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Inter-Service Bobsleigh Championship
19 March 2006
Saturday 29th March 2006
What happens next? I’ll tell you, we had a race.
Inter-Service Bobsleigh Championship - Training
09 March 2006
Thursday 9th March 2006
Now for Racing!
4 Man - First 2 Laufs, 17th at the half-way mark
24 February 2006
Day 21: Friday 24th February
GB1 4-Man is consistent on the first day of competition, but not fast
Karl and Martin focus on 4-Man training
23 February 2006
Day 20: Thursday 23rd February
With 2-Man racing out of the way the 4-Man crew and really pull together
A day of reflection while the boys prepare for the 4-Man
22 February 2006
Day 19: Wednesday 22nd February
Reasons for disappointment, for optimisim and for renewed determination
Minichiello and Davies make a top ten finish
21 February 2006
Day 18: Tuesday 21st February
GB1 Minichiello and Davies run slower than hoped from consistent top three starts to finish in 9th
A superb second Lauf for Minichiello and Davies
20 February 2006
Day 17: Monday 20th February
All set up for a medal attempt tomorrow
Blizzard conditions hamper Johnston and Humphries
19 February 2006
Day 16: Sunday 19th February
Heavy snow, fastest starts for Nicola and Jackie, Lee and Dan finish in 15th.
Near miss for Humphries and Johnston as brakes fail
18 February 2006
Day 15: Saturday 18th February
A loss of rythm and a small error on the first lauf - 15th fastest - and a top drawer response in the second - 7th fastest - leaves GB1 in 12th
Last practice for the 2-Man sled
17 February 2006
Day 14: Friday 17th February
The boys rag the Americans and borrow a drill, and Tom De La Hunty looks for a top 6 finish from Johnston and Humphries
Lee Johnston still has work to do to find speed on the course
16 February 2006
Day 13: Thursday 16th February
Lee Johnston and Dan Humphries are 12th and 9th fastest in training while Nicola and Jackie get away to a fast start with Colin Jackson
Training gets serious on the Olympic Track
15 February 2006
Day 12: Wednesday 15th February
Negotiating the mud, problems with accreditation and a tentative start for Johnston and Humphries on the track
Minichiello and Davies net a season's best 135.5kmh
14 February 2006
Day 11: Tuesday 14th February
Last minute practice pays off for the girls, logistical fun and Games, farewell and THANK YOU to Jenny Pacey and Marcus Adam is in inspirational form
A Royal visit and great news for Lee Johnston
13 February 2006
Day 10: Monday 13th February
HRH Prince Michael of Kent visits the Team, the Hilti sled comes out on top, Nicola pb's in the gym and Lee has a visit from the Marines
4-Man sliding goes well, but the Women's choice of sled is still unclear
12 February 2006
Day 9: Sunday 12th February
The 4-Man bob on the ice, Nicola tries out the Hilti sled, a team curling competition and a spectacular supper.
The day after the night before...
11 February 2006
Day 8: Saturday 11th February
Nicola in medal winning form and the 4-Man prepares for the ice
The long, long, long Road to Turin...
10 February 2006
Day 7: Friday 10th February
4 hour delays on the motorway, an emotional experience for the Team and a "strange" day for those left behind...
Fast times on the track at St Moritz shows that the Team is peaking according to plan
09 February 2006
Day 6: Thursday 9th February
"Rhino" stirs it up, Lee messes up, but times on the track are tumbling...
Lee Johnston becomes Bobsleigh's nomination to carry the flag at the Opening Ceremony
08 February 2006
Day 5: Wednesday 8th February
Another injury, spying on the Swiss team, an ice bath and nominating a member of the Team to carry the flag
Tom De La Hunty announces the 4-Man team to slide at the Games
07 February 2006
Day 4: Tuesday 7th February
An injury, after effects from cheese fondue, missing licenses for sliding and announcement of the 4-Man team - it's all in a day's work...
Testing for the 4-Man squad to determine the first choice combination for the Games
06 February 2006
Day 3: Monday 6th February
4-Man selection, a bump for Jackie, technical problems with Lee's sled and a questionable Fondue...
Dan had had what he calls a "nice" early morning call from the drug testers - 12th of the year.
05 February 2006
Day 2: Sunday 5th February
Jackie and Nic are sure that they are in the best physical shape of their lives - everything feels like it is coming together at the right time.
...nothing was going to dampen the high spirits of the Team
04 February 2006
Day 1: Saturday 4th February
The Team, coaches and support staff have all made it to St Moritz - albeit slightly delayed after a few mishaps