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Winter Games Day -2

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joggerjayne | 06:58 Wed 05th Feb 2014 | Sport
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Although this is officially Day -2, remember that Billy Morgan's snowboarding event is tomorrow, a day ahead of the Opening Ceremony.

Tomorrow, all eyes will be on Billy Morgan.

So, today ... on the last thread before the events begin, who can I post about?

Okay, there can only be one person ... the one and only ... our greatest ever ski girl ...

CHEMMY ALCOTT !!!

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yep :-) also, look out for Lindsey Van (not to be confused with the currently broken downhiller) who will spearhead women's ski-jumping at Sochi. http://www.chicagonow.com/token-female/2013/11/battling-for-inclusion-women-ski-jumpers-taking-the-bunny-hill-in-2014-olympics/
13:10 Wed 05th Feb 2014
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Chemmy ... She's broken her neck, and has two vertebrae fused together. She's had her leg smashed in two places, and had three broken legs altogether. And she's still going back for more. She's gritty, and determined. She's the highest World ranked female skier we've ever had. She's the Olympian we want as a pal.

You'd go skiing with her ...

http://www.essentialsurrey.co.uk/downloads/1007/download/bitblt-195x300-5a7f2080446f158734ed0a156e71cf73f70716a4/chemmy2.png

http://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/01629/ChemmyAlcott2_a_1629061a.jpg

http://www.standard.co.uk/incoming/article9077171.ece/ALTERNATES/w620/Chemmy-Alcott.jpg

You'd work out with her ...

http://www.tunc.biz/chemmy_alcott_boxing.jpg

http://cdn.j2ski.com/i/Chemmy075_600x284.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/17/article-2050082-0E6A60B900000578-451_634x437.jpg

You'd play with her ...

http://f.blick.ch/img/aktuell/origs458969/2385561041-w644-h429/Heisse-Wintersportlerinnen.jpg

She'd be your drinking buddy ..

http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/lf/abi_beaubronz_launch_040412/chemmy-alcott-guest-abi-beaubronz-vip-retail_3813868.jpg

You'd chill with her ...

http://media.tumblr.com/9fb59e717d21610bc6faf9d429cf1651/tumblr_inline_mkzow86hTu1qz4rgp.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/847599378/profilesmile.jpg

You'd buy her nice things when she got hurt ...

http://www.planetski.eu/images/site/203060009_400.jpg

http://images2.sina.com/english/world/p/2010/1202/U135P200T1D350698F8DT20101202232009.jpg

http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/le/sports_awards_4_120511/chemmy-alcott_3335421.jpg

She would be an awesome friend.

Tomorrow, on Day -1 (!) the Games get under way, with Billy Morgan. But today is Chemmy Day.
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Ouch !!

Morning, Joggerjayne :)
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Morning, Nessie x
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Chemmy in Cortina.

(as opposed to "in a Cortina")

Awesome indeed, Go Chemmy.
Well...since I'm too busy to go..she'll just have to do ! Lol
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Chemmy, chatting about Sochi.

At Surrey Sports Park.

Home of Surrey Storm netball team.

:0)

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The Winter Games has already highlighted the value of participating in sports.

There's a guy called Arkady Rotenberg. He is Vladimir Putin's Judo partner.

During the building of the Olympic sites, $7.4billion worth of contracts were awarded to companies connected with Rotenberg.

So it's definitely worth being involved in sports.
Would it be stipulated in those contracts that Rotenburg never wins a judo match against Putin?
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LOL, Oh, well done, Vladimir, you did fight well today. I didn't stand a chance. So, anyway, about those contracts. See you in the showers?
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They've got a load of last year's snow in a big fridge, or something. No, really.

Sochi is on the edge of the Black Sea, and it's actually quite mild. Most of Russia is buried under snow all winter. But in Sochi, the average February temperature is warmer than London.

Hey, don't look at me. I said these Games should've been awarded to Salzburg.

Anyway, Sochi is one of the few places in Russia where there is sometimes no snow. So, last year, when there was quite a lot of snow ... they gathered it up and stored it.

I know, I know ... if you freeze snow, it just turns icy. So I don't know where they've stored it.

They just have, okay?
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Look out for Belle Brockhoff ...

http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2014/01/23/1226808/880753-b8e6ce24-83f0-11e3-90a9-2f6f5b597dd3.jpg

She's Australian. She's a Snowboarder. She's a lesbian.

She's been quite active in the "anti discrimination" campaign. She says she's not going to do anything too dramatic in Sochi, because any controversy might jeopardise her Olympic place.

However, if you see her raising six fingers, it is a reference to Principle 6 of the International Olympic Committee Charter, which says that discrimination is not compatible with the Olympic movement.

Go, Belle!
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Ladies and Gentleman, I give you ...

Prince Hubertus Von Hohenlohe.

http://www.abc.es/Media/201402/02/hubertus-hohenlohe-mariachi-sochi--644x362.jpg

He is a prince. Yes, a real one. He's German. And he skis for Mexico. Half Mexican grandmother, and lived in Mexico for enough years to qualify as a Mexican citizen, or something of the sort.

Anyway, he will be skiing in that outfit ... yes, the mariachi ski suit.

He's 55, and this will be his fifth Winter Olympics!

It's like something out of an old movie. All very jolly.
there was a newspaper article (yesterday, i think) about off-the-wall competitors like Prince Hubertus Von Hohenlohe - like Vanessa-mae, the "cool runnings" team, the guy from India who practices on congested roads round his home, and that American guy who's performing for the Russians......
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Vanessa Mae

That's just brilliant, isn't it.
yep :-)

also, look out for Lindsey Van (not to be confused with the currently broken downhiller) who will spearhead women's ski-jumping at Sochi.
http://www.chicagonow.com/token-female/2013/11/battling-for-inclusion-women-ski-jumpers-taking-the-bunny-hill-in-2014-olympics/
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Wow. I hadn't come across her before.

And, for that reason ... Best Answer!
The Opening Ceremony is LIVE on BBC 2 on Friday 7th @ 3.30pm.
Should be a spectacular show !
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The snowboarding takes place from 6.00am tomorrow morning, our time.

Not sure what time Billy Morgan will do his runs.

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