Mod Referees

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This is the mod information post for the Sports Anime Shipping Olympics.

Contact

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Mod Team

Kite

outstretched. ENFP; she/her; GMT -5. Over 15 years of experience running events of various shapes and sizes. I ship everything, especially ot3s, and have a catchers/setters/ace assists problem. Haikyuu, Chihayafuru, Ookiku Furikabutte, Eyeshield 21, Daiya no Ace, Free, Kuroko no Basuke, Yowamushi Pedal, Love Live, Hikaru no Go, Food Wars, Yuri on Ice, Keijo, and Ping Pong the Animation.

Indigo

hurristat. ENFP; they/them; GMT -5. Codermod! I've been running/managing fandom events and forums for roughly five or six years! But I've fallen deep into sports anime as of late. Daiya no Ace, Haikyuu!!, Kuroko no Basuke, Ookiku Furikabutte, Yowamushi Pedal, Ping Pong the Animation, Free!, Baby Steps (i know), Giant Killing

Icie

hqqt. INTJ; they/them; GMT +12. Codermod! Very into Haikyuu!! and increasingly into daiya, Chihayafuru is my one true love but I also greatly enjoy Love Live! and Baby Steps (shhh, the manga is solid). I will shove ladies in everyone's face. I was a mod here last year and had a blast so I'm looking forward to the same again!

Cap

capsoumako. INFJ; she/her; GMT -7. Graphics mod! Freestyle shipper and rare pair hunter, at your service. I'm into Free!, Ookiku Furikabutte, Haikyuu!!, Love Live!, Kuroko no Basuke, Prince of Stride, and Chihayafuru. I look forward to having a great event with all of you!

Whit

arranjar. she/her; GMT -4. Sports anime is my jam these days, namely Haikyuu!!, Daiya no Ace, Free!, Kuroko no Basuke, Yowamushi Pedal, and Love Live!, with many others on my list. Can be convinced to ship pretty much anything. Always up for talking about meta. I'm excited to help out!

Psiten

psiten. ENFP; they/them; GMT -5. Newbie to hanging out in fandom and modding, but puttering around anime since the dark days of VHS. In alpha order: Angelic Layer, Chihayafuru, Eyeshield 21, Free!, Haikyuu!!, HikaGo, TeniPuri, Princess Nine, YowaPeda. Also, even in sports anime, I can't escape CLAMP's gravitic pull.

K8

lemon. INTJ; she/her; GMT -5. Your resident spicy mod for this year. All Out!!, Haikyuu!!, Kuroko no Basuke, March Comes In Like A Lion, Oofuri and Yuri On Ice are my sports jams. I love rarepairs and AUs that can make me cry. Looking forward to working with everyone this year!

Seren

luckycricket33. ravenclaw; she/her; GMT -4; referee. Yowamushi Pedal, Daiya no A, and Prince of Tennis mainly but will also show up for Chihayafuru, Haikyuu, Oofuri, Ballroom e Youkoso, and others. I wrote my first fanfic ever for a SASO 2015 BR and hope you get to try something new this year too!

Bonus Round Valkyries

Our thanks to the people who help us check bonus rounds! Our current Valkyries are:

crescenttwins, multilinear, tacticalvisors, and yrindor

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