Monday was a good day at last - the temperature at Creekside (the bottom of the courses) had dropped below freezing overnight and in the morning, visibility was good and the courses were solid. The men's downhill ran well, but there was some deterioration in the lower course as the race progressed. I didn't get to see any of the men's downhill until about racer 42, because I was working on the women's course. I was doing finish hand timing on a shortened course, so that the women could run training at the same time that the men were racing.
It was good to finally get all of the women through a training run! However, the course was very rough due to the way condition it was in before it froze up, and a number of the athletes expressed concern about that.
Last night, we went to the village, hoping to get into the medal ceremony, but all the tickets were spoken for. So, we watched the ceremony, including a broadcast of the BC Place medal ceremony featuring Alexandre Bilodeau, on a big screen in a village square.
Today, the men's super-combined and women's training have been cancelled due to heavy, wet snowfall. So, we might have some work programs to conduct, but I'm expecting to be able to watch the first men's hockey game and do some cooking.
It must be very frustrating for the athletes and for the spectators who have tickets for these postponed events, but this certainly isn't the first time this has happened at the winter Olympics. I remember that Sarajevo was hit with huge snowfalls at the start of their Olympics in 1984 and didn't get any alpine skiing events done for quite a few days at the start of the Games, but they did eventually get them all in. They had fewer events, though - no Super-G and no Super-Combined. There are still more than enough reserve days available to get all the events in here - we just have to hope for some more clear weather!
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