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Like I said, if the school did not have foam rubber landing mats, he was right, it was too dangerous for school. At my school in the 70s we were still jumping into the long jump pit. Just remembered: the straddle, that was the other one. Lead leg over first, then the rest of the body.

BBC obit. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/64945985 in the early days of high jump & even Pole Vault you jumped into the long jump pit, so if didn’t want to injure yourself, you landed on your feet. When foam mattresses came along in the mid 60s, Fosbury realised that there was room for a new technique. I saw the HJ at the Commonwealth Games in 1970 & even then lots of people were using the old technique. But by Munich 1972, everyone was using Fosbury’s jump. Although you still see people doing the old methods in practice & warm-up. I remember there were the scissors - jumping legs first upright - and the western roll - diving head first stomach down over the bar.

No such dramas in Team who were randomly assigned to each other by the coach.

Wow, everyone except Christiansen miss on Shoot 4!

Sandra Naeslund injured in training: hoping to return before the end of the season.

We got a ski race! Wierer crushes it!

British people moving to Poland. It is all fun & games until you have to learn verbs of motion. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-11845307/The-Brits-left-home-Good-Life-Poland.html

https://youtu.be/pE1NeIRuR4g

Yeah, she is getting back to five years ago when she used to win slalom by 1.5 secs.

Certainly popular with the local fans!

Very weird venue, the Sierra Nevada. At the top of the hill in the morning you can watch ski cross, then go to the bottom & watch a cricket tournament in the afternoon.

Would be happy to see the whole lot of them begging in the streets, frankly. None of them lifted a finger when another ex-England player, Matt Le Tissier was sacked for opposing COVID lockdowns, so they are just getting what they wished on others.

Less than 40 competing in the Holenkollen 50k - all the more sausages for the fans.

Totally legit parentage reasons though.

For all us obsessive-compulsives out there - the IBSF has just uploaded the missing races to YT! No commentary, though.

Hah! I knew David Murdoch had got a new job, but did not realise that he is now High Performance Director for .

Åre is where Stenmark recorded his record-equalling win in 1981 - matched the 62 of Annemarie Moser-Pröll.

And Joe Davies wins the Men’s 10k!

Yes, we also,get them on Viaplay - suddenly arrived mid January.

Edinburgh International is on YT this weekend. FYI my personal best in this pool is 55mins for the 1300m Breast Stroke, set from Lane 7 in Monday last. Also, my favourite locker is 941, the Locker of Champions. https://youtube.com/@StreamScene

The Engadin Classic Marathon on Sunday is going to be shown FTA on the Olympic Channel. Normally the Ski Classic series of races are hidden away on PayTV channels, expect in the Scandi countries.

Coverage of the US NCAA Cross Country Champs - also alpine - from Lake Placid is available here. (151) ncaa championship - YouTube

Coverage of these Championships - both Alpine & Nordic - is available here. (151) ncaa championship - YouTube

Shiffrin goes to 86!

Today’s stage of the Paris-Nice is cancelled because of strong winds.