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Winter Games Day -3
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It's so close, you can almost smell the Alpine air. Okay okay, the Games are not being held in the Alps. But you get the idea. The fresh, pine smell of the mountain forests, and ...
Sorry, getting carried away. Where was I? Aah yes, The Alpine Skiing discipline.
GB don't have a huge heritage of competing in the Alpine Skiing events. But this year, as well as Chemmy Alcott, we have Slalom skier Dave Ryding.
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Sorry, getting carried away. Where was I? Aah yes, The Alpine Skiing discipline.
GB don't have a huge heritage of competing in the Alpine Skiing events. But this year, as well as Chemmy Alcott, we have Slalom skier Dave Ryding.
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hmm, never seen curling played in attire like that :-) tina weirather comes with a fantastic pedigree - world champion father and world cup-winning mother :-)
12:19 Tue 04th Feb 2014
I think I've given a mention to all of Team GB. Have I missed anyone? Here's a quick reminder of the Team GB athletes mentioned on AB so far, and the threads on which they were mentioned ...
Downhill ... Chemmy Alcott (Day -18)
Slopestyle ... James Woods (Day -17)
Slopestyle ... Katie Summerhayes (Day -17)
Half Pipe ... James Machon (Day -16)
Biathlon ... Lee Jackson (Day -15)
Biathlon ... Amanda Lightfoot (Day -15)
Figure Skating ... Jenna McCorkell (Day -14)
Ice Dance ... Nick Buckland (Day -14)
Ice Dance ... Penny Coomes (Day -14)
Figure Skating Pairs ... David King (Day -14)
Figure Skating Pairs ... Stacey Kemp (Day -14)
Figure Skating ... Matthew Parr (Day -14)
Cross Country Skiing ... Andrew Musgrave (Day -13)
Cross Country Skiing ... Andrew Young (Day -13)
Cross Country Skiing ... Callum Smith (Day -13)
Cross Country Skiing ... Posy Musgrave (Day -13)
Curling ... Eve Muirhead (Day -11)
Curling ... Claire Hamilton (Day -11)
Curling ... Vicki Adams (Day -11)
Curling ... Anna Sloan (Day -11)
Curling ... Lauren Gray (Day -11)
Curling ... David Murdoch (Day -11)
Curling ... Tom Brewster (Day -11)
Curling ... Greg Drummond (Day -11)
Curling ... Scott Andrews (Day -11)
Curling ... Michael Goodfellow (Day -11)
Short Track ... Jon Eley (Day -10)
Short Track ... Charlotte Gilmartin (Day -10)
Short Track ... Richard Shoebridge (Day -10)
Short Track ... Jack Whelbourne (Day -10)
Skeleton ... Lizzy Yarnold (Day -9)
Skeleton ... Shelley Rudman (Day -9)
Skeleton ... Kristan Bromley (Day -9)
Skeleton ... Dominic Parsons (Day -9)
Bobsleigh ... John Jackson (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Benson (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Tasker (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Fearon (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Lamin Deen (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Craig Pickering (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... John Baines (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Ben Simons (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Paula Walker (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Bex Wilson (Day -6)
Snowboarding ... Billy Morgan (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Zoe Gillings (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Jamie Nicholls (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Jenny Jones (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Aimee Fuller (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Dom Harrington (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Ben Kilner (Day -4)
Alpine Skiing ... Dave Ryding (Day -3)
So, have I missed anyone??
Thinks, thinks ...
Downhill ... Chemmy Alcott (Day -18)
Slopestyle ... James Woods (Day -17)
Slopestyle ... Katie Summerhayes (Day -17)
Half Pipe ... James Machon (Day -16)
Biathlon ... Lee Jackson (Day -15)
Biathlon ... Amanda Lightfoot (Day -15)
Figure Skating ... Jenna McCorkell (Day -14)
Ice Dance ... Nick Buckland (Day -14)
Ice Dance ... Penny Coomes (Day -14)
Figure Skating Pairs ... David King (Day -14)
Figure Skating Pairs ... Stacey Kemp (Day -14)
Figure Skating ... Matthew Parr (Day -14)
Cross Country Skiing ... Andrew Musgrave (Day -13)
Cross Country Skiing ... Andrew Young (Day -13)
Cross Country Skiing ... Callum Smith (Day -13)
Cross Country Skiing ... Posy Musgrave (Day -13)
Curling ... Eve Muirhead (Day -11)
Curling ... Claire Hamilton (Day -11)
Curling ... Vicki Adams (Day -11)
Curling ... Anna Sloan (Day -11)
Curling ... Lauren Gray (Day -11)
Curling ... David Murdoch (Day -11)
Curling ... Tom Brewster (Day -11)
Curling ... Greg Drummond (Day -11)
Curling ... Scott Andrews (Day -11)
Curling ... Michael Goodfellow (Day -11)
Short Track ... Jon Eley (Day -10)
Short Track ... Charlotte Gilmartin (Day -10)
Short Track ... Richard Shoebridge (Day -10)
Short Track ... Jack Whelbourne (Day -10)
Skeleton ... Lizzy Yarnold (Day -9)
Skeleton ... Shelley Rudman (Day -9)
Skeleton ... Kristan Bromley (Day -9)
Skeleton ... Dominic Parsons (Day -9)
Bobsleigh ... John Jackson (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Benson (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Tasker (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Fearon (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Lamin Deen (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Craig Pickering (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... John Baines (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Ben Simons (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Paula Walker (Day -6)
Bobsleigh ... Bex Wilson (Day -6)
Snowboarding ... Billy Morgan (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Zoe Gillings (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Jamie Nicholls (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Jenny Jones (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Aimee Fuller (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Dom Harrington (Day -4)
Snowboarding ... Ben Kilner (Day -4)
Alpine Skiing ... Dave Ryding (Day -3)
So, have I missed anyone??
Thinks, thinks ...
JJ, you may have missed the vital event of the day, the publication of rules on how to use the loos in Sochi (remember, these are communal, so you don't want any embarrassing social faux pas)
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A Few For The Boys ...
CURLING, Claudia Toth, Austria (oh yeah, guys, I know, you're welcome!)
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CURLING, Anna Sidorova, Russia
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BOBSLEIGH, Lolo Jones, US
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CROSS COUNTRY, Jessica Diggins, US
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FIGURE SKATING, Alissa Czisny, US
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ALPINE SKIING, Tina Weirather, Liechtenstein
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CURLING, Claudia Toth, Austria (oh yeah, guys, I know, you're welcome!)
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CURLING, Anna Sidorova, Russia
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BOBSLEIGH, Lolo Jones, US
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CROSS COUNTRY, Jessica Diggins, US
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FIGURE SKATING, Alissa Czisny, US
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ALPINE SKIING, Tina Weirather, Liechtenstein
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