Part of the cool thing about these tournament is getting to know the officials from other areas of the world. Since I keep referencing all of the people here I thought it might be nice to write a little bit about everyone here so below is a quick guide!
Maurice - he is our supervisor and from Canada. Really nice guy and shares the same addiction to diet coke as me! It was really funny, this morning he came down to our meeting and said he had a gift for me. He then proceeded to pull out a one liter bottle of Coca Cola Light as they call it here!
Katie - She is the other American with me here. I didn't know her real well before coming so it has been great to get to know her better. Also, it is so comforting to have another American here!
Arina - She is a referee from Russia. She actually attended a camp in the US several years ago and has been to a number of international tournaments with other US officials. She was the one I took the train with to Caen.
Angela - She is a referee from Switzerland. She has also been to a number of international events and knows several other US officials. She is very quiet but really nice when you get her to speak up! She actually speaks English, German and French, which is absolutely amazing to me.
Anu - She is a referee from Finland and referred to herself as the grandma of the group. She actually worked the very first IIHF women's world championship tournament back in 1997. She hasn't worked for a few years because she had a baby but is now back. She is a great person and very funny.
Meagan - She is a linesman from Toronto, Canada. It is nice to have her here as well because she has the same North American habits and views on things. She is staying a week after the tournament as well and backpacking in London and France.
Charlotte - She is one of the French linesman. She speaks excellent English and is hysterical. Both her and Sueva have been very gracious hosts. She helps communicate with the hotel staff regarding anything we need. She also stepped up and volunteered to be our driver. The rink provided us with a large van but no driver so she has been navigating the tiny streets here in this big huge van!
Sueva - She is the other French linesman. Again, she is very nice and has been an excellent host!
Anne - She is a Swiss linesman. Very quiet but seems to be a great person. I'm looking forward to working with her tonight!
Jana - She is a Slovakian linesman and my roommate. Coincidentally she has the exact same birthday as my younger brother! She is really nice and a great roommate.
That's all for now. I'm going to take a nice little pre-game nap to get ready for Denmark vs Italy tonight!
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