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For most people attending the Olympics, finding the perfect seat at the venue is probably the least of their concerns.
If you ever get offered a chance to go to the <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/offside/category/olympics" target="_blank">world&#8217;s most iconic sporting event</a>, you probably won&#8217;t spend too much time worrying if you&#8217;re in the first or last row, as long as you&#8217;re in the venue.
But for one Canadian coach, his seat at the Stelvio Alpine Skiing Centre probably wasn&#8217;t exactly the most comfortable for a few other reasons.
<div class="html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x1oa3qoh x6s0dn4 x1amjocr x78zum5 xl56j7k"><span class="x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 xyejjpt x15dsfln x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x x1i0vuye xvs91rp x1s688f x5n08af x10wh9bi xpm28yp x8viiok x1o7cslx" dir="auto">Conrad Pridy, officially listed as a &#8220;speed assistant coach and strength and conditioning lead&#8221; of the Alpine Canada men&#8217;s team, opted to climb a tree for better view of Saturday&#8217;s men&#8217;s downhill race at the Winter Olympics. </div>
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Yes, seriously, with the CBC broadcast explaining that he&#8217;s looking for the best vantage point at the bottom of the hill to offer feedback and video to the Canadian skiiers for advice on their next runs on the mountain.
Pridy himself doesn&#8217;t exactly seem like a man who&#8217;s afraid of a little danger. His <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hipsterrad/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram profile</a> is filled with skiing and mountain biking videos, dealing with all sorts of slopes. Though he last raced on the FIS circuit in 2015, it seems like he&#8217;s still not afraid to risk an injury for the better of Canada&#8217;s medal hopes.
We didn&#8217;t get any footage of Pridy climbing down from the tree, so we can only hope he had a safe recovery. And perhaps for the next Olympics, they&#8217;d consider bringing in a couple temporary towers or crane to make the whole experience safer for everyone involved.
Unfortunately for the climber, Canada&#8217;s podium hopes were not to be on Saturday for the four Canadians taking part. Jack Crawford finished ninth, Cameron Alexander finished 14th, Jeffrey Read finished 25th and Brodie Seger finished in 29th.
With four events left in the men&#8217;s alpine skiing this Olympics, perhaps Canada will be able to get on the podium in one of those. And for Pridy, we can only hope that he&#8217;s able to find a less stressful place to watch from next race.
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For most people attending the Olympics, finding the perfect seat at the venue is low on their concern list. Conrad Pridy had other plans.