Fun Facts and The USA House

Hi Everyone!

Things have finally slowed down a bit here in the Village and events are in full swing! I was able to sneak away to visit Jodi at the USA House last night! See photos below.

In addition, here are some fun London Olympic facts:

·         This is the 3^rd time London has hosted the Olympic Games

·         For the first time ever in Olympic history, a woman will be competing from every  country currently represented here

·         The Olympic Village can house up to 16,000 athletes and team officials

·         22,000 pillows are currently in the Village

·         Food to be consumed in the Village includes 25,000 loaves of bread and 75,000 liters of milk

·         Over 750 pieces of strength and conditioning equipment can be found in the Village fitness center

·         Team USA has 529 athletes…and, for the first time in history, has more women on the team then men

·         9 million tickets have been sold for the London Olympics

·         There are 80,000 seats in the Olympic Stadium

·         2,300 medals will be awarded at the London Olympics

Shout out to my Village roommate, 2004 Olympian in the sport of table tennis, Whitney Ping! She has a blog too! Check it out: whitneyping.tumblr.com

Cheers,

Julie

P.S. Something else to check out! J http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/238417/

Jodi at the USA House's Coke Lounge

A cute little tube stop

A tube stop named 'Notting Hill Gate' - reminded me of the movie

The Team USA store at the USA House

The USA House



Jodi and I at the USA House

The Team USA store at the USA House