Winter Games Day -10

[joggerjayne]

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING

It's fast. It's VERY fast! It's explosive. It's dynamic. It's ... heart breaking if the skater in front of you falls over and takes you down with them. It's Short Track Speed Skating.

Here are Team GB ...

Elise Christie, from Livingston (500m, 1000m, 1500m)

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/65309000/jpg/_65309567_elise_christie_getty624b.jpg

Jon Eley, from Solihull, an experienced Olympian, World record holder, etc, and he's really, really, seriously fast (500m, 1000m)

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/N00SOyKCAgsq87ybIGT6GQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Y2g9MzYwO2NyPTE7Y3c9NjQwO2R4PTA7ZHk9MDtmaT11bGNyb3A7aD0zNTU7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/Sports/Eurosport/570066-10490821-640-360.jpg

Charlotte Gilmartin, from Redditch (500m, 1000m, 1500m)

http://www.gbshorttrack.org/web_images/gilly__392x640_.jpg

Richard Shoebridge, also from Solihull (1000m)

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Richard%2BShoebridge%2BGB%2BShort%2BTrack%2BAthletes%2BCryFTjic3o5l.jpg

Jack Whelbourne, from Nottingham (500m, 1000m, 1500m)

http://www.gbshorttrack.org/web_images/jack_300x380.jpg

[joggerjayne]

Trivia ...

Maria Sharapova started her tennis career at the tennis academy in Sochi.

[murraymints]

Scary stuff...why do I always think of frogs when I see these speed skaters ? Lol

[joggerjayne]

Because some of them are French?

:0)

[joggerjayne]

Meng Wang of China is the most successful female Oin Short Track with 4 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medals.

http://www.ocasia.org/Images-OCA/Wang-Meng-of-China-Short-Track-Speed-Skating_782839008012.jpg

Apolo Anton Ohno of the US is the most successful man with 2 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze.

http://www.e-celebrities.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Apolo_Ohno.jpg

[joggerjayne]

" most successful female *in* Short Track "

[murraymints]

Think it's got more to do with the lycra clad legs....and thighs...resemble frogs legs on the plate !!! Lol

[mushroom25]

elise Christie - if she wins a medal, she'll be british. if she doesn't, she'll be a scot.

[redman41]

Any Women's Mud Wrestling, or will the weather be too cold in Sochi ?? :-))

[joggerjayne]

Actually, mushers, I heard somewhere that the percentage of medals won by Scottish athletes is a lot higher than the percentage of Scottish athletes in the squads.

In other words, the Scottish contingent tend to punch above their weight.

Hey, redman, you okay? I think the closest event to mud wrestling is the "Making Snow Angels Whilst Wearing A Bikini". Always popular.

[joggerjayne]

Short Track ...

[redman41]

I'm pretty good at present JJ ! Hopefully you are OK yourself
Hopefully I can watch some of the Winter Olympics on TV....should be widely available on Eurosport for free.

[joggerjayne]

Glad to hear that, redman.

I hope there will be loads of coverage of the Games.

I think the only event that doesn't attract a big audience is "Misbehaving In The Cablecar". The viewing positions are a bit limited.

;0)

[redman41]

LOL ! LOL !
Wish I'd had a Camera !

[mushroom25]

misbehaving in this cable car has a very large audience indeed
http://www.zermatt.ch/en/page.cfm/experience/peaks/matterhorn_glacier_paradise
eurosport would appear to only be showing "review" programmes at 00h30, 19h30 and 21h00 daily.

[joggerjayne]

I'll bear that in mind, mushers.

[redman41]

ESPN TV Schedule:-

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=10328793

[joggerjayne]

I wonder if this clip will play? My last attempt was a bit of a failure.

This is the luckiest Gold medal ever. And very predictable. We all KNOW what's going to happen ... and it does!

[joggerjayne]

Oh, god, go and watch it on bloody YouTube then!

[jno]

golly, a lot of ferocious body-checking there, it looked like rugby.

[joggerjayne]

Winter sports are not for ***.

That's football!

:0)