Yes, congrats to the athletes and the many countries that they represent.

I attended several of the Olympic events, and they were all fantastic.

I saw...
- Bode Miller from USA win gold in the Super Combined at Whistler Creekside. I've been a Bode fan from way back, so seeing him win gold was a thrill.
- Simon Amman from Norway win gold in Ski Jumping.
- Torah Bright from Australia win gold in Ladies Half-Pipe in the sun (t-shirt weather) in Cypress. Awesome performance, her family was 2 rows in front of me. After her prelim and one hour before her final, Torah was up in the bleachers with them, nonchalantly posing for fan pictures. What a classy lady!
- Czech play Slovakia in hockey at GM place... wasn't for any medal, but given the history there, it seemed like I was in a gold medal game.
- Closing Ceremonies: Took an hour to walk there instead of the expected 10 minutes, walking the 5km from the Pan Pacific to BC Place, and getting through the ~200 thousand people in/around Robson was my Olympic event... seemed like "the 5 km mosh pit" ... no Gold medal, but they did give us souvenir (rubber) moose antlers at the show...

I'd never seen an Olympic event live before. Seeing them live was a great experience. The athletes' friends & families were often within a few rows of where I was sitting. Their enthusiasm was infectious, and I myself cheering along with all of them.

Congrats to our friends in the USA - winning the most medals ever!
Congrats to Canada - most golds ever!
Congrats to Vancouver/Whistler - what a great Olympics!


Have Fun!
Peter Gannon
PG Music Inc.