but with a chance to rise again. when you re so close to the action and hear the crack of the pucks, you realise how adrenaline filled and exciting this sport can be. the big problem the sport has, though, is getting enough time on the limited number of ice ranks in the country to get enough new youngsters coming along to give the sport a go, especially with all the other activities on offer to them now. but this world championship is a real opportunity to leave a legacy. now back in the limelight, clubs up and down the country have been running initiatives to get newcomers into the sport, nottingham school pupils here joining the gb team for a first taste on the ice. greatjob, connie! it s really cool, and watching the hockey team play- was really exciting. it s my first time, and it s lots of fun actually. how many times have you fell over? 26 now. you come one time just to give it a go and you get hooked. -
of the jump racing season, there was an extraordinary double for kitty s light who won the day s big handicap chase at sandown only a week after winning the scottish national. this year s jump trainer s title goes to paul nicholls and the top jockey is brian hughes. over the coming six days, nottingham will host the world championship for six teams in division one it s the biggest tournament staged in the uk for generations. home ice might give great britain the edge. the stage is set for the biggest clashes on ice to be witnessed in the uk in a generation bone crunching smashes, a lightning fast blur of bodies, sticks and pucks. six nations battle for promotion to the top division and a chance to rejoin the world s elite teams, and for great britain, it s a road to redemption. they ended decades in the wilderness in 2018 and spent three seasons in the top flight before relegation last year. but now, in front of their home fans here on the ice in nottingham this week, they have t
world one of the most thrilling games in the world. - not only steel shod, but well padded. - great britain can draw on a golden history 0lympic ice hockey champions in 1936, when the sport was thrust into the national spotlight. sometimes this happens. where is the goal minder? nowadays, gb find themselves 18th in the world. but with a chance to rise again. when you re so close to the action and hear the crack of the pucks, you realise how adrenaline filled and exciting this sport can be. the big problem the sport has, though, is getting enough time on the limited number of ice ranks in the country to get enough new youngsters coming along to give the sport a go, especially with all the other activities on offer to them now. but this world championship is a real opportunity to leave a legacy. now back in the limelight, clubs up and down the country have been running initiatives to get newcomers into the sport, nottingham school pupils here joining the gb team for a first taste on
the stage is set for the biggest clashes on ice to be witnessed in the uk in a generation. bone crunching smashes, a lightning fast blur of bodies, sticks and pucks, six nations battle for promotion to the top division and a chance to rejoin the world s elite teams. and for great britain, it is a road to redemption. they ended decades in the wilderness in 2018 and spent three seasons in the top flight before relegation last year. but now, in front of their home fans, here on the ice in nottingham this week they had this chance to bounce straight back. once again they are stretching every muscle in the face of adversity. stretching every muscle in the face of adversity- of adversity. there a fire and hunter of adversity. there a fire and hunger in of adversity. there a fire and hunger in us of adversity. there a fire and hunger in us all of adversity. there a fire and hunger in us all to of adversity. there a fire and hunger in us all to get - of adversity. there a fire and hung
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