The Olympics to me
The Olympics was more than just medals it was an event in our city which allowed the world to party here. The Olympics to me was heading downtown half drunk to get there and wait in line to get into German house drinking beer flown in from Germany and eating Bratwurst and talking to people you have never meet and even though you don't even get in you still have fun. Then you head through the sea of people to Robson square and watch the opening ceremonies with 100,000 other people as they are projected onto the side of a building.
The Olympics to me was heading down again to yet again party with friends and drink on patios and eventually make it to a crepe shop to witness Canada's Alexandre Bilodeau win the gold in Freestyle skiing which was the first gold in history for Canada on Canadian soil.
I managed to snap a photo of the moment we won gold and the expressions and reactions in the picture pretty much sum up the energy and passion we had in our city for 2 weeks.
The Olympics to me was traveling two hours on train getting drunk on it to get to a venue to see Our Lady Peace as part of the free Olympic concert series. After 2 hours of travel we get there and see it has a line 5 blocks long and almost give up hope, but instead I hop fences run through parks and find a way in and manage to see one of my favorite bands for free.
The Olympics to me was being crazy enough to fursuit downtown with a bunch of friends and have no problems, no issues and tons of fun.
The Olympics to me was athletes like Alexandre Bilodeau winning the first gold, Manitoba’s Jon Montgomery was awarded the gold medal for men’s skeleton and walks down whistler village drinking beer out of a pitcher being my personal fav. It's our girls eating the competition and beating the USA to celebrate in Canadian fashion with beer and cigars on the ice they won on. Kaillie Humphries, Heather Moyse, Helen Upperton and Shelley-Ann Brown don't celebrate gold, but they celebrate gold and silver medals in women's bobsled. It was Joannie Rochette winning a bronze medal days after her mother passed away. It was 40 year old Jasey-Jay Anderson winning gold in giant slalom snowboarding. It was our women's curling team winning silver and the men Ben Hebert, Marc Kennedy, John Morris and Kevin Martin winning Gold. It was Crosby putting the puck past Ryan Miller seven minutes and 40 seconds into Overtime to hear a city erupt!
The Olympics to me are watching the closing ceremonies, celebrating the most Golds ever for Canada and the Most at a winter Olympics, with one million other people.
GO CANADA GO
The Olympics to me was heading down again to yet again party with friends and drink on patios and eventually make it to a crepe shop to witness Canada's Alexandre Bilodeau win the gold in Freestyle skiing which was the first gold in history for Canada on Canadian soil.
I managed to snap a photo of the moment we won gold and the expressions and reactions in the picture pretty much sum up the energy and passion we had in our city for 2 weeks.
The Olympics to me was traveling two hours on train getting drunk on it to get to a venue to see Our Lady Peace as part of the free Olympic concert series. After 2 hours of travel we get there and see it has a line 5 blocks long and almost give up hope, but instead I hop fences run through parks and find a way in and manage to see one of my favorite bands for free.
The Olympics to me was being crazy enough to fursuit downtown with a bunch of friends and have no problems, no issues and tons of fun.
The Olympics to me was athletes like Alexandre Bilodeau winning the first gold, Manitoba’s Jon Montgomery was awarded the gold medal for men’s skeleton and walks down whistler village drinking beer out of a pitcher being my personal fav. It's our girls eating the competition and beating the USA to celebrate in Canadian fashion with beer and cigars on the ice they won on. Kaillie Humphries, Heather Moyse, Helen Upperton and Shelley-Ann Brown don't celebrate gold, but they celebrate gold and silver medals in women's bobsled. It was Joannie Rochette winning a bronze medal days after her mother passed away. It was 40 year old Jasey-Jay Anderson winning gold in giant slalom snowboarding. It was our women's curling team winning silver and the men Ben Hebert, Marc Kennedy, John Morris and Kevin Martin winning Gold. It was Crosby putting the puck past Ryan Miller seven minutes and 40 seconds into Overtime to hear a city erupt!
The Olympics to me are watching the closing ceremonies, celebrating the most Golds ever for Canada and the Most at a winter Olympics, with one million other people.
GO CANADA GO