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[nineveh_uk]

The English cricket team may be hopeless (as the news put it last night, "finding ever more improbable ways to lose"), but all is not completely doom and gloom in British sport. Yesterday not only did Britain's Lizzy Yarnold take her fourth victory in the skeleton this season, but Andrew Musgrave comprehensively beat the Norwegian cross-country sprinters in their national championships*. Cue humorous headlines, national embarrassment, and interview questions about skiing in a kilt.

"Musgrave Wins Norwegian Championships" (Watch on YouTube)

*For obvious reasons, the UK's national skiing championships are not particularly competitive on a global scale. Norway's, on the other hand, are the best, and they kindly let us play.

Comments

[clanwilliam]

The England men's team may be useless (although the last 15 overs of that match were a joy, albeit painful, to listen to) but the women are doing a very nice job indeed.

[nineveh_uk]

Good point - clearly the women lack the unique "character" that makes the men's team so completely hopeless.

[mrs-redboots.livejournal.com]

AND Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland won a Bronze medal in ice dancing at the European Championships. So yay!

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

Much fingers crossed for the weekend!