It is amazing how much less stressful being at the Olympics is once my event finished….. Now if I could just manage to get to bed before 4am. My job now is to network, network, network and it is going fairly well so far. I have met a potential agent for both me and our new book and been told of a potential opportunity to do product development for a company to name just a couple of the meetings of chance so far. A bit of a smaller night tonight for recovery purposes and then back on the trail again tomorrow.
Last night I managed to get myself and two friends into the Hockey house (which is an impossible ticket to get) and it was a great re-union of sorts. In 2006 I met Keith and Steve under random circumstances and we managed to get ourselves into the Hockey house in Torino. Then, it was a much much smaller affair as it was in a small restaurant and was basically for family and friends of the hockey players only. This time they have ramped it up by about 100x. It is a huge tent with 3 gigantic TV screens, a huge stage, a giant lower ‘public’ area, and a nice VIP area raised up at the back over looking it all. In the VIP area drinks are complimentary so I got my money’s worth to be sure (apologies to my liver). Sam Roberts gave a live concert from 10-12 and the crowd loved it. I was fortunate to meet Shaun Majumder from This Hour Has 22 Minutes last night and talk with him for about a half hour right before the concert began. He is a really nice guy and we had some good laughs. I also hung out with Jon from the curling team and his entourage as well. This is the second time I have been out with them and they are a great group.
Right now I am sitting watching both the Canada / Russia hockey game and the Women’s Bobsled race at the same time. GO CANADA!

Thank-you to everyone who supported me throughout this last 4 year journey that has taken me from a Silver medal to the bottom and back. I am so proud to have represented Canada at my 3rd Olympics. Of course I am disappointed by my result, but being here for Canada makes up for any of my own personal feelings. I had never before been so prepared for a race. I was ready, my equipment was exactly what I wanted, my push was starting to peak perfectly, mentally I was prepared, and then I got injured. The real disappointment for me is that I did not get to show my true potential on the track because of the injury. My injury combined with a lot of the results I have seen from other athletes (Lyndon’s crash, Melissa’s failings, athletes missing the podium by a fraction of a fraction of a second) has really reminded me of the old saying “you had better enjoy the trip because the destination might not be what you expected”. I enjoyed every minute. Thank-you Canada for everything, I hope I represented you all well.
I did have an MRI yesterday to determine the extent of my injury and it was positive in that nothing is torn. That in itself was a bit of a surprise as the pain is so intense, but as the imaging showed I have damaged the attachment point where the stomach muscles connect to the pelvis. Evidently the nerves also all come through this area and this explains why the pain radiates throughout the hip flexor, pelvis, and groin areas. So, the good news is that I will not need an operation to repair the damage, but they say it is a 3-4 month healing process. Good thing I have a bit of time to recover before Ultimate season!