Ice Skating at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Here I was yet again with Mel and Sameer, this time at the new Olympic Oval in Richmond. It would appear that wherever there's fun, we're all there. The building is amazingly beautiful with extensive use of wooden pillars and frames that's become distinctively west coast in architecture design. With a free entrance coupon in hand, we put on our brand new Bauer skates from the community centre rental and took to the ice. Because the ice skates were so new, it wasn't fully broken into yet, and this made it a little painful to skate well in. Yes, I'm actually blaming it on the skates and NOT in my ability to skate.

The speed skating oval was huge and accommodated a basketball court and a tennis court in the middle. The building also boasted a weight room/fitness centre on the floor above. I believe I even saw a track around the perimeter! This LEED certified building is a spectacular one inside and out and deserves to be at the centre of attention during the 2010 Games.