Gold & Bronze Medal Assignments

So today I had a boring kind of day, I slept  in late, ate lunch, and then went to the rink to watch the consolation game (5th vs. 6th). Great Britain lost that game to Japan, but they seemed to be having fun because they knew they were going to lose anyway. I then watched Canada vs Slovakia, it was a pretty rough and tumble game but fun to watch.

The third game, my game, was very exciting and packed with fans. It was so loud in that arena that our whistles at times could barely be heard. China beat Finland 4-3 in a close hard fought game. The game was tied up twice, we thought we would be going into overtime. I worked with Helen & Tara (referee) and it was a lot of fun!

After the game Stacey went into a meeting and came out to the bus and handed us our assignments.

I am working the gold medal game Canada vs. China at 7:30 pm.
Referee: Tara Leighton (USA)
Linesmen: Laura Johnson(USA), Satu Auno (Finland)

The Bronze medal game Finland vs. Slovakia is at 4:30pm
Referee: France La Pratte (Canada)
Linesmen: Kate Connolly (USA), Helen Roy (Canada)

I am excited about my assignment and cant wait to skate hard tomorrow in a sold out game. It will definitely be louder than today and will be very exciting!

I’m pretty tired tonight, that’s all I have. I will let you know how tomorrow’s game goes!