I'm a big fan of the Olympics. Both summer and winter, I devour it like candy, cheering on all of Canada's athletes. I've blogged every medal won by Canada since I started this blog over 11 years ago. I'm an event guy, and there's no bigger event on this planet
During the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada Olympic Park was the primary venue for ski jumping, bobsleigh, and luge. I was there this weekend, armed with my handy Calgary neighbourhood map. This is where Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards represented Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. The flags look like
Toronto bid for the 1996 Summer Olympic games and finished third, behind Atlanta and Athens. I was late to school that morning because I stayed home to watch the IOC unveil the winning bid. We then bid for the 2008 games and finished second to Beijing. Now, there's talk of
Now that the 2012 Olympics are complete, I have something to get off my chest. I absolutely hated the official CTV Olympics app. I installed the Android version the day before the Olympics started hoping to use it as my go-to source for event and television schedules and somewhere I
Mark de Jonge has won bronze for Canada in the men's 200-metre kayak event at the London Olympics.
Richard Weinberger has won bronze for Canada in the men's open water marathon at the London Olympics.
Tonya Verbeek has won silver for Canada in women’s 55-kilogram wrestling at the London Olympics.
Canada has won bronze for Canada in women’s soccer at the London Olympics. Diana Matheson scored in the 92nd minute to beat France 1-0.
Carol Huynh has won bronze for Canada in the women’s 48-kilogram division at the London Olympics.
Mark Oldershaw has won bronze for Canada in the men's 1000 metre canoe event at the London Olympics.
Adam van Koeverden has won silver for Canada in the men's 1000 metre kayak event at the London Olympics.
Derek Drouin has won bronze for Canada in the men's high jump event at the London Olympics.
Ryan Cochrane has won silver for Canada in the men’s 1,500-metre freestyle swimming event at the London Olympics.
Tara Whitten, Gillian Carleton and Jasmin Glaesser have won bronze for Canada in women's team pursuit cycling at the London Olympics.
Rosannagh MacLennan has won gold for Canada in women's trampoline at the London Olympics.
Canada's women's eight rowers have won silver at the London Olympics. Congratulations to Darcy Marquardt, Lesley Thompson-Willie, Andréanne Morin, Ashley Brzozowicz, Krista Guloien, Janine Hanson, Natalie Mastracci, Lauren Wilkinson and Rachelle Viinberg.
Brent Hayden has won bronze for Canada in the men's 100m freestyle swimming event at the London Olympics.
Canada's men's eight rowers have won silver at the London Olympics. Congratulations to Brian Price, Will Crothers, Jeremiah Brown, Andrew Byrnes, Malcolm Howard, Conlin McCabe, Robert Gibson, Doug Csima and Gabe Bergen.
Christine Girard has won bronze for Canada in the women's 63 kg weightlifting division at the London Olympics.
Antoine Valois-Fortier has won bronze for Canada in the men's under 81-kilogram judo event at the London Olympics.
Divers Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion have won bronze for Canada in the women's 10-metre synchronized event at the London Olympics.
Most Canadians loved the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. We hosted, we owned the podium and we won the most desired of golds with an OT goal by Sidney Crosby. It was friggin' magic. I've been watching the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, and it's once again being telecast here
Divers Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel have won bronze for Canada in the women's three-metre synchronized event. Emilie Heymans has become the first female diver to reach the podium in four consecutive Olympic Games. She won silver in the 10-metre synchro in 2000, bronze in the same event in Athens
Although a little long, I enjoyed watching the Parade of Nations during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. There are always a handful of nations I forget exist, and then there's the Independent Olympic Athletes. This year, the Independent Olympic Athletes are comprised of athletes from the former Netherlands Antilles
I've been giggling at the official logo for the 2012 London Olympic games since it was unveiled 5 years ago. Click over and see what I mean. I've only recently checked out the mascots for these upcoming Olympic games, and they're a little goofy as well. They're called Wenlock and
