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Jade Etherington with her guide, Caroline Powell, got the silver medal in the Downhill. 
Apparently, Channel 4 are doing a great job of televising the events with more information on the website http://paralympics.channel4.com/index.html
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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SaraJ, If you are anywhere with a good WiFi connection you can watch the Paralympics on Channel 4 by logging into FilmOn (www.FilmOn.com) registration is free, I've not yet felt the need to subscribe though.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Top congrats to Jade and Caroline.
Watching the highlights show on C4 -OUTSTANDING!
Huge quedos to the boys and girls for so much drive and huge guts/bravery.
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Oh and by the way Happy Birthday Jade for sunday.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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They guys are amazing - I'm in awe at the abilities of the able skiers etc... yet the paras take it to another level.
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| AsterixTG wrote: |
| They guys are amazing - I'm in awe at the abilities of the able skiers etc... yet the paras take it to another level. |
Indeed! I'm going to have to get up early and/or set the PVR to record as I didn't realise that CH4 were doing the coverage not BBC, so only managed to catch the men's sit skiing live. I really do hope there'll be some good news soon re: Tyler Walker after his horrendous crash.
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Men's Super-G Sitting race has just finished... Mick Brennan came 10th. Fantastic result considering that 17 out of the 31 starters DNS or DNF. It looked like a REALLY difficult course!
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Blind Super G amazing - the winner was right on his guide's tails, the spanish favourite actually overtook his guide on one turn and incredible recoveries and crashes. Snow looks beyond shitty.
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Gold medal for Kelly Gallagher and her guide, Charlotte Evans, and bronze for Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell in the Women's Super-G
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Fantastic stuff! The girls have just made my year! What talented and inspirational athletes they are, and much respect to their guides, Charlotte and Caroline, fab!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Awesome stuff 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I guess I have sick sense of humor but will still share it with you as the cataracts developing in my eyes will need attention shortly. I find the thought of blind biathlon a recipe for disaster like a Monty Python sketch.
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You know it makes sense.
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And... Not forgetting Anna Turney who came 4th in the Sitting category
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Am absolutely astounded by what the blind skiers do and in awe of them, before I had laser surgery my vision without my specs on was at the level of the best sighted paralympians and I was a total liability even just getting across the room without glasses on let alone hurtling down a mountain!
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 11-03-14 14:51; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Fog and rain delayed the start of the Super Combined this morning. Eventually they decided to run the Slalom part and postpone the Super-G part until Friday. In the VI category Jade and Caroline finished 2nd, sadly, Kelly DNF, Sitting - Anna Turney is in 5th place and in the Men's Sitting, Mick Brennan is 10th.
Unfortunately, I didn't manage to watch the race (work got in the way  ) though it sounds like it was carnage with less than half of the Men's Sitting category actually managing to make it to the finish!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Last day of the Paralympics today and GB are going home with 6 medals. Gold for Kelly Gallagher and Charlotte Evans, 3 silver and 1 bronze for Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell and a bronze for the Curling Team. Fantastic
The final result in the Men's GS was James Whitley came 14th in the Standing category and Mick Brennan was 14th in the Sitting.
And... In today's Women's GS Millie Knight and her guide Rachael Ferrier came 5th and Anna Turney was 8th.
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Fantastic performance by Team GB and all the paralympians who've taken part at Sochi. The alpine skiing though was particularly impressive as the course was killer and the conditions at times were shockingly bad, yet the racing was challenging and captivating to watch. I've really enjoyed these games.
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however the description has put my mind at rest.
