Tony E Loves Architecture Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Jessica Ennis Hill is pregnant and will miss CWG She said she will compete at Rio 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted January 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 So she really was never going to compete at the games, if she decided to get pregnant 6 months before their start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 So she really was never going to compete at the games, if she decided to get pregnant 6 months before their start. Errr...you don't always "decide" to get pregnant. Takes a bit more than that, or even a lucky (or unlucky) chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted January 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 If you are a high profile athlete and Olympic Champion, you have to plan your seasons. i can't believe that Jessica would be silly enough to not take precautions or take that chance. This was planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 If you are a high profile athlete and Olympic Champion, you have to plan your seasons. i can't believe that Jessica would be silly enough to not take precautions or take that chance. This was planned. I agree. Jessica & Andy had been a couple for years, engaged from late 2010, married May 2013. The time had come for them to start a family, and in the timetable of international athletic events, something had to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 So maybe she's planned (and succeeded) that pregnancy then. Great news for her. Scotguy's comment made it sound like it's an insult to the CWG that she chose family over participation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 It's a tough one, but with world champs every other year, add Olympics to the mix, something had to give I suppose. Never a *good* time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Can't help human nature... Agree with Mattygs, I don't think it was a slight on Glasgow and family comes first. The timing of the full international events that are major first tier gatherings would've been in the back of Jessica's mind as well. I've already noticed here in NZ that the CWGs are going to be used as a litmus test for Rio in which the Government has it's true eye on, to a point in even saying the CWGs dont have the events NZ medals in at the OSGs... I'd be more concerned at the independent report coming out about Jamaica's athletics program in April(?). Something is going on and it would be devastating if that team were to withdraw athletes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 With Jess Ennis-Hill out, Louise Hazel might be making a comeback. Hope so! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/25735284 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 This just popped up in my Twitter feed....the plaform being built for the track.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 This just popped up in my Twitter feed....the plaform being built for the track.... Great progress. Thanks Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Rugby sevens draw: Group A: New Zealand, Canada, Scotland, Nigeria Group B: South Africa, Kenya, Cook Islands, Trinidad and Tobago Group C: Samoa, Wales, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia Group D: Australia, England, Sri Lanka, Uganda Interesting GROUP A again has NZL/CAN/SCO from 2010, while Group C Again has Samoa/PNG/Malaysia. Group D is the exact same group D as in Delhi. So much for a draw lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illustrado Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 any news for the ceremonies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Shame the Niue islands didn't make the rugby this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Is the daytime ceremony idea still going ahead? Haven't heard or seen anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Is the daytime ceremony idea still going ahead? Haven't heard or seen anything yet. As discussed some time, ago, there's a heck of a lot of daytime in Glasgow in July, so they don't really have much choice; however, it should be dark enough for fireworks towards the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Celtic Park has blind spots on the top tier, so some fans will have obstructed views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) Revealed: the Commonwealth Games tartan that Team Scotland will be wearing at Glasgow 2014 WOVEN under a shroud of secrecy at a mill in Aberdeenshire, Herald Scotland can reveal exclusive photographs of the new tartan that Team Scotland will wear for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Created by textile designer and artist Jilli Blackwood, the eye-catching design will be incorporated into the parade uniforms worn by athletes and officials as they march into Celtic Park when the curtain is raised on the 11-day event in Glasgow on July 23. Blackwood, a native of the city and graduate of Glasgow School of Art, was commissioned in July to come up with a design that retains iconic Scottish elements while introducing a contemporary twist. She said it was her goal to "create a strong and confident look through colour and texture which is loosely inspired by the Highland landscapes" as well as reflect the "warmth of hospitality and character" of the host nation. Blackwood has deliberately opted for a vibrant colour palette, bringing together an unusual juxtaposition of turquoise, fuchsia, burnt caramel and navy blue to create a tartan she believes best encapsulates the four distinctive seasons of Scotland. The first - spring - was inspired by a visit to Vatersay Bay in Barra. "It's a clear blue turquoise," said Blackwood. "I remember the light on the water and the colour was incredible. The blue is also reflective of the saltire. Next there is a strong fuchsia which comes from that time around August when the heather bursts forth and there is a pink hue to the Scottish hills. That represents summer. "The main background colour is tobacco or caramel, the idea being of the burnt bracken when it has lost its green. That, for me, is autumn when the sun is dropping lower in the sky and the hills have this rich caramel colour. "The fourth is a navy blue which is a very narrow stripe in the tartan, reflective of the winter months and darkness of the longer nights." This marks Blackwood's second foray into Commonwealth Games territory. In 2010, she was director of costumes for the handover to Glasgow at the closing ceremony in Delhi, dressing 350 performers in a vivid red tartan. She is aware that her latest design may raise eyebrows among traditionalists who were perhaps anticipating more subdued hues. Having experimented with maroons, dark blues and elements of the current Commonwealth Games Scotland corporate tartan, she said there always comes a point when she's designing "where I decide I'm putting away what I think everyone wants and instead satisfy what I think it should look like and how it should feel." "It is meant to be high impact," she said. "My brief is to make a big statement when the Scottish athletes walk out into Celtic Park for the opening ceremony. We've got to remember the number of people who will be in the stadium and how far back some will be sitting. It's got to make as big an impression on them as it does for the people in the front seats." Blackwood said that the feedback from Team Scotland has been "really fabulous" and she was delighted with the response so far. "It's just so different from what has gone before," she said. "The colours are unique and breathe new life into tartan. Bright is the wrong word. It is a lovely, warm tartan. It radiates warmth. We are a warm nation and I think that is reflected in this." The tartan has been produced by House of Edgar at the Isle Mill in Keith, Aberdeenshire, and among the first athletes to get a glimpse was former Commonwealth and European champion Hannah Miley who hopes be in action at Tollcross International Swimming Centre during Glasgow 2014. Jon Doig, chief executive of Commonwealth Games Scotland and Team Scotland Chef de Mission, said: "It is fantastic to watch the design for such an iconic symbol of Scotland unfold here at the Isle Mill. "The final parade uniform will ensure that, when the eyes of the world are upon us, Team Scotland makes a huge impression when they enter as hosts into Celtic Park on July 23." Herald Scotland Edited January 17, 2014 by Sir Rols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Would be a good one to wear if there were a Team Scotland at Sochi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) I like how they've produced a special tartan for the games and kept up tradition. I remember when I was researching tartans for my Scottish wedding, and found these: Edinburgh 1986 tartan Edinburgh 1970 tartan I think this year's my favourite of them. Edited January 17, 2014 by Sir Rols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningrings Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Have they done it at every Commonwealth Games - or just Scottish CwG? I too have a family tartan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 When will Hampden's Athletic Transformation be completed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 When will Hampden's Athletic Transformation be completed? 2015 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 2015 Lol. I know it will be completed this year 2014, just don't know when in 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphacarter Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 mid-May 2014 Honestly tony, just google all your inane questions. It took all of a few seconds for me to find it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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