Day one started at around 5:00 am for most of Team Virginia! All teams had practice in some form. After practice everyone headed back to the dorms for lunch and then to get ready for the most exciting part of the day; Opening Ceremonies.
Team Virginia was the best looking group there! (Absolutely no bias!!)
We had to get staged for the Parade of Athletes and then we had to sit for a little bit, so here are some shots of us hanging out. (Note the great glasses that were given to us by the National Games Committee!!)
Heather posin' with her shades!!
Hanging out inside!
We hung out in staging for awhile and then finally got to go in!
Our seats for Opening Ceremonies were great! We had a prime-time view of all of the action. Some of the highlights include Brooklyn Decker, Michael Sarver (who sat next to Team VA on the plane from Dallas to Omaha), Jars of Clay who played us a couple of their greatest hits, and of course, the Lighting of the Olympic Flame.
Check out the cool cauldron!
A great time was had by all! Tomorrow starts our first day of preliminaries and competition for all sports. The schedule for all of our athletes is posted in the blog below.
Today's Highlight
Besides Opening Ceremonies, the overall consensus for today's highlight is the food here! The dining hall is serving up more than anyone could (or should) eat! The best part of the dining hall is the vanilla soft serve ice cream at the end of the meal. The hardest choice you have to make in the dining hall; bowl or waffle cone?
The Today Show did a brief clip on the games in Lincoln, NE. We saw the Lighting of the Flame! So awesome. Here is to wishing all the athletes the best of luck but especially Team Virgina!!!
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