I would never thought that my 22 month old son will be watching Vancouver Olympics 2010 with us. He would say - 'watching Olimics, redy set gooooo'. We go shopping, he sees a poster with people skiing - 'ohhhh Olimpics'. He is now skiing and skating around the house, and playing hockey. It is just too cute, and unforgettable moments.
I watched most of the events. And I missed some. Watching luge and skeleton - I say these Olympians are very brave. On top of being brave, there are also expectations. Expectations of their own, expectations from coaches, expectations from parents, expectations from home towns, and expectations from the country. That is lot of expectations. It is good to have expectations, however, just being part of the Olympics is a great achievement.
Talking about great achievements. One event made me almost cry. It was the moment when Kristi Richards of Canada despite of falling during her moguls women ski run, she picked herself up, put her ski back on, composed herself for a split second, performed nice jump and got to the finish line. For me this is a beautiful win for Canada. Just like a child falling in the snow and getting up effortlessly, as they don't know the definition of failure. Kristi did the same.
On the day 50 on December 18, 2009 the Olympic Torch passed by Aurora. I have not seen it myself, but I drove by just before the run, and the spirit on the streets was amazing. I tried to find photos of the Olympic Torch run through Aurora. Here are some York Region gallery of photos I found for you to enjoy and get back in time a bit.
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I saw the torch run too, same reason, just to be part of the buzz, to see what it was like. It seems like everyone, even non-sporty people like me get into the olympic spirit.
Cute photo! Future Olympian?
Hi Aurora... thanks for commenting on my blog! Yes, I loved the Vancouver Olympics and tried not to miss any of it. One night I was in the pub with friends, and it was so noisy I couldn't hear myself think, with all the cheering and the cowbells ringing!
Your little one is definitely in the Olympic spirit.
The torch run came through Stouiffville in December, and then we got to meet Karen Cockburn (2008 trampoline medallist in Beijing) and then held the Olympic torch (it was out!)
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