Valruzia

[Aethan]

Final week of the Games: Victory for Valruzian hosts with eleven nations over 10 gold medals! 

Sports: Waterpolo (finals), Badminton (finals), Table tennis, Basketball (finals), Football (finals), Handball, Volleyball, Beach volleyball, Field hockey (finals), Rugby sevens (finals), Tennis (finals), Weightlifting, Wrestling, Pentathlon

Final medal standings

In the blink of an eye, the 5710 Terran Olympics have come to an end, with a successful delivery for the locals, who have ended up with over 100 medals, evenly distributed among golds, silvers and bronzes. Bianjie and Vanuku have completed the top 3, with Dundorf barely missing it due to a lower number of silvers. Overall, 666 medals (222 golds, 222 silvers and 222 bronzes) have been awarded during this tournament. As the finals for many team sports have happened this last week, along with weightlifting, wrestling and pentathlon, let's find out the fate of each of the 14 participating nations!

1. Valruzia
5 golds and 5 silvers were won by the host just in Wrestling, Valruzia's top sport. Apart from that, the men's waterpolo team, the men's rugby team and Pawek Marziak in badminton men's singles and Tomasz Kawlok in Weightlifting completed the total number of golds earned by Valruzia this last week. Apart from that, notably two silvers, in both basketball categories, were a special gift for the hosts. The most celebrated gold came from Tobiasz Klének, disciple of Valruzian "Golden Boy" wrestler and current Marshall of Kampania Szczepan Kozak. His medal, along with the last-time medal won in waterpolo against the Luthorian team, pushed the hosts over the 100-medal tally.

2. Bianjie
As it has been during the whole Olympics, Bianjie has ended up as the second-placed nation with 25 golds, 24 silvers and 17 bronzes. With 7 golds won this last week, Bianjie surprised everyone when its top tennis player snatched the gold medals in a thrilling match against the Mordusian player, in a final that lasted over 5 hours and had everyone barely managed to be seated. Not only that, but its men's football team also managed to defeat Narikaton in the final by a 4-1 score that no one saw coming. Overall, the Bianjian team goes home with 66 medals and a huge list of new famous athletes to boast about.

3. Vanuku
Final third-placer Vanuku takes home 22 golds, 21 silvers and the same number of bronzes. Despite a low-level performance for this week with only 4 golds won – women's beach volleyball, women's rugby sevens, women's weightlifting cat. 5 and women's wrestling freestyle Cat.1 – the Vanukean team goes home proud of their representatives, as only two medals separated them from the second place in the total medal count. Its female football team, who already surprised everyone by defeating the hosts in the quarterfinals by a last-time goal, couldn't repeat the feat during the finals, but have still made a name of themselves already.

4. Trigunia/Nadiya
The top-Kerisian nation in the ranking, they could only add two more golds during this last week, in both in tennis (men's doubles and women's team), but thanks to its 5 silver medals – including women's waterpolo and men's volleyball, both lost to the Kalistani team – it was enough not to lose their 4th overall ranking. 

5. Dundorf
The other nation in the ranking with over 20 golds, Dundorf earned an impressive 7 new gold medals during this last week, including both of Badminton doubles and women's volleyball, and four further golds in Wrestling, becoming a powerhouse in the category just behind Valruzia. Its men's tennis team, both men and women, failed to fill up the expectations and had to conform themselves with both bronzes, buth with a total tally of 48 medals, the Dundorfian team is surely going to be received like heroes at home soil. 

6. Kalistan
Climbing up from 8th place, this week has been a delight for the Anantonese team, who was brought home 8 further gold medals, the second biggest number of golds for this week's sports. Its women's team in waterpolo team and table tennis, its badminton representative Clara Downhill, its men's volleyball team and its tennis player Monica Mascot earned their medals barely 30 minutes within each other, with further golds coming from wrestling, weightlifting and the well-celebrated pentathlon gold. Overall, with 17 golds and 39 total medals, the North-Seleyan team has defied expectations and become a name of their own, in the presence of their Empress, who has faithfully watched many of its national representatives. 

7. Mordusia
4 further gold medals, along with 6 silvers and bronzes, have kept Mordusia in 7th place. Its men's tennis team was the cherry on the cake after winning 3-2 to the Bianjian team. Despite the lowest number of silvers of all nations, its gold medal count heavily compensates for that. In the end, better gold than silver, right? 

8. Luthori
Its women's football team complied with what was expected for them, easily winning gold over second-placed Vanuku, with a 3-0 score. Its men's field hockey team also easily defeated Mordusia, as did its badminton mixed team against Narikaton. A golden week for Luthori, we would say, whose team goes home with 13 gold medals, 14 silvers and 14 bronzes too. 

9. Egelion
The Kerisian nation added 5 more golds, including both golds in women's singles and doubles table tennis. Its women's basketball team defeated the hosts in a suprising turn of the events, after trailing behind them the first three quarters but doing an excellent fourth quarter to set a 81-78 final score in the most nail-bitting match. Overall, Egelion takes home 11 gold medals 15 silvers (most notably tennis doubles) and 16 bronzes.

10. Kundrati
From 12th place to 10th, this week has brought Kundrati 5 more golds. Beach volleyball and table tennis, along with handball, have delivered great results for them, whilst its waterpolo team heavily underperformed after being eliminated in the first round. 36 total medals are going home to Kundrati, with 11 of them being gold.

11. Amudim
A single gold medal in women's weightlifting Cat. 4 during this fatidic week for Amudim. Still, its women's handball team, despite losing to Kundrati, did a excellent job until its last minute. The performance of previous weeks, however, has saved the nation, with a total tally of 36 medals and 11 golds already in their way back to Amudim. 

12. Xsampa
Despite a good start the first week, the past two weeks have not favored Xsampa, who has constantly gone down in the rankings, until this twelfth place at the end of the Games. 2 golds in Weightlifting and Table tennis have been the latest additions to its tally. A huge number of silvers, though, with 16, including 6 more obtained during this week after both second places in women's single and double tennis and women's beach volleyball. But as one of its top athletes put out: "We came here without any expectations, just expecting to have some fun, and we are now bringing home more than 10 gold medals, and almost 40 medals! Isn't that just amazing?" 

13. Narikaton and Darnussia
This week has been notably better for Narikaton and Darnussia after 4 further gold medals, 5 silvers and 2 bronzes, ostensibly better than last week's performance. The most spectacular performances came from both of its men's teams, in basketball and Handball, as its basketball team defeated the hosts in a 100-87 counter. Its women's field hockey team also did an excellent performance by defeating Kalistan, and now they all go home with a 13th position in the ranking, but more than 30 medals in their pocket. 

14. Jelbe
2 medals of each type. That's Jelbe's last week performance. Sadly not enough to get out of the last place, but 29 medals for them. Its women's doubles team and its athlete in the Wrestling Freestyle men's Category 2 are already becoming a sensation back home, and will surely now set the basis for further improvement in their sporting careers and Jelbe's overall sporting landscape.

And with that, we have a wrap in the 5710 Terran Olympic Games!