Another year, another Olympic Games for veteran cameraman Rick Regamble.

Working the Olympic Games is old hat for the Langley resident, who turns 60 in March.

The well-travelled RegambleB次元官网网址檚 first Olympic experience happened exactly three decades ago, at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary

That year, he shot the ski jumping competition.

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Including those B次元官网网址�88 Games, heB次元官网网址檚 covered a multitude of events at 13 different Olympics.

They include:

B次元官网网址�94 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway: hockey

B次元官网网址�96 Summer Games in in Atlanta,: indoor volleyball

B次元官网网址�98 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan: open and closing ceremonies/downhill skiing/medal ceremonies

B次元官网网址�02 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah: opening ceremonies/HD Hockey (first broadcast in high definition)

B次元官网网址�04 Summer Games in Athens, Greece: shooting

B次元官网网址�06 Winter Games in in Turin, Italy: figure skating/short track speed skating

B次元官网网址�08 Summer Games in Beijing, China: shooting

B次元官网网址�10 Winter Games in Vancouver: menB次元官网网址檚 hockey

B次元官网网址�12 Summer Games in London: beach volleyball

B次元官网网址�14 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia: open and closing ceremonies/womenB次元官网网址檚 hockey

B次元官网网址�16 Summer Games in Rio: beach volleyball

And this year, heB次元官网网址檚 shooting the menB次元官网网址檚 hockey competition in Pyeongchang County, South Korea.

Through the magic of modern technology, the Times caught up with the father of three who grew up in South Langley and has called the Yorkson area home for the past decade.

Times: With all your Olympic experience, whatB次元官网网址檚 been your B次元官网网址榞olden moment?B次元官网网址�

RR: I was there for that B次元官网网址楪olden GoalB次元官网网址� by Mr. (Sidney) Crosby (Regamble was referring to CrosbyB次元官网网址檚 winning goal versus the U.S. that gave the Canadian menB次元官网网址檚 hockey team gold at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver). It was fantastic. The building went crazy. I have never heard Rogers Arena that loud. I have noise reduction headsets I wear and I had trouble hearing the director. The other thing that sticks with me is when he scored, I actual felt the compression of that crowd erupting against my chest. There was a massive rush of air that we felt in the camera suite.

One other thing, going back to menB次元官网网址檚 hockey, in Salt Lake in 2002. For me that was very special, as well, to be a part of a broadcast that witnessed history. Canada winning gold for the first time in 50 years B次元官网网址� that was fun to shoot, too!

T: WhatB次元官网网址檚 your schedule like in Pyeongchang?

We are doing our first menB次元官网网址檚 hockey game tonight (Feb. 13). IB次元官网网址檓 doing the quarters, semi and medal games. Our venue is the Gangneung Hockey Centre. I arrived on the eighth (of February) and I leave on the 26th.

T: What is your official role?

RR: I am a camera operator. IB次元官网网址檓 doing the same camera that I do for Canucks hockey, which I have been shooting since the B次元官网网址�80s. The bulk of our hockey venue crew is the Vancouver Canucks hockey crew and the veteran crew have been together shooting hockey for over 20 years, and in some cases, 30 years.

T: What has been the experience been like in Pyeongchang thus far, and how is it different from past Olympics? Has technology affected your job?

RR: The Olympic Broadcast services are always striving to be on the cutting edge of technology and these games are no exception. In our rink there is a B次元官网网址榮pidercamB次元官网网址� which is also known as a cable cam B次元官网网址� this one is a smaller version then the one you see on NFL games. It is the first time it has been used for shooting Olympic hockey. Quite frankly, we did a rehearsal game last night and their shots are amazing!

As well we have two - 8 K ( even better then 4 k) cameras that we are using in each offensive zone.

T: What is a typical assignment like?

RR: I do tight follow, so my job is to follow the puck carrier, head to toe, and when he shoots or passes, I go with the puck to the next skater or the net. My replay is the classic head to toe tight follow of a slapshot from the point and I follow the puck all the way to the back of the net, or the wrist shot from the slot. I then pan back to goal-scorer and follow him back to the bench on a close-up shot. The rule for shooting tight follow is the director always wants B次元官网网址榮hooter shooter shooter.B次元官网网址�

T: What do you enjoy about your job?

RR: Well my dad once said, B次元官网网址淪on, find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.B次元官网网址� Well, I have been doing this since 1980 when BCTV took a chance on a smart ass kid and hired me to learn how to do camera.

And I havenB次元官网网址檛 worked a day in my life.

I think the biggest thing I love about my job is the team aspect of it. We all have our specific jobs, whether itB次元官网网址檚 cameras, audio, switcher, video tape, picture painters, or, of course, the director and producer.

For Olympics itB次元官网网址檚 a big crew B次元官网网址� 25 cameras compared to a home Canucks game which has nine.

T: What is the mood, political climate etc. like there?

RR: All my life I have wanted to say these wordsB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址渘o commentB次元官网网址滲次元官网网址� because the organization I work for falls under the IOC umbrella I am not allowed to answer that question for fear of reprisal. And I want to go to Japan for 2020!