Here is my volunteer position at the kimik desk. Pictured are my co-workers Jennifer and Tjitske. Well, the first day of the races were C O L D. Due to weather conditions, we had not only a late start but the scheduled races were changed around. It was -37 with the wind chill and the skaters wear only thin Lycra suits. They were all very very cold indeed. Despite this, a record was broken (although not yet official)! (Ontario, Saskatchewan, Ontario, came 1st, 2nd, 3rd). Due to the cold, the electronic timers were not operating, so all was done on a manual basis, which was very time consuming. All races on all days were to start at 9:00 AM, but due to weather conditions, the start time has been delayed on all days to 1:00 PM and the number of days racing lengthened. Today - the 2nd day of racing - saw the 1:00 start and the men and women did race, but by 2:00 one of the racers was taken to the hospital with hypothermia, so further races were cancelled for the day. This weather is playing havoc with the games. The cold looks like it will continue for the remainder of the week. I know we Canadians love to talk about the weather, but we have extreme weather to talk about. If interested, here's a link to keep you up with our weather conditions click here . Will try to take some pictures of the skaters tomorrow - weather permitting!