only 31 days to go

[joggerjayne]

The Winter Olympics will be here soon.

Another one to look out for from Team GB ...

Shelley Rudman

Event - the Skeleton

http://www.olympics.org.uk/news.aspx?ne=4073

A Silver Medalist at the last Olympics in Turin, Shelley has already won a World Cup Gold this season.

The skeleton, by the way, is the little sledge, on which competitors go head-first at up to 130 kmh !!!

"Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough" ... LOL

[moonraker558]

I will be watching for her as she comes from the next village to me.

[joggerjayne]

Yay. A local favourite, then !

[moonraker558]

I was in Spain watching her home coming at the local pub and felt so proud of her.

[joggerjayne]

She must have nerves of steel to go on one of those things.

[Bbbananas]

up to 130 km/hour?
Nerves of steel and pants of padding I'd say....

[pericat]

whats the percentage of injuries on these things - im bad enough walking on a slippy path - morning all

[joggerjayne]

LOL

That is kind of fast to be going head-first on ice !

[beejay1124]

hi JJ-
will you have a diff Team GB person on every morning ?
cant wait to see the Norn Iron ones

[joggerjayne]

Don't know yet, beejay.

Might just be some little snippet of interest.

But ... what makes you think that I will post each morning? LOL

[beejay1124]

well JJ- to quote (sort of) that famous tv quiz show personality Roy Whatsisname-
-youve started so youll finish , so you will-

[joggerjayne]

Peri ...

Thankfully, most competitors make it to the bottom.

But when they do crash ...

Well, it would be like jumping out of your car at 80 mph, onto ice.

[joggerjayne]

beejay ...

Doesn't "I've started, so I'll finish" come from Mastermind ?

Magnus Whatsisname, rather than Roy Whatsisname?

[joggerjayne]

Here is Shelley receiving her Silver medal in 2006.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xD9cIiqR54

Yes, I did cry a bit watching this. It was a wonderful moment.

[joggerjayne]

... and Shelley in action.

(you do NOT want to come off when you're doing THIS !!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJTPkvHgyGM

[beejay1124]

ahem JJ- hee hee

[joggerjayne]

And again ...

Shelley claws back the fractions of a second ...

13/100ths down

11/100ths down

4/100ths down

And then ... new track record !

[joggerjayne]

LOL beejay ... ahem !

Only just noticed that.

But, hey ... that is SO not likely to happen !!

[beejay1124]

Shelley seems to go down quite often JJ

[funnygirl]

Are you an athletic person yourself Jayne??

Have you ever participated in events??

[joggerjayne]

Cripes, no, funnygirl ... !!

Nothing scary like this.

I played lacrosse and netball, and I ran.

But I'm quite a decent skier, and I love winter sports.

I have a pal who is a very, very fast skier ... scarily fast.

beejay ... don't be naughty.