Women's hockey ~ China vs Finland

Akis and I did not purchase tickets for the Olympics as we have been on a pretty tight budget. Despite having the budget of 'students' for the next year, the Olympics are only here once, so I splurged and got 2 sets of tickets thanks to my co-worker Geoff. Akis had agreed to going to one event, so was a bit surprised when I came home with both Hockey and Curling tickets.

The women's hockey was out at the UBC arena and it was actually a great place to watch as the capacity is about 7,000 which meant that there really can't be a bad seat in the house. With the telephoto lense Akis received years ago, we were able to get some fantastic photos. It was quite exciting for Akis as this was the first time he and I had been to watch a hockey game live ~ hey if you are going to do it, you might as well go big and start with the Olympians!


The venue:

Warm Up:



The Finnish Line Up:



The Hockey:












The Final was Finland 2, China 1. Although with the number of shots on goal you have to give some credit to the Chinese goalkeeper.



The handshake and a wave to the fans.




The crowd:

Akis was fascinated by what they do with the nets and the guy whose job it was to remove the liquid from the hole. I have no idea why they need the baster and remove the liquid or even what it was that they put in there, but hey, some things need to remain a mystery.