It was a massive weekend in Snowboarding, especially for Team GB winning their first ever medal on snow courtesy of Jenny Jones. These are the tweets from the lady herself, team, commentators right through to superstars Andy Murray and Simon Pegg, plus a typically rubbish ironing board analogy form Irish music mogul Louis Walsh.
Jenny Jones won Bronze in women’s slopestyle – she was understandably delighted!
Aaahhhhhh !! Did I just get bronze at the friggin Olympics!! #ridiculous #welldonejamieandenni http://t.co/Fm9jYG5NwL
— Jenny Jones (@jennyjonessnow) February 9, 2014
Some of the commentators couldn’t quite hold it together…
Snowboarding just won the Olympics and I just cried Live on BBC2! If I get fired I’m invoicing you @jennyjonessnow Love ya JJ. X — TIM WARWOOD (@Tim_Warwood) February 9, 2014
In fact there were tears all round
The blubby boys! @snowedleigh @Tim_Warwood pic.twitter.com/Sv8CMqfOK6
— Graham Bell (@skigrahambell) February 9, 2014
Ed Leigh needed two tweets to do it justice
Wow just drawing breath, what an insane morning. No one has ever deserved an Olympic medal more than @jennyjonessnow you are my (cont… — Ed Leigh (@SnowEdLeigh) February 9, 2014
…cont) hero. #BBCsochi — Ed Leigh (@SnowEdLeigh) February 9, 2014
Downhill MTB champ Rachel Atherton showed her appreciation
@jennyjonessnow takes Bronze! Amazing watching these ladies ride…. Wows!! Jenny has Big up Britain!! pic.twitter.com/gvRzdSEUJo— rachel atherton (@rachelatherton) February 9, 2014
As did Olympian Jessica Ennis Hill
Amazing @jennyjonessnow I was gripped!! — Jessica Ennis-Hill (@J_Ennis) February 9, 2014
And Wimbledon winner Andy Murray!!
Jenny jones! Is it wrong to hope everyone left falls? — Andy Murray (@andy_murray) February 9, 2014
Yesssssssssssssssss! — Andy Murray (@andy_murray) February 9, 2014
Simon Pegg filming in Japan for the next Mission Impossible likes a little snowboarding himself
Go @jennyjonessnow!!!! pic.twitter.com/oBjN0zCD2D — Simon Pegg (@simonpegg) February 9, 2014
Congrats to @jennyjonessnow for scoring snowboarding bronze in #Sochi2014. Would be delighted to posses a fraction of her skill. — Simon Pegg (@simonpegg) February 9, 2014
Louis Walsh was there with a lame joke
Congratulations to @jennyjonessnow who won an Olympic Bronze medal! All it takes is an ironing board and snow these days 😉 #WinterOlympics — Louis Walsh (@LouisWalshXFact) February 9, 2014
Huge roars at the podium
Huge roars for @jennyjonessnow as she steps up to the podium for her #bronze medal #GoJenny #GoTeamGB #jennyjones pic.twitter.com/8ZDPD0zp30” — Sharron Davies (@sharrond62) February 9, 2014
Time for a celebration
About to head out with these lovely ladies @jme_anderson @ennirukajarvi pic.twitter.com/0xuabImvwq
— Jenny Jones (@jennyjonessnow) February 9, 2014
Which had already been happening most of the day
Holy fuck!!! Grouphug!! #britpit
— Whitelines (@whitelinesmag) February 9, 2014