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Olympic Pose Contest Winners

Posted Sep 17, 2008 by Kody

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We're very excited to announce the 20 winners for the Curse Olympic Pose contest held from August 11th, 2008 to August 25th, 2008. We had a staggering number of entries in the contest -- close to 1,800 -- and it was incredibly difficult whittling those down to only 20. Suffice to say, there would be many more winners if we had access to more than 20 WWI cards. Everyone did a great job with their screenshots, and we hope it added a new form of fun to World of Warcraft, if only for a while.

The winners were chosen based on a number of criteria. Anything from creative use of the game's content and landscapes, the theme of the screenshot being based on the Olympics, or just a breathtaking capture of the amazing art Blizzard has created while showing off how proud of your character you are. It was great to see so many creative submissions, and it leaves all of us here at Curse with a feeling of anticipation for the next contest we can cook up. Needless to say, this won't be our last contest.

And the winners are (in no particular order; everyone is a winner here)...

thejester220 for Jenalee Posing for Olympics
ifandonlyif for The Hardest Part
JSN723 for Gnomeregan wins the Bronze!
Hosed69 for Mara Swim Team
Zirekyle for Belly of the Beast
thegreatpostulio for Iseult poses...in front of the Olympic Rings!
vetten1952 for Olympic Rings Pose
Therapy for Conquest in Azshara
LordSandro for Glory
Elpazoo for Meeting with the fans.
Xular for Olympic Dreams
Anadjet for Elven Olympiad
Fyffes for ShowMeWhatYouGot
Lumee23 for Country Pride
Multipass for No glory without pain and without making a few enemies along the way.
Ninjawerks for Sherbet's Moment of Honor, Glory, and Victory!
shdwsnake for Dire Maul /Flex to Victory!
Beady50 for Tushnar
bearju1ce for Olympic sun sets, but the champion rises
Murassa for Aj Murassa

And of course, thumbnail versions of each of the winning screenshots. If you'd like to check out all of the more than 1,700 submissions for the contest, head over to the Olympic Pose contest category.

Jenalee Posing for OlympicsThe Hardest PartGnomeregan wins the Bronze!Mara Swim TeamBelly of the BeastIseult poses...in front of the Olympic Rings!Olympic Rings PoseConquest in AzsharaGloryMeeting with the fans.Olympic DreamsElven OlympiadShowMeWhatYouGotCountry PrideNo glory without pain and without making a few enemies along the way.Sherbet's Moment of Honor, Glory, and Victory!Dire Maul /Flex to Victory!TushnarOlympic sun sets, but the champion risesAj Murassa

We want to again thank everyone for participating in the contest, and we hope to have you take part in future contests as well!

NOTE: If you're listed as a winner, but have not received a confirmation email at this point, please send a message to Kody to let us know and we'll get the details to you.

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  • SpartanHawk said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    Zirekyle for Belly of the Beast seems to have thralls name dosn't that get you kicked off the list and i thought the only valid thing was /flex not olympic rings,

    still gratz to all

    no offence but whats soo good about ifandonlyif for The Hardest Part

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  • SlyDude said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    Woulda put a bit more work into the contest if I saw these >.<
    Grats to everyone who won.

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  • glitchmaster said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    =[ i didnt win but cangratz to the wimmers! i hope u all have a fun time in the beata and a fun time with ur pet.......GRATZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!......................and yet im sad........./cry................jk........but i am sad..

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  • Kody said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    They were flexing in the olympic rings screenshots. :)

    As for The Hardest Part, I guess you would have to have experience in Naxxramas to truly get the meaning of the screenshot. That was a very interesting section of the abomination wing where players had to essentially play "frogger" to get past the slimes you see there. Any contact with the slimes (which were moving from left to right in a line -- 3 or 4 lines total -- I forget) instantly killed you.

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  • razzer91 said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    than WTB beta key :( GratZ for winners!

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  • SpartanHawk said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    ok sry i couldn't see

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  • Djibouticakes said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    Good job to the winners, its cool to see how artistic one can get with a silly video game.

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  • SpartanHawk said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    oh cool im only a lvl 40 when i posted so ive never heard or seen these places before

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  • Immamoonkin said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    Great job everyone. I can't say I'm disappointed though. I thought mine was great..

    http://www.curse.com/images/details/141405/

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  • archbound7 said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    http://wow.curse.com/images/details/140840/

    I thought mine was good!

    Well, next time, I guess I'll have to spend more time!

    (Btw that dragon's emote was super hard to catch lol)

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  • Fuzzyslaya said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    bearju1ce for Olympic sun sets, but the champion rises

    Very cool no doubt but nice tabard...? Thats pathetic that one that there is no visible tabard got picked. Please explain?

    If I remember correctly : The screenshot must clearly display the Competitor's Tabard handed out by participating in the Spirit of Competition event running in World of Warcraft.

    Pretty disappointing that it was picked.

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  • Kody said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    A quick comment on those not listed-

    I'm working on something for the "Honorable Mentions" of the contest. I really do wish we had more than 20 cards to give away, because it wasn't easy selecting the winners. I'll hopefully have more details soon; I didn't want to say anything about it in the article because I don't want to make promises I can't keep.

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  • Kody said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    If you view the full size screenshot you can see the tabard. Unfortunately that's the way the dwarf flex animation is designed, so the tabard gets covered up like that.

    While I agree that it's a bit hard to see it, it's definitely discernible, and I can't disqualify dwarves due to the way their animation is designed.

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  • Xular said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    yay, thanks! :D *dancesaround*

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  • teknomuffin said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    And mine's.... not in there! Whoo! Congrats to all of those who have won though, they look great.

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  • Multipass said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    Thank you for all the views and thank you so much for holding the contest :) I'm so happy to have won.

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  • Therapy said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    \o/ You can't imagine how much this made my night. :p

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  • SpartanHawk said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    is that dragon always see though or photoshoped (btw lvl 40 never seen it before)

    gratz btw

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  • Turtleguy said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    Congratulations to all the winners. Glad I participated and it was very fun!

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  • shdwsnake said 
    Wed, Aug 27 2008 12:17 AM ()

    I'm in complete shock... thanks for picking mine! ^.^
    Congratulations to everyone that won and all those that participated.

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