Galactical Day!

Well as our crew leader Annie would say, it was a galactical day!

The ladies downhill was run today and wow was it busy! I was working the lower compound, which confusingly enough is the highest part of the area we patrol. Mostly we watch the crowd fill the area and make sure people are okay. Terry responded to one little boy who tripped and bit through his tongue. Ouch! Not much we can do for that though. It will heal on its own.

The big news was the race itself with no less than 8 crashes on the course. The jump at the bottom was BIG and several ladies didn't land it well. So much so that I was actually posted at the finish line for a while to make sure we had people able to respond to the accidents fast enough as the ladies crew was short staffed. I almost walked out on to the finish area to help one girl that had slid under the inflatable barriers while trying to stop! Incidentally Swiss fans are nuts, check out the size of that bell and Swedish fans are omfg HOT!

There was one crash of particular note and the girl had to be lifted off the course by helicopter. I was involved in the incident and helped with the lift of the patient once she had been air lifted to the helipad and then again when  she was transfered to the gurney for the ambulance. She was doing ok and had a sore knee but seemed to be okay even after getting lifted to the ambulance. That was good news! I posted up at the finish after this event to try and respond to any carnage at the finish. It was in the press photo area so afforded me a nice view for a couple of pictures! Including some of the flower ceremony at the end which was sweet. Medical has its advantages! The camera crews were pretty funny to watch. Everyone look left now!

The whole crew went to a sushi restaurant after, to have a nice evening out with the entire MedSpec crew. The sushi was excellent. Bruce, who is on our team is a pilot for United and also flies a private fighter jet for a very rich owner. How awesome of a job is that! He also happens to be personal friend of Michael Dorn. For anyone who doesn't know, he played Lt. Worf on "Star Trek the Next Generation". Well he decided to call him up during dinner so Ryan and I got to chat with him on the phone for a bit. Yes you read that right, I talked with Lt. Worf on the phone! How random and cool is that! He was a super nice guy to talk to by the way!

Sorry for not posting an update yesterday. The downhill was postponed and I slept. In fact I crashed, I was up by the crack of noon, and then I had lunch and slept some more. Needless to say I was tired! Tomorrow is the super combined and that's going to be a long day as well. Hope I don't sleep on the job lol.

Tomorrow's topics: Whistler Village, buses, drinks at Dr. Ruth's house and doping