Friday 4 February 2022

Citius, Altius, Fortius – and Skatius

Obviously this fourth word does not exists, but I added it to rhyme with the motto of the Olympic Games, which start today in Beijing, China. All the skating, flying, sliding, twisting, curling, rushing and even shooting will take place over the next two weeks as the Winter Olympics fascinate everyone around the word with golden moments that will be etched in history like all the others in the past. We hope there will be some fresh snow in the places of competition, as the warming trend seems to jeopardize all future winter Olympics. With many new extreme events being added over the last few decades, we hope to enjoy some spectacular races, and friendly camaraderie among all the athletes. And we even have an athlete from Malta taking part, Jenise Spiteri who practices her sport of snowboarding in California. May the best team, and sprinter and flier, and shooter and skater win! Yes there is shooting, in biathlon!

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