Cortin-AHH!

We are Olympic virgins no more! Our day started at 8:30am with a trip to Cafe for a roll and cappuccino for the road.. Then off to the park and ride. Then shuttle coach bus on a switch back intense final leg into Cortina.

Our first event-bronze medal mixed doubles curling. Great Britain vs Italy. It came down to the last stone in the last inning and the home crowd rejoiced! The second event was women single luge. With the US taking 3rd. We were in the curling event for 1.5 hours and the same for luge. We didn't get to see the last run for luge due to pending dinner reservations. And we didn't miss much. U literally see them one second, if that. The luge course structure is massive and must have cost a fortune..they basically built I over parts of the 1956 course.

Lunch at Forst German restaurant and shocker we had pork knuckle! Dinner was at El Vizietto a super small, cozy, inexpensive charmer. Between events we stopped at bar w longtime NHLer Matt Cullen from Fargo jersey hanging over the bar.

We ran into a US couple that the wife told us about her Olympic miracle on ice account as a college student at Vermont. She decided at the last minute to watch a hockey game w her roomie for the 80 olympics, but didn't have a ticket. Drove over to lake placid. Slept in a basement church and met a random guy at the bar who was impressed w their hockey knowledge and enthusiasm and was able to sneak them in the back door to watch, unbeknownst to them, hockey immortality! Super neat lady.

Back to La Villa by 1015pm

Just a super fun day!! Go USA!Read more