It's a big day...
The men's 30km pursuit start is a few hours away - The anticipation is rising! I'm holding the fort aqt the Salomon cabin this morning - the others are off testing on snow. I've already mounted a dozen pair of skate/classic skis from international team techs coming by - Good thing I'm good at sign language, comes in handy when dealing with Russian-only speaking techs.
I just had a visit from Babikov's tech (Joel Knopff): "I'm very confident about Ivan's skis...he's going to have rockets!" I like that.
Yesterday's women's pursuit was an awesome race to watch - and Sara's 10th place was a great result, payback for a disappointing sprint. It was good to see with a smile again.
The Canucks have had a good start to the Games, but we expect better. Funny how things change eh? A few years back and we were all giggles with a top 30...This kind of result doesn't cut the mustard anymore.
The past couple of days have been quite busy testing skis in the warm afternoon conditions. With blue skies and a hot sun, the temperature has been rising up to 14C! Having a ski that 'floats' on top of the wet snow is crucial, so around and around we go, comparing ski after ski, to find the best options in the coming days.
One of 'those days' has come...The rocket takes off in just over 2hrs!
The women coming down the hill at the halfway mark - Bjorgen led most of the way, powering hard in the skate portion of the race to take a convincing win.
Munny is all smiles - I took a tour of the 'public' areas after the women's pursuit, which I haven't had a chance to do up until now. 
Dinner gone wrong! A little added sizzle from our chef at Teppan last night. Good eats with the crew.
Great report, Philly. Good to know the crew has you looking out for them - they're in good hands (and on great equipment) for sure!
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