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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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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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Jay Leno declares his love for curling
- February 28, 2010 1:34 PM
- By Erin Valois
NBC, for the most part, has been very complimentary of Canada as a host nation of the Olympics.
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Might want to make sure it's actually Ryan Miller next time
- February 27, 2010 7:48 PM
- By Erin Valois
What should a television broadcaster do when someone calls claiming to be Team USA goalie Ryan Miller? Put him on the air -- live!
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Simon Whitfield provides exciting Olympics commentary
- February 27, 2010 6:53 PM
- By Erin Valois
Undoubtedly, Simon Whitfield is one of the best Summer Olympians Canada has ever produced.
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When we Owned the Podium: Women's 3,000-metre relay
- February 27, 2010 6:48 PM
- By Erin Valois
As Canada prepares to watch its athletes go for gold at the Olympics in Vancouver starting on Feb. 12, the National Post looks back at the 39 gold medals the nation has won in Winter Games history.
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When we Owned the Podium: Men's 5,000-metre relay, 2002
- February 27, 2010 6:46 PM
- By Erin Valois
As Canada prepares to watch its athletes go for gold at the Olympics in Vancouver starting on Feb. 12, the National Post looks back at the 39 gold medals the nation has won in Winter Games history.
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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
- The quotable Vancouver Games
- 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.... Continue reading this post
- Jonathan 'Taves' causing confusion on the Internet
- Canadians are used to mouth-twisting names. We know it's U-clue-let, and Newfoundland, not Newfoundland. ... Continue reading this post
- Olympians return to their day jobs
- 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. ... Continue reading this post
