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We spent a good 12 hours bopping about Beijing today. First stop was the Great Wall. It was an exhausting climb but worth every bead of sweat. Absolutely amazing! From there we went tot he jade factory for a lightening … Continue reading →

6:28 pm 5/4/11 CDT (7:28am 5/5/11 in China) – The internet in our room does not work, so thanks to the Jahn’s for letting me visit bright (smoggy) and early this morning! We’ve made it back to Beijing. Yesterday we … Continue reading →

7:36am CDT (10:36pm China Time) – This afternoon’s competition was kicked off with an opening ceremony with local officials. What we thought were fireworks were actually confetti canons. The crowd here is much more substantial than in Beijing and at … Continue reading →

12:18am CDT (1:18pm in China) – This morning we woke up to our very scenic surroundings and breakfast that actually included beverages – hooray for Laiwu! The site here is amazing. The lake is right next to an airfield that … Continue reading →

At our final competition this morning we had a three fall show and came up only 11 points short of topping the Chinese. Jayson Rishling’s skills won him best male skier. The team’s hitting a good stride and has high … Continue reading →

9:34 CDT – Today Mad-City performed twice at the Shunyi Olympic Stadium. These shows were only performances, not competition, even though we’ve been very clearly informed of the points difference so far! The morning began with opening ceremonies at the … Continue reading →

9:36am CDT – Picture Mad-City’s ski site at Law Park. Now imagine the exact opposite of that and you have the site we are skiing at in Beijing. The Olympic venue features glass calm water and we got a lot … Continue reading →

7:20am CDT – We are settled into our hotel in Beijing. The group from Madison met early on Wednesday, April 27 and joined up with the rest of the team members at O’Hare. Getting 17 people and 34 pieces of … Continue reading →