this has yet to be confirmed.

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