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Roenicke, Ross Blog from Australian Youth Festival

Sat Jan 17 09:54:00 -0500 2009

Jan. 17, 2009 On our flight to Sydney, Australia we were upgraded to Business Class due to our amazing connections with "Tony the Pilot." We had so much room to sleep. Our seats reclined completely flat, and we had our own private 14" TVs with touch screen access… Read More

Ali Wood's Olympic Report - Aug. 22, 2008

Tue Sep 02 11:25:25 -0400 2008

We got to sleep in a bit yesterday because the gold medal match was not scheduled until 11 am.  This was a blessing as Kelly (our physical therapist), Troy (Misty and Kerri's coach) and I did not get back from the indoor men's match until 1 am.  Well worth the late night… Read More

Ali Wood's Olympic Report - Aug. 17, 2008

Thu Aug 21 06:33:05 -0400 2008

What an exciting 48 hours of volleyball!!! After the women's indoor team took a thrilling 5 game victory over China, (my ears are still ringing from the crowd noise!) we had an early morning of matches and training yesterday. Because Misty-Kerri and Todd-Phil will play all early matches (for… Read More

Ali Wood's Olympic Report - Aug. 10, 2008

Sat Aug 16 13:35:04 -0400 2008

BEIJING (Aug. 10, 2008) - Today the mood today has been understandably somber.  We are all so saddened by the tragic attack on Wiz and Hugh's family, and praying for her mother's speedy recovery.Yesterday the temperature soared to over 95F and what seemed like 99% humidity in the… Read More

Ali Wood's Olympic Report - Aug. 11, 2008

Sat Aug 16 13:29:44 -0400 2008

BEIJING (Aug. 11, 2008) -- After all the events of the last 72 hours, I am finally getting a chance to reflect on the Opening Ceremonies.  What a night!  After we met Dubyah, who has a very firm handshake and is apparently a big bvb fan and more specifically a big Misty May fan,  we… Read More

Ali Wood's Olympic Report - Aug. 15, 2008

Fri Aug 15 21:28:41 -0400 2008

The beach volleyball schedule is a challenging one for any country that has more than one team. We have 4, the max allowed. Only Germany and Brazil have the same amount of teams and more staff than we do. One of the drawbacks of being from a country that has the largest delegation besides host… Read More

Ali Wood at the World University Cha …

Fri Jul 04 20:17:51 -0400 2008

What a change from yesterday…it poured all night last night and all day today.  The temp was about 56F, pouring non-stop!  Luckily there is a large dining hall area for the volunteers that they decided to open up for the athletes and staff.  I have to say the organizers did a… Read More

Ali Wood at the World University Cha …

Fri Jul 04 02:46:47 -0400 2008

I wish I had a whole lot of fun (in addition to volleyball) to report, but these international beach events last all day, from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm, so it is all we can do to crawl back to the hotel, which is actually a hostel, and try to get some sleep.  Did I mention that there are no curtains… Read More