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OMG, classic, epic last shoot disaster for !  

OMG, classic, epic last shoot disaster for !  

OMG, classic, epic last shoot disaster for !  

Tbf a gale started blowing so she was caught on a tightrope halfway across the chasm.

Oooh, nasty one.  In competition of course there are always volunteers on hand to stop precisely that kind of runaway sled, but I guess not so in practice.
 
Swiss bobsledder Sandro Michel is recovering in hospital after being run over by a sled in training for this weekend's World Cup race in Germany.
 
Michel was lying on the track after being thrown from a four-man sled when it crashed in Altenberg.
 
He was then run over by the sled, which Swiss Sliding said "was uncontrollably sliding back from the finish area".
 
 
Sandro Michel: Swiss bobsledder in hospital after being run over by sled in training crash - BBC Sport
 

Oooh, nasty one.  In competition of course there are always volunteers on hand to stop precisely that kind of runaway sled, but I guess not so in practice.
 
Swiss bobsledder Sandro Michel is recovering in hospital after being run over by a sled in training for this weekend's World Cup race in Germany.
 
Michel was lying on the track after being thrown from a four-man sled when it crashed in Altenberg.
 
He was then run over by the sled, which Swiss Sliding said "was uncontrollably sliding back from the finish area".
 
 
Sandro Michel: Swiss bobsledder in hospital after being run over by sled in training crash - BBC Sport
 

Got a huge glut of good meets this week.  Outdoor Gold meet from Melbourne on Thursday with plenty international names.
 
https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/maurie-plant-meet-melbourne-2024

Got a huge glut of good meets this week.  Outdoor Gold meet from Melbourne on Thursday with plenty international names.
 
https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/maurie-plant-meet-melbourne-2024

More athletics this week - first up is a Silver meet in Belgrade on YT.
 
 

And a special Jumps meet from 
 
 

More athletics this week - first up is a Silver meet in Belgrade on YT.
 
 

Hey, Charles Aznavour was Armenian!

Big shock in the Scottish Nationals as Bruce Mouat gets hammered 9-1 in the semis and quit early.
 
Scottish Curling Championships 2024: Team Craik upset Team Mouat's rink to reach final - BBC Sport
 
 

Oh dear. The Totallympics’ Curse!  

Ilves just sooooo close to a moment of Estonian history with a win at home.

Hey, if Joe Biden wants to demonstrate his mental acuity, surely he should be demanding that the charges be reinstated & that he stands trial?  
 
 

Big shock in the Scottish Nationals as Bruce Mouat gets hammered 9-1 in the semis and quit early.
 
Scottish Curling Championships 2024: Team Craik upset Team Mouat's rink to reach final - BBC Sport
 
 

Big shock in the Scottish Nationals as Bruce Mouat gets hammered 9-1 in the semis and quit early.
 
Scottish Curling Championships 2024: Team Craik upset Team Mouat's rink to reach final - BBC Sport
 
 

Another big weekend double bill.
 
Lièvin  on Saturday
 
https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/girma-goes-after-2000m-mark-in-lievin
 
New York  on Sunday
 
https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/millrose-games-new-york-2014

Better than that - he has done enough in the CC & Nationals to get a National place in the World Cup in Sapporo next weekend!   

Better than that - he has done enough in the CC & Nationals to get a National place in the World Cup in Sapporo next weekend!   

Well, since the 1250s, when they dominated archery, fencing & dressage.  Swimming let them down in modern pentathlon.

Well, since the 1250s, when they dominated archery, fencing & dressage.  Swimming let them down in modern pentathlon.

Might also be streamed here FTA.
 
https://competitions.scottishcurling.org/competitions/scottish-curling-championship-3/

Might also be streamed here FTA.
 
https://competitions.scottishcurling.org/competitions/scottish-curling-championship-3/