Mietzke's Holden Adventure

Yesterday we had the Holden Winter Olympics. Well actually it started Friday night with the Torch Relay and the lighting of the Eternal Flame. The events started with the game of Broom Ball, a close cousin of ice hockey, complete with a penalty box (the outdoor nativity mentioned in an earlier post). Next came the Dog Sled Races, with two human “dogs” and a musher being pulled in the sled. We moved through Snow Rolling, an event with the contestants rolling down a snow covered hill. Snow rolling led to the creation of a new sport: Kid Tossing for distance (un-pictured). There were also Bobsled Races with teams of varying sizes from two to four all competing in the same field for the best time on a down hill run(also un-pictured). The bob sleds were followed by Full Contact Sledding, which was run in heats with a main, in two classes: under and over 100 pounds. The over 100 pound last chance heat is pictured here. For the more artistically inclined we had a Snow Sculpture event with two entries, and a snow castle building with a performance piece including princesses, dragons, angry serfs and a rescuing hero. Some of the other un-photographed events were Snow Polo, a lot like water polo, in seven feet of snow rather than a swimming pool. A Tug of War, and Ski/Snow Shoe races, where the contestants had a ski on one foot and a snow shoe on the other. Hot Chocolate Spitting for distance, and Snow Trench Digging were a couple more of today’s events.

The awards ceremony was held at the end of the dinner last night, with every one getting a medal for one thing or another, even if it was just being within ten miles of the village during the events.

As I’m sure you noticed Jordyn participated in most of the events, and won several (Kid Toss, Dog sled races, and Full Contact Sledding) Nyrie, Ang, and I weren’t quite as competitive, but we participated in a number of events as well.