Torino
The city itself was beautiful. There was a bit of fog almost every day we were there, but that is to expect in November. The Opening and Closing Ceremony Stadium, called the Stadio Comunale, a football stadium that’s been closed since 1990, was receiving an extensive makeover for the Games. It sat just adjacent to the Palasport Olimpico, the steely...
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Pre-Olympic Tournament
In sport, you never know what is going to happen. That is the beauty of it. You could work your tails off and hit 5 posts and lose, or show up on the right day and win it all. Last week, I was fortunate enough to compete in the Torino pre-Olympic exhibition tournament with several other nations that will compete...
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Getting Ready
Laps are in essence, the coach’s way of saying that his/her team needs to work harder, or for that matter, get into better shape. Whatever the case, they make you stronger and more willing to grind it out at the end of the third period. The past two weeks since conversing in Lake Placid have given our team a newfound...
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