02.18.2010 - Day 8 - A day with Cory

Went down to breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with group at 9.30 and crew review (we got our review from Jarmo last night right after the game).
Met up with Cory and walked to Canada Place and watched the men's USA vs. Norway game. We bought a jersey for Dwight and walked back to the hotel.
Ava is not feeling good she has a cough and had a fever last night, Dad went golfing and Mary Jo is recovering from her knee surgery, yesterday, that she waited 3 years on a list for surgery so they are staying at the house today.
Walked around a bit, shopped and got Cory some Sushi. Went back to the hotel to dump the stuff we purchased, including a duffel bag for me to send home with Cory loaded with stuff.

The small covered outdoor open skating rink in the square with the orca boni and the referee patrolling the skaters.
People gathering everywhere to see the Olympics on TV; this is in the middle of the mall...
Cory took off to the men's game Slovakia vs. Russia and I shopped on the way back to my meeting at the hotel with the girls crew. After our football meeting cut short we walked to the concert that Joy set up for us to get into; only it started at 8pm and the last act went on at 9:15 and according to the security guard the fireworks are even over! Then back to the hotel and into bed. We will be taking a 9am bus to Whistler tomorrow to see the sites.
We received our game assignments for the next few days; tomorrow off for all and I skate again on the 22nd Canada vs. Finland at 17.05 (Vancouver time) with Nicole (Germany) and Malena (Denmark).

02.16.2010 - Day 6 - More Hockey!

Got up and went to breakfast at the hotel with the other officials. (This is going to happen most days...)
9.30 meeting to go over games as a group and then in small groups (crew the worked the game, back-up referee and goal judges; only for Canada games).
Ran, lifted arms and did abs.
Walked to Canada Place, the big rink, where the men played today. By the time I walked there, about 15 blocks and figured out that I was outside BC Place, which is where the opening ceremonies and medal ceremonies are held, but not hockey. So I walked another 5 blocks around the gates and over the bridge (check the security set up below), just next door, to Canada Place and caught the 3rd period of the USA vs. Swiss game then walked back and shopped on the way.I I dropped my stuff at the room and took a van back with the two men's NHL supervisors and watched the 1st two periods of the Canada vs. Norway game. Walked back to the hotel again with Meg and Leah and took the shuttle with Meg to UBC to watch the first two periods of the women's China vs. Finland game. Back to the hotel with a quick stop at Tim Horton's for milk and into be early.

Somewhere in there I got a photo taken with Tim, Rooney and the torch...
Lots of good hockey!