A KHL professional ice hockey match between SKA St. Petersburg and Severstal Cherepovets scheduled for February 18, 2026. Markets on Polymarket and Kalshi predict the winner of this game, with resolution based on the final score including overtime and shootout outcomes.
Kalshi market contains a logical contradiction where both possible game outcomes (SKA St. Petersburg win OR Severstal Cherepovets win) are mapped to the same resolution state (Yes), making the market fundamentally unresolvable and creating data integrity failure.
Hero Tip:
This is a critical market defect on Kalshi. The resolution logic is internally contradictory and cannot distinguish between the two teams. Request immediate clarification from Kalshi: the second condition should likely resolve to No, not Yes. Until corrected, the Kalshi market is unresolvable and should not be traded.
Critical Divergence Points:
Polymarket:
Clean binary structure with mutually exclusive outcomes. SKA St. Petersburg victory resolves to SKA St. Petersburg; Severstal Cherepovets victory resolves to Severstal Cherepovets. Handles postponement (market stays open) and cancellation (50-50 split). Includes shootout clarification: one goal added to winner's score for resolution purposes.
Kalshi:
Logically broken binary. Both teams winning are stated to resolve to Yes, creating logical impossibility. Quote: 'If SKA St. Petersburg wins...resolves to Yes. If Severstal Cherepovets wins...resolves to Yes.' No handling of postponement or cancellation scenarios documented.
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