Silly me. I’m clearly not paying enough attention because it turns out that Cindy Klassen was already named Athlete of the Year in 2005. I don’t know if one person can be chosen two years running, but if it is possible Klassen will certainly be on the nominee list. (I could look this up, but […]
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Cindy Klassen Golden Again
19 March 2006 – 8:17 pm
It is difficult to dispute that Cindy Klassen is the most dominant Canadian individual athlete currently competing. To win so strongly at every distance in a sport with such a range of distances is truly remarkable. My knowledge of sports history is very thin so I can’t really compare her performance this year to anyone […]
I Love The Olympics
25 February 2006 – 11:30 am
I just watched the women’s 5000m. Oh my goodness, what an absolutely fantastic race. I was on the edge of my seat the whole way through the last two pairs. Clara Hughes is absolutely amazing. She leaves everything on the track, and this time it paid off handsomely. My favourite part of the olympics has […]
Great Short Track Race
22 February 2006 – 8:59 pm
I just caught the CBC Olympic Prime Time replay of today’s women’s short track speedskating 3000 relay. I already knew the end result, but I hadn’t read a recap so I didn’t know how they got there. Now that I’ve seen the race I can say that it was a great race. It was tight […]