Turin is the host city of the 2006 Winter Olympics, taking place February 10 to 26, 2006. With Canada aiming for another gold medal in men's hockey, Turin has been on my mind lately. Or is it Torino? Turin is the english name of the Italian city of Torino. Traditionally,
Organizers of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games unveiled their Olympic logo over the weekend. It's called Ilanaaq and it's an inukshuk, a symbol deeply rooted in Inuit culture. You can see it here. Some like it, some hate it. A colleague just told me it looked like something his kid
On February 15, 2006, defending gold medalist Canada will play Italy to open the 2006 Turin Olympics hockey tournament. It just feels nice to see an important hockey game on the schedule that won't be threatened by labour strife. Whether NHL players will participate or not isn't yet known because
The second week in Athens for our Canadian athletes certainly was better than the first week. We finished with 12 medals which is only two less than we collected four years ago in Sydney. I'd feel a great deal better about our performance if some of our best chances hadn't
Some asshole decided he was bigger than the final athletic event of the Athens Olympics and grabbed the marathon race leader with just five kilometres remaining. The race began in the town of Marathon, northeast of Athens, 47.2 kilometres from the Olympic Village, following the ancient route Athenian soldier
Canada now has twelve medals at these Olympic games. Ross MacDonald and Mike Wolfs captured a silver medal in Star class sailing regatta.
Canada has earned it's eleventh medal of these Olympic games. Kayakers Adam van Koeverden won gold in the men's K1 500-metre race.
Canada has earned it's tenth medal of these Olympic games. Caroline Brunet took bronze in the women's K1 500-metre kayak race.
The American men's basketball team in Athens was the heavy favourite to win gold heading into the summer Olympics. This team hadn't lost a game in the Olympics since 1988 and was stacked with NBA stars. Who was going to beat the Dream Team? As it turns out, beating the
Canada has earned it's ninth medal of these Olympic games. Marie-Helene Premont raced to a silver medal in the Olympic women's mountain bike competition.
Canada has earned it's eighth medal of these Olympic games. Kayaker Adam van Koeverden paddled to a bronze medal in the men's K1 1,000-metre event.
Canada's medal count now stands at seven. Alexandre Despatie won the silver medal in the men's three-metre springboard competition.
Perdita Felicien's gold-medal dreams just died. She hit the first hurdle and went down in the 100-metre hurdles, the Olympic event most anticipated by Canadian sports fans. A nation weeps.
Canada has earned it's sixth medal of these Olympic games. Lori-Ann Muenzer won Canada's first gold medal in track cycling in the Olympic sprint event earlier today.
Canada has earned it's fifth medal of these Olympic games. Tonya Verbeek is taking home the silver in the women's 55-kilogram division of wrestling.
Canada has earned it's fourth medal of these Olympic games. Kyle Shewfelt captured the gold medal in the floor event in men's gymnastics. It's our first-ever Olympic artistic gymnastics medal and our first gold medal in Athens.
Canada entered this weekend with two medals and a great deal of hope. We were expected to easily double and possibly triple that count by the end of competition on Sunday. We always excel in rowing and our Men's Eights entered the Olympics with a two-year unbeaten streak and was
Canada has earned it's third medal of these Olympic games. The Canadian men's four rowing team of Cam Baerg, Jake Wetzel, Tom Herschmiller and Barney Williams raced to a silver medal this morning.
Canada has earned it's second medal of these Olympic games. Karen Cockburn of Toronto won silver in women's trampoline.
It's day five of the Summer Olympics and the most recognizable Canadian participant thus far is Ron Bensimhon. Bensimhon sported a blue tutu and jumped into the Olympic Aquatic Centre pool during the men's synchronized three-metre springboard event on Monday. He was arrested on charges of "interrupting the Games". This
Canada has earned it's first medal of these Olympic games. Divers Emilie Heymans and Blythe Hartley won bronze in women's synchronized diving.
When our Canadian Olympic baseball team takes the field in Athens, there will be a few familiar faces to Blue Jay fans. Paul Spoljaric and Rob Ducey are on the squad and both used to suit up for the Jays. Peer into the dugout and you'll see we're managed by
I love the Olympics. We're five days away from Athens 2004 and I'm ready. When Canada medals, you'll read about it here. There are a few sites in particular I'll be keeping my good eye on throughout the games. CBC Olympics PageBBC Olympics PageAthens 2004 Official SiteYahoo! News Full CoverageESPN
The Olympics are only a month away. That is, if Athens can handle it. Yesterday, Greece experienced their worst power failure in decades, which crippled the southern half of the country for hours. The Summer Olympic Games take place from August 13 to August 29. Assuming everything runs according to
I'm a proud Canadian, but I'm even a prouder Torontonian. That's why I'm not afraid to admit I was rooting against Vancouver's bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. As everyone knows by now, Vancouver narrowly beat out PyeongChang to win the IOC vote. Why was I rooting against Vancouver?
