2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Olympic games brought Canadians together and kept us on the edge of our seats!
The Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games start THIS WEEKEND!!
Even with the Olympic games over, most of us are still feeling the rush of patriotism! Every time the Olympics come around, I always wish they lasted longer. I love watching the different sports and keeping up to date with who has the most medals. This year was an amazing record breaker for our Canadian athletes,…
Day 3 and 4: The Last Days
Here’s the final entry in my Olympic journey! Enjoy… We spent the following day walking around downtown Vancouver spending some time in Robson Square, which was packed! There were people as far as you could see and once again I give a huge round of applause to the police and security in the area. …
The Olympics Will Never Be Over!
From the when we first heard about them to this day, the Olympics have been a hot topic. Now that the Closing Ceremony is finished, and the events are over, does this mean that the Olympics in turn are finished? Over the past two weeks, people from all over the world have been supporting their…
Day Two: There’s Gold in Them Hills!
On with my adventures at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics… Tuesday, February 16th was a day I will not soon forget. First we took the Sky Train and Sea Bus, but we’ve already discussed my love for public transport enough. The shuttles getting up to Cypress Mountain for the day were very fast and I was very impressed…
Canada vs. US: Utter Defeat
Own the Podium? More like Blown the Podium. To date in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Canada has 10 medals overall, 5 of them gold, placing 4th overall in medal standings. The USA? 25 medals, 9 of them gold. Canada’s plan was to have the most medals overall in the Olympics. Instead, they watch helplessly as the…
Day One: An Olympic Wait
A few days ago, I packed up everything (including a sewing machine? That one confuses me too..) and headed over to Vancouver with my sister to take on the Olympics first hand. Now, not only am I very excited for the Olympics, but this is the first time I have ever been to Vancouver. We…