Chinese Reign

Val and I had tickets for the pairs ice skating medal round at the Collesium. You would think a couple of hour event would take just a couple of hours. We left at 1:00 and didn't get home until 10:00. It was a long day, but so well worth it.

30 min drive, 1 hour shopping, 10 min snarfing down a quick sandwich and 1 hour walk to the Collesium, 4 hour event, and where are we, in the rain coming home.

Beyond the three top pairs I thought the french and the american team were the best. You can really tell the difference when you watch them in person, one right after the other, of how technical some of them get.

Caydee Denny & Jeremy Barrett, US Team
Jeremy Barrett (guy in the short white sleeve shirt) after their presentation. His family was sitting right next to us.
The U.S. Coach giving me suggestions of how to skate better. Not really, he was talking to Access Hollywood for the US team to be on the show.
Scott Hamilton and me are buds now.