30th May - yesterday passed in bit of a blur.
After a good night's sleep (finally!), I went to the Legal and Safety meeting, welcomed with open arms, and enjoyed the discussions on back protector recommendations, child welfare, safety and responsibility on the slopes, and much more.
The afternoon passed in a blur of Alpine Committee, and then Equipment Committee, where I had to give the Medical Committee report.
A rising tide of panic over all the reports I have to prepare for UK Sport before I get back to the UK. At least everything is in my iPad, so I will be editing rather than starting from scratch.
Hardly time to take a breath before dressing for the third formal dinner in a row. This was the most special, hosted by the hotel High1.
Funny moments, the massive ice sculpture of FIS with a skier on top which wouldn't fit through the doorway into the dining room. Beautiful table decorations, bunches of flowers in massive complex vases, candles, menus tied in formal silk envelopes.
More speeches, but all good and short.
And really beautiful food, delicious and exquisitely presented. Six courses.
An extraordinary performance by a Korean group performing rhythmic feats on a whole set of kitchen utensils, leaving piles of shredded vegetables all over the stage.
The waiters standing round the edge of the room to take a well deserved round of applause.
The Snowkidz Awards presentation, where I had to go on stage to represent Snow Camp, one of 8 finalists. We didn't win, even though it does awesome work and deserved to, but won 3000chf, and a certificate to boot.
Oh, and Mrs Yan, the Chinese lady standing for the FIS Council, gave me some rather beautiful pearls to thank me for our meeting last autumn in Zurich.
A piña colada in the Sports Bar, and finally exhausted again!
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