Fast Forward

So I'm hitting the fast forward button to bring us up through Thursday. Lots of arriving athletes and dealing with bags and learning bus routes. In addition, arranging transport for various folks to get to places. I think I mentioned I am the transportation person. I have named myself the "transportation czar" and I deal with all things transportation. Don't mess with me or I'll run you OVER. In addition to the transportation that the organizers provide "Sochi2014" I have 4 cars to look after to use for anything and everything "outside the system". So any errands that need to be ran, emergency transportation or just going for a joy ride. So... my vehicles (Volkswagen Touregs) have gotten much use. Unfortunately on the first or second day of training we had an athlete crash (downhill training). He has partial paralysis so he skis with a mono ski where his legs are in a bucket and he has poles with little mini skis attached. It's actually pretty amazing to watch. These guys are on the same course as Body Miller was which was technical to begin with and then you throw in shitty conditions (it's probably 60 degrees today) and the fact that they are using only their arms to steer them down the hill at 60-70 mph... it's incredible. Anyways... we had a guy crash and be shipped to a hospital. That was casualty #1... we have had 3 more. One guy didn't have to go to the hospital but the 2 others did which means 3 total so far shipped to the hospital. One by ambulance and the 2 others by helicopter. So another guy crashed during training Thursday and he has since been evacuated out to Frankfurt where he will have surgery in the next day or so. The first guy went home yesterday. He was fine but basically broke his back. It was a spinal fracture which he was wearing a brace for. It's his 4th back break. The one guy who crashed yesterday stayed at the hospital overnight last night (Saturday night) but was back today. So lots of crazy accidents. I'm the one who makes sure the team doctor has a driver and a car to get to the hospital with a translator if need be.Fortunately today was quiet. Here's some video and an article regarding our fourth crash which was yesterday...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KulFWmvbEu4
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/sports/olympics/us-paralympic-skier-is-stable-after-crash.html?_r=0