Winter Olympics Funding hits new low...

[Billy in Bristol]

Work with the British Athletes Commission, so pretty aware that our guys don't get a lot of funding, (1.5% of that given to summer sports), hence why whole team taken to Heathrow Passport Photo Booth to satisfy the request of the BBC.

http://winterolympics.external.bbc.co.uk/Athletes/nation=gbr/index.html

It looks like a sporting edition of Crimewatch.

Oh by the way, please use link below, we clearly need more funds...

 

[Barrel of Fun]

It is amazing how things haven't changed much in 22 years.

I was writing my blog earlier about Eddie the Eagle and the Olympics. Eddie was a talented downhill skier, but couldn't afford to keep going, so found a cheaper option in ski jumping. He was working as a plasterer and living in a Finnish mental hospital when he found out he had qualified for Calgary.

Although our climate is not so indusive for winter pursuits, it is a shame that funding is so low and there doesn't seem to be any sort of drive. An obvious example in Brighton is a lack of an ice rink.

 

[desprateseagull]

i hope the rather fit Penny Coomes somewhere high up.. surely worth at least 6 pages..

BBC SPORT | Olympics | Vancouver 2010

 

[captainmorganrum]

Jessica DUBE - Canada.

Gold medal from me!

 

[essbee]

why don't they all save themselves the bother and just stay in the UK.....
I mean this thing about 'the taking part being important' is crap - let's be
honest.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Gillian Cooke has BONKERS eyes!