Some time in early January former Canadian Olympians were invited to participate in the dress rehearsal for the Opening Ceremonies as “stand-ins” for the athletes. And, we were allowed to bring a guest! My daughter, Jessica, is a student at the University of Western Ontario and I thought it would be a wonderful experience for the two of us to see the Opening Ceremonies and from the athletes perspective it was even better! She, of course, jumped at the opportunity and we marched in as Team Norway. What fun we had meeting former Olympians who represented Canada from as far back as the 1956 Games in Helsinki, Finland!
There are sometimes certain perks to being a former Olympic athlete and after arriving here in Vancouver I was given tickets to a few events. Wow...what luck! Jess was here for 10 days so the tickets were a welcomed surprise. And what great tickets they were! My stepson Adam escorted his sister as I was busy working at the figure skating venue. Their first event was Men’s Moguls at Cypress Mountain and yes, they saw Canada’s first ever gold medal win on home soil! Alexandre Bilodeau thrilled Canadians coast to coast with his incredible win and they were there to witness it! Their next adventure took them back up to Cypress for the Ladies Snowboard Cross and to once again witness another gold medal performance by a Canadian, Maelle Ricker. What do you think the odds of that happening were? Two events and two Canadian Olympic Gold medals.....How lucky for Adam and Jess to witness what will be a big part of Canadian sporting history!
My turn to watch a Canadian win is tonight as I am leaving shortly to go to the rink for final portion of the Ice Dance competition, the Freedance. Canadians Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue are in the lead after skating a brilliant Original Dance last evening. Jess and Adam....I hope you will at least be watching!
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