Special moments at The Games
Posted by Rob DeMoneFeb 18
American Pairs skaters having some early-morning fun on the pond at Grouse Mountain.
There’s more to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Hundreds of thousands of people stream into Vancouver every day to take in free events surrounding the Games – from Atlantic Canada House on Granville Island, to NBC’s Today SHow taping live every morning at Grouse Mountain.
Andrea Bruns, a North Vancouver freelance photographer and writer, took her daughter to Grouse Wednesday to watch NBC’s Today Show live – and got to experience some special moments. Here it is in her words, and with her pictures:
By Andrea Bruns
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Looks like Olympic figure skaters also have fun at Grouse Mountain. Some of them appeared Feb. 17 before dawn at the skating pond to be broadcast for NBC’s Today show.
The live broadcast is happening every morning from 4 to 7 a.m. and is one of the numerous free events during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics at Grouse Mountain.
Everybody is able to attend, you just need to get up early. They always have Olympic athletes as guests; and usually one of the medalists from the previous day.
We didn’t get tickets for any Olympic competitions, but my daughter loves skating, so we decided to rise early Wednesday to go up there and meet American Pairs skaters Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett and Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig.
American Pairs skaters Caydee Denney, Jeremy Barrett, Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig with NBC's Natalie Morales.
We arrived around 5:30 a.m. at the top of Grouse Mountain, just as the Olympian’s started to do some warm up rounds on the ice at the skating pond.
It looked like they were enjoying themselves without the pressure of the competition.
Also as special guest that morning, was Canada’s first female Gold Medalist of these Games, Maelle Ricker, who won Tuesday’s Ladies’ Snowboard Cross.
Maelle Ricker at Grouse Mountain
For my daughter and me, it was worthwhile getting up at an early hour.
If you would like to know who is coming next check out the postings at NBC Today Show.
Enjoy the Olympics!
Andrea Bruns is a freelance writer and photographer who lives in North Vancouver.
This just in, Delaney has announced he has quit the B.C. Conservatives to join B.C. First, the new party registered by FightHST official agent Sal Vetro. (See my earlier post.) No ulterior motive? The people talking? Give your head a shake.
Barisoff is added to the recall list on the 27th. On the 28th, Delaney announces that he is stepping away from the recall campaign and focusing on a new political party, as the spokesman (which will, presumably, keeps his mug in the spotlight). Barisoff, other than being a BC Liberal, has nothing to do with the implementation of the HST. Nothing. He can’t. He’s the Speaker. So why, out of 18 remaining recall candidates (Barisoff being number 20 on the recall list), is he selected? Simple. Chris wants that riding and the riding is REALLY unhappy with the HST. Timing is everything and the timing on this one makes the reasons too obvious. This is Delaney’s 3rd orr 4th kick at the political can, all under different party banners. He’s not looking to build BC. He’s looking for a job.
“and now the feuding hill folk of the B.C. Conservatives”
I like your way with a phrase Mr. Fletcher, very evocative. Article is insightful and informative, congrats. Sad to see so many politicos becoming such blatant opportunists (SBO’s) on this file. Vander Zalm and Delaney to be expected of course, and after similar shameless behaviour from Ms James on the carbon tax (which NDP should have supported on its supposedly pro-green platform alone) should not be too much of a surprise there. But I was saddened to hear in your piece that my old friend Charlie Wyse, whom I know as a man of integrity, has also joined the SBO gang, and as an anti-HST organizer no less. Although Charlie is a good team player and does tend to toe the party line and follow the leader’s dictates more than would make me comfortable in his shoes. Unlike his ex caucus mate Mr. Simpson from the adjacent riding, who has been chucked into purgatory for his sins of independent thought and expression, and has earned my utmost admiration in the process. My gawd–a backbencher with a brain of his own? What a novelty! I believe Canadian politics needs more of this not less and I decry Ms James’ efforts to stamp it out.