A good week.

Last week was a good one for Team GB athletes, looking forward towards 2012.

At the European Championships in Barcelona, Team GB won a total of 19 medals (6 Gold, 7 Silver, 6 Bronze), besting all their previous performances at the event.


Hilights included Mo Farah thrashing the field to win both the 5000m and 10000m titles (apparently easily!) and current queen of GB athletics, Jessica Ennis winning the heptathlon gold. Watch the gold winnning performances here (BBC).

The event took place in the olympic stadium fromt he Barcelona olympics in 1992. These events will prove a useful benchmark from which the boffins at GB athletics can come up with a medal winning strategy ready for the real thing in London.

These championships of course did not include the big names from America or any of the African countries but with 2 years to go many, including Lord Sebastian Coe, believe we are well on our way to great performances at home.

Anastasia Grishina

This little star from Russia is brimming with talent. She deservedly came home with a bag full of medals from Junior Europeans. She is playful, elegant, a great tumber and she can Dance :-)

2010 European Champs - Photos

In May I went to the NIA in Birmingham to watch the women's team final at the European Gymnatsic Championships. A selection of my own photos from the event are below

The romanian girls warm up for vault

Beth Chills before Bars

Jocelyn Hunt- new to Team GB and the big stage

The Russians exude confidence- Euros is still their stage

Either Racea or Chelaru giving a team-mate a helping hand with their stuff

The italians- 'love' the leotard and sneaker look!

Semenova- still the queen of cool

And yes- most teams were wearing national colours.

Congrats to the team GB girls on their first Euro medal- bodes well for London 2012 :-)

You can view more photos from this album here.

Also - I have skating photos from the following events-

• 2008 Trophee Eric Bompard
• 2008 Canadian Stars on Ice
• 2007 Skate Canada International