Last night we got to Cesana Pariol, home of the 2006 Torino Olympics bob and skeleton track. We have a few days before we start sliding, and my coach and I walked around town, stopping in at the little information centre. I about fell over with excitement when I discovered they had one of the Olympic torches there on a stand in the window.

Do I even need to mention that when I picked up the torch, the metal stand that it sat in slipped off and fell to the tiled floor with what can only be described as a hurry-up-and-take-the-picture-eveyone-is-looking-at-us-and-it's-not-because-we-are-cute clatter.

Sigh. Leave it to me.

But, hey, I look good with a torch, don't I?