Olympics-Canada breaks jinx as French also strike gold
VANCOUVER, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Canada broke the jinx that has
cursed it for three home-turf Olympic Games on Sunday with a
gold medal in men’s moguls skiing, triggering an outpouring of
elation from a country that almost thought it couldn’t win.
“I don’t think I realise it yet — it’s too good to be
true,” an elated Alexandre Bilodeau said after his freestyle
win. “The party’s just starting for Canada.”
Olympic icon carries hands-off warning
The hot Olympic ticket for those without tickets to the Games seems to be a trip down to the Vancouver waterfront to see the four-pronged metal cauldron where the Olympic flame is burning.
Except that heading down to the waterfront means joining tens of thousands of others with the same idea, and obeying the strident instructions from Olympic volunteers trying to herd the horde in the right direction without letting people fall under a bus.
See fenced-off Olympic cauldron but keep your distance
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – For tens of thousands pouring into downtown Vancouver on Sunday, the Olympic cauldron, most important symbol of the Winter Games, was locked behind a ring of steel.
Instead of a clear view of the four-armed metallic structure against a backdrop of snow-topped mountains — the picture postcard image from television shots — visitors to the Vancouver waterfront saw packed streets, disappointed crowds, and a chain-link fence.
Olympics-See fenced-off Olympic cauldron but keep your distance
VANCOUVER, Feb 14 (Reuters) – For tens of thousands pouring
into downtown Vancouver on Sunday, the Olympic cauldron, most
important symbol of the Winter Games, was locked behind a ring
of steel.
Instead of a clear view of the four-armed metallic structure
against a backdrop of snow-topped mountains — the picture
postcard image from television shots — visitors to the
Vancouver waterfront saw packed streets, disappointed crowds,
and a chain-link fence.
@daschles. Most kind. :) It was a fun story to write.
Wet feet, wet jacket, wet hair, wet clothes. This is not what Winter Olympics are supposed to be about.
comment on bus to a warm, damp Whistler: “Vancouver is the only place where it rains for 40 days and 40 nights, and nobody builds an ark”
So I get to see Whistler today, even if the reasons are all wrong. Helping colleague Martyn Herman after yesterday’s tragic luge death.
Canada’s message to the games: We’re Canadian, dammit
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canada, politely annoyed when confused with its powerful neighbor to the south, laid claim to a distinct identity as its Olympic Games opened on Friday and asked the world to indulge its uncharacteristic patriotism.
In a colorful and at times moving opening ceremony to the Vancouver Games, Canada rolled out a line-up that read like a Who’s Who of the country, including some that an international television audience may have assumed were American anyway.
Olympics-Canada’s message to the games: We’re Canadian, dammit
VANCOUVER, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Canada, politely annoyed when
confused with its powerful neighbour to the south, laid claim to
a distinct identity as its Olympic Games opened on Friday and
asked the world to indulge its uncharacteristic patriotism.
In a colourful and at times moving opening ceremony to the
Vancouver Games, Canada rolled out a line-up that read like a
Who’s Who of the country, including some that an international
television audience may have assumed were American anyway.
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