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BRAVE — BUT NOT THAT BRAVE They like their Scottish traditions over at the curling, six members of the Beijing Military Pipe Band start every session with a bagpipe blast of ‘Scotland the Brave’. Ad/> “We have been preparing for this Olympics for a long time,” said band captain Zhang, who has never been to Scotland. Beijing 2022The new GOAT and 'totally crazy' ski jump fiasco – Best of Beijing2 HOURS AGO “The sound of the Scottish bagpipes is really charming.

I once heard it and fell in love with it, so I found a teacher to teach me. We try to be as close as we can to traditions but it’s cold, so we have our undies on for sure.” YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT In cross country skiing, eating is most definitely not cheating. Research has shown a typical male skier must consume the equivalent of about 20 plates of lasagna a day to meet the energy demands of the sport.

“You can eat as much as you like, and that's why I can't retire yet, because it's a good life in that way," said Ireland's Thomas Maloney Westgaard. “I eat up to 7000 calories a day. So lots of plates of pasta and also desserts.

I love brownies, panna cotta and all the sweet stuff really — especially Norwegian chocolate. That keeps me going.” The new GOAT and 'totally crazy' ski jump fiasco – Best of Beijing Unicorns, Prada and the Joker — The weird and wonderful from the Winter Olympics ‘Totally crazy!' — Top competitor in tears as DQ chaos ruins ski jump final SOPHIE’S POOR CHOICE Austrian ski jumper Sophie Sorschag gave a masterclass in what not to wear at the Olympics. The 23-year-old was drafted into the normal hill competition at short notice after team-mate Jacquelin Seifriedsgber tested positive for Covid.