I was sitting in the nose-bleed section of Canada Hockey Place sometime
between the first and second periods of the gold medal final on Sunday.
Somehow a burst of activity in my peripheral vision dragged my
attention away from the ice for a moment.
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Making what's difficult look easy
- February 24, 2010 9:15 AM
- By Curt Petrovich
I have a confession to make. Over the past however many days of these Olympics, I have been slipping.
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Searching for answers
- February 21, 2010 11:05 AM
- By Curt Petrovich
Thankfully, some athletes feel a need to explain. Even when Christine Nesbitt won a gold medal in the ladies' 1,000-metre last week, she was compelled to describe the flaws in her performance. That's right. Her performance.
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If today is curling, it must be Friday
- February 20, 2010 11:13 AM
- By Curt Petrovich
The sport I'm covering, is my mnemonic for knowing what day it is. Being in the middle of the Olympic bubble, I've completely lost track of the calendar.
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It would be a shame if we only remember the mistakes
- February 17, 2010 9:17 AM
- By Curt Petrovich
It's getting dark. Nicole Winiaszewski has been standing in a line outside the Royal Canadian Mint in downtown Vancouver for about an hour.
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Once it started it was hypnotic
- February 13, 2010 11:31 AM
- By Curt Petrovich
"Yes, we say 'zed' "That aside by Northwest Territories poet Shane Koyczan during the
performance of his own "We are More", brought a knowing laugh from
everyone in BC Place.
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Fear and anxiety in Vancouver
- February 12, 2010 9:20 AM
- By Curt Petrovich
I'm not sure why I decided to climb the steel stairs of the tower erected in Robson's Square. A colleague of mine had just come back from the experience of riding the Zip Line over downtown Vancouver, and I had to see it for myself.
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A confidence and cockiness that is oddly curious
- February 11, 2010 12:18 PM
- By Curt Petrovich
I wasn't exactly sure how the official welcoming ceremony for Canada's
athletes would come off, but I thought it had the makings of a pivotal
event. So even though as a reporter with a non-rights holder
broadcaster I couldn't record any of the festivities, I felt compelled
to witness it.
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The opening ceremony, is it worth $2,300?
- February 10, 2010 11:45 AM
- By Curt Petrovich
Journalists are known to be a cynical lot. There is a good reason for
that. Consider what we have to work with. Then understand that much of
what we do is look for the tension in any story we're asked to tell.
That's not a defect. It's a skill. Any story worth listening to, has
to have a dramatic narrative.
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"They should be worrying about people like us"
- February 5, 2010 3:40 PM
- By Curt Petrovich
The stench in the hotel hallway is gag-inducing, Hugh Lampkin doesn't seem to notice as he unlocks the door to his room.
"This is my humble abode", he says, laughing.
"This is my humble abode", he says, laughing.
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About the Author
- Curt Petrovich Curt’s been in Vancouver for the CBC since 2005 as a national reporter for British Columbia. He's a Michener award-winning journalist, who's investigative and feature stories have been recognized by The Canadian Association of Journalists, the Radio and Television News Director's Association, and by the Jack Webster Foundation in BC. Curt received a Webster award for his documentary on Canada's Men's Eight Rowing team. He was a part CBC's broadcast team that covered the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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- I have a confession to make. Over the past however many days of these Olympics, I have been slipping.... Continue reading this post
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- Thankfully, some athletes feel a need to explain. Even when Christine Nesbitt won a gold medal in the ladies' 1,000-metre last week, she was compelled to describe the flaws in her performance. That's right. Her performance.... Continue reading this post
