a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8lplfcx_Ro/S3iaZ6_7PcI/AAAAAAAAAb8/oSvF8aF2qC4/s1600-h/whistler+011.JPG”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8lplfcx_Ro/S3iaZ6_7PcI/AAAAAAAAAb8/oSvF8aF2qC4/s320/whistler+011.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438266320174661058″ border=”0″ //aI’ve been in Whistler since Tuesday so this is my 6th day up at the race venue at Whistler Olympic Park.br /br /The Olympics, compared with normal World Cup weeks, has gotten moving slowly. The pace is decidedly more drawn-out.br /br /This year at the Olympics I’m rooming with Miha Plahutnik of Slovenia, one of the regular servicemen for the team. Miha and I worked together last year, so he’s already familiar and the routine picked up easily. (that’s Miha in the photo, in the athlete/staff dining area at the Nordic Center).br /br /In addition to Miha and me, the service crew has Gianluca Marcolini (our lead serviceman) and Stefan Lichon. I’ve worked with all of the guys before and it feels comfortable in the wax cabin. For the most part, Stefan and I are testing glide waxes and Gianluca and Miha are working with grip concoctions and assisting the athletes with their ski selection tests. When it’s time to roll up our sleeves and crunch through a lot of skis in the wax cabin, everyone pitches in and we work very smoothly and without much drama. Definitely
