Day Done - I cant believe that its over

It's raining, not hard, but it's raining

Damp and Cold.

I am off to "work" for the final time.  I am working on the infield floor of the oval.  I am helping at the clerk of th course on the finish side of the ice.  We have both Mens and Ladies teams on our side of the track.

The Ladies skated first in the 'C' Final for fifth place.  They were awesome.  They went out like they should have one day earlier.  They were 19/100s off the Olympic record.  Egads.  Did they ever make a statement.

It ended up that the Germans won the Gold medal.

The Guys had to skate against the Americans.  It was loud, it was rauckous, it was great and we won the Gold medal.

My Swedish friend Ake Falk told me that he thought that Canadians have learned how to be proud and how to cheer and be loud.

The medal ceremonies were held at the Oval, then everyone left.  Everyone except the speed skating people.
We walked around and thought about that there would never be another long track meet in that building.  It was sad and we were all a little chocked up.

We all retreated to SSC house. and congratulated ourselves on a great 17 days of the Olympics and 12 days of competition.

We are done and my excellent adventure has come to a close.  A time to be remembered and a time to be cherished.  God it was Great.