shift #5 - figure skating practice session

First day of competition for the 21st Winter Olympic games! It's finally here!

I started at 5am. There was a ticketed session for figure skating practice, pairs and mens this morning 7am to 1pm. I guess tickets would be cheaper than for competition. I was assigned outside and it was cold and I was not happy, but had to do my job. Just doing access monitoring again and not letting spectators into acredited zones.

During my breaks, I would go in and look to see who was on the ice. I saw a pairs routine, although I don't know who they were or what country they're from. I did get a chance to see Patrick Chan warm up. The only reason I knew it was him, was because of all the cheers and people telling me. Have a look at the video.

I also saw the performance of Austria skater, Viktor Pfeifer, not very interesting, not a lot of jumps, but mostly dance performance. I saw pairs from Ukraine, but didn't know who it was.

The opening ceremonies were great on TV. The commentary really helps. Since I saw the dress rehearsal 2 days ago, I now know what some of the actual segments really mean. I really enjoyed Sarah MacLachlan's performance, and seeing Nelly Furtado and Bryan Adams. The poet was really good, and I really like the maple leaf with roller bladers.