An epic night...Evan brings home the GOLD!

Michelle here, posting for the team. We're a bit behind, only because it's been a busy few days! Last night Barb and Toby saw Evan win the gold. What an amazing night. They were sitting right behind his family, so got to enjoy seeing all the excitement. Rich and I were at the Slovakia vs. Russia hockey game, which was a huge upset with Slovakia winning!  We all met up at the USA house afterward for the US Figure Skating party. What an event. There were many gold medalists there including Dick Button, Peggy Flemming, Brian Boitano, Kristi Yamaguchi and Tara Lipinski.Vera Wang was there, as well as several speed skaters and snowboarders. Everyone was celebrating the first men's figure skating gold since 1988.  The night was festive and we had a great time mingling with all the skating staff, friends and family. The best quote of the night was when Barb asked Frank Carroll, Evan's coach, what he told him right before he took the ice. If you've watched Frank, you know he's a very elegant and well-spoken man. We all expected he'd share some inspirational words he left with Evan that must have fueled that performance. Instead Frank deadpanned, "I told him he better skate his ass off!"  That was classic. We're pretty sure that's not what he actually said, but we may never know for sure!  Today is a gorgeous sunny day in Vancouver. Feels more like the summer Olympics than the winter Olympics! We've been taking full advantage of the sunshine, riding bikes along the sea wall, sitting outside at the great cafes and logging some hours on the deck. Rich and I leave today. Sad to see our Olympic experience end, but we are bringing home memories of a lifetime and the photos to match! More to come from the team here on the ground.....stay tuned.