Can someeone explain the FIS Ski World Cup scoring system?
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yes. for a first place you get 100 pts for second you get 80 pts. for third you get 60 pts. for 4th 50 and for 3rd 45 for 6th 40 and for 7th 36. 8th 32 and 9th 29 for 10th 26. this is only the FIS WORLD CUP SCORING SYSTEM. good luck!
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The 2006 Winter Olympics by the numbers: \n252: Number of medals to be awarded \n\n2,500: Number of athletes participating \n\n85: Number of countries participating \n\n12: Number of countries that have participated in every Winter Games \n\n171: Number of medals won by athletes who work for Home Depot (including summer and Paralympics) \n\n1: Number of U.S. athletes known to have competed as a piece of meat (Chris Witty, who ran costumed as an Italian sausage in a Milwaukee Brewers Sausage Race) \n\n81: Highest mph speed limit on Italian highways \n\n80: Average mph speed of a downhill skier \n\n10,000: Number of credentialed journalists \n\n416: Number of hours of television coverage \n\n7: Number of NBC networks showing coverage \n\n13: Number of medals Italy got in 2002 Salt Lake City Games (four gold, four silver, five bronze) \n\n34: Number of medals U.S. got in 2002 Salt Lake City Games (10 gold, 13 silver, 11 bronze) \n\n42: The average weight, in pounds, of a curling stone \n\n90: Number of medals Italian athletes have won in Winter Games (31 gold, 31 silver, 28 bronze) \n\n191: Number of medals won by U.S. athletes in Winter Games (69 gold, 71 silver, 51 bronze) \n\n56: Number of medals won by the U.S. team in its best event, speed skating \n\n29: Number of medals won by the Italian team in its best event, cross-country skiing \n\n215: Approximate number of U.S. athletes competing at Torino \n\n2.2 million: Number of people who live in Torino, the largest city ever to host a Winter Olympics \n\n6: Events added to the 2006 Winter Games (men's and women's speed skating pursuit, men's and women's snowboard cross, men's and women's biathlon mass start) \n\n263: Medals won by Norway, the top podium-taker in the Winter Olympics (not counting the 300 medals won by East and West Germany when combined with the single Germany's tally or the 275 won by the U.S.S.R./Unified Team/Russia) \n\n1: Number of athletes competing at Torino who have also medaled at Summer Games (Clara Hughes, Canada, bronze in 5,000 meter speed skating, 2002, and bronze in time trial and road race cycling events, 1996) \n\n6: Number of medals won by speed skater Bonnie Blair, top U.S. medal winner at Winter Games (five gold, one bronze) \n\n32: The number of worldwide partners/official sponsors of the 2006 Winter Olympics
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West Germany and Switzerland qualified with 2 points in 1954. Bulgaria in 1986 had 2 points. (2 points for a win then).\n\nMy maths is not great, but isn't it impossible to not qualify with 6 points?!?\n(and for the person who said Italy 1982 - they had 3 points, trust me I just checked all the group stages of all the previous world cups. The above three are the only ones who have advanced with two points, and no one has ever failed with 6....)
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1.total # of points in all matches\n2.goaldifference in all matches\n3.total # of goals scored in all matches\n4.result in between teams tied according to tie breakers 1-3\n5.goaldifference in between teams tied according to tie breakers 1-4\n6.goals scored in between teams tied according to tie breakers 1-5\n7.drawing of lots
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The numbers says: Korea needs a draw if Switzerland wins (by a difference at most of 1 goals) or draw against Togo tomorrow. \nBut if Switzerland wins by 2 or more goals difference, then  Korea needs to win, to assure they will pass to the next round, because if France wins against Togo at least with a difference of  2 goals, Korea is OUT.\nAt the end, KOREA NEEDS TO WIN because the points are to close between the teams, if there is a certain combination we could have Korea and TOGO in the next round.\n\nLets check one of the possibility\nLets asume Switzerland wins his match against Togo (1:0), the positions will be:\nKorea 4 points, Switzerland 4 points, France 2 Points, Togo 0 point\nThen:  \n@ Korea needs a draw with Switzerland (0-0). France wins againts Togo (1:0). Korea and France advances because greatest number of goals scored, Korea is the winner of the group for the same reason:\nKorea 5 points (Goals For: 3  Goals Against: 2  Goal Difference: +1) (1 win 2 draw)\nFrance 5 points (GF:2 GA:1 GD:+1) (1 win 2 draw)\nSwitzerland 5 points (GF:1 GA:0 GD:+1) (1 win 2 draw)\nTogo: 0 points (GF:1 GA:4 GD:-3) (0 wins)\n\n@ Korea needs a draw with Switzerland (0-0). France draw againts Togo (0:0). Korea and Switzerland advances with greatest number of points obtained, Korea is the winner of the group because greatest number of goals scored:\nKorea 5 points (Goals For: 3  Goals Against: 2  Goal Difference: +1)  (1 win 2 draws)\nSwitzerland 5 points (GF:1 GA:0 GD:+1) (1 win 2 draws)\nFrance 3 points (GF:1 GA:1 GD:0)  (3 draws)\nTogo: 1 points (GF:1 GA:3 GD:-2) (1 draw)\n\n@ Korea needs a draw with Switzerland (0-0). France loses againts Togo (0:1). Korea and Switzerland advances with greatest number of points obtained, Korea is the winner of the group because greatest number of goals scored:\nKorea 5 points (Goals For: 3  Goals Against: 2  Goal Difference: +1)  (1 win 2 draws)\nSwitzerland 5 points (GF:1 GA:0 GD:+1) (1 win 2 draws)\nTogo: 3 points (GF:2 GA:3 GD:-1) (1 win)\nFrance 2 points (GF:1 GA:2 GD:0)  (2 draws)
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Its a combination.\n\nPhase 1: 8 groups with 4 teams each. Each team has a match with another team in same group. Wins and Draws gets points.\n\nPhase 2: Two teams with most points from each group qualify for the quarter finals. Here, no points. Loser gets KO of the tournament. Winners go to semis and then to the finals.
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http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system;_ylt=ArosA3wjJ24HWewVIcz7FUUezKIX
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if you win a match, you get 3 points, tie, you get one, lose, you get none.  the top two teams (in terms of points) advance to the knockout stages.  if teams are tied in points, goal differential is used to break the tie.
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Hmm, interesting question, actually, and a practical application of math.  Hey, all you folks who ask what this stuff is good for, here is a real-life situation where you can use it!\n\nGetting to the problem.  Obviously, the contestant to go last spins again if his score is lower than the best score.  If tied, there is a spin-off where his winning chance is 50%; so, if there is a tie, he should respin if he has 45 or less (giving him at least 11 out of 20 good numbers), not spin if he has 55 or more (giving him at most 9 out of 20 good numbers - better to go to the spin-off, where he has a 50% chance), while 50 is a "push".   \n\nNow, for the contestant to go 2nd to last: First, let's assume the first player busts (of course, the second player respins if his score is lower than the first player), which essentially makes this a two-player game.  Based on what number the second player stops on, this is the winnning percentage I calculate for the last player:\n\n100 - 4.875%\n95 - 14.375%\n90 - 23.375%\n85 - 31.875%\n80 - 39.875%\n75 - 47.375%\n70 - 54.375%\n65 - 60.875%  \n60 - 66.875%\n55 - 72.375%\n50 - 77.375%\n\nSo, you may think the second player should respin whenever his odds are under 50%, but that is actually incorrect.  For example, if the second player has 70, giving him a 45.625% chance of winning, respinning would give him a 70% chance of going bust - he is better off stopping with the 45.625% chance.  To determine whether or not respinning improves the second player's chances, a second calculation is needed that considers each of the 20 scores after the second spin - some of them bust the player but the others improve his chance of winning.  Based on that, here is a new table, giving the last player's chance of winning if the second player respins with the score given:   \n\n95 - 95.24375%\n90 - 90.9625%\n85 - 87.13125%\n80 - 83.725%\n75 - 80.71875%\n70 - 78.0875%\n65 - 75.80625%  \n60 - 73.85%\n55 - 72.19375%\n50 - 70.3125%\n45 - 69.68125%\n\nSo, comparing the two tables, the critical points are 55 and 60.  If the second player has 60, he should stop - the last player's chance of winning improves if the second player spins.  At 55, however, the second player should spin, improving his odds by about 0.2%.\n\n\nMoving on to the three player game... now it gets really messy.  The player to go first needs a score that can beat the other two players.  Does he stop on 55 again, hoping the other two players both bust?  He'll need a better score than that to have a 50% chance of winning, but, as was noted in the two-player analysis, stopping with a 30% chance can be better than making a second spin.  As for how to do a complete analysis, uh, beats me.  This may require a computer to do all the math.\n\n* * * * * *\n\nThinking about the three-player game, maybe it isn't as messy as I initially thought - the only additional consideration for the first player, as opposed to the second player, is that either player will stop if the first player's score is beaten.  This can be calculated from the first table.  For this table, listed is the chance of the first player losing (i.e. either player beats him) if he stands on the score given:\n\n100 - 9.51% \n95 - 26.68%\n90 - 41.29%\n85 - 53.59%\n80 - 63.85%\n75 - 72.31%\n70 - 79.18%\n65 - 84.69%\n\nSimilar to the two-player game, I can now calculate the odds if the first player decides to respin.  Since I’m getting a little tired crunching these numbers, for this last table I’ll only list the critical ones:\n\n70 - 83.4%\n65 - 82.3%\n\nIn other words, the first contestant should respin on 65, stop on 70.\n\nIn conclusion, I think the optimum strategies are.....\n\nFirst player: spin on 65, stop on 70\n\nSecond player: spin on 55, stop on 60 (assuming his score at least matches the first player)
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Each of the 8 groups have 4 teams. The 4 teams play each other once - 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. After all the group matches are completed, the top 2 teams from each group move on to the knockout stages. Should there be a tie within a group between teams moving into the knockout stages, the following tie-breakers are used:\n\n1) Goal differential (goals scored minus goals allowed)\n2) Total goals scored\n3) Head-to-head result\n4) Drawing of lots (in essence, a random drawing - think coin-flip)\n\nOnce the top 2 teams from each group are set, pairings for the knockout stages are setup. Group A's top seed will face Group B's 2nd seed, and vice versa; Group C's top seed will face Group D's 2nd seed, vice versa, and so on.  Top seeds from Groups A, C, E, and G are on one side of the knockout bracket, with top seeds from Groups B, D, F, and H on the other side - this means it is possible for the top two teams from one group to face each other again in the World Cup Finals.
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Probably a lottery or a coin flip.\n\nFrom the Wiki, the tiebreakers are\n\n"If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:\n\n-greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams \n-goal difference in matches between the tied teams \n-greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams \n-goal difference in all group matches \n-greater number of goals scored in all group matches \n-a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary (in qualifying) \n-drawing of lots (at the final event)"
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Only in the first round is possible for a match to end in a tie,  that's because the round is pay with the league system, each team playing one match against each of the other teams in the same group, with three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat.\nFrom the round of sixteen, quarterfinals, semifinals, play-off for third place and final will all be played in accordance with the knock-out system: there will always be a winner: that means if after the regular time we have no winner, then the teams will play extra time, if the teams are still level, then the winner will be determine by penalty kicks.\n\nBack to the first round:\nThe rules for the ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:\na) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;\nb) goal difference in all group matches;\nc) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.\nIf two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria,their rankings will be determined as follows:\nd) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;\ne) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;\nf) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;\ng) drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup\n\nAssuming that in a group every match ended in 0-0, then the luck will decide the winner and runner-up, there will be a draw of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup\n\nNo time to play all over again.
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A match can end in a tie only in the first round, because the matches are play by the league system, each team playing one match against each of the other teams in the same group, with three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. To rank the teams, in this phase there exist a set of rules (see at the end),  and the two teams coming first and second in each group qualify for the second round or group of 16.\n\nBut, the round of sixteen, quarterfinals, semifinals, play-off for third place and final will all be played in accordance with the knock-out system,  that is: we will have a winner, to do so they will play regular time, if no winner then extratime, if no winner then penalty shots, until you get a winner.\n.\nRULES FOR RANKING THE TEAMS IN THE FIRST ROUND:\nThe ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:\na) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;\nb) goal difference in all group matches;\nc) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.\nIf two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria,their rankings will be determined as follows:\nd) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;\ne) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;\nf) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;\ng) drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup
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...\n3) The final standings of each group shall be determined by the first of the following\nmethods that apply:\na) Greatest number of wins;\nb) Greatest number of matches played;\nc) Head-to-head results if only two (2) players are tied, or if three (3) players are tied,\nthen:\ni) If three (3) players each have one win, a player having played less than all three(3) matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the Single Elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two (2) players tied with 1-2 records; or\nii) Highest percentage of sets won; or\niii) Highest percentage of games won.\niv) If (i), (ii) or (iii) produce one superior player (first place), or one inferior player (third place), and the two remaining players are tied, the tie between those two players shall be broken by head-to-head record.\n4) If ties still exist after the above procedures, the Steering Committee shall make the final determination.
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Actually there is no official point scale.  If you lok at the country totals, they are listed by Gold, Silver and Bronze.  Oddly enough, often the total medal count doesn't always lead the unofficial list but the country with the most Gold medals.  But the order can be in any format.
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the link is\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system.php
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The rankings goes like this ( I'm talking in general not this group)\n1- greatest number of points obtained in all group matches. (obvious)\n2- goal difference in all group matches.\n3- greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.\n\nIF two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above then we go to the following:\n\na) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between\nthe teams concerned;\nb) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the\nteams concerned;\nc) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the\nteams concerned;\nd) drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup