Day 5: Skeleton training

I had a set of team jacket stalker photos all ready to go when Rob walked in waving the iphone and babbling on about photo restrictions being way looser than he thought.  So you get some insider photos of skeleton training from the finish dock.

Melissa Hollingsworth, one of our own medal contenders:

Michelle Kelly, another talented Canadian:

Shelley Rudman of Great Britain, who won her nation's only medal (silver) in the last Winter Olympics.

 
 
Melissa Hoar of Australia:

and her teammate, the formidable Emma Lincoln-Smith:

Marion Trott of Germany:

 

and her teammate Anja Huber:

There's more, but these are some of the best for now and it's already past midnight. I'll leave you with a bit of track work - laying foam in the outrun:

Comments

[Viki]

Wow! That is intense. Very inspired and inspirational.

I'm glad I found this blog a couple of weeks ago. The timing was fortuitous and I'm loving the insider reports from the Olympics.

[Ruth]

I am really enjoying your Olympic reports. May I ask what the foam in the pictures is used for?

[susan]

Good to see a photograph of our Shelley Rudman in there.

I've been in bed with a migraine for 2 days, have I missed it all?

[Anne B.]

Wow, what great inside photos. Their outfits are spectacular! Thanks for putting these up!

[Sheila Cox]

Greetings from Yuma. We just found a computer and were able to catch up on all the news. We were able to catch the ceremonies and lots of the action in our various motels but it is great to see and hear your take on the Olympics. The family look like they are having fun. The sweater is beautiful.

[Kerri]

Great pics...we keep watching for Rob in the background whenever we can! Haven't seen him yet, but I'm ever-hopeful!! I take it these are his photos that he took?? He must be having lots of fun, being in the centre of it all!