MY FAVORITE OLYMPIC EVENT SO FAR: Slopestyle!

I can’t tell if I like this sport so much because it was one of the first events on television, but for some reason I got super into slopestyle. The jumps! Those triple cork twist things! The drama! The snow conditions! The camaraderie! The cuties (Sage, Mark, etc)! Their iPods! Their gum chewing! The better and more bad-ass uniforms than everyone else! I was hooked and am mourning its end. Can they make it a longer event in the future?! And this is coming from someone who tried snowboarding once and hated it.

I have horrible spatial awareness of my body – which is making flip turns in my swimming class a real pain. Our instructor is now enforcing them. My entire lane struggles. No, really. It’s surprising how bad we are. Here’s pretty much how it goes down except in water:

We’re all meeting on Monday to practice. I also just e-mailed my cousin who is a swimmer for tips (as well as favorite goggles, suit, swimming accouterments, and skin saving tips other than slathering coconut oil all over me pre-chlorine contact!) because whatever I lack in sheer timing, talent, overall athleticism, and well, youthfulness, this is my new form of exercise and I’m going to embrace it even if it’s not embracing me. I’m starting with wardrobe. I really want this suit. Fierce!