On day two of our trip we had planned on going to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. However because it was very cold that day and I was feeling awful we decided to change our plans. We drove over to the US Olympic Training Center to take a tour and see where some of the athletes train. I didn't get a lot of pictures while we were there because my battery was running low, but I did get a few. It was very interesting to see the facility and everything that is put into helping our athletes prepare for the Olympics.
Along either side of this walkway were flags representing every country that participates in the Olympics 
This plaque lists the names of all of the doctors involved in the athlete's training. Every kind of doctor you can imagine from dentists to orthopedists in the Colorado Springs area volunteers their time to help athletes with the hope that their name will be drawn to be a team doctor during the actual Olympics. 
These are a few Olympic hopefuls practicing wrestling in one of the gyms. 
On the other side of that same gym is the gymnastics training area 
The medals in the center of this display case were donated by a rifleman (not sure that's the right word). The one on the far right with the red, white and blue ribbon was given to all US athletes in 1980 when the US boycotted. 
Anyone up for a bobsled run? 
This sculpture is at the front entrance of the training center 
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