American don’t like Canada to ‘own the podium’
ShareTHE Time magazine carries a piece of commentary this week titled “Why Canada Wants to Kick Olympic Butt“. Watch out, world. They are coming after you, on skeleton sleds, speed skates and, oh yeah, while wielding big old curling brooms. They used to be the nice guys (and gals); now they’d rather leave you buried in the snow on a ski trail. They will no longer be embarrassed. Fellow biathletes and bobsledders, beware: the Canadian... [Read More...]
China’s emerging strength in snowboading is a ‘Chinese invasion’: Globe and Mail
ShareHalfpipe gold medallist Xuetong Cai of China is flanked by compatriots Zhifeng Sun (left), silver, and Xu Cheng, bronze as they stand on the podium at the FIS snowboard world cup Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 in Stoneham Que. (CP) With the Winter Olympics just weeks away from opening, I was shocked at the narrow-sightedness or interpretation of snowboarding in an Globe and Mail article today, titled “Once out-of-place gymnasts, now halfpipe heroes:... [Read More...]
[GB] Liberals’ management of Olympic economy a total mess
ShareGuest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. The BC Liberals often claimed that economic development and management are their strengths but this bubble is bursting right in front of our eyes. BC’s economic performance record was second last in Canada last year and the number of jobs we are losing also leads the rest of the country.... [Read More...]
Photos – Olympic Torch Relay, alternative carrying modes
SharePerhaps the most exciting and most original part of the Canadian Olympic torch relay is that the torch is carried by “alternative” mode of transportation across the country. This is really smart. With the torch being transported by different modes of means, it ensures photos generated from each day of the “longest domestic torch relay ever” will be unique and photogenic. I will try to continuously post photos of torch... [Read More...]
100 days countdown to the Games
ShareA man wears Olympic mittens as he photographs the Olympic countdown clock displaying 100 days until the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday November 4, 2009. (CP) 2010 Olympic torch relay warms up frigid Yukon village THE CANADIAN PRESS OLD CROW, Yukon – The 2010 Olympic torch warmed up this frigid Arctic community Wednesday as it was carried into a town celebration on a dogsled. Residents... [Read More...]
Photos – Olympic pin collectors have fun in Richmond Oval
ShareOlympic pin collector Daniel Presburger, right, of Thousand Oaks, Calif., talks with another collector during an Olympic pin show at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, B.C., on Saturday August 8, 2009. Just a small handful of athletes from Afghanistan competed in last year's Summer Games in Beijing, and Daniel Presburger knew they'd be wearing official Olympic pins from their home country. So the California high school teacher tracked... [Read More...]
[GB] Do you enjoy lining up? (Lawrence Wong)
ShareGuest blogger: Lawrence Wong, Barrister & Solicitor To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. If so then please for heaven’s sake don’t miss the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver. Here is a blogger’s Canucklehead description of road closures and all that: Thinking of coming to Vancouver in 2010 – leave your car at home. I mean, it’s not like you’ll be able to actually drive it anyway! Virtually... [Read More...]
Vancouver may scale back public parties during 2010 Olympics
ShareCP – Vancouver may slash funds for public parties during the 2010 Games but the budget remains the same to wine and dine politicians and corporate executives. Vancouver city council is looking at cutting $5 million from a $23 million Olympic party budget, citing trouble raising sponsorship money. The free public parties are being planned for two downtown sites, and will feature live entertainment and television coverage of sports events... [Read More...]
