Zoe Gillings finishes seventh in World Championships

The women's Snowboard-cross World championships was going on in Spain where Zoe Gillings finish a creditable seventh,she made an impressive come back after recovering from a serious knee injury.

In last year's Vancouver Olympics she finished eighth but sustained the injury that subsequently required surgery.

Gillings said: "I'm pretty pleased. I've had virtually no training at all this season so to finish seventh in the world is good. I made a few annoying mistakes but I had no ill effects from my injury.

"I don't know what I have to do to get funding, to be honest. I've finished eighth in the Olympics and improved to seventh here. Hopefully this shows someone I do have the potential to get a medal in Sochi.''

Canadians to Share Personal Vancouver 2010 Stories, Videos and Photos

Dhe forthcoming one year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games,for the celebration of it.CTV is insisting Canadians to contribute their favourite Vancouver 2010 stories, videos and photos.

An a special anniversary website at 2010.ctv.ca has been launched where Canadians are urge to share how they watched and experienced Vancouver 2010.

During a 90-minute Vancouver 2010 Anniversary Show,the photos,videos and stories are going to be select airing nationally on CTV on February 13 (show details to be announced in the coming weeks).

Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc. said that,“For 17 days, we experienced the drama that touched the hearts of Canadians and united the country. There are so many untold, wonderful stories. We wanted to give Canadians a chance to be part of this celebration and tell the rest of the country what Vancouver 2010 meant to them."

London organisers urged to replicate Vancouver “passion”

According to official memos,despite the issues of transport and food last year's Winter Games in Vancouver was successful.

According to the memos, Volunteers at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics were “not enough looked after. The Games’ colour scheme was also criticised for being “pale and too complex” while audience also found it complicated to get to venues due to poor signage.

However, the memos also confirmed that the free Robson Square live sites were “a huge success”, the security plan worked well, and the Vancouver public helped to elevate the Games.

Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics need to replicate the “passion” of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games to ensure the success of the event, according to officials from the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).