"Iggy!" It's a scream Jarome Iginla has heard many times in his career. But never this loudly, never with so much urgency.
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To Iginla, Crosby's call sounded like gold
- February 28, 2010 10:10 PM
- By Michael Traikos
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Olympic Memories: Heartbreak and triumph
- February 28, 2010 10:03 PM
- By Bruce Arthur
For all the moments that made you so damned happy you wanted to cry -- the triumph of Alex Bilodeau and his brother Frederic, the delirium of Marianne St-Gelais as she watched her boyfriend Charles Hamelin win gold, the pure animal joy of Jon Montgomery -- what I will remember is the moments that made me want to weep.
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Olympic Memories: The strength of a lion
- February 28, 2010 10:00 PM
- By Joe O'Connor
It happened in a blink. A skier was skittering down a steep and icy slope at Whistler Olympic Park and disappeared into the woods.
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Olympic Memories: A face in the crowd
- February 28, 2010 9:49 PM
- By Michael Traikos
My favourite memories are the ones where I got to put down my press pass and become a fan.
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The quotable Vancouver Games
- February 28, 2010 8:34 PM
- By Erin Valois
The Vancouver Games gave 17 days of intense competition, plenty of reasons to celebrate, more than a handful of heartbreaks and, finally, mountains upon mountains of quotes that will live forever.
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Gold-medal game was worth the steep price of admission
- February 28, 2010 6:52 PM
- By Michael Traikos
The fans that packed Canada Hockey Place had a lot in common with one another. Most were born in this country. Most grew up playing hockey. And most had gone into their closet Sunday morning and purposely picked out something that was red-and-white.
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Jonathan 'Taves' causing confusion on the Internet
- February 28, 2010 5:17 PM
- By Erin Valois
Canadians are used to mouth-twisting names. We know it's U-clue-let, and Newfoundland, not Newfoundland.
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Olympians return to their day jobs
- February 28, 2010 4:27 PM
- By Erin Valois
So what do some of our gold medal winners do when they're not owning the podium? Below, a summary of some gilt-tinged day jobs.
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Pack your swimsuit and sunscreen for Sochi
- February 28, 2010 3:52 PM
- By Erin Valois
Vancouver's less-than-wintry weather was the subject of much snivelling and snow-shifting throughout the Olympics. Its not-so-frozen precipitation even caused the cancellation of 8,000 tickets for snowboard cross, at a $50 a pop loss for VANOC organizers.
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Katarina Witt acts like 'spoiled snob' on Whistler train
- February 28, 2010 2:13 PM
- By Erin Valois
She might've been the ice queen at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, but icy behavior by gold medal figure skater Katarina Witt failed to impress her Alberta hosts last week.
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About the Author
- Bruce Arthur Bruce Arthur is the National Post's national sports columnist. A Vancouver native, he has been with the Post since 2001, and a columnist since 2005. He is covering his second Olympics, after the 2008 Games in Beijing. He expects these Games to be slightly less propagandistic, and for China to win slightly fewer medals.
- Joe O'Connor Joe O'Connor is a roving sports feature writer with an open-ended beat. He joined the National Post in 2002, and has spent the past seven years bouncing from sport to sport, offering fresh perspectives and delivering unique stories wherever he goes. Whether it has been getting Don Cherry to open up about his love life; George Chuvalo to talk about heartbreaking loss; or racing down the side of a mountain with former Crazy Canuck, Dave Irwin, the veteran Postie chases a story wherever it leads. Before joining the newspaper he was a two-time silver medalist at the National Magazine Awards. Vancouver will be his first Olympics.
Recent Entries
- To Iginla, Crosby's call sounded like gold
- "Iggy!" It's a scream Jarome Iginla has heard many times in his career. But never this loudly, never with so much urgency.... Continue reading this post
- Olympic Memories: Heartbreak and triumph
- For all the moments that made you so damned happy you wanted to cry -- the triumph of Alex Bilodeau and his brother Frederic, the delirium of Marianne St-Gelais as she watched her boyfriend Charles Hamelin win gold, the pure... Continue reading this post
- Olympic Memories: The strength of a lion
- It happened in a blink. A skier was skittering down a steep and icy slope at Whistler Olympic Park and disappeared into the woods.... Continue reading this post
