On the Other Hand

Marcus Heller, you're a top bloke. For those of you who missed the cross country skiing, Marcus and one of his team mates decided to sacrifice their chances of winning the olympic race, in order that another of the Swedish team might win. The two of them spent 13 of the final 15km trying to slow down the chasing bunch of skiers. allowing the leading Swede to stay out in front. And they did a bloody fantastic job of it. It was only in the last 1000m that the other skiers caught up with the leader, who had been skiing by himself for 14km. They say that good deeds are rewarded. And so it was, with Marcus ending up with the gold medal. Just reward for a truely top performance, from a truely top bloke. AND he's a Norrlander. And the poor bloke who lead for 14 and a half of the last 15 km ? Well, he wasn't forgotten, either. A mighty bronze medal for Johan. To be honest, Johan, I thought you were done for. Top marks for you. On the back of the almighty cock up by the disgrace of a human being in a New Zealand uniform, these 2 Swedish lads have restored my faith in the glory of sport. Integration suddenly got a whole lot easier for me.