Wild timesFor 17 days, the Olympics were all about the competition. And for 17 crazy nights, they were all about the parties.
They almost had itCheryl Bernard and her Canadian women’s curling team had the gold medal halfway around their necks. Then, in a few seconds, it slipped away.
My New CityThe Games didn’t change Vancouver and Canada—rather, they reflected a change that had already occurred in us
Hot PursuitDenny Morrison likes a good story. The one about how his team took the gold is the one he enjoys the most.
The Star RookiesWomen’s hockey is in good hands in Canada—maybe too good for the game’s Olympic future
And the winners are...What’s easily lost in the nationalistic posturing are the outstanding individual performances.
The Greatest oneClara Hughes is the only person to win multiple medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics. But, for Canada’s role-model athlete, it’s not about gold, silver or bronze.
We were best when it countedThe Vancouver Games started as a ‘crazy’ dream and ended up a wondrous spectacle that transfixed and, just maybe, transformed a nation