let s go, son, let s go! it still might not be the fastest ride, but seems to be the smoothest and most magical way to enjoy this landscape. to finish up this week, no doubt one of the most intense experiences i have had on the travel show. a couple of years ago, i went to latvia, to visit a bobsleigh run used by winter olympians and the odd tourist who is brave enough to give it a go. for some reason, the producer decided that included me. welcome to sigulda s bobsleigh track, one of the very few in the world where tourists can get the same adrenaline rush as professional racers. built under the soviet union in 1986, the track has played host to international competitions in luge, skeleton,
a pretty strong stomach to manage its 16 curves. oh, man! whoo! i think that is one of the most intense experiences of my entire life. that was like being in a very, very active, very cold tumble dryerfor a minute and a half. i don t even know how long it was. that was completely insane. another winter sport that can take your breath away is this, the skeleton. imagine a luge with no brakes or steering aid that you ride headfirst. martin and tomass are brothers, and they are both world and olympic champions
By TIM REYNOLDSFebruary 7, 2021 GMT
Natalie Geisenberger of Germany smiles in the finish area after the women s race at the Luge World Championships in Koenigssee, Germany, Sunday Jan. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Andreas Schaad)
Natalie Geisenberger of Germany smiles in the finish area after the women s race at the Luge World Championships in Koenigssee, Germany, Sunday Jan. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Andreas Schaad)
Germany’s Natalie Geisenberger ended this season in her usual spot, atop the women’s luge world.
Geisenberger clinched her eighth World Cup overall championship Sunday with a 13th-place finish in the season finale in St. Moritz, Switzerland. She won seven consecutive World Cups from 2012-13 through 2018-19, took last season off for the birth of her first child and reclaimed the crystal globe this winter.
brakes or steering aid that you ride headfirst. martin and tomass are brothers, and they are both world and olympic champions in this sport. it is our home track and we did many runs here. for learning, it is great. i agree, because if you learn and you can survive here, then you can survive anywhere. you must love the sport to devote so much of your life to it. what do you love about it? i don t like trainings and this stuff, but i love competition. so that is the best part for me. i don t think i m ready to try one of the full blown skeletons, but there is a tourist version available but is a little more my speed. wish me luck! it s called a frog, and for this one, there is no crew
atp title victory in melbourne, on the bbc sport website. that s bbc.co.uk/sport. but that s all the sport for now. it isa it is a good job all of the backgrounds behind us are real, isn t it! heavy snow is forecast to bring significant disruption to the east and south east of england later today. snow is moving in and weather warnings have been issued by the met office for large parts of the uk, with predictions of possible travel disruption. vishala sri pathma reports. the sledges are out in full force, as are the carefully crafted snowmen and rather large snowballs. it might be sub zero temperatures in parts of britain, but the snow appears to be bringing some of us