Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Day Four - SILVER MEDAL in Snowboard Cross

We spent the day up at Cypress Mountain today.  Lucky for us, some 4,000 other fans who had standing room tickets were cancelled because of snow conditions, so transportation was a breeze.  We had to drive up to Capilano College in North Van and catch a bus up the mountain.  Then the 2km walk to the venue, and finally about 130 steps up to our seats!  Good thing we stopped for some refreshments first.  


The qualifying went on all morning but the show is really entertaining, you learn about the race and the competitors backgrounds, and we were entertained by Kid Koala in the break. 


Then there's the crazy races!  We were sure our Mike Robertson was going to win gold because he was far ahead of the pack on every one of  his races.  He was edged out by inches at the last second by the american gold medal defender, and Silver was still a great result.  Very fun to watch. 





Today (Tuesday) we'll see two Ice Hockey games:   Women's Russia vs. USA at UBC Thunderbird arena, then Men's Russia vs. Latvia downtown in the evening.   
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    Looks like you are having fun!

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  2. John J HousserFebruary 17, 2010 at 1:21 PM

    Looks like an awesome show! Watched it on TV here at the office, but was up there on Sunday for Moguls so got to see a bit of the course.

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  3. KateFebruary 17, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    It would be nice to be up there today for the half-pipe in the Sunshine!

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