Bachelor Winter Games - General Discussion - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

suzq wrote:I am curious as to why some countries only have as few as 2 representatives while The Bach Nation USA has more?  How can everyone compete?  I know that viewers probably want to see more from the US, but competition-wise that isn't exactly fair IMO.

ishkabaha wrote:I was kind of disappointed to see only 4 non-US men, but I guess it's because there aren't very many versions of Bachelorette.  In the pictures so far I've seen the reps for all the countries except Switzerland.  Has anyone seen Switzerland represented in any of the photos?

mindless wrote:I think the Finn is Jenny Helenius: https://www.instagram.com/jennyaurajoella/?hl=en

She was probably the most memorable contestant on season one. Bubbly, got attached really fast and kind of overly confident, but ended up F2. So should fit in better than most (reserved) Finns.  

'The Bachelor Winter Games' begins filming in Vermont with parade featuring Ben Higgins, Ashley Iaconetti and more!

By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 12/05/2017



The Bachelor Winter Games began filming on Tuesday with a small-town parade and celebration featuring many bachelors and bachelorettes who are franchise favorites.

The new ABC reality spinoff began filming on the morning of December 5 in Manchester, Vermont. Fans gathered in the streets for a parade filled with male dancers in grass skirts, a walking Statue of Liberty, and more.

The event, dubbed The Bachelor Winter Games: Arrival Celebration, was documented on social media by fans.

Based on various social-media photos of the welcome parade, The Bachelor Winter Games cast appears to include Season 20 The Bachelor star Ben Higgins as well as three-time Bachelor franchise participants Ashley Iaconetti and Clare Crawley.

Ashley initially competed for Chris Soules' heart on The Bachelor's nineteenth season, while Clare first found fame on Juan Pablo Galavis' The Bachelor edition. Both ladies went on to appear on two seasons of Bachelor in Paradise.

Also apparently competing on the series will be Dean Unglert from The Bachelorette's thirteenth season starring Rachel Lindsay and Bachelor in Paradise 4; Josiah Graham, Eric Bigger, and Jamey Kocan from Season 13 of The Bachelorette; Luke Pell from The Bachelorette's twelfth season starring JoJo Fletcher; Michael Garofola from The Bachelorette's ninth season starring Desiree Hartsock and Bachelor in Paradise 2, and Lesley Murphy from Season 17 of The Bachelor starring Sean Lowe.

In addition, two ladies who recently filmed Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s The Bachelor edition -- which premieres January 1 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC -- signed on for Winter Games once they returned home.

[Edited to prevent spoilers - refer to full article if you want to know who these two are]

Social-media photos of the parade also show first-season The Bachelorette star Trista Rehn and her husband Ryan Sutter onstage being interviewed by The Bachelor host Chris Harrison.

However, the happily-married couple were not wearing the same "Team USA" jackets like the rest of the American team cast members, leaving their participation roles unclear.

Additional photos also show numerous unidentified cast members of international The Bachelor franchise editions walking in the parade behind banners identifying their countries.

The beginning of the parade also featured a banner with The Bachelor Winter Games logo, which includes 11 country flags.

The 11 country flags displayed on the logo are Australia, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.

As previously announced, The Bachelor Winter Games will feature American and international bachelors and bachelorettes of the past competing in winter-themed challenges all the while looking for love at a luxurious resort.

The Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss revealed last month The Bachelor New Zealand's second-season star, Jordan Mauger, and The Bachelorette Canada's first-season winner, Kevin Wendt, will also be competing on Winter Games.

The Winter Games spinoff is expected to premiere in February 2018 and air as counter-programming to NBC's coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics. ABC announced it had ordered the show back in May.

ishkabaha wrote:I'm not that familiar with the NZ franchise, did we see Jordan Mauger in any of the photos?

notarose wrote:Bachelor Japan aired on Amazon for the first time this Spring. It may have been the first time ever ... not certain.


http://dtv-fan.net/2017/03/06/bachelor-japan/

ishkabaha wrote:Here's another Facebook poster with a few photos.  

「The Bachelor Japan」気になってるけど、まだ観てない...そんな方は無料配信中の1&2話をご覧頂き、2/24(金)0:00過ぎに配信される最新話【第3話 富士山の麓でアウトドアデート】をお楽しみ下さいませ！@BachelorJapan #バチェラー pic.twitter.com/gHc08fzdec

— 鶴あいか (@tsuru_aika) February 23, 2017