Daily Lives at the Olympics, Interns, and Athletes

Here you can check out some of the NBC Interns' daily schedules and compare them to the daily schedule of US speed skater and Olympic medalist Apolo Anton Ohno. While the events that take place are different, the dedication and hard work are the same. Despite the fact that each of the people compared are very different, we hope that you'll see that in the end we're all young people just trying to get ahead in life.

Apolo Anton Ohno's schedule is approximated from information compiled from The Ohno Zone. Sona and Jen's were based on a normal day in Control C at the International Broadcast Center (IBC). Amy's schedule based on a normal day at Palavela for "Olympic Ice".

Time Sona Ram Apolo Anton Ohno Jen Wojnar Amy Zeleznock

7:00 am Sleeping Wake up, eat a light breakfast Get home, brush teeth, put a movie on, try not to wake up roommate Waking up...or hitting the snooze for another 5 minutes

7:45 am Still Sleeping Head over to the rink - start an early ice practice Chat with roommate who just got up to go to work Showered, dressed and heading to bus for the IBC

8:45 am Wake up and begin to get ready for the day Ice practice officially starts Turn off the movie, totally exhausted, fall asleep On bus headed towards IBC, listen to iPod, and hopefully becoming more awake for the day ahead

10:45 am Quick breakfast in the commissary Finishes up ice practice Sleeping Get record tapes ready for the show and log previous tapes for tape library database

11:30 am Logging tapes, usually cross country skiing or biathlon. Head back to training center Sleeping Still logging

12:00 pm Still logging biathlon/cross country skiing. Lunch and rest until the next training session of the day. Sleeping Lunch Break!! Unless I'm still logging.

1:30 pm New events start, usually alpine skiing. Keep on Logging Rest until next training session of the day. Sleeping Sit in production truck, and logging some of the segments for the show.

2:30 pm Still logging alpine skiing. Craving food, coffee and Tylenol.
Send some one to get me those things. Start next training session of the day. Either lifting or other dry land. Sleeping Still in production truck, sometimes laughing at what the talent says that won't make it on air.

5:00 pm Usual break time for dinner. Head to commissary and grab food,
Bring it back to Control C and log with one hand and eat with the other Dry land training ends. Get up, get ready, get on the bus to go to the IBC Taping is usually over, so I pick up tapes and deliver to the post production office, and watch editing

6:00 pm Melt time, logging the collaboration of "good shots" of each event Sports medicine, ice bath, and massage therapy Finish "breakfast" and start work, transition with Marco, another intern to find out what I need to do Dinner Time!

7:00 pm The big event of the night starts. Logging either figure skating or short track speed skating Eat dinner Help to log one of the many feeds coming in Hanging out with some of the producers and production assistants our tiny edit bay. We all became very close

7:45 pm Still logging the biggest event of the night Sharpen skates and review footage of the day's practices Run errands Either watching an event at Palavela, the figure skating venue, or heading back home

8:30 pm Still logging big event of the night Free time! More errands or continue logging the big events Usually home...or exploring downtown

10:00 pm Big of the night usually ends, start the melts of this event Free time! Snack time! See if anyone else wants anything while I'm up Shower, and getting stuff ready for the next day

12:00 am Finish up working and hit up commissary to grab food to bring home Free time! Still at work, probably having "lunch" If I'm not too tired, getting ready to go out

1:00 am Head out with fellow interns to the local entertainment establishments Sleeping Helping out with whatever needs to be done, most likely looking for a tape Heading out with fellow interns to the local entertainment establishments

4:00 am Return home from wherever we were that night, go to sleep Sleeping Begin my own set of assemble edits for a compilation reel Return from establishment, go to sleep

5:00 am Sleeping Sleeping Finish up edits and return tapes to library Sleeping

6:00 am Sleeping Sleeping Have breakfast in the commissary and head home Sleeping

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Time	Sona Ram	Apolo Anton Ohno	Jen Wojnar	Amy Zeleznock
7:00 am	Sleeping	Wake up, eat a light breakfast	Get home, brush teeth, put a movie on, try not to wake up roommate	Waking up...or hitting the snooze for another 5 minutes
7:45 am	Still Sleeping	Head over to the rink - start an early ice practice	Chat with roommate who just got up to go to work	Showered, dressed and heading to bus for the IBC
8:45 am	Wake up and begin to get ready for the day	Ice practice officially starts	Turn off the movie, totally exhausted, fall asleep	On bus headed towards IBC, listen to iPod, and hopefully becoming more awake for the day ahead
10:45 am	Quick breakfast in the commissary	Finishes up ice practice	Sleeping	Get record tapes ready for the show and log previous tapes for tape library database
11:30 am	Logging tapes, usually cross country skiing or biathlon.	Head back to training center	Sleeping	Still logging
12:00 pm	Still logging biathlon/cross country skiing.	Lunch and rest until the next training session of the day.	Sleeping	Lunch Break!! Unless I'm still logging.
1:30 pm	New events start, usually alpine skiing. Keep on Logging	Rest until next training session of the day.	Sleeping	Sit in production truck, and logging some of the segments for the show.
2:30 pm	Still logging alpine skiing. Craving food, coffee and Tylenol. Send some one to get me those things.	Start next training session of the day. Either lifting or other dry land.	Sleeping	Still in production truck, sometimes laughing at what the talent says that won't make it on air.
5:00 pm	Usual break time for dinner. Head to commissary and grab food, Bring it back to Control C and log with one hand and eat with the other	Dry land training ends.	Get up, get ready, get on the bus to go to the IBC	Taping is usually over, so I pick up tapes and deliver to the post production office, and watch editing
6:00 pm	Melt time, logging the collaboration of "good shots" of each event	Sports medicine, ice bath, and massage therapy	Finish "breakfast" and start work, transition with Marco, another intern to find out what I need to do	Dinner Time!
7:00 pm	The big event of the night starts. Logging either figure skating or short track speed skating	Eat dinner	Help to log one of the many feeds coming in	Hanging out with some of the producers and production assistants our tiny edit bay. We all became very close
7:45 pm	Still logging the biggest event of the night	Sharpen skates and review footage of the day's practices	Run errands	Either watching an event at Palavela, the figure skating venue, or heading back home
8:30 pm	Still logging big event of the night	Free time!	More errands or continue logging the big events	Usually home...or exploring downtown
10:00 pm	Big of the night usually ends, start the melts of this event	Free time!	Snack time! See if anyone else wants anything while I'm up	Shower, and getting stuff ready for the next day
12:00 am	Finish up working and hit up commissary to grab food to bring home	Free time!	Still at work, probably having "lunch"	If I'm not too tired, getting ready to go out
1:00 am	Head out with fellow interns to the local entertainment establishments	Sleeping	Helping out with whatever needs to be done, most likely looking for a tape	Heading out with fellow interns to the local entertainment establishments
4:00 am	Return home from wherever we were that night, go to sleep	Sleeping	Begin my own set of assemble edits for a compilation reel	Return from establishment, go to sleep
5:00 am	Sleeping	Sleeping	Finish up edits and return tapes to library	Sleeping
6:00 am	Sleeping	Sleeping	Have breakfast in the commissary and head home	Sleeping