Pyeongchang 2018

I was unsure whether to write a blog for this Olympics. Given I am not on the ice anymore I didn’t know if people would be interested to read it, but more importantly I now know that being off the ice means I’ll be even busier at this Olympics than I was as an official.   I may not have as much time to write blogs and so they may not be as frequent or as detailed as I would normally like.    However, my friends and family have told me that they want to live the Olympic dream again and I need to find time to share the experiences even if the blogs are short and every couple of days.   So I'm willing to give it and go. I’ll do my best to update it every few days and hope you enjoy my Olympic journey as it continues … February 2018 – significant for me for a number of reasons:   My home town (Romford) opens its new ice rink after having no ice rink for the last few years; It is 12 years after my first Olympic experience (Torino 2006); It is four years since I retired from o