Hmm. Maybe the problem really is too complex for that? "the external factors are intrinsically unpredictable and have strong nonstationarity because the frictio

Hmm. Maybe the problem really is too complex for that? "the external factors are intrinsically unpredictable and have strong nonstationarity because the friction of the ice essentially changes with every throw.". But it would have been more impressive if they actually compared to such a classical algorithm - made by someone else who was actually trying to be competitive. There don't seem to be any others though.