However, on the eve of his departure, as Kambanis made last-minute checks of his equipment, he found himself unable to sit back and put his Olympic dream in perspective. But mostly, he says, he's too busy to think. Sometimes I don't even realize this is the Olympics. You kind of forget this is a big deal. But now, somewhere in the Japanese Alps, preparing for the sled ride of his life, you can bet that Olympic feeling is beginning to sink in.
Funny thing is, the same thing is happening back here.