Olympics 2021 - Gymnastics: Vault Hello! The Olympic Games began in Tokyo last weekend - I confess that I have just been watching so far - taking it all in and resting after the work around the Tour de France. For the first few days, it almost feels like a bombardment of sport, I rather … Continue reading Olympic Games 2021 – Vault
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Olympic Farewell
Hello! The success of the Paralympic Games in Sochi was great to see. Team GB were the UK's most successful Winter Olympians ever, simply amazing. I've made a collection of drawings from both events as a new page, with a little reminder here. Spring is well on its way and time to leave the snow … Continue reading Olympic Farewell
Olympic Greys
Hello! Something of a contrast today in Sochi, where the snow came down in an almighty blizzard. Colour obliterated by very harsh conditions which pushed athletes to their limits, but still a great day of skiing. Here are my drawings:
Olympic Girl Power!
Hello! How wonderful it is to see Sochi again with the start of the Paralympic Games! This post is dedicated to the brilliant Team GB skiers, Kelly Gallagher and Jade Etherington with their guides, Charlotte Evans and Caroline Powell. Brilliant performances from them have seen a haul of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, the first … Continue reading Olympic Girl Power!
Olympic blues
Hello! The last few days coming up. I noticed that there are many shades of blue all over the place - not least in the eyes of Team GB's Women's Curling team, which I have found very difficult to capture! But there is the blue of the night sky, blues of team uniforms and the … Continue reading Olympic blues
Olympic Thrills and spills
Hello! Back to sporting action - a selection of thrills and spills. Whether indoors on the ice or outside in the sunshine or even in snowflakes the size of dinner-plates, they're all wonderful to see! Here are my drawings:
Olympic Sunshine
Hello! The past three days have been so packed with sport, I confess to playing catch up! Part of my problem is that I've been distracted by the beauty of the mountains and scenery at Sochi - very, very beautiful. The weather was glorious at the weekend, today there is rain but either way, the … Continue reading Olympic Sunshine
Olympic Ice Gold
Hello! Day 7 was unique for British sports fans. On St Valentine's Day 1984, the Gold Medal for Ice Dance was won by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. 30 years on, also on St Valentine's Day, the Gold Medal for Women's Skeleton was won by Elizabeth Yarnold. Both events breathtaking and both brilliant. Amazing achievements … Continue reading Olympic Ice Gold
Olympic Flight
Hello! Day 6 saw an incredible competition in the Men's Ski Slopestyle. Fantastic competitors from all over the world but it was clean sweep of medals for the skiers from the USA, who were simply magnificent. Great lads! Here are my drawings:
Olympic sunshine
Hello! Day 5 began in glorious sunshine for the Women's Downhill event. A great course put all to the test but the outcome was a gold medal for two women, Dominique Gisin of Switzerland and Tina Maze of Slovenia - who flew down the run in 1:41.57. Wonderful! Here are my drawings:
Olympic precision
Hello! Day 4 began with another incredible contest in the air with Ski Slopestyle. Ladies first and all GB fans watching Katie Summerhayes who put in a great performance at her first Olympics. A fine win for Canada's Dara Howell. By complete contrast, the curling continues and the beginning of the half-pipe featuring the legendary … Continue reading Olympic precision
Olympic thrills and spills!
Hello! Third day at Sochi saw an amazing Men's Short-track contest. Amazing progress by GB's Jack Whelbourne only to see him fall in the final but wonderful achievement for Canadian Charles Hamelin, 3rd Gold for him. Also great mogul skiing and ice hockey and still more - phew! Another great day! Here are my drawings:
Olympic extras
Hello! I'm still so excited by the wonderful slopestyle contests from the past 2 days - I thought I'd post a few extras before turning to the proper business of Day 3! Here are my drawings:
Olympic lows and highs
Hello! Second day at Sochi saw an amazing Men's Downhill - heartbreak for my favourite skier Bode Miller, but an incredible run for Austria's Matthias Mayer. A fine win for Jamie Anderson in the Women's Slopestyle and a bronze medal for GB's Jenny Jones. What a day! Here are my drawings:
Olympic grace
Hello! Suddenly a complete change of direction! A must see though - the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The first day has seen some fantastic sport but my first post looks at Ice Dancing from the Team Figure Skating event. Some lovely routines - very romantic and in the run-up to Valentine's Day, very appropriate! … Continue reading Olympic grace
Diving High
Hola! The World Championships for Diving and Swimming took place recently in the spectacular city of Barcelona. It was a great return to the pools used 21 years ago for the Olympics in 1992. A breathtaking outdoor location for diving, which was phenomenal! Here are my drawings:
Anniversary Games 2013: London
Hello! This weekend saw the return of the much-missed Olympic spirit to London in the form of the Anniversary Games. A great idea and the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Stadium was packed to see the stars from London 2012. They did not disappoint. A wonderful warm-up for the upcoming World Championships. Day 1 saw a great … Continue reading Anniversary Games 2013: London
Another great day
Another great day of sporting excellence. No medals for Team GB but still wonderful performances by all athletes. Drawing so many sports makes for a different challenge from following one. For example with diving, I had to show the progress of the dive in the one drawing. It is two views of the same dive. … Continue reading Another great day
A bit late to the party…
But what a party? The Olympic Games has been wonderful so far - a delight. I've been drawing on and off since the Games started, but a bit late posting to say the least! I hope better late than never. There's so much happening, it's impossible to cover it all but I will do what … Continue reading A bit late to the party…
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