Roll up the Rim & Ice Cubes

Is this the quiet after the storm?

It’s hard to say goodbye to an event we’ve looked forward to for so long and an event that exceeded my wildest dreams. After the closing ceremonies, which David and I were lucky enough to attend, we made our way home. The next day I had that feeling of total satisfaction with my Olympic experience yet sadness as I knew it was over. We went to Tim’s that next morning and I was surprise to see Roll up the Rim was back – I had to laugh. It was the perfect pick me up for a true Canadian suffering from post Olympic let down.

Stories from Abroad

There were many stories floating around about how the world reacted to our Olympics. Generally, the world was extremely impressed and they have a new impression of Canada after seeing the flowers blooming mid-February here on our supposedly frozen tundra.

One story I thought needed sharing came from Down Under. David was in Australia training for the first block of our Olympics. A week into the Games the local radio station began pleading to their listeners for public aid. This stimulus package wasn’t for Haiti, rather, they were looking to save Canada’s Olympic Games. They asked all their listeners to go to their freezer and ship as many ice cubes as they could spare to Vancouver!

Knee Update

My degree watch took a bit of a hiatus during the Olympics. Although I was still hard at work doing my exercises my blog had more important details to cover! In Whistler I worked with Andree Lavoie, a physiotherapist who used to work with our team for 15years. Between Andree, my portable physio clinic I had set up in my hotel room, and the pool at the Westin I was well covered.

Good news; I’ve ditched the crutches! I’m now walking full time without any assistance. My leg has some muscle again so the blood flow is back to normal which feels great and lets me stand and move a lot more. My balance is quite good on my leg and I can stand on one leg doing basic exercises.

On the other side, bending my knee is coming slowly. I’m currently at 75degrees and slowly making progress. I’m going to town bending my knee pushing to tears 3 to 4 times a day. Everything is coming along extremely well once I get new range of motion – but it’s a stiff knee. It’ll come though and I am confident that the work I’m doing will get the results I’m looking for.

Other good news is that the ligaments are nice and tight! My knee is strong knee once again.

Food For Thought:

- Has anyone else lost their excitement for the NHL? After the Gold medal game I’ve become spoiled. It was such a high level of hockey, with so much at stake, that the NHL has simply lost some shine. Don’t worry, I’m sure it’s shine will return. However, for now, I’m happy to bask in my Olympic memories of what hockey can look like.

- Are our Olympians going to fade off into the sunset? I was extremely surprised to learn from the Conglomerate (CTV, TSN & Sportsnet) that as soon as the Games are over they aren’t allowed to use any video footage from the Olympics. Not in highlight reels; not in wrap up shows; nor in yearend highlights either; the images from these Olympics can’t be used again…period. Sadly, I think this IOC rule adds to the fact that many Olympians seems to disappear between the Olympic Games. Wouldn’t it be great if the highlights from Vancouver were replayed all year long?!

- Congratulations Erik Guay!!!!! Way to go winning Kvitfjell’s World Cup Super G!!!!

Till next time,

Kelly