More than 100 athletes at these Winter Olympics are on Twitter. These are a selection of the best tweets from Monday, Feb. 22.
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The Olympics in 140 characters or less
- February 22, 2010 4:00 PM |
- By Erin Valois
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More than 100 athletes at these Winter Olympics are on Twitter. These are a selection of the best tweets from Monday, Feb. 22
@ApoloOhno RE: http://bit.ly/dn25Tw I'm a hustler on the poker table and roulette calls my name lol! -Apolo Ohno, speed skater, U.S.A.
@ApoloOhno Come on guys! You-talking about chocolate cake..I can't eat that for 1 more week!! Vij's for Indian? Tojos for sushi? Gyu with garlic? -Apolo Ohno, speed skater, U.S.A.
@mikejanyk I can't believe we lost to the USA in hockey but that will just make them mad, then watch out -Mike Janyk, skier, Canada
@JohnnyGWeir I'm very homesick today. Maybe I just miss my vacuum? That's probably it. -Johnny Weir, figure skater, U.S.A.
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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