Wow! What an amazing day for Canada’s Olympic athletes and Canadians at large!
Currently Canada has a total of 7 medals – 3 Gold (WOW!), 3 Silver (W00t!), 1 Bronze (Yippity biscuits!) and is tied with Netherlands and Norway for the most medals. That is a great start, wouldn’t you say?
With so much speculation leading up to (and political buzz surrounding) these Sochi games, I am glad that, so far, the athletes have been able to focus on their individual and team events (aside from some funny tweets, a few crazy bathroom photos, a trapped athlete and some judging rumours) without too much controversy.
We spent much of our weekend watching Olympic coverage on CBC (So thankful for the CBC!!) and talking about all the cool and interesting sports with our kids. Watching the Women’s Hockey Team on Saturday was a definite highlight of the weekend and I am so glad that Haley Wickenheiser is playing. She was the flag bearer for the opening ceremonies and is quite the amazing ambassador for Canada and sport. During one of the breaks in the coverage of the Canada vs. Switzerland game, they showed the most awesome clip of Haley Wickenheiser after the Canadian Gold medal win against the USA in Salt Lake City at the 2002 Winter Olympics. This quote has to win something! (Even if we’ll never really know the entire story behind it.)
The Americans had our flag on their floor in the dressing room and now I want know if they want us to sign it.
Whoa! I was amazed at how calm and pointed her question was. It, at once, raised her level of cool while pointing out a pretty awful example of sportsmanship on the parts of the American players. Nothing more needed to be said. She got her point across and her little dig in. I’m sure it’s all water under the bridge by now. Right?
Are you watching all the action from Sochi? Are you lucky enough to be there? Are the games making you feel extra pride for your country, homeland or heritage? Does seeing all the amazing athleticism make you want to go out and play more than usual? How are you using the Olympics to foster the joy of sport or activity with your kids and family?
Me? I got a Silver medal just for showing up today. Mondays are hard and Thing 2 is a very generous judge. Sure, I didn’t win Gold – that was reserved for Thing 2, but I received Silver, while Daddy-O only got Bronze, so, you know … WINNING!
You should know I am not competitive at all. Nope. Not one bit. Yup. *wink*
If you are interested in making some medals of your own (or with your kiddos) here is where Thing 2 got her templates. There are also some great activities and printables here, lots of good information here, and some good Canadian stuff here.
Lovin’ the games as per usual. Somehow we all feel so involved and accomplished during the Olympics. Even decidedly “non-sports” types catch the fever. Go Canada Go!
In the right light, my bronze paper medal could be mistaken for gold. I’m winning! 😉
Ummm. Yeahhhh…NO! Nice try though. 😉
thanks for the smile
You are welcome! Some rivalries will last forever. The good thing is, athletes grow up. ; ) Whew!
Are you catching any of the action or creating your own?
This post is made of win!!!:) I’m watching the luge at the moment and I watched some great sportsmanship in the skiing races.
I absolutely *love* what I read this morning about the Canadian coach giving a ski to another team so they could finish. Now *that* is the Olympic spirit!
Thank you so much for your kind words and your continued support. 😀
We made torches at playgroup, and t won a medal at group class. We are being Olympians without being sporty.
Aww! Sweet Baby T! Not a baby anymore! 😀 I love the torch idea! So fun. Thing 2’s school even had a torch relay – and it was televised. Very exciting stuff!
T is now 5.5! Man I have no babies here anymore.
I remember the day he was born! Jumpins! Such a cutie!
This year’s Olympics has really raised the bar in sportsmanship and how even when you don’t win, you can still come out a winner. #GoCanada
It really has! I totally agree. So great to be able to show the Things (yours, mine, everyone’s!) all these awesome examples of real live humans being amazing!
Thank you so much for visiting! I appreciate your comments and your company. 😀
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