Winter Games Day -16

[joggerjayne]

Today is when the final Team GB Olympic team is confirmed.

I hope there are lots of confirmations and surprises, and no disappointments. We don't want any broken hearts on Happy Wednesday.

Just a few random bit, to keep us going.

Sheffield I'd contributing more than its fair share of competitors. Along with James Woods and Katie Summerhayes, here is ...

http://jamesmachon.blogspot.co.uk/p/bio.html

James Machon. James's event is the Half Pipe. He's been placing well in recent international competitions, and he's another real medal prospect. He's also a really nice guy.

Come on Team GB

Come on James Machon!

[joggerjayne]

Sheffield *is* contributing

[joggerjayne]

Reminder ...

Downhill ... Chemmy Alcott (Day -18)
Slopestyle ... James Woods (Day -17)
Slopestyle ... Katie Summerhayes (Day -17)
Half Pipe ... James Machon (Day -16)

[Maydup]

The Half Pipe is close to being my favourite event. Now i know who to shout home. Go James Machon!

[joggerjayne]

This is interesting ...

http://www.blacklistednews.com/Sochi%3A_What_%22The_Safest_Games_Ever%22_Cost%3F/31987/0/38/38/Y/M.html

These are the most expensive Olympics (winter or summer) ever.

The cost is working out at about $520m per event, about four times more than Beijing, which were seen as an extravagant Games.

[joggerjayne]

Morning, maydup x

[albaqwerty]

gurrr, posted a reply which has swanned off into the ether.

Love these posts.

C'mon Team GB

(anyone named James will get a huge shout from the alba household!)

[joggerjayne]

The post-swallowing ether !

[joggerjayne]

The Gold Medal for "most arbitrary basis for supporting a competitor" goes to ...

// anyone named James will get a huge shout from the alba household //

:0)

[mushroom25]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/2014/

GO CHEMMY!!!

[joggerjayne]

Wotcha, mushers.

That's fab, isn't it. The whole Games feel even better, knowing that our figurehead Chemmy will be there.

And she's from Brighton !















okay, okay ... hove, actually

[jno]

no expense has been spared

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25830617

but for only $50 billion, what do you expect, private facilities?

[joggerjayne]

Oh, cripes, those loos are hilarious.

Although I suppose the Romans all used to sit and have a poop together. Maybe the Russians are reflecting the glorious days of classical civilisations.

[jno]

more likely they are still in "collective farm" mode.

[joggerjayne]

Okay, here we go. This is a short summary.

There are 15 disciplines in the Games. Team GB have got competitors in 11 of them. As follows ...

Alpine skiing (yes)

Biathlon (yes)

Bobsleigh (yes)

Cross country skiing (yes)

Curling (yes)

Figure skating (yes)

Freestyle skiing (yes)

Ice hockey (no)

Luge (yes)

Nordic combined (no)

Short track speed skating (yes)

Skeleton (yes)

Ski jumping (no)

Snow boarding (yes)

Speed skating (no)

So, if any ABers fancy a go at Ski Jumping ... the place is up for grabs.

[joggerjayne]

You have to love Putin's "conciliatory" message to gays visiting the Olympics (in today's paper).

"You won't be grabbed off the streets. But please leave the children alone."

Pause for laughter.

Was he trying to be humorous? Was he having a dig at those people who see"gay" and think "paedophile"?

Or was he ... surely not ... being serious?

Err ...

Apparently he was being serious.

[Maydup]

Does anyone have a link to a list of our team.

[joggerjayne]

maydup ...

http://www.teamgb.com/sochi-2014-team-gb-athletes

[Maydup]

Yeh, thank you.