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 […]
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Scott Tournament of Hearts Final
5 March 2006 – 2:51 pm
Wow! It seemed to start off a little slow in terms of excitement with a big lead for BC, but Team Canada came back late. And, curling doesn’t get much better than a last rock for the win. It was disappointing as a Team Jones fan to see her miss that last shot, but it […]
International Hockey Tournaments
4 March 2006 – 3:45 pm
With the 20th Olympic Winter Games now completed I’ve been thinking about the men’s ice hockey tournment in Torino. Personally, I think that it was a great tournament (Canada’s loss notwithstanding) on it’s own terms. My concern was with the way it was co-ordinated with the professional hockey season. Fitting the NHL season into the […]
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 […]