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VideoOver a week between posts during the Olympic Games can only mean one thing: They don’t let me bring my laptop into the Vancouver bars or clubs.
But seriously, I began this post with the angle that Canadian athletes performing in Vancouver may ultimately be at a disadvantage because of the enormous pressure that comes with performing in front of the home crowd.
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Even as I write this article at a local Starbucks, I still never tire of looking out the window to see the constant stream of people, mostly Canadians, flocking to get a glimpse and a photo of the Olympic cauldron down at Coal Harbour, just adjacent to the west side of the International Broadcast Centre. You can literally stare at the flame for hours.
Yesterday, I happened to also be in the right place at the right time to watch Montreal’s Alex Bilodeau beat out rival and Vancouver-born Dale Begg-Smith, the defending Olympic champion who races for Australia, to win Canada’s first-ever gold medal on home soil. That was definitely the cherry/icing on top of the cake.
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With the Winter Games comes a little culture. I don’t have a lot of time to write a long post here, but I do have some vids and pics for your viewing pleasure!
I’ll fill in the blanks…
As you can read for the posted link, LunarFest is part of the Cultural Olympiad taking place at several locations in downtown Vancouver. I walked around this one on Granville Street.
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VideoBefore I get into today’s main topic, I thought I’d delve into more detail on a topic brought up in the comments section of my last post dealing with a small incident with a protester after my shift last night.
Just to give a little background, and excuse me if I’m repeating anything from a previous post, but my job over here at the Vancouver Olympic Games is working within the Logistics/Transportation Department until my contract ends in early March.
So just to cut to the chase (and I wish I had filmed this), after completing my shift early this morning and heading to the Burrard Street Skytrain station, an older “gentleman” from Montreal approached myself and a couple coworkers just outside the station’s entrance.
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VideoRight off the bat I want to apologize for going AWOL on everyone. I’m sorry to all of those who have been waiting for another tidbit of what I’ve been experiencing on the west coast since my first post over a week ago.
I hope it’ll be worth the wait.
