Day 14 - Facing Adversity

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The games have provided me with many enjoyable moments that I will always cherish, but more importantly are the life lessons. After all, these are just games and sporting events. But it is amazing that an event such as the Olympics can create such positive change in many people. The death of the Georgian Luge athlete on the opening day. The way the world responded to the death of Joannie Rochelle's mother and her herculean performance 2 days later and the death of Brendan Burke just prior to the Olympics are examples of how life can transcend the games.
I have supplied a web link below to a must read story from Sports Illustrated on US Hockey GM and Toronto Leafs GM Brian Burke and the death of his son just one week before the Olympic Games. I was not a big fan of Burke, but reading this he has won me over. http://bit.ly/9sjb46
Today was also a short ski day for me, as I didn't have to work until 2:30. There was fresh snow overnight and we were skiing in 6" to 12" of fresh powder in the upper bowls. However, visibility was poor due to low clouds covering mid-mountain and many times we couldn't see more than 20 or 30 feet ahead. At times it was like skiing in braille. I was skiing with my cousin Chris today, but unfortunately, he caught a ski on his first run and incurred a mild knee sprain, but being of tough Polish blood he was able to finish out the morning, while taking it easy.
This afternoon was very quiet on the driving front with very few clients. I was able to slip into the village to catch the 2nd period of the hockey game and then was able to listen to the rest of the game on the car radio. I also went into the Village to see the last 4 skaters and Joannie win her bronze medal. It was great to see the Canadian Women come through with a big win in Hockey and both the Men and Women curlers will be contending for gold tomorrow and Saturday. If you don't fully understand curling, read my Blog post from day 13.
Finally, the Joannie Rochette story had a great ending, with her taking the Bronze Medal. The young Korean was truly amazing and blew away the rest of the field.
Men's hockey, curling and slalom skiing are all on the agenda tomorrow, but unfortunately I will be working in the afternoon and will try to get a post close to a TV. Tonight is my last night in Whistler and will return to the ship in Squamish after 5 days away. It's hard to believe that there are only 3 days left. Enjoy them while they last!

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Greg
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