Tofulympics

Once every four years the sporting world is set alight with tales of triumph and tragedy, valour and victory. Help make this event not just worldwide, but whirledwide:

It's time for the Tofulympics!

Draw a picture of a Whirled avatar competing in an Olympic event. This can be hand-drawn or computer created, but please no screen shot collages or photoshopping - I want to see your own artwork! Post your entries in the Tofulympics Entry Thread in the Whirled Events discussions.

Your entry should...

 * show at least one Whirled avatar engaged in an Olympic sport. This can be any avatar in the shop, but extra points for using an avatar character created specifically for Whirled (as opposed to one based on a movie or video game character). A note for the avatar creators: to make it harder for you, you can't use an avatar that you created yourself!;
 * include a link to the original avatar/s in the shop so we know which one you based your artwork on;
 * be an original artwork (whether hand drawn or computer created);
 * be posted in the entry thread as an image around 500x500 pixels (as larger images may break the discussions, and will make it harder for the judges).

I will allow up to three entries for those who are keen! Entries will be placed into a Whirled Events Gallery for the Whirled to browse and admire.

Deadline
Please post your entries by midnight PST on the 25th of August 2008.

How to post your entry
Please upload your entry into your personal images section (you do not need to list it in the Shop), and then insert it into a message the Entry Thread.

Prizes
First, second and third place will receive a personalised trophy for your in-Whirled room, and a three dimensional Whirled object for your real life room.

Also, I will be sending out some extra in-whirled prizes (avatars, toys etc) for other notable entries - so even if you don't come in the top three you may still get a prize!

Winners
Welcome back, sports fans!

It's been a fantastically successful Tofulympics, with many memorable victories and controversies - lets not forget the poor Kawaii Archer's reaction when it was revealed that archery wasn't going to be included! - but we did see basketball, table tennis, weightlifting, sprints, pole vault, sailing, fencing, judo, hockey, swimming, cycling, diving, gymnastics, kayaking and long jump.

And now for the medal ceremony, in reverse order *band starts playing the Whirly anthem*

In Third Place, winning the bronze is the Elasmosaurus, and it's trainer Kharnor, who used the power of lateral thinking to take out the pole vault (or is that neck vault?)

In Second Place, for the silver medal is a tie between Bartholemew the Turtle, the Bouncer and the Paladin King, who used teamwork to take out a whole triathlon of events, thanks to their talented trainer Moogie.

And finally in First Place, taking home the gold is the Inverted Tofu, turning the Whirled upside-down with a dynamic display in kayaking which had the whirly audience on the edge of their seats - congratulations to Coach Shadow for a suberb performance!

Winners, please send your address details to Agent Vortex for delivery of delicious whirly items, which I will keep secret as a surprise for you.

There were so many amazing efforts, it's a shame everyone can't make it into the medal tally, but I am also awarding a number of highly commendeds who will received an in-whirled trophy and items from Cirrus' secret basement. These include:


 * The Love Monkey. who despite the efforts of his trainer Jennygalaxy, just couldn't lay off the banana's long enough to work on his upper arm strength, but who is sure to lead to big things in the future;
 * Joe and Sally, who unfortunately couldn't stop fighting long enough during their sailing event, much to the annoyance of their coach Josh; and
 * The Spring Bunny Pookah, who was handicapped in the weightlifting by those short, short arms, but tried it's best for coach Sir Burger.

Thanks very much everyone for such amazing pictures and sharing your talents with all of us - there will be more events following shortly so keep your eyes open!

Cheers, Cirrus

Other Links

 * Tofulympics Announcement Thread
 * Tofulympics Entry Thread
 * Gallery of Tofulympics Entries