Sochi 2014 has finally come to an end, after a breathtaking Closing Ceremony with a handover to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Here’s a glance at all the past Winter Olympic Games from the first one in 1924. Chamonix 1924 (France) Held at the foot of Mont Blanc, and held in the same […]
Day 10 (Monday 17th February) was a day of dense fog, which delayed some of the ski events. Here’s a round-up of the day’s Sochi 2014 action: Rowan Cheshire First some news on Rowan Cheshire, Team GB’s halfpipe skier, who was injured in a training accident 2 days ago. It has now been decided that […]
This middle Sunday (16th February) saw more medals in Men’s Alpine Skiing (both the Super Giant Slalom, and Downhill), Men’s Ice Hockey, and Women’s Speedskating. Men’s Alpine Skiing In the Super G, Gold went to Kjetil Jansrud of Norway, Silver to Andrew Weibrecht of the USA, and joint Bronze to Canadian Jan Hudec and American […]
Sochi 2014 is turning out to be one of the most thrilling Winter Olympics ever. Day 8 (Saturday) produced some more great performances. Ice Hockey: USA beat Russia In a thrilling penalty shoot-out, USA beat Russia after they tied 2-2. TJ Oshie scored 4 consecutive penalties to lead USA to victory in their Group A […]
More thrills and spills set for day 7 of Sochi 2014. Look out for Lizzy Yarnold of team GB, currently leading the women’s Skeleton event. Skeleton is face down, head first, not to be confused with Luge, which is face up and feet first. Not sure which is more terrifying when you’re hurtling around the […]
I think you’ll agree that this is a thrilling Winter Olympics. Here are some more athlete and country profiles: Norway The most successful country in Winter Olympic history, Norway has accumulated over the years a whopping 303 Winter Olympic medals, 107 of them gold. Norway has several advantages, not least its snowy climate. But it’s […]
The world is watching the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Here are some Winter Olympics facts & figures, and some outstanding competitors to watch out for: Where was the first ever Winter Olympics held? 1924 in Chamonix, in the French Alps. Where is Sochi? Sochi is in southern Russia, on the Black Sea coast, near the […]
Here’s my list of the top 7 exercises for you to incorporate into your 2014 fitness regime. My personal training clients in London will recognise most of them. 1. Running Running is a great test of fitness. If you’re not used to running, start off by alternating a slow run for 5 minutes then walk […]
I’ve been a personal trainer in London for over 10 years now, and a couple of years ago decided it was time to diversify into online fitness services. So I came up with the name Fitness4London, trade-marked it, and hired a web company to create a decent website. This was after a year of trying […]