Speed skating was a lot of fun. People cheered a little differently -- instead of just cheering constantly, people would cheer as the skaters came near them, all the way around the ring. The skaters would switch sides (inside or outside lane, called a "crossover") every time they went around the ice skating ring. In speed skating they put skaters with the similar ability together, then they draw which pair goes first. There is a camera on a little car that goes and follows the skaters that goes smoothly and quickly along a track next to the skaters. Here is a picture of that camera.
Luge is a sport where they race sleds on ice. They can go at speeds that
reach about 87 miles per hour (140 km per hour). They go so fast that
if you blink they are gone. If you get to the event early, you can stand
very close to the track. I like how they zoom so close to you. I tried
to take a picture of the lady lugers as they passed by the spot my
family was standing. After ten tries I succeeded and I was amazed that I
got one in the photo.
You can see here in this picture that the racer blurred because she went
so fast. I wonder how they control those sleds at that speed. It must
be very hard! How do they even get to that speed? I'd love to ask one of
the luge athletes some of those questions if I ever meet one!
Today the event we were supposed to go to was cancelled so we decided to go to the top of Whistler Mountain. It took 25 minutes to get to the top of the mountain via the gondola lift. We saw the Olympic symbol and took a picture of it.
The symbol is an inukshuk, a traditional stone sculpture
used by Canada's Inuit people. The symbol means generosity, hope and
friendship, which is why they chose it for the Olympics. A picture of
the symbol on Whistler Mountain is above. Below is a picture of the Peak
to Peak Gondola which we took from Whistler Mountain to Blackomb
Mountain and back.
The ride was 2.73 miles (4.4 kilometers) long and the highest point above the ground was 1,427 feet (435 meters). It was scary because it was 1.8 miles (3 kilometers) between the two towers that were farthest apart. We were so high up that we were above the clouds.
You can see here in this picture that the racer blurred because she went
so fast. I wonder how they control those sleds at that speed. It must
be very hard! How do they even get to that speed? I'd love to ask one of
the luge athletes some of those questions if I ever meet one!Today the event we were supposed to go to was cancelled so we decided to go to the top of Whistler Mountain. It took 25 minutes to get to the top of the mountain via the gondola lift. We saw the Olympic symbol and took a picture of it.
The symbol is an inukshuk, a traditional stone sculpture
used by Canada's Inuit people. The symbol means generosity, hope and
friendship, which is why they chose it for the Olympics. A picture of
the symbol on Whistler Mountain is above. Below is a picture of the Peak
to Peak Gondola which we took from Whistler Mountain to Blackomb
Mountain and back. The ride was 2.73 miles (4.4 kilometers) long and the highest point above the ground was 1,427 feet (435 meters). It was scary because it was 1.8 miles (3 kilometers) between the two towers that were farthest apart. We were so high up that we were above the clouds.
HAHAHAHAH sorry in the picture with the fairy ride thing you can see the reflection.
that is reely cool that the fairy thing is above the
clouds
i would hate to be on this ride i hate high things