Day 6: A busy and fun-filled day! At breakfast we meet and make a wager with a couple of Americans on the outcome of the women’s tournament. We also find out they are from the same city as my in-laws. You go across the world and still find how little this world actually is! After… Continue Reading
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Day 5 Sochi
Day 5: Back at Olympic Park. Something that I don’t think I’ve mentioned is the “hype” people… there are hundreds of them, dressed in bright colors swarming the park with megaphones, foam fingers and yell “Welcome” - in Russian - so I suppose they could be barking military orders, I don’t know. Lol. First we… Continue Reading
Day 4 Sochi
Day 4: Today we decide to head back to Sochi to SHOP! We decide to try public transportation to help save our legs (we are walking an average of 15,000 steps a day). But, it’s a dismal fail and added a chunk of time to our trip (but we are not adverse to another… Continue Reading
Day 3 Sochi
Day 3: Game Day!! Cannot wait to see the first hockey game and the inside of the Bolshoy Arena. The Olympic facilities are really interesting and unusual, as Hayley’s parents point out (they’ve seen a few Olympic venues!). All the facilities are clustered together in one location—imagine the Saddledome, Rexall Place, and Rogers Centre,… Continue Reading
Day 2 Sochi
Day 2: Woke up feeling a lot more refreshed and surprisingly not jet-lagged. Turns out, forcing ourselves to stay up yesterday was the right thing to do! Today we must pick up our spectator passes. There is no shortage of paperwork required to get to these Olympics. They CERTAINLY know who is in the… Continue Reading
Day 1 Sochi
Day 1: We arrived at the airport after an almost two-day journey across the world. We were full of anticipation—and I was also full of nerves! We picked up our bags and left the secure area of the airport—right at the same time as a huge Team Russia contingent so we experienced a bit of… Continue Reading
Today’s the Day
Feb.7, 2014: Today’s the Day!! Good luck Hayley! We are so excited to watch you represent Canada in the most amazing way. We love you and are so proud of you!!!! GO CANADA GO! Let the games begin! (mgmt) (Nathan Denette/CP) Read Hayley’s thoughts on carrying the flag. Another article about her thoughts about the… Continue Reading
Sochi Diary
Follow Hayley throughout her entire Sochi experience! Follow Hayley on Twitter and Facebook as she posts about her experience in Sochi! Also, make sure to check out the Sochi Videos section to hear more from Hayley as she prepared to leave. We wanted to give all of you a window into life in Sochi over… Continue Reading