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Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:11:42 GMT

:D :D :D :D

Whhhhooooopppppeeeeee! Amy Williams has just won a Gold Medal for GB , I think Chemmy can have a good result in the Combined.....heres everything crossed for that :thumbup:

jon

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:34:27 GMT

I cant believe you stayed up to watch it ! I got to 00:30 and i was cream cracker'd

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:40:18 GMT

GummyBear wrote:I cant believe you stayed up to watch it ! I got to 00:30 and i was cream cracker'd

I sayed up to watch it, it was exciting! (I did have a little nap earlier in the evening though!)

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:41:32 GMT

I stayed up as well - excellent!

I think, Jon, the women's combined was run yesterday evening UK time, Chemmy finishing 11th.

Do you mean GS or Super G?

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:48:57 GMT

Its a shame, i would have love to watch it, did they give the medals to them that night ?

Also, wasn't there some controversy about her helmet ?

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:26:40 GMT

LOTA wrote:I stayed up as well - excellent!

I think, Jon, the women's combined was run yesterday evening UK time, Chemmy finishing 11th.

Do you mean GS or Super G?

Bugger I must have got my wires crossed, it must be the Super G then, lets hope we can get another medal.....coverage is from 6pm on Eurosport :thumbup:

jon

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:33:08 GMT

Yep ,just checked it's the SuperG today

come on Chemmy and Team GB :D :D

jon

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:15:24 GMT

GummyBear wrote:Its a shame, i would have love to watch it, did they give the medals to them that night ?

Also, wasn't there some controversy about her helmet ?

She will be presented with the gold medal at about 2pm tonight (GMT)...Not sure I'll be awake to see that!

Yes the USA team protested that the spoiler on the back of her helmet breached regulations. Four other teams including Canada joined in the protest but the complaints were rejected.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/briton-williams-helmet-protest-rejected-1904501.html

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:23:36 GMT

jonG wrote:Yep ,just checked it's the SuperG today

Indeed - in 20 minutes (coverage starts at 17:45 on BBC2) - Go Chemmy!

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:34:21 GMT

Stuck at work on backshift with no access to TV. Just have to wait for the highlights later & try and avoid hearing the result. :roll:

Finn

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:05:50 GMT

MMmmmmm 20th, not much to get excited about :evil:

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:43:19 GMT

During Wednesdays Ladies Super Combined race, the race commentor reported that Chemmy is deaf in one ear which affects her balance, If this is true Chemmys results are all the more impressive. I know that the olympics are all about winning medals but for me to see miss Alcott up there as our lone representive in the ladies alpine events is just fantastic.
Well done Chemmy.

Finn

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:04:14 GMT

Yes, if you look closely she wears a hearing aid in one ear.

She is a charming ambassador for the sport, comely - and as tough and dedicated as they come.

GS has been her best event over the last few seasons so here's hoping for a top 10.

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:30:34 GMT

Hi,

I agree LOTA, for the brits to have a skier who is a regular feature in the top 15 to 30 placings is a major acheivement, seeing as most Austrian children are born with skis on ,and in the french alps etc instaed of doing the normal sports at school they spend the days skiing up the slopes.

For Chemmy to get the results she does (and all our other winter atheletes) is on par with the England football team winning the world cup every four years....it's just ashame they don't kick a ball or throw a cricket or rugby ball, maybe then the government departments responsible for sports funding would increase the funding and let are sportsmen/women to be able to compete on a level field with the other ski nations.

Go Team GB :thumbup:

jon. :D

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:18:57 GMT

Chemmy's a tough girl. I watched a programme last year about her, she was due to take part in a big competition and was struck down with food poisoning the night before. She never slept all night, and on the coach ride to the competition she was getting off the coach to throw up. She said she would still compete after all it was only 20mins work. She did it and certainly did'nt disgrace herself. A lot of people would have pulled out.

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:23:28 GMT

I agree she is a nice enough girl and she was really good at sending Little W a couple signed photos, but again it is about winning not the taking part, she will never reach her potential !!!! 8)

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:36:17 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:I agree she is a nice enough girl and she was really good at sending Little W a couple signed photos, but again it is about winning not the taking part, she will never reach her potential !!!! 8)

with a name like Chemmy you'd think she could pass for a yank, at least she'd get the funding her talent deserves :roll:

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:56:59 GMT

freezywater wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I agree she is a nice enough girl and she was really good at sending Little W a couple signed photos, but again it is about winning not the taking part, she will never reach her potential !!!! 8)

with a name like Chemmy you'd think she could pass for a yank, at least she'd get the funding her talent deserves :roll:

We are great us Brits we just love a loser, I think I'm right in saying that the funding is linked to proformance 8)

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:13:08 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

freezywater wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I agree she is a nice enough girl and she was really good at sending Little W a couple signed photos, but again it is about winning not the taking part, she will never reach her potential !!!! 8)

with a name like Chemmy you'd think she could pass for a yank, at least she'd get the funding her talent deserves :roll:

We are great us Brits we just love a loser, I think I'm right in saying that the funding is linked to proformance 8)

that's a bit like the chicken and egg debate, throw some decent money at british skiing for a prolonged period of time and see the benefits :wink:

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:37:26 GMT

Example: British track cycling. Throw more money at it than any other nation and you will win medals (in time).

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:42:56 GMT

Pablo Escobar wrote:Example: British track cycling. Throw more money at it than any other nation and you will win medals (in time).

Put good management in, along with good athletes, and good facilities, and you will increase the chances of getting medals. Spend money wisely.

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:03:02 GMT

Pablo Escobar wrote:Example: British track cycling. Throw more money at it than any other nation and you will win medals (in time).

sort of, the difrence being we already had one or 2 world class cyclists before they threw loads of lottery funding at it, but the ideas right.

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:28:22 GMT

You are of course all correct more funding and management is required and also getting kids at a young age, and not just the one's who's parents can afford to fund them 8)

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:24:53 GMT

I am afraid to say that to be a top tennis player, skier, etc in this country you have to have rich parents who like to do a lot of brown nosing.

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:31:10 GMT

I'd imagine to funding skiing large scale and promoting development would be a costly exercise. I don't think it should happen - it is totally unjustifiable.

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:31:15 GMT

yeah i agree Tony, both my lads are fantastic skiers i would love for them to have a future in the sport, but as you say "Rich Parents" and i'm afraid thats not us

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:33:18 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:I agree she is a nice enough girl and she was really good at sending Little W a couple signed photos, but again it is about winning not the taking part, she will never reach her potential !!!! 8)

I'm interested to learn what you think her potential is; to be an Olympic or World Cup winner perhaps? Or to be a world class skier?

I would humbly suggest the latter and also propose that she has certainly reached that particular 'potential', given her consistent results over the last four or five seasons.

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:34:49 GMT

Chemmy?
She will be the top British ladies skier, and thats it. She may make top 10s from time to time, but I cant see any better than that. Shes got a cracking booty though.

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:39:14 GMT

And for a British skier to be in the top ten "from time to time" is an extraordinary achievement, given lack of funding, team infrastructure and support resources, and compares very favourably with results of competitors from more favoured nations.

It is likely the struggles of Chemmy and other British racers will become even more difficult as the national ski federation falls to bits.

Re:Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:39:38 GMT

bloody hell Tony "great booty" once again i have to agree!!

ste