Let's try some video!

Let's see if I can get this to work...This is video of the USA delegation entering the arena and then right at the end, you can hear the roar as Team Canada begins their entrance. I apologize for the shaky camera work, but people were standing up and I didn't have a tripod so it gets kind of jumpy at times.

Today I didn't have any event tickets but I went into Vancouver any ways, just to take in the atmosphere and do some shopping and sightseeing. The big news this morning was some demonstrations turned violent downtown and some large storefront windows were broken. One of the places that was damaged is call Hudsons Bay Trading Company. Its a HUGE department store, and during the Olympics, it's also the official outlet for any kind of souvenir. Clothing from most of the countries, hats, those red mittens you've probably seen people wearing. (They're kind of the unofficial symbol I think, at least they seem to be the most popular item. Everyone it seems is wearing a pair. That and Canada scarves. ) For lunch I tried an Chinese food place. It was really good...Sesame chicken, rice and bbq pork....tomorrow I'm going to try and find a nice Italian restaurant.

The schedule for tomorrow includes two women's hockey games. This includes the USA vs China at noon and then Russia vs Finland at 4:30pm. It also begins my 5 day long string of having an event to go to every day! Monday it's Men's curling, Tuesday is Pairs Figure Skating, the Free Program, then Wednesday I have 2 Men's hockey games, Thursday another Men's hockey game and then Friday I head North up toe Whistler for the Men's Super Giant Slalom. I'mm keeping my fingers crossed that the weather will hold out for that! I guess they postponed the Men's Downhill up there today. I don't know what would happen if my event that day got postponed. I guess I'd just be out the price of the event ticket plus the bus ticket up there and back. I haven't heard anything aboout refunds!

I think I'll settle in now and watch some tv for the rest of the night. You can watch Olympic coverage 24/7 up here on Canadian Television.

Talk to you tomorrow after Women's Hockey!!! USA!! USA!!!USA!!!!

Rick