Throughout the Olympics' many triumphs and tragedies, we hear a lot about community
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Olympic athletes Tweet their support for Rochette
- February 24, 2010 3:11 PM |
- By Erin Valois
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By Meghan Housley, National Post
Throughout the Olympics' many triumphs and tragedies, we hear a lot about community.
We saw ice dancing champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir celebrate with their best friends, silver medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a Canadian who doesn't want to have a beer with Jon Montgomery and his skeleton gold medal.
But we also saw an outpouring of support for figure skater Joannie Rochette who lost her
Rochette seemed to skate with her whole heart, pulled off a personal best and received a standing ovation for her performance. As her fellow Olympians were quick to point out via Twitter, there's more to the Games than winning a gold:
American bobsledder Elana Meyers (@eamslider24): "I am amazed & inspired by Joannie Rochette-her performance as awesome last night in the midst of tragedy-This is what the Olympics is about"
Flashiest figure skater, despite not having his teammate's gold medal, Johnny Weir (@JohnnyGWeir) said the ladies were amazing. "Joannie provided the iconic performance of this Olympics."
Teammate Kathryn Kang (@kathryn_kang) says Rochette's short program performance alone merits that highest of Olympic honours: "agreeing with all those saying Jo should carry the flag at the closing ceremonies..regardless of the free..she is very deserving"
Another Team Canada skater, Vaughn Chipeur (@vaughnchipeur) said "Tonight we witnessed a new level of courage and strength."
And Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) echoed Chipeur's sentiments, adding he had "Tears running down my face. The most emotional skate I've ever seen."
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.
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