{"id":2042,"date":"2012-08-22T16:13:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T16:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/2012\/08\/22\/jgp-courchevel-day-one-check\/"},"modified":"2019-03-23T18:27:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T22:27:06","slug":"jgp-courchevel-day-one-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/jgp-courchevel-day-one-check\/","title":{"rendered":"JGP Courchevel: Day One, Check!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/jgp-courchevel-day-one-check\/holly-blog-1-photo-3-edit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_3--edit.jpg?fit=584%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"584,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Holly blog 1 photo 3&amp;#8211;edit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_3--edit.jpg?fit=584%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-2039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_3--edit.jpg?resize=300%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Holly blog 1 photo 3--edit\" style=\"margin: 3px 3px 3px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000; float: right;\" height=\"231\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_3--edit.jpg?w=584&amp;ssl=1 584w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_3--edit.jpg?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Day one in Courchevel: check!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After a long couple days of travel (including a five-hour layover in Amsterdam and a three-hour bus ride zig-zagging up a seemingly endless trek up the mountain), we finally arrived to the sound&nbsp;of the rest of&nbsp;Team USA greeting us with flags and some yummy pizza. \ud83d\ude42&nbsp;Our team leader, Laurie, has set us up with some great USA gear!!<\/p>\n<p>Walking downstairs this morning to breakfast, it truly hit me. Looking out the windows at the breathtaking mountains was like a dream!<\/p>\n<p>We had our very first practice today, and it was so exciting! The rink is great, and a few minutes into our practice, we discovered it was quite warm too. (Thank god for a sleeveless dress!) Afterwards, we headed over to the draw to find out we are third to skate, and I finally met my roommate, Ashley. She got in at midnight the night before, and after a long day of travel, I was already passed out in my bed by the time she got there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>Between skating, watching, and cheering for Team USA, walking around town, playing cards with the team,&nbsp;getting \u201cstuck\u201d in the elevator (see picture below), and enjoying the absolutely delicious French food (two words: chocolate croissants), I&#8217;ve barely had time to take a breath! What a shame that I can&#8217;t seem to find the time to&nbsp;fit in my required summer reading (teehee)!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Holly<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <center><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/jgp-courchevel-day-one-check\/holly-blog-1-photo-2-edit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_2--edit.jpg?fit=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"450,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Holly blog 1 photo 2&amp;#8211;edit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_2--edit.jpg?fit=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2040\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_2--edit.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Holly blog 1 photo 2--edit\" style=\"margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #000000;\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_2--edit.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_2--edit.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_2--edit.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_2--edit.jpg?resize=440%2C440&amp;ssl=1 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2041\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/jgp-courchevel-day-one-check\/holly-blog-1-photo-1-edit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_1--edit.jpg?fit=499%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"499,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 3GS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1345644420&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Holly blog 1 photo 1&amp;#8211;edit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_1--edit.jpg?fit=499%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2041\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Holly_blog_1_photo_1--edit.jpg?resize=332%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Holly blog 1 photo 1--edit\" style=\"margin: 3px; 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