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<i>The competitors:</i>
Bob Simmons <font size=1>(Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: DN, GF, TB, YOLT, DAF, LALD, TSWLM, FYEO, AVTAK)</font>
George Leech (Stuntman: DN, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, DAF, TSWLM, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
Richard Graydon (Stuntman: FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
Vic Armstrong (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: YOLT, OHMSS, LALD, TND, TWINE, DAD)
Martin Grace (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: YOLT, TMWTGG, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
Willy Bogner (Ski Director: OHMSS, TSWLM, FYEO, AVTAK)
Ross Kananga (Crocodile jump, LALD)
Rick Sylvester (Parachute jump: TSWLM/ Cliff finale: FYEO)
B J Worth (Aerial Stuntman: MR, OP, AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE, TND)
Rémy Julienne (Driving Stunts Arranger: FYEO, OP, AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE)
'Corkey' Fornof (Acrostar Jet pilot: OP)
Simon Crane (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE, TWINE)
Wayne Michaels (Bungee jump, GE/ Stuntman: FYEO, OP, AVTAK, TND)
Gary Powell (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: GE, TND, TWINE, CR, QOS)
Ben Cooke (Doubling Bond: CR, QOS)
So, the task is simple... please arrange eight of the 15 competitors above into your favoured ordering - first to last (greatest to least) in terms of their <i>contribution to the cinematic James Bond</i>.
Voting for this event should remain open for <i>about a week</i>, after which the results and the updated Medal Table will be posted in this thread (as well as in the thread's opening post).
Oh, and just a reminder - when you do vote, please vote in this manner, chaps (as outlined in the thread's opening post); makes it a hell of a lot easier for me when I'm totting up the totals... ;)
1st place (<font color=DarkOrange>Gold</font>) = 10 points
2nd place (<font color=Gray>Silver</font>) = 8 points
3rd place (<font color=SaddleBrown>Bronze</font>) = 7 points
4th place = 5 points
5th place = 4 points
6th place = 3 points
7th place = 2 points
8th place = 1 point
Over to you, folks - get voting...! :)
8 Points = Martin Grace
7 Points = Ross Kananga
5 Points = Rick Sylvester
4 Points = B J Worth
3 Points = Richard Graydon
2 Points = Corkey Fornoff
1 Point = Willy Bogner
2. Martin Grace = 8 points
3. Willy Bogner = 7 points
4. Rick Sylvester = 5 points
5. B J Worth = 4 points
6. Richard Graydon = 3 points
7. Rémy Julienne = 2 points
8. Wayne Michaels = 1 point
Silver - Rick Sylvester (USA) - 8
Bronze - Willy Bogner (GER) - 7
4. Martin Grace (IRE) - 5
5. Richard Graydon (ENG) - 4
6. Gary Powell (ENG) - 3
7. BJ Worth (USA) -2
8. Remy Julienne (FRA) - 1
Found this round a real toughie all said, though - the work by the most prolific Bond stuntmen has been a huge collective contribution to the series, no question...
2. Willy Bogner (Ski Director: OHMSS, TSWLM, FYEO, AVTAK)
3. Rick Sylvester (Parachute jump: TSWLM/ Cliff finale: FYEO)
4. Ross Kananga (Crocodile jump, LALD)
5. Martin Grace (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: YOLT, TMWTGG, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
6. Rémy Julienne (Driving Stunts Arranger: FYEO, OP, AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE)
7. B J Worth (Aerial Stuntman: MR, OP, AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE, TND)
8. Richard Graydon (Stuntman: FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
No doubt in my mind, this was the toughest round yet.
2. Willy Bogner
3. Vic Armstrong
4. Martin Grace
5. B J Worth
6. Richard Graydon
7. George Leech
8. Rémy Julienne
S. Rick Sylvester
B. Wayne Michaels
4. B J Worth
5. Bob Simmons
6. Richard Graydon
7. George Leech
8. Vic Armstrong
2. Willy Bogner = 8
3. Martin Grace = 7
4. Rick Sylvester = 5
5. B J Worth = 4
6. Rémy Julienne = 3
7. Richard Graydon = 2
8. Wayne Michaels = 1
Me too. Here's hoping
2nd place (Silver) = 8 points B J Worth
3rd place (Bronze) = 7 points Willy Bogner
4th place = 5 points Vic Armstrong
5th place = 4 points Martin Grace
6th place = 3 points Gary Powell
7th place = 2 points Richard Graydon
8th place = 1 point George Leech
2- B J Worth - 8p
3- Rick Sylvester - 7p
4- Bob Simmons - 5p
5- Vic Armstrong - 4p
6- Richard Graydon - 3p
7- George Leech - 2p
8- Martin Grace - 1p
Anyone Irish on here does as well, no doubt - the Emerald Isle could certainly do with the points... ;)
http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/2310/the-2012-007-olympics-event-16-stunt-performers/p15#Item_451
2. Bob Simmons 8 pts
3. Willy Bogner 7 pts
4. B.J. Worth 5 pts
5. Rémy Julienne 4 pts
6. Rick Sylvester 3 pts
7. Vic Armstrong 2 pts
8. Ross Kananga 1 pt
2nd place (Silver) = 8 points Rick Sylvester
3rd place (Bronze) = 7 points Willy Bogner
4th place = 5 points Remy Julienne
5th place = 4 points BJ Worth
6th place = 3 points Vic Armstong
7th place = 2 points Ross Kanaga
8th place = 1 point George Leech
2. Bob Simmons 8 pts
3. Willy Bogner 7 pts
4. Martin Grace 5 pts
5. Rémy Julienne 4 pts
6. Rick Sylvester 3 pts
7. George Leech 2 pts
8. Richard Graydon 1 pt
1st place (<font color=DarkOrange>Gold</font>) Bob Simmons <font size=1>(Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: DN, GF, TB, YOLT, DAF, LALD, TSWLM, FYEO, AVTAK)</font>
= 10 points
2nd place (<font color=Gray>Silver</font>) Martin Grace (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: YOLT, TMWTGG, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
= 8 points
3rd place (<font color=SaddleBrown>Bronze</font>) Rick Sylvester (Parachute jump: TSWLM/ Cliff finale: FYEO)
= 7 points
4th place Willy Bogner (Ski Director: OHMSS, TSWLM, FYEO, AVTAK)
= 5 points
5th place B J Worth (Aerial Stuntman: MR, OP, AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE, TND)
= 4 points
6th place George Leech (Stuntman: DN, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, DAF, TSWLM, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
= 3 points
7th place Richard Graydon (Stuntman: FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
= 2 points
8th place Vic Armstrong (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: YOLT, OHMSS, LALD, TND, TWINE, DAD)
= 1 point
2. Bob Simmons 8 pts
3. Willy Bogner 7 pts
4. B.J. Worth 5 pts
5. Rémy Julienne 4 pts
6. Rick Sylvester 3 pts
7. Vic Armstrong 2 pts
8. Ross Kananga 1 pt
<font size=3>Event 16: Stunt Performers ~ Results</font>
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1. Bob Simmons = 123 points [10 points]
2. Willy Bogner = 99 points [8 points]
3. Martin Grace = 75 points [7 points]
4. B J Worth = 69 points [5 points]
5. Rick Sylvester = 61 points [4 points]
6. Rémy Julienne = 27 points [3 points]*
7. Richard Graydon = 27 points [2 points]
8. Vic Armstrong = 25 points [1 point]
9. <font color=white>..</font> Ross Kananga = 16 points
10. George Leech = 13 points
11. Wayne Michaels = 9 points
12. Gary Powell = 6 points
13. 'Corkey' Fornoff = 2 points
14. Ben Cooke = 0 points
15. Simon Crane = 0 points
<font size=1>* Awarded sixth place by securing more higher points-scoring finishes in individual voting</font>
Few stuntmen enjoyed a career in (and out of) Bondage like Bob Simmons - who was also 'Sean Connery' in the gunbarrel sequence for most of the latter's flicks, of course - and rightly practically all of us said to ourselves 'right, Bob's your uncle' and gave him the gold. Second place and the silver goes to that revolutionary ski sequence deviser, the really rather wonderful Willy Bogner, and the bronze to, yes, the recently sadly departed (and truly hard-as-nails) Martin Grace.
For a change in this tournament - ;) - the rest of the places are predominantly filled by Americans (aerial stunt supremo B J Worth in fourth and cliff-face diver Rick Sylvester in fifth) and Englishmen (long-time campaigner Richard Graydon in seventh and Brosnan-era stunt director Vic Armstrong in eighth), but daredevil driver Rémy Julienne does fly the flag for the French in sixth place.
<font size=3>Medal Table</font>
After Event 16/26
<font color=white>______________________.</font><font color=Darkorange>G</font><font color=white>___</font><font color=DimGray>S</font><font color=white>__</font><font color=SaddleBrown>B</font><font color=white>_</font>4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total
1. <font color=white>-</font> England<font color=white>________</font>7<font color=white>___</font>5<font color=white>__</font>6<font color=white>__</font>3<font color=white>__</font>6<font color=white>___</font>5<font color=white>__</font>6<font color=white>__</font>5<font color=white>__</font>223 pts
2. <font color=white>-</font> United States<font color=white>___.</font>1<font color=white>___</font>2<font color=white>__</font>2<font color=white>__</font>4<font color=white>__</font>3<font color=white>___</font>4<font color=white>__</font>3<font color=white>__</font>5<font color=white>_.</font>95 pts
3. <font color=white>-</font> Italy<font color=white>___________.</font>1<font color=white>___</font>2<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>3<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>_.</font>0<font color=white>__</font>54 pts
4. <font color=white>-</font> France<font color=white>_________.</font>2<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>2<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>2<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>_.</font>51 pts
5. <font color=white>-</font> Wales<font color=white>_________..</font>1<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>3<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>29 pts
6. <font color=white>-</font> Germany<font color=white>______...</font>1<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>_.</font>26 pts
7. <font color=white>-</font> Canada<font color=white>________.</font>0<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>24 pts
8. <font color=white>-</font> Scotland<font color=white>______...</font>1<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>_.</font>15 pts
9. <font color=white>-</font> Denmark<font color=white>_______</font>0<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>_.</font>13 pts
10. Sweden<font color=white>________.</font>0<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>_.</font>12 pts
11. Ireland<font color=white>_________</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>11 pts
12. Brazil<font color=white>__________.</font>1<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>_.</font>10 pts
= <font color=white>-.</font> Mexico<font color=white>_________</font>1<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>_.</font>10 pts
14. Poland<font color=white>_________.</font>0<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__.</font>8 pts
15. Israel<font color=white>___________</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>7 pts
= <font color=white>-.</font>[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the Netherlands.svg.png[/img] Netherlands<font color=white>_____</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>7 pts
= <font color=white>-.</font> Switzerland<font color=white>_____</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>7 pts
18. Japan<font color=white>___________</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>5 pts
= <font color=white>-.</font> Russia<font color=white>_________.</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>5 pts
= <font color=white>-.</font> Thailand<font color=white>_______.</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>5 pts
21. Egypt<font color=white>__________.</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>4 pts
22.<font color=white>.</font> Australia<font color=white>_______.</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>3 pts
= <font color=white>_</font> Chile<font color=white>___________.</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>3 pts
= <font color=white>_</font> Nicaragua<font color=white>_______</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>3 pts
= <font color=white>_</font> Ukraine<font color=white>_________</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>3 pts
26. China<font color=white>__________.</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>2 pts
= <font color=white>_</font> Monaco<font color=white>________..</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>2 pts
28. Czech Republic<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>1 pt
= <font color=white>_</font> Malaysia<font color=white>________.</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>___</font>0<font color=white>__</font>0<font color=white>__</font>1<font color=white>__</font>1 pt
So, yes, it's yet another gold for England then, which means they've now won seven - yes, seven - medals of that (highest possible) denomination. Beginning to hog it a little now, aren't they? Factor in the fact they also picked up a seventh and an eighth place this time out and the old Anglo Saxons pocketed a not unhealthy 13 points from this contest. Not to be left out in the cold, however, the tourney's long-time second-placed nation, the United States, also did well this week - a fourth and a fifth place rounding up another nine points for the Yanks' cause.
Elsewhere, mind, it was a particularly good contest for Germany. Yup, those Teutonic titans finally found the tonic to show they're truly among the titans of this tourney in the shape of one Willy Bogner - his silver medal gifting them a valuable eight points that ensures his country's moved up one to sixth on the Medal Table, switching places with Canada as it does so. By contrast, the perennial points-scorers that are the French are a non-mover on the board this week, despite picking up three points, yet that wee trio of points means they're now just three behind the third-placed Italians.
But it's pretty easy - or at least it should be - to spot the biggest recipients of good fortune this week. Yes, at last the Irish have actually got lucky, as Martin Grace's bronze medal (and the seven points it equates to) sees the land of The Brozzer's birth rocket up a full nine places on the board to an unquestionably respectable eleventh. Now that's what you call a craic!
And Event 17 coming up soon, chaps...
<i>The competitors:</i>
Meteora ('St. Cyrils') and Corfu (FYEO)
Underwater sequences (FYEO)
Udaipur (OP)
Berlin (OP)
Nene Valley Railway (OP)
Höfn ('Siberia', AVTAK)
Chateau Chantilly ('Zorin's estate') and Paris (AVTAK)
San Francisco (AVTAK)
Gibraltar (TLD)
Vienna (TLD)
Atlas Mountains ('Afghanistan') and Tangier (TLD)
Mojave Desert ('Afghanistan', TLD)
Florida Keys (LTK)
Mexico City, Acapulco, Mexicali and Toluca ('Isthmus', LTK)
So, the task is simple... please arrange eight of the 14 competitors above into your favoured ordering - first to last (greatest to least) in terms of their <i>contribution to the cinematic James Bond</i>.
Voting for this event should remain open for <i>about a week</i>, after which the results and the updated Medal Table will be posted in this thread (as well as in the thread's opening post).
Oh, and just a reminder - when you do vote, please vote in this manner, chaps (as outlined in the thread's opening post); makes it a hell of a lot easier for me when I'm totting up the totals... ;)
1st place (<font color=DarkOrange>Gold</font>) = 10 points
2nd place (<font color=Gray>Silver</font>) = 8 points
3rd place (<font color=SaddleBrown>Bronze</font>) = 7 points
4th place = 5 points
5th place = 4 points
6th place = 3 points
7th place = 2 points
8th place = 1 point
Over to you, folks - get voting...! :)
2. Udaipur (OP) = 8 points
3. San Francisco (AVTAK) = 7 points
4. Chateau Chantilly ('Zorin's estate') and Paris (AVTAK) = 5 points
5. Gibraltar (TLD) = 4 points
6. Nene Valley Railway (OP) = 3 points
7. Mojave Desert ('Afghanistan', TLD) = 2 points
8. Höfn ('Siberia', AVTAK) = 1 point
O:-) O:-) O:-)
S. San Francisco
B. Gibraltar
4. Chateau Chantilly
5. Udaipur
6. Höfn
7. Vienna
8. Atlas Mountains
2. Chateau Chantilly ('Zorin's estate') and Paris (AVTAK)
3. Vienna (TLD)
4. San Francisco (AVTAK)
5. Atlas Mountains ('Afghanistan') and Tangier (TLD)
6. Meteora ('St. Cyrils') and Corfu (FYEO)
7. Gibraltar (TLD)
8. Mojave Desert ('Afghanistan', TLD)