More than 100 athletes are tweeting during this Winter Olympics. Here are some that stood out.
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- February 21, 2010 6:05 PM |
- By Erin Valois
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By Ron Nurwisah, National Post
More than 100 athletes are tweeting during this Winter Olympics. Here are some that stood out from Sunday, Feb. 21st.
The Olympics are so powerful! I'm at the airport lounge watching with a group of strangers.. jst brought us all togther. The power to unite! -- Evan Lysaceck, American figure skater.
My thoughts and prayers and with Joannie Rochette and her family during this hard time; we're all here for you. -- Emily Samuelson, American ice dancer.
Pretty cool breakfast... Got to see Peter Forsberg and Chara :D Big dude's, don't wanna mess with them :P -- Patrick Chan, Canadian figure skater
Myself and a German got stopped through Biathlon security with a flask. Mine was empty but the German and his wife stayed slamming it- 10am -- Dave Nighbor, Canadian cross-country skier
Follow the full list of Winter Olympians on Twitter.
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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