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By Include_Z_F_R_, history, 4 hours ago, In English

Recently, as USACO had announced, your score must be certified if you want to promote from gold to platinum. However, it means that contestants from other countries will have to stay up late (or I've misunderstood the rules). And people who are still in the gold division (like me) will be quite embarrassed! (Not complaining about USACO's problem, they are really high-quality! )

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From the USACO website: "In order to promote from gold to platinum, your score must be certified."

I find it weird since from my understanding, certified contests are there to get accurate evaluations for the informatics olympiad. Why would they block access to the platinum contest unless you participate in a certified gold contest?