The Evening Standard
Sledding into Silver
Day 5 of the Aeian Winter Games kicked off with the 4x Bobsleigh. First onto the the track were the women. Ohen's crack team was assembled, Christina Lundell, Brigit Norso, Agnes Sorbeck, and Matilda Lingren. Sorbeck and Lingren had already raced in the 2x Bobsleigh and finished in a respectable 4th place. Hopefully their experience with the track would pay off, and it did! The ladies had a fantastic line throughout their four runs. They came in with a total time of 3:30.36. Only 20 seconds behind the Nausikaan favourites and well ahead of the Oserlandians.
Shortly after, the men's 4x Bobsleigh began. Once again the action was breathtaking. The speeds at which each of the sleds were travelling and the precision of the lines each team traced were mesmerising. The Glanish team ran a near perfect four runs, only letting themselves down on their third run (51.75 seconds). So too did the boys from Ohen followed closely by the Oser and Newreyan team. This race was going to be close. The third run from our boys put them into a fantastic position for a medal, even an attack on the Gold was possible. There were only milliseconds in it! All the teams except the Glanish team finished their final runs. The Ohenian team were in the lead, their run had been good, but not the best. The Glanish teams last run was just better. Our boys swept up the silver 0.01 second ahead of the Oser team.
Rampage in the Rink
The afternoon of the fifth day saw the return of the Hockey, as the Quarter Finals of the Women's competition kicked off. Ohen's girls were to face the world champions from Glanodel. A daunting prospect, but the team looked ready for the challenge. Both team played premier hockey. However, the GLanish women managed to score a second goal in the opening minutes of the third period. The ladies of Ohen then strugggled to break through the GLanish defence, but to no avail as two shots were saved! So there ended the Ohenian Women's Hockey Team's hopes of a medal. Well done to Glanodel.
Later that day, in the evening, the Men's Hockey arrived at the rink. Team Ohen and Team Nausikaa were the first two to play off. The Nausikaans would be a tough opponent for the Ohenians to beat. The Nausikaan team had taken away the silver at the last Aeian Winter Games. The game started with both teams playing cautiously and trying to keep possesion of the puck. The first period ended with 0-0. Both teams came back in the second period more aggresively. Both made attempts at scoring, and in the 12th minute Ohen's right winger put one in the net! Then in the third period a penalty resulted a second Ohenian goal! Team Ohen go through to the semi-finals of the Men's Hockey!
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Unfortunately Ohen's male and female figure skaters failed to impress the judges. Ostenson finished a solid fifth and Lerke finished a less dignified tenth. Bad luck, but keep your heads up guys you tried your hardest!
