Irish skier Jack Gower makes history, Team GB reveal bobsleigh mind games, Norway's trouser trouble - Beijing diary

BRITS ADMIT THEY ARE PLAYING GAMES British bobsleigh driver Brad Hall — a World Cup podium regular — claims he's not go his game face on after finishing outside the top ten in the first day of training for the two-man competition. Ad/> «A lot of people are playing games, we are saving our kit for race day,» he said.

Beijing 2022Elton helps Quad King stop Ice Prince, Kim stars again – Best of Beijing10 MINUTES AGO «It happens during the World Cup season, normally we are middle of the pack in training. Then on a race day we come ahead and that is what we are looking forward to.

We are all feeling good and confident. We cannot wait to get started.” RUUD’S A GOLDEN BOY Artist Silya Nymoen and TV host Petter Schjerven were both among the first to congratulate Birk Ruud on his gold medal in the freestyle skiing big air.

The 21-year-old reached the final of NRK reality TV series ‘71 Degrees North’, designed to find the ‘toughest celebrity in Norway.’ Schjerven and Ruud shared a tent together and the TV personality was delighted to see him win gold on Olympic debut, particularly after Ruud’s father recently passed away. “I think it came out very well in the programme exactly how Birk is,” said Schjerven, who beat Ruud in the final to win the competition.

“He cares a lot about other people and I was absolutely convinced he’d win!” 'It's a magical time' — Williams 'feels sorry' for athletes unable to send families to Beijing Elton helps Quad King stop Ice Prince, Kim stars again – Best of Beijing Cuddly toy shortage causes mascot panda-monium in Beijing IRISHMAN RAISES THE BAR It might surprise you to learn that Ireland don’t have a glittering history at the Winter Olympics — they weren’t represented here until 1992. Alpine skier