Winter Olympics Day -9

[joggerjayne]

SKELETON

Oh yeah, oh yeah (does the "oh yeah" hip dance) because ... it's Skeleton ... the event at which we are the reigning Olympic champions.

[joggerjayne]

Who remembers Amy Williams' glorious Gold in Vancouver? Okay, err, I do ...

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question864541.html

Ahem, okay. But that was such a spectacular Gold. The Canadians had built a track to favour their own competitors. They designed it, and trained on it. They unsportingly allowed other teams a limited amount of practice time on the actual run.

They were all set up to hand the Gold medal to their little favourite, Melissa Hollingsworth. And then ...

Amy Williams whupped everyone's butts !!!

Would we all like to see a picture of Melissa Hollingsworth after she muffed her final run and dropped out of the medal places? It seems a bit mean, but yes ...

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/images/stories/large/2010/02/20/MellisaHollingsworthEDIT2_medium.jpg

And then Amy Williams with her Gold medal ...

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/05/article-2140077-12E6B89F000005DC-723_468x365.jpg

Amy Williams realising that she had won the Gold ...

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01582/williams_1582373c.jpg

Amy Williams when she was awarded an MBE ...

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Amy%2BWilliams%2BInvestiture%2BCeremony%2BBuckingham%2BIgna2Qf3862l.jpg

Amy Williams in full flight in Vancouver ...

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01582/amy-williams-1_1582356i.jpg

Is that too many pictures of Amy Wlliams? No. Because you can NEVER have too many pictures of the great Amy Williams.

[joggerjayne]

Anyway, anyway, anyway ... ready to do some more butt whupping in Sochi, we have ...

Lizzy Yarnold, originally from Sevenoaks, now living in Bath

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02787/lizzy_2787564b.jpg

Shelley Rudman, from Swindon, whom I hotly tipped to do well in Vancouver

http://www.thekingofshavescompany.com/corporate/uploads/1/Shelley_standing_1.jpg

Kristan Bromley, from Rossendale

http://www.britishskeleton.co.uk/assets/Uploads/_resampled/SetWidth320-Kristan-Bromley.JPG

Dominic Parsons, from London, who also now lives in Bath

http://www.britishskeleton.co.uk/assets/Uploads/_resampled/SetWidth320-Dominic-Parsons2.JPG

Come on Team GB !!!

[joggerjayne]

Is it just me, or is Shelley Rudman a bit hot?

(hot as in, one would, wouldn't one ...)

http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/ent_images/46810.jpg

[mushroom25]

I can't open that last photo - does it feature ms rudman's butt?
:-)

[joggerjayne]

No. Let's try a different link to the photo ...

http://anh.24h.com.vn/upload/news/2010-02-17/1266341813-1-shelley_rudman.jpg

[joggerjayne]

By the way, this is why Skeleton athletes move to Bath ...

The purpose built Skeleton training track at Bath Uni ...

This is Shelley in the bath.

http://anh.24h.com.vn/upload/news/2010-02-17/1266341813-1-shelley_rudman.jpg

I mean "in Bath" ... not "in the bath"

[joggerjayne]

Wrong picture. Here, in Bath ...

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/06/19/article-2344290-1A6798D3000005DC-304_634x627.jpg

[joggerjayne]

And this is Lizzy Yarnold ...

http://www.sportsister.com/wp-content/uploads2/skeleton-200x224.gif

[joggerjayne]

And Amy Williams ...

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01501/amy-will_1501162c.jpg

[joggerjayne]

And Dominic Paraons ...

http://www.teambath.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bob-Skeleton1-216x121.jpg

[joggerjayne]

Today's "One For The Boys" is Allison Baver, Team US Speed Skater

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_dFfRCIPuDI/UWb1RvZJzEI/AAAAAAAAE_A/JSH-VtSdppk/s1600/Allison%2BBaver%2BNew%2BPic%2B2013%2B04.jpg

http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/144337/APOLO-OHNO-GIRLFRIEND-ALLISON-BAVER-PHOTOS.jpg

http://www.tunc.biz/154_allison_baver.PNG

http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac80/mwilliams245/Olympics/allisonBaver3.png

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bHioaNyfAGg/UWb1Sjmm-_I/AAAAAAAAE_Q/O-iqfeP2Ews/s1600/Allison%2BBaver%2BNew%2BPic%2B2013%2B08.jpg

Come on, guys, don't say I never give you anything!1

[redman41]

Was looking at Lizzy Yarnold practicing for Sochi on TV last night.
A real big chance of Gold in the Skeleton
She's a nutter !! 90mph on that little thing.....

[joggerjayne]

It's insane, isn't it, redman.

Well, between Lizzy and Shelley Rudman, Team GB have a pretty formidable women's team.

[mushroom25]

that is a very fine butt Allison Baver's got.

:-D