I have a Great Britain flag pin! The Great Britain flag pin is the only flag pin that is a flag. And is the flag pin that is the farthest away!
We took three buses to get to Whistler which took a total of 2.5 hours. Once we got to Whistler we took a gondola ride up the mountain to get to the Whistler Sliding Centre where the bobsleigh event was taking place.
We were there 2-3 hours early, so we walked around and saw different parts of the track. Then we took our seats at Turn 16 which is called Thunderbird. That is the last turn before the finish line. At Turn 16, the track begins to go uphill through the finish line to help slow down the bobsleighs. They reach speeds up to up 90 mph. During the second run, we left our seats and walked around to some of the other turns to see the competition up close. We were able to get within a foot of the actual track!
The sleds go so fast that if you turn your head, you will miss them. After the first two runs, Canada is in first place and the US is in 2nd. Tonight will be the last two runs to determine the medals. After the event, we took a shuttle bus back to Whistler.
The Fray was playing a concert in the village which we got pictures of. We didn't go into the concert because of security and because we had to get back to Vancouver.
3 comments:
Great reporting, Ben! I love the picture of your whole family in the bobsled. It all just looks like so much fun. I see that you got an olympic hat, too. Hope you get to see Apollo tonight.
Love, Gram
You guys look like you could be in the Olympic bobsled event in that bobsled!!! Looks like you're having a great time. We'll be watching for you tonight when Apollo skates.
Love you♥♥♥
Grandma and Grandpa
Nice, Ben.
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