YOUNGEST ATHLETES: Ashley Caldwell, Mirai Nagasu, and Caydee Denney...all 16 yo!
OLDEST ATHLETES: Tracy Sachtjen and John Beton...both 40 (Curling).
Total female athletes: 93 Total Male athletes: 122
Total number of states represented based on athlete's home town: 35
State with the most athletes is Minnesota (21). Virginia has 2 athletes and there are a lot of states with 1 athlete.
Number of Olympic mothers (6) and number of Olympic fathers (17).
One set of Twins, Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux (Women's Ice Hockey).
There are 3 Five Time Olympians, 12 Four Time Olympians, 22 Three Time Olympians, and 50 Two Time Olympians.
31 Returning Medalists.
6 Military Athletes.
Now you have some great "Quiz Bowl" material!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
The best way to describe the organizing committee (VANOC) folks that I have met so far...REALLY NICE!
The big news up here is the Cypress Mountain meltdown. Cypress is the site of the Snowbvoard and Frestyle Skiing venues and is very close to Vancouver. The unseasonably warm weather (mid 40's most days and rain) has created a real problem. Overnite the temps are not going below freezing so they can't make snow. End result is that snow is being trucked in (about 150 truckloads so far) and flow in by a Sikorsky Sky Crane helicopter.
The Podiums are the most beautiful I have ever seen at an Olympics. They are all constructed from local wood. Logging is a huge industry up here which they are showcasing with the podium construction.
As the host country Canada has poured a huge amount of money into their winter olympic sports where they are traditionally strong anyway. The program is called "Own the Podiun" and many predict that they may win the most medals. The US and Germany are also predicted to do well but it will be a very close race to see who wins the most!
The big news up here is the Cypress Mountain meltdown. Cypress is the site of the Snowbvoard and Frestyle Skiing venues and is very close to Vancouver. The unseasonably warm weather (mid 40's most days and rain) has created a real problem. Overnite the temps are not going below freezing so they can't make snow. End result is that snow is being trucked in (about 150 truckloads so far) and flow in by a Sikorsky Sky Crane helicopter.
The Podiums are the most beautiful I have ever seen at an Olympics. They are all constructed from local wood. Logging is a huge industry up here which they are showcasing with the podium construction.
As the host country Canada has poured a huge amount of money into their winter olympic sports where they are traditionally strong anyway. The program is called "Own the Podiun" and many predict that they may win the most medals. The US and Germany are also predicted to do well but it will be a very close race to see who wins the most!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Arrived in Vancouver yesterday. The Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius" (swifter, higher, stronger) certainly does not apply to airline travel these days! Anyway....the arrival and "processing" hotel is the Delta near the airport. All athletes and staff will process thru this Hotel over the next week or so. We have 216 athletes involved in 15 Winter Sport disciplines with 490 support staff. Last night I had dinner with the speed skating contingent. The coaches and team leader seem very pleased with how training and competitions have gone leading up to the games so I would say to look for some great performances from US Speedskating!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Introduction
Hello VCOM readers. As many of you know, I was fortunate to be selected as part of the Medical Team for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games...very exciting! I will use this blog to update you on my experiences and the goings on in Vancouver over the month of February. The games officially open on February the 12th but I will be arriving on February 1st to get the Vancouver sports performance clinic set up.
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