From the FasterSkier archive — posts syndicated from athletes’ and coaches’ own blogs between 2004 and 2012, kept online as published. Current coverage is at fasterskier.com.

opening ceremonies, the venue, drug testing, and last but not least, my wonderful husband!

Hey Everyone,br /br /Here is the “mondo-post” that I’ve been wanting to write for a while. I have my new camera…… and finally have a couple of extra minutes. I’ve delayed training this am because theoretically I wanted to sleep in. (I say “theoretically” because I was woken up this morning by random drug testing) We returned from opening ceremonies last night at 1am. Getting down and back to and from Vancouver took forever. That said, I don’t regret my decision to go to the opening ceremonies at all. (Some folks opted to stay behind and watch on tv) This being my first Olympics, I was really looking forward to marching!br /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”