Closing ceremonies

The closing ceremonies this year weren't so great. Canada is so lucky to have such great performers like Celine Dion, who sang at the 1996 Olympic games, why not at the 2010 Olympics where the athletes performed so well? And what about the Cirque Du Soleil? Every body loves them for their crazy acts, it would have been so great. To go back to my original point, I was really disappointed in the performers there. They could have sung songs that were somehow related to the Olympic theme. Michael Buble's performance was totally inappropriate, the girls on stage weren't showing a very good representation of Canada, on top of that there are many children watching this, would you want your children to think its alright to go on stage wearing very small clothes and show your half naked body to the world? Something i did like about the closing ceremonies was when the Russians came and performed a really nice and classy dance. Hopefully the closing ceremonies will be forgotten soon enough.

GOLD! CANADA! GOLD!

Did you know that Canada has earned 14 gold medals so far?

Did you know that no other country in the history of the Olympics has had that many gold medals? Canada ought to be proud of its athletes because it is their spirit and determination that has brought Canada to earn so many gold medals. I think maybe the Canadian athletes have worked even harder this year to earn a medal just because the games were in their country and they want the country to be proud of them, well its worked because every body is proud and excited about how this year's Olympics are going.

GO CANADA GO

Neighboring countries: battle of the century

The hockey game between Canada and the United States was amazing--and i don't even like hockey. Usually when i watch hockey, i get bored because it seems like the players aren't playing for real, not showing us their real potential to work as a team. However last nights game was full of action and excitement. Both teams were always so close to making a goal, they had me sitting on the edge of my seat! The Canadian team had such good teamwork, and when Sydney Crosby scored the wining goal, i think all of Canada was jumping and screaming, out of happiness and pride. What disappointed me was the fact that the American team looked so angry about not winning the game. When the medals were being distributed they all had a frown, and barely any of them said anything. I think that they should be overexcited to just be in the Olympic games and be able to brag about it later. Second place means that you are just a hair under the world champions, that should make someone feel really good about themselves.

Jesse Jay Anderson

Jesse jay is a professional 34 year old athlete, father of two girls and the gold medalist in the 2010 winter Olympics in snowboarding. Young snowboarders look up to this man not only because of his win at this years Olympics, but also because he won almost everything you can win in snowboarding competitions! He's won; overall World Cup crowns, world titles, 58 podium finishes in 205 career World Cup starts. He was just about to put his board away, but with the Winter Olympics being right there in his backyard, he felt he had to do it one more time. Once a winner always a winner, that's what Jesse Jay taught us during his performance.

Joannie Rochette's performance

I don't know if anyone in the world would be able to pull off an ice skating performance as good as Joannie Rochette did, after losing a parent. She performed only two days after her mother's death, i wouldn't be able to do that for sure, but she is strong and pulled it off with grace and won the silver medal. The crowd seemed to love her even more every time she'd land a flip or a jump, roaring out their excitement. When her performance ended, she burst into tears, bending over with her hands on her legs. When she came back up sobbing, she went into her coach's arms. Every body from friends to rivals were there to offer support and there wasn't a dry eye in the crowd . No matter what nation you are, when you watch her performance and know what kind of an emotional roller coaster she is on, your heart goes out to her and what ever feelings you had about her, it quickly changes.

Christine Nesbitt wins gold!

Chritine Nesbitt, Canadian speed skater, won a gold medal in the 1000m race. Nesbitt is the kind of person who needs to win, so when she won her gold medal at the olympics, you can imagine how happy she was. For her, having fun is winning and she is determined to have fun.
Once again, our Canadians make us proud and this year seems to be on a roll, many canadians are winning medals, which is a good thing!

GO Maelle Ricker GO!!

She is the first Canadian woman to earn a goal medal on home soil. She did it during the snowboard cross competition, she's the world's no. 1 ranked snowboard cross competitor. By the time she crossed the finish line in the big final, she had a generous lead over the other competitors. This sport, like many others, is dangerous because you can lose control at any split second. Maelle learned that four years ago when she crashed at the Turin Olympics and was left unconscious, she does not recall the incident. This year, she returned without hesitation and took her courage to the finish line, making her family, friends, and her country proud of her. The coolest thing or her was to have done this in her home province and the city where she grew up in.

Patrick Chan...

Nobody knows what happened to the normally great Patrick Chan, not even himself. His sport is figure skating, he does it with such grace and ease but on Tuesday the 16Th of February, its like the world turned upside down. He said that he went over the routine in is head over and over again before his performance but he doesn't understand what happened that made him perform badly. He was given a disappointing score of 81.12, he bobbled on his opening triple Axel, had an uncharacteristic stumble during his step sequence, where he normally gathers huge marks, and received a one-point deduction for a going too long on his music. However he does not dwell on the past but looks forward to the future, a really good attitude for a competitor.He says he's going to sit back and pretend he's having a hard time then he's going to "attack" by delivering an outstanding performance as he usually does. So I say, good luck Patrick Chan and do your very best.

Birthday girl wins silver medal!

It was Wednesday February 17, 2010, but it was also Marianne St.Gelais birthday AND she won second place in the women's 500-meter short-track speed skating final at the 2010 Olympics! What an awesome gift! This is a birthday she will never forget. She was really happy to have won her medal, especially when it means she's almost as good as the current world and Olympic record holder, now that is not something to be disappointed about. Event her competitors are proud of her. Her boyfriend, who holds the world record in the 1,000-metre speed skating, ( from Levis, Quebec) bought her some Flowers and some clothes but he is going to have to work really hard next year to top off this gift that she won herself!

John Montgomery's performance 2010 olympics

John Montgomery is a CANADIAN competitor in this year's winter Olympics. The sport he is competing in is called skeleton; its like the luge, but instead the sled is ridden face first. So far, he has come in second place after doing his two runs, he is still confident for his last run which is good. Even if he comes in second or last, i would like to congratulate him on just having the guts to participate in such a sport! I mean, have you seen how scary it looks? Your going down a steep ICE track on a super tiny, skinny sled, wearing a super thin layer of clothes so you can go faster down the slope, and to top that off, your going at 90 miles an hour ( that's 144 kilometers an hour!!!) I'm pretty sure not many of us would have the guts to do that so, again i congratulate him on first of all, his awesome performance and second of all, his courage for doing it.

Alexandre Bilodeau! :)

Canada ought to be proud of its very own Alexandre Bilodeau, THE first Canadian to win an Olympic title on his country's soil, and that that medal is a gold one is even more impressive. To top that off, he did it at the very beginning of the Olympic games! It makes people want to watch it, people who might not be interested in sports. He did everything by the book, heck he may even make it in the history books thanks to this awesome performance. Not only did he win, he won with a .17 lead over the other competitors! This is a moment that will mark our Canadian history forever.

2010 Olympics-Opening Ceremonies!!

I have always loved opening ceremonies for any kind of event or show but the 2010 Olympics' opening ceremonies top my best-of list. I loved it when the Canadian snowboarder jumped through the Olympic rings with snow exploding with him, i just think every thing about it radiates the Canadian theme. I was also really impressed by the 16 year old Nikki Yanofsky who sang the national anthem, she did an extraordinary job. I thought the Natives' performance was heartwarming because they are the true representatives of Canada and they did a really good job of showing that. However the most memorable part of the show for me was when the snowboarders and skiers were pretending to glide down a mountain. It was so graceful, and I can't believe how hard it must have been to do that as perfectly and as nicely as they did. Like I said earlier, i love watching opening ceremonies, but this one definitely tops my list.