Alpine skiing - get ready for the White Circus

It may look like I've abandoned the blog, and in fact I have... but the White Circus silently goes on, mostly Down-under, and our heroes are getting ready to entertain us on the bigger stages, lets see how.

Ivica Kostelic at the trapeze

Maroney may be not impressed by Kostelic's gymnastic skills but she'll be impressed at his collection of knee surgery that has now reached and gone beyond the double figure. In Italy there's the saying "hundred of these days" to wish something to be long lasting, I'm not sure this is the right occasion to say it.

Anna Fenninger the Quick-change artist

Sadly she forgot how to put on her boots and needed help

The aMAZEing Tina the illusionist

Last season she flew on her skiis, for the next season she'll push it a step further.

The Italian team in the cage with lions and tigers

Well, not really a scary wild beast... it was Alonso, a fox.

Little Miss Sunshine (aka Mikaela Shiffrin) applied as comician