Original Dance (Sunday, February 19th, 2006)

- Horrible weather outside! I had a lot of time to kill before the event, so walked around a bunch (looking for some good food), and got cold and wet in the process. Yuck. All the other days had been really really great weather, so I guess eventually that would have had to change.

- Tried to sell my tickets again, but offered even less money than the day before. Darn it. Maybe I should have taken the money, but you know what, even if they’re just pieces of paper, they’re just too special to do that. I was considering giving them (for free) to people who were significantly involved in the sport, but unfortunately hadn’t bumped into anyone again recently. Oh well. I honestly think that if I don’t get any money back from the ticket that I wouldn’t be able to use, it wouldn’t matter. Call me crazy, but it was worth it.

- Spotted Marina Anissina again. So fab.

- The Latin Combination theme is so fun! Music that you can really get into, some great dancing and of course, some great costumes!

- It’s true, with the new system, all the couples are starting to look the same. If I see another Biellmann lift, I’ll scream (especially one with a bad position).

- Out of all the Latin music in the world that the skaters could have picked, how did a couple teams end up picking the same piece? Although, it was a pretty fun one.

- The athletes definitely get the shaft in the seating domain. Stuck in the top right hand corner? At least the Canadian’s still came to cheer their teammates on.


- Marie-France’s fall was so scary. There was no way she could have broken her fall. I really hope she’s okay.

- The Italian face-off was the funniest thing ever. Did they show it on TV?


- Splatfest central for the final group. What’s up with that?

- Ended up hanging out in a café all night. Met a bunch of really nice people, stayed awake, read my book and was a lot more comfortable than I could have been elsewhere. Call me crazy yet again (might have been the cold, being so tired or just plain happiness that I was at the Olympics), but after some lengthy introductions and banter, I ended up giving away one of my tickets that I couldn’t use and will see if I get any money in the mail. Life’s all about taking calculated risks right? I couldn’t lose anything in this case (except for a piece of paper that I would cherish forever), but this way I could add a new experience to my collection book and my memories of Torino would be more colourful because of it. I’ll let you know what happens.