Ep 56 Danger, grit, glamour and goggles.
1. Weather 30th October 25.
2. Verbier opening a month early.
3. Team GB Olympic hopes.
4. Danger in Training.
5. Hiker slips on ice.
6. Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
7. Less cows, less milk, less Comté cheese.
8. Grit and Glamour in Vogue World.
9. Win some goggles !
10. Candy Corn Day.
After the recent snow fall, Verbier has decided to open on Saturday – just for the weekends, until the full opening on 29th November.
Team GB has a high medal target for the Olympics.
Our hopes include
Mia Brookes, snowboard slopestyle.
Zoe Atkin, ski halfpipe.
Bruce Mouat, curling.
Brad Hall, bobsleigh.
Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson, ice skating.
The debate on how to reduce the danger to our racers in training continues….
Possible solutions ?
Dedicated training courses, at World Cup Standard.
More rest time between races.
Be prepared …
Check weather
Be well equipped.
A hiker slipped on ice and fell to his death on Mount Whitney in the US.
Lubin Godin has one TWO
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards.
The first a BBC / Natural History Museum collaboration.
250 cows were lost in the Jura to the fatal contagious skin disease.
This means less milk, less cheese.
Vogue World have an article about grit and glamour.
Tricky skiing and Michelin dining in stylish outfits.
A competition on Instagram to win some goggles.
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Every year Russia Remembers the victims of Soviet and Imperial era repression on the 30th October…
The Americans celebrate Candy Corn…
00:11 - Weather 30th October 25.
00:21 - Verbier opening a month early.
00:48 - Team GB Olympic hopes.
01:46 - Danger in Training.
03:04 - Hiker slips on ice.
03:36 - Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
04:18 - Less cows, less milk, less Comté cheese.
04:37 - Grit and Glamour in Vogue World.
05:02 - Win some goggles !
05:14 - Candy Corn Day.
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Good Morning Val d’Isère Sun partially hidden by clouds this morning Light breeze full sunshine from noon.
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Ooh……. Verbier is opening on Saturday A full Month early………
Limited pistes and lifts And just at weekends Until the official full opening The same day as Val 29th November.
Free coffee and croissants ! If you are there for the opening …… As it is Switzerland……. That is worth A LOT. Also day passes are twenty percent cheaper in November. |
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Team GB Has a high medal target for February…. Here are five of our Olympic Hopefuls………
18 year old Mia Brookes…….. Youngest winner of World Snowboard title when she was just 16…
22 year old Zoe Atkin Current world ski-halfpipe champion….. You will remember her sister Izzy Got Britains first every Olympic ski medal When she won bronze in 20 18
31 year old Bruce Mouat Leads the world record winning curling team.
Brad Hall is aiming for a bobsleigh team medals After several World Cup wins last season.
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson Are our best hope since Torvill and Dean To dance on skates to the top of the podium .
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The debate about Safety For our racers Is bubbling away….
The issue is in training…
You will remember that Twenty five year old Italian Matteo Franzoso died last month… After crashing through 2 layers of netting Before hitting a wooden fence
As US Star Mikaela Shiffrin said "Athletes coaches and everybody are so used to saying that the sport carries an inherent risk that you start to become blind to some of the risks that are actually life-threatening,"
Risks need to be assessed And Minimised
What is the problem in training ? What is the difference in a ‘real’ race ? Money
Smaller crews looking after the snow surface Less safety netting Less medical staff
In a race If it snows overnight The nets are removed The surface re prepared And the netting replaced
What could be done ? Two suggestions … Dedicated training courses Of World Cup standard
More rest time between races.
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No doubt you will pick up Despair in my voice
When people Ignore the weather Or don’t check the weather Forget how early it gets dark Are Badly equipped Or bite off more than they can ski…
In Mount Whitney in the US Despite it still being October it is already cold…. Windy, snowy and icy
A hiker slipped on ice And fell to his death.
So sad Such a waste.
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Lubin Godin A thirteen year old photographer from the Haute Savoie near Morzine Has just won Wildlife Photographer of the Year For his age group
Not a French competition But a global one Organised by our own BBC collaborating With London’s Natural History Museum.
Ten days later he won Another prestigious award
the European Wildlife Photographer of the year Organised by a German Nature Photography group.
The family are not new to Fame His older brother is France’s Mountain bike Champion
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Weeks ago I mentioned the contagious skin disease Affecting local cattle
One area in the Jura lost two hundred and fifty cows….
A big hit for the Comté cheese ……. It takes four hundred and fifty litres of milk To make a single 40 kilo wheel………
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Vogue World Have a good article For those whose goal is Grit and glamour….
Tricky skiing And Michelin dining
Top to toe Top to bottom In designer Togs
The resorts they mentioned Were all in the USA
I am actually pleased That you are judged Here By your skill your talent Your personality Rather than what you wear.
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Another competition on Instagram Win some stylish goggles At the slope zone
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On this day Every year in Russia Since nineteen ninety one They Remember the victims of Soviet and imperial era repression
Pot and Kettle … I wonder if Putin observes it today ?
Meanwhile the Americans are celebrating Candy Corn……… Tricoloured corn shaped sugary sweets
Am off to enjoy the sunshine See you tomorrow. |