Frozen Flame

Well I’m quite excited about the Winter Olympics that start today in Torino, even if I suspect the British Press manage to turn it into a bit of a circus as they get on at an unsuccessful British team and poke fun at many great athletes. I am looking forward to quite a few events too, obviously the skiing will be great, and it’s hard not to enjoy the luge, Bob and skeleton events. I also want to see the hockey, speed skating and endurance skiing events, those dudes are hard as nails/mental, depending on how you want to look at it. I’m going to go for the first one, although I have the right to change my opinion as and when one of them crosses the line with snot hanging icicle-like frozen from their nose , face redder than Sven Goren Eriksson as he reads the News of the World and lungs busting with frozen air. Please, please, please BBC, don’t subject us to hour after hour after hour of bloody curling. It is the worst excuse for the sport ever, with no tension, hype or excitement whatsoever. No thanks, not for me.