Ice Dance

With the World Ice-skating championships on at Turin, Italy, Mar 22-28, I can't resist posting this photo of Meryl Davis and Charlie White (USA)  who frustratingly win Silver medal yet again. I've been following this sport for 25 years now and, like many am puzzled and amazed by the marks sometimes awarded by the judges.

Fast forward to February 17th 2014 Winter Olympics Ice Free Dance, Sochi, Russia.

Sea the Stars

Hard on the hooves of Cheltenham Festival, the new Flat season looms. I don't think I will in my life-time ever see another horse like the amazing Sea the Stars who made the unparalleled equestrian achievement of winning in 2009 the following races - the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, the Derby at Epsom, the Coral Eclipse, at Sandown Park, the Juddmonte at York,  the Irish Champion stakes at the Curragh, Ireland and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp, France.