We went to the woman’s speed skating events. The woman are so competitive. They fly around the track. The folks from the Netherlands treat the skaters like rock gods.

We had fantastic seats and we really enjoyed the competition. We were seated next to Trevor Linden and his wife. Trevor is truly a legend here in Vancouver. He is quite smart about the game of hockey and was very supportive about our progress as a franchise in Washington DC. This event was truly indicative of the Olympic Games and the Olympic spirit. The crowd was into it and the racing was pure and fast!

We then hustled across town to the pair’s figure skating short program. We sat in the last row upstairs. We had a great time. We were with Canadian and US figure skating pair fans who were screaming and waving flags.

I went to the bathroom and was on the phone with Peter Bondra when I ran into Billy Bush who said, “Ted – I got out of DC!” I said, “Why would anyone want to get out of DC?” It happened right in front of Joe White, our AP reporter from the Capitals and Wizards, who asked, “What are you doing way up here?” I said, “We are inhaling the entire Winter Games experience.”

Then we went to Valentine’s dinner at a great Italian place and guess who sat next to us? Joe Biden and his family and 14 secret service reps. Our VP is everywhere. We ran into him at Whistler. We were having lunch at the same place. We were invited to an event with him on Sunday – which we blew off – and here he was again last night. To be frank, his travel contingent is too big and too regal. The Canadians make fun of us because of it. Our VP is a great guy but the motorcade shuts down streets and the added police escorts from Vancouver are over the top.

The security here is massive. The lines are long and take sometimes 60 minutes – in the rain - to get into a venue but so far it has been worth the hassle.