55/365 (February 24, 2010) – Canada lost to the US in Men’s hockey….for the moment. Our big hurdle was Russia. Russia vs Canada holds more Canadian interest than Canada USA…surprisingly.
Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’
Day 53 – Welcome to the Green Olympics
February 22nd, 2010, posted in 365 Challenge, Photography, The Environment
53/365 (February 22, 2010) – Vancouver wanted to be the greenest Olympics ever, but this wasn’t quite what VANOC meant.
Day 50 – What Defines a Nation?
February 19th, 2010, posted in 365 Challenge, Critical Thinking, Photography
50/365 (February 19, 2010) - I’ve been mulling this over for the past few days. For some reason, media in different parts of the world have been slagging the Olympics, Vancouver, and Canada. Interestingly, it’s generally media people who are not or have not been here to experience any part of what is happening. And I’ve also been mulling over how we differ from other places…As I was about to toss out the trash I spotted a newspaper from a couple of days ago and the front page sort of highlighted part of our collective personality.
Just look at the front page of the Canadian national paper…it highlights and celebrates the success of the Americans! And we won a gold that day…that story is highlighted (or lowlighted) in a little box in the header with the title “She’s Got it”. On one hand, there’s something wrong with that…on the other hand…I suppose that’s just us…
Day 45 – A Dream Fulfilled
February 14th, 2010, posted in 365 Challenge, Photography
45/365 (February 14, 2010) – At the corner of Georgia and Howe streets in downtown Vancouver, this massive building wrap contains the rebuilding and rebranding of the former Hotel Georgia.
Today, Canadiana is rampant in Vancouver, all Canadians are draped in their love of the flag because a young man finally won gold on home soil. Alexandre Bilodeau won gold for the men’s freestyle moguls in a beautiful display of rubber legs and soaring jumps. Simply amazing! and it couldn’t have been a more wonderful young man to have won the first gold. No massive ego, just pure and simple happiness. And one of the first things he says is how his brother, suffering cerebral palsy, has been his inspiration. I almost cried when his tears welled up as he spoke of his family.
Day 44 – The Olympic Flame
February 13th, 2010, posted in 365 Challenge, Photography
44/365 (February 13, 2010) – The Olympic flame in Coal Harbour, Vancouver. No one knew who would light the cauldron. In the end, there were five former athletes who lit the indoor flame together. But the outdoor, public flame was lit by Canada’s darling, Wayne Gretzky.
When Gretzky left BC Place in the back of a truck with the torch and headed for the outdoor cauldron across town…the city went nuts. The restaurants, bars, pubs….everything emptied into the streets and people cheered and ran alongside, oblivious to the driving rain.
It was thrilling to be living in Vancouver at that moment.