Day 11- A Silver Day for Canada!!

It's not every day you get to watch as Canada wins TWO silver medals, but it happened today!

The Alpine event kicked off with a bang! Men's and Women's, Visually Impaired and Sit Ski class. The races started at 10 and lasted right through until 4 p.m.
Heather and I watched the races all day from the "Mixed Zone." That is where Heather stands to control the media at the finish line. We had a great view of both the race course, the media and the stadium (which was just as exciting as the race!).




Standing and watching the skiers come down was a familiar feeling for Heather, but today's race was a different level of excitement. The cheers coming from the crowd were overwhelming. It was a cold day but it almost warmed you up as the fans shouted and cheered on the skiers, it felt as though the volume went right through you!
Check out the video at the end to see what I mean.


Just when you thought it couldn't get any louder, a Canadian would come over the pitch. The stadium went from a loud cheer, to a roar of excitement.
We watched as Viviane Forest skied her way to a silver medal in the visually impaired class. The crowd went NUTS! Next came the men. Josh Dueck ripped down the course in a sit ski, also winning silver.





The flower ceremony is held in the finish area right after the race. It was very exciting to see these Canadian athletes on the podium!


Paralympic Picture of the Day:
Here are two athletes giving interviews to media following their run. They are in what is called a 'Sit Ski.' The poles they use for balance have small skis on the ends, they are called 'Outriggers.'

Back to the race tomorrow. It's the Men's and Women's Slalom; standing class.


Pip and Heather.


P.S- Canada also won a silver medal today in the 10 km Nordic Skiing- sitting class!!