winter olympics

As the imported snow starts to melt, the nation of Canada are furiously pounding their collective calculators to add up how much the last two weeks has cost them. Actually, they will probably spend the next fortnight gloating about the ice hockey gold medal - the finances can take a back seat...

Was it just me or was the closing ceremony a big acid trip? There was some bum in a hat with a mouth organ they found off the street who sang a song, there was Captain Kirk, there were hot red heads dressed up as maple leaves and there were Pink Floyd like inflatable mooses. Loved it.

Last Wednesday saw the Men's 4x10 km Relay take place in the Whistler Olympic Park which was won by the Swedish quartet who took the lead in the second leg and never looked back. It was also notable for the performance of the Czech team who came back from 9th after the first leg to win bronze...

As the Vancouver Olympics draw to an end on Sunday, it seems like a good time to recap some of the action so far while people are in the Olympic state of mind. Despite being the most watched Winter Games in history, with an worldwide estimate of 3.5 billion having watched the games at some...