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Sarah Lindsay (speed Skater)
Sarah Joanne Lindsay (born 8 June 1980 in Kingston upon Thames, London, England) is a British short track speed skater who has competed at the Winter Olympic Games on three occasions. Lindsay made her debut for the Great Britain team in 1996 and from 2000 was British Ladies Champion for nine consecutive years. She was coached by Nicky Gooch, the winner of the bronze medal in the men's 500 metres event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Lindsay first appeared at the Winter Olympics in the 2002 Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. She competed in the women's 500, 1000 and 1500 metres short track speed skating events. She was eliminated in the heats of the 1500 metres and made the quarterfinals of her other two events, achieving a best finish of tenth in the 500 metres competition. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Lindsay again competed in the 500, 1000 and 1500 metres. She made the semifinals and finished eighth overall in the 500 metres. In the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston Upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames (hyphenated until 1965, colloquially known as Kingston) is a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England. It is situated on the River Thames and southwest of Charing Cross. It is notable as the ancient market town in which Saxon kings were crowned and today is the administrative centre of the Royal Borough. Historically in the county of Surrey, the ancient parish of Kingston became absorbed in the Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, reformed in 1835. From 1893 to 2021 it was the location of Surrey County Council, extraterritorially in terms of local government administration since 1965, when Kingston became a part of Greater London. Today, most of the town centre is part of the KT1 postcode area, but some areas north of Kingston railway station are within KT2. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded the population of the town (comprising the four wards of Canbury, Grove, Norbiton and Tudor) as 43,013, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 Metres
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 12 February, with the final on 15 February, at the Torino Palavela. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition. Results Heats The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals. ;Heat 1 Quarterfinals The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. In quarterfinal #2, Sarah Lindsay of Great Britain was advanced after she was impeded during the race. ;Quarterfinal 1 ;Quarterfinal 2 ;Quarterfinal 3 ;Quarterfinal 4 Semifinals The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. The fifth place finisher in semifinal #1, Sarah Lindsay, did no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointless Celebrities
''Pointless'' is a British television quiz show produced by Banijay subsidiary Remarkable Television for the BBC. It is hosted by Alexander Armstrong. In each episode four teams of two contestants attempt to find correct but obscure answers to four rounds of general knowledge questions with the winning team eligible to compete for the show's cash jackpot. All questions used on the show are factual in nature and are asked of a panel of 100 individuals in a pre-conducted public survey. A correct answer scores one point for each survey subject who gave it and the objective is to achieve as low a score as possible. "Pointless" answers are correct responses that were not given by anyone surveyed, score zero points and are the most desirable. Every pointless answer given during the main game increases the jackpot by £250 and the team that reaches the final round has three chances to win it by giving one such answer. ''Pointless'' debuted on BBC Two on 24 August 2009. The success of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Gilmartin
Charlotte Upcott (Née Gilmartin born 7 March 1990) is a British short track speed skater who competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 500m and 1500m events. Background Gilmartin was born in Redditch, Worcestershire. She visited an ice-rink for a friend's party in 2001, where a trainer noticed her. She joined the Mohawks Ice Racing Club in Solihull. She is trained by former Olympian Jon Eley. Career Sochi Olympic Games She came 16th in the 500 metres in Sochi. Pyeongchang Olympic Games The ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup 2017-2018, in four rounds, served as the qualifiers for the Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In the first round, in Budapest, she finished 13th in the 1500 metres and 11th in the 500 metres. In the second round, in Dordrecht, she finished second in the 1000 metres. She finished 15th in the 1500 mètres. She finished 11th in the 500 metres. In the third round, in Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise Christie
Elise Christie (born 13 August 1990) is a British former short track speed skater. She was coached by Nicky Gooch and she specialised in the 1000m event. She is ten times a European gold medallist, including two overall European titles in 2015 and 2016. In the 2017 World Championships in Rotterdam she won world titles in the 1000m and 1500m events, as well as the overall gold, the first British woman and first European woman to do so. Early life Christie was born in Livingston, Scotland in 1990. She went to school at St Margaret's Academy in Livingston. Christie later studied in Loughborough College on the Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) sports programme. She was originally a figure skater but took up speed skating when she was about twelve years old. She then chose to stick with speed skating at the age of fifteen, when she moved to Nottingham to train full-time at the National Ice Centre. She has given her reason for switching her ice disciplin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Whelbourne
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (other), multiple people *Alex Gordon (other), multiple people *Alex Harris (other), multiple people *Alex Jones (other), multiple people *Alexander Johnson (other), multiple people *Alex Taylor (other), multiple people Politicians * Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat * Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician *Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Israeli politician * Alex Salmond (born 1954), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland Baseball players *Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player *Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Gardner (baseball) (1861–1921), Canadian baseball player * Alex Katz (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player * Alex Pompez (1890–1974), American executive in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball scout * Alex Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bormio
Bormio ( lmo, Bormi, rm, italic=yes, , german: Worms im Veltlintal) is a town and ''comune'' with a population of about 4,100 located in the Province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy. The centre of the upper Valtellina valley, it is a popular winter sports resort. It was the site of the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1985 and 2005, and annually hosts the Alpine Ski World Cup. In addition to modern skiing facilities, the town is noted for the presence of several hot springs that have been tapped to provide water to three thermal baths. Geography Bormio lies in the northeast of the Lombardy region at the top of the Valtellina, a broad glacial valley formed by the Adda River that flows down into Lake Como. It is linked to other valleys via four passes: * South Tyrol via the Stelvio Pass * Val Müstair via the Umbrail Pass * Livigno via the Foscagno Pass * Ponte di Legno via the Gavia Pass History Due to its thermal baths at ''Bagni Vecchi'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Sport
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC television, radio and online. The BBC holds the television and radio UK broadcasting rights to several sports, broadcasting the sport live or alongside flagship analysis programmes such as ''Match of the Day'', ''Test Match Special'', ''Ski Sunday'', ''Today at Wimbledon'' and previously '' Grandstand''. Results, analysis and coverage is also added to the BBC Sport website and through the BBC Red Button interactive television service. History The BBC has broadcast sport for several decades under individual programme names and coverage titles. '' Grandstand'' was one of the more notable sport programmes, broadcasting sport for almost 50 years. The BBC first began to brand sport coverage as 'BBC Sport' in 1988 for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, by introducing the programme with a short animation of a globe circumnavigated by four coloured rings. This practice continued throughout the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Gregg
Jessica Gregg (born March 16, 1988) is a former Canadian short track speed skater. Personal life Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Jessica comes from a strong pedigree of skaters as her mother Kathy Vogt was a two time Olympian in the sport and her father Dr. Randy Gregg was a member of the Edmonton Oilers dynasty in the 1980s. Her sister Sarah Gregg was an international speed skater and her brother Jamie Gregg was a member of the national team for the 500 m in Long Track Speed Skating; who joined his sister at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. Career Jessica Gregg was the only member of the 2010 Canadian Olympic short track team outside of Quebec. Jessica won her first ever World Cup gold medal in 500 m short track speedskating in February 2009. Gregg won a bronze medal in the 500 metres during the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, she also won another bronze in the women's 3000 m relay at the same championship. During the 2008 World Short Track Speed Skating C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 Metres
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ... began on 13 February, with the final held on 17 February, at the Pacific Coliseum. Results Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Final B (Classification Round) Final A (Medal Round) References External links 2010 Winter Olympics results: Women's 500 m Heats from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13. from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13. from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13. from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13. {{DEFAULTSORT:Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's 500 metres Women's short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver, Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley Regional District, Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,700 people per square kilometre, and fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Winter Olympics
)'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretzky Steve Nash , stadium = BC Place , winter_prev = Turin 2006 , winter_next = Sochi 2014 , summer_prev = Beijing 2008 , summer_next = London 2012 The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games (french: XXIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and also known as Vancouver 2010 ( lut, K'emk'emeláy̓ 2010), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University of British Columbia, and in the nearby resort town of Whistler. It was regarded by the Olympic Committee to be among the most successful Olympic games in history, in both attendance and coverage. Approxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
