Episode Archive - Series 7

On Eddie-the-eagle-Edwards Top Gear, we took to the snowy mountains of Lillehammer, Norway. Our aim was to host our own Winter Olympics. As you would expect, this involved a lot fewer people in woolen hats and a lot more explosions.

In the biathlon, James drove the Audi Q7, Jeremy the Volvo XC90. Jeremy, like a complete idiot, took the wrong gun. While James opted for the standard issue rifle, Jeremy chose a Heckler & Koch MP5 fully automatic - not the most accurate of weapons.

James managed to end up in a ditch, but freed his car just in time to pip Jeremy to first place. Jeremy was particularly perturbed, as he'd decided the loser had to eat golden snow.

In the Mini-ski jump we tried to beat a professional ski-jumper's distance using a Leyland Mini. Unfortunately the car didn't manage to break the skier, but it did look impressive.

In the off-road slalom speed dance skating, Jeremy drove a two-wheel-drive Jaguar and James a four-wheel-drive Range Rover. James went round the ice course in a slow, controlled 2 minutes 10 seconds. Jeremy went round and round, in an uncontrolled 1,045-degree pirouette. Needless to say, Jeremy span off the track with no hope of reaching the finish line. He did, however, get extra points for style.

First shown on: 12/02/2006