Being in Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympics can really bring out the kid in you. Roaming through the streets of Vancouver we joyously took in all the sights and sounds. People were jumping around, even my darling wife, and there were street performers all over the place entertaining people with their amazing talents.
We hadn’t been there long but the heartbeat of the Olympic games quickly infected us with the patriotic joy that comes along with such events. The streets were filled with people dressed in red and white or sporting the official Olympic gear and everyone was simply enjoying the excitement.
Of course, leave it up to my beautiful Jeannie to create a little extra fun! As I mentioned, the streets were full but the middle of Robson Square was by far the busiest area of all. In the middle of the square CTV News had set up a booth where the anchors could report throughout the day and people could also watch the events in Whistler on big screens. During times when the news anchors weren’t reporting, CTV was providing opportunity for people to be guest anchors! Somehow, through a group of thousands, Jeannie got herself to the front of the crowd and signed up for her Olympic TV debut!! Who does that? Only Jeannie and she rocked it! She’s such a natural for stuff like that and I was so proud of her.
Once Jeannie’s news anchor debut was over we jumped in to the thick of it with thousands of cheering fans to watch the finals for men’s freestyle moguls on the big screen. The excitement and anticipation could be felt when Canada’s own Alexandre Bilodeau placed first after his run. It felt a little bit like Christmas morning. With each other skier the anticipation grew. I think we were all collectively holding our breath when the final skier took to the hill. When the finals scores were posted a massive shockwave of pride and joy burst through the crowd as Alexandre Bilodeau took Canada’s first Olympic gold at the Vancouver Winter games. We were there and it was incredible!
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Watch the part where they show Canada winning the GOLD …And the crowd goes wild…… Must have been electric to have been there.
Great experience you two. Thanks for sharing…and wow Jeannie…I am impressed – you are a natural! Keep on having fun…it is great to see.
Hugs
Marilyn
HI Casey and Jeannie,
Thanks for taking us out to the Olympics with you. Virtually speaking.
The energy from all of the other people must be a thousand times what can be experienced from an LCD screen.
Enjoy, You have earned it!
Doug.
It was a joy to be there! Glad I could bring you all along with us
Thanks Marilyn! Yes, Jeannie was amazing wasn’t she?! We had a great time. Glad we could share it with you.
Thanks guys!! It was amazing to be on the CTV news set and has opened alot of doors for me!! Look out in the near future…. I’m on the move!!!!
Go CANADA Go another Gold tonight!!!