I love watching the olympic games. Doing this in Russia presents a few challenges. Besides the obvious hardship of the difference in time, making live viewing of events very difficult, since I am 11 hours ahead. The channel that covers the Olympics is covering mostly the European athletes. I get very excited when I see a Canadian start. Plus all of the commentary is in Russian so I understand practically nothing. Most of the interviews are done in English, but they have the Russian speakers over top of the English sound.

It is pretty sad about the luge rider, I think even worse is that they are blaming it on faulty design and construction. I believe that people die when it is there time, it was that mans time and death would have come for him wherever he was. The truth of the matter was he was probably having the time of his life when he died and it happened so fast I am sure he didn't feel much. His soul is probably still wondering above the games and he has the best seat for viewing.

Anyway I am doing my best to plant my butt on the sofa and soak up as much lazy time as possible while I watch athletes struggle and work very hear. I really enjoyed watching the cross country skiing marathons, 10k for women and 15k for men. My favorite part was watching the athlete collapse after the finish.

I completely relate to them. When I used to dance almost every time I came off stage I did the same. Also after a CNF dive I do the same. No fins definitely doesn't seem as hard when I am exclusively training it, but if I do a CWT dive the day before no fins feels like a never ending journey.