2010 Olympic Withdrawal

Posted by Cynical Sarah on March 1, 2010

I turned on the TV this morning and couldn’t find any live Olympic coverage. None. Suddenly I have more free time during the day instead of being sucked in to every little event that I “must” see the results for. That also means an end to all the exciting things to do and see in town that were only here for the Olympics.

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On the Verge of Olympic History

Posted by Cynical Sarah on February 27, 2010

With a gold medal in men’s curling, Canada sits with 13 gold medals for the 2010 Winter Olympics. That’s the most of all the participating countries this year and a tie for the Olympic Record for golds in one year.

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H-O-C-K-E-Y It’s Olympic Fun For Me

Posted by Cynical Sarah on February 24, 2010

Living in Canada’s world with a true blue Canadian, there’s really only one sport of major importance during the Winter Olympics. There are lots of popular Winter Olympic events like figure skating, speed skating and even snowboard halfpipe, but to Canadians, hockey is nearly the only one that matters.

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VAG Scores with da Vinci, BC Pavilion

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High on my list of things to do during the 2010 Olympic Games was to go to the Vancouver Art Gallery. One of the exhibits for the next month or so is Mechanics of Man by Leonardo da Vinci. It’s a collection of drawings and writings da Vinci did in his exploration of how the human body works.

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Oh Canada, Prepare for Defeat

Posted by Cynical Sarah on February 21, 2010

There will be no attempts at Olympic sightseeing today for me. Today is all about making sure we’re home to watch the Canada vs. USA hockey game.

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2010 Olympics: Long Lines to Nothing

Posted by Cynical Sarah on February 20, 2010

I thought Vancouver was busy when I was downtown on Thursday and again on Friday taking in some of the 2010 Olympic excitement. It was nothing to what it was like out there today.

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