shift #7 - men's figure skating short program

Yay, I was inside again, Tribune team. I was posted right beside the media and press boxes and the Olympic Family Lounge. There are so many desks for the press and broadcasters. Tons of laptops, cameras, video equipment, microphones, etc. I was standing beside France Television and these are probably very popular people and I have no idea who they are.

I had to block off access to this restricted zone (sections 8-11 and C - I) and the public were not too happy. We blocked off one set of bathrooms too, just for the Olympic family. I had to escort Patrick Chan's grandfather, 90 yrs old to the washroom. He didn't have a pass, but his other family member did, so gave him the pass. I guess people are used to the Coliseum and going all the way around. Everyone seemed to want to go around and check things out.

I watched the last half of the men's figure skating short program. I saw Patrick Chan skate, he came 7th overall with 81.12 pts. We have another guy, Vaughn Chifeur, but he didn't make the top 10, he was 27th with 57.22 pts. Lots of point differentials, the highest being in the 90s, all the way down to 40 something points. Even though I don't know much about figure skating, you can just tell when some skaters perform great turns, clean landings, awesome footwork and great performances. I love it when the music is upbeat and the crowd claps along.

Russia, USA and Japan are currently 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

I saw some people interviewing and asked who it was. It was Elizabeth Manley, Rod Black and David Pelletier.