Winter Games Day -4

[joggerjayne]

This is it. This is the week. Woo Hoooo!!

Now, just so you don't miss the start of the action, although the Opening Ceremony is on Friday (Day -4 !), there is actually one competition on Thursday.

It's the Snowboard Slopestyle.

And we have a serious, serious prospect for a medal.

Billy Morgan

http://freezefestival.s3.amazonaws.com/1351431770-Billyarticle.png

http://sixandfive.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/billy-morgan-snowboard-triple-rodeo.jpg

http://freezefestival.s3.amazonaws.com/1351431770-Billyarticle.png

http://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/01433/snow_main_1433465a.jpg

Billy will be the first member of Team GB to compete at Sochi. Okay, look, I'm not going to jump the gun here, but ...

Billy will be up there with the best competitors.

He is a real medal prospect.

And, dare I even say it? It won't be a huge shock if he gets the Gold.

Come on, Team GB.

Come on, Billy Morgan !!

Anyway, below are the rest of the Team GB Snowboarders.

[joggerjayne]

SNOWBOARDING

Zoe Gillings, from the Isle of Man (snowboard-cross)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oNDrxKMsaGs/TyFFFIit1_I/AAAAAAAAAUY/hsw8SfVMMsA/s1600/web.jpg

Jamie Nicholls, from Bradford (slopestyle)

http://www.redbull.com/cs/RedBull/RBImages/000/000/678/567/photo610x343/jamie%20nicholls_minor%20threat.jpg

Jenny Jones, from Bristol (slopestyle)

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/71923000/jpg/_71923838_jennyjonessnowboardingtips.jpg

Aimee Fuller, from Farnborough (slopestyle)

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Dom Harrington, yet another Team GB athlete from Sheffield ( halfpipe)

http://www.animal.co.uk/team_rider_images/riders/rider___b47c4.jpg

Ben Kilner, from Banchory (halfpipe)

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/65467000/jpg/_65467962_mmskibenkilner.jpg

[joggerjayne]

As we are running out of days, I'm going to group the remaining "Ones For The Boys" by their events.

Today ... the Snowboarders.

Clair Bidez (US)

http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/swimsuit/image/2010/10_clair-bidez_14.jpg

Hannah Teter (US)

http://www.digitalminx.com/photos/athletes/t/teter_hannah/HTsportsillustrated024.jpg

Torah Bright (Australia)

http://www.sportsister.com/wp-content/uploads2/Torah-Bright1.png

Elena Hight (US)

http://www.everyjoe.com/wp-content/gallery/elena-hight/elena-hight-nude-photos-1.jpg

[mushroom25]

jenny jones is a sweetie :-)

[Maydup]

Go Billy.

[mushroom25]

clearly i'm not going to get much skiing done next week - too busy watching team GB in the mountain bars.....

[joggerjayne]

Some of the odds at the bookies today for Team GB Gold medals ...

Women's Curling 3/1

Mens Curling 6/1

Katie Summerhayes to win Slopestyle 8/1

James Woods to win Slopestyle 5/1

Lizzy Yarnold to win Skeleton 6/4 FAVOURITE

(Shelley Rudman to win Skeleton is 6/1)

Billy Morgan to win Snowboard Slopestyle 16/1 SERIOUSLY ???

Jenny Jones to win Snowboard Slopestyle 14/1

I'd take all of those.