I'm surprised there isn't a thread about the Olympics, although we never do really well. Also tends to be embroiled in controversy one way or another.

I know it's nearly over now, but just curious to know whether any of you have been watching the curling. We've got men's and women's teams playing for gold and, although it's a strange sport in many ways, I am finding the curling compelling viewing.

I played it once in Glasgow as part of a corporate entertaining event and appreciate how tricky and tactical it is to play. Anyway, if you've not seen any yet, try to catch some. We're in with a chance of a couple of Gold medals.

The ice hockey has been pretty good too!

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

Mens final starts at 6.45am tomorrow.

Believe it or not the most exciting competition for me is nordic combination although Austria`s chances to bring home medals may be better in skiing, ski-jumping etc. If you understand the fine tactics behind the final cross-country competition especially combined with the fact that you have either defend a time-advantage or to chase the leader is thrilling. Especially you have to be careful to manage your steam, find the right part of the slope to attack and so on. There are also some tacticts incolved like who is leading small groups in the slope as leading is also more difficult and exhausting then running in the middle of the group and so on. Best of all is the team-competion when choosing the right order of runners with reference to the results of the jumping competition adds further complexity .

Actually the competitions of the nordic combination were the only I watched.

That sounds good....I'm off to the kitchen.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Didn't watch one minute of it. A load of doping crap and a load of Chinese propaganda. Want the snooker back on Eurosport.

Red and Blue Army!

There is a FB group for Viz top tips and one the other day was:

'Pretend you're in the British curling team by crouching behind your wife and shouting insults whilst she is sweeping the kitchen'.