Another Successful Day at the Office

By 7pm Pacific, the United States has already won four medals on the day: two golds, a silver and bronze. I was working at the women's alpine skiing (downhill) event in which Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso took the gold and silver medals, respectively. Vonn came into the Olympic Games heavily favored in multiple events before a shin injury left her participation in doubt until a few days ago. Mancuso has been happily hiding in Vonn's shadow and surprised many by her performance today. This kind of dominance by one country does not happen very often in alpine skiing. I was a witness to a small part of U.S. Olympic history today. The award-winning day is not over yet, with men's halfpipe snowboarding still to go and the U.S. having four guys capable of reaching the podium. There's a chance I could be venturing outside of my Whistler bubble to Cypress Mountain, the site of the women's snowboard finals tomorrow night.

Click HERE for my post-competition quotes from the women's alpine event.

Canadian Observation of the Day: Thermal underwear are a must if you plan on standing outside for an extended period of time.

Medal Count: USA 12, Germany 9, France 7