Team Sweden play in the Comox Valley

We are very fortunate living in the Comox Valley with Mount Washington a perfect training ground for the Olympic althletes. Many have arrived over the past week to train up on the mountain in preparation for the upcoming Games, with the public invited up to watch many of the practices and events. Unfortunatley for us, the mountain has not really been accessible to us this year (inappropritae vehicle). However, we were able to watch Team Sweden's Women's Hockey Team in their open practice at the Comox Valley Sports Centre on Saturday. They were warming up for an exhibition match against China the next day. We enjoyed the coaches putting them through their paces (and they were good!), even if I kept thinking of IKEA on ice!! I don't think the kids appreciated it as much as we did, but they enjoyed their free 'Spirit of BC' balloons and the sugar moose cookies I had made. 1500 lucky spectators got to watch the match the next day to see the more experienced Team Sweden beat China 4-2. It will be interesting to see how they do in the overall Games. We will watch the opening ceremonies on the big screen at the Cumberland Elementary School Friday, and keep up with the highlights via computer. Nope, we still do not have a tv!!