HERE'S ONE
with the FIRST Woman to win GOLD on Canadian soil...
Ladies Snowboard Snowcrosser MAELLE RICKER !
Maelle Ricker wins GOLD !
Maëlle Danica Ricker
(born on December 2, 1978 in Whistler, British Columbia) is a Canadian snowboarder who currently resides in Squamish, British Columbia. She won the gold medal in the snowboard cross event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian woman to win a gold medal at home in the Olympics.
Ricker lists Clara Hughes, Canadian flag bearer at the opening ceremonies for the 2010 games as her hero
(src: Wikipedia)
Watch Victory tonight on CTV:
Olympic Gold Medal Winner
(the gorgeous)
MAELLE RICKER:
Wold Champion, MAELLE RICKER:
Get the Phi-Vere!
Free the Flame!
USA to Canada Ambassador David Jacobson with Seamus O'Regan
Give the Blue Men the Jupiter Finger:
(There is no place in Canada that has a closer relationship to the United States than Manitoba! Former MB Premier Gary Doer is the current CDN Ambassador to the USA!)
A Polo fidelity...
OLYMPIC NEWS:
Women's Downhill favorite Lindsey Vonn has injured her Shin...
More story at NYPost (and says she'll win)
Lindsey Vonn (née Kildow, born October 18, 1984 in Saint Paul, MINnesota, USA) is an alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. She is the first American woman to win back-to-back overall World Cup championships, doing so in 2008 and 2009. She has also won World Cup discipline championships in downhill (also back-to-back) and Super G (the first American woman to do so). With 31 World Cup wins in four disciplines (downhill, Super G, slalom and super combined) and two World Championship gold medals (plus two World Championship silver medals), she has become the most successful American woman skier in World Cup history.
L UP! Like a Wolf...
Butt she's still lookin Gorgeous!
Preview of Ladies Downhill on CTV
Haloed Britt Janyk and the Blue Man...
Britt's Mom... Andree Janyk
CDN Speed Queen Emily Brydon
From Wikipedia:
Emily Brydon
(born on April 27, 1980 in Fernie, British Columbia) is a Canadian alpine skier. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and won her first World Cup race, a downhill, in February 2008 at St. Moritz, Switzerland.
the Blue Men ... heroes of the Mont!
Not Canadian... but trained here:
Apolo Ohno:
Apolo Anton Ohno (born May 22, 1982) is an American short track speed skating competitor and a six-time medalist (two gold, two silver, two bronze) in the Winter Olympics.
Could he become the most decorated US Olympian??
Dancing with the Stars (2007) and the Golden geMIN~O~TAUR...
(Apolo Ohno and Julianne Hough)
Look who's clapping too... blue man.
BELIEVE Canada...
Go Canada!
Allez Canada!
SIDE NOTE:
One For the CTV's (blue) J's ...
STRIPES (1981) Trailer
(ONE Push UP ? Really!?! LOL!)
Olympics Trivia:
In ancient Greece, The Olympic Games were held to honor the 12 Olympian gods:
Zeus lived and held court as King on Mount Olympus with the other Olympians:
Zeus, Hera (Juno), Poseidon (Neptune), Demeter (Ceres), Apollo, Artemis (Diana), Ares (Mars), Hephaestus (Vulcan), Aphrodite (Venus), Hermes (Mercury), Athene (Minerva), and Hades (Pluto).
UPDATE @ 21:40 2.17.2010
Stephen Colbert at Men's Speed Skating:
After being spotted last night by E-Talk's Lainey Lui at Bluewater Cafe, Colbert Report was recorded earlier today in Vancouver.
UPDATE @ 22:14 2.17.2010
(R) USA Gold - Lindsey Vonn (1:44.19)
(L) USA Silver - Julia Mancuso (1:44.78)
UPDATE @ 22:41 2.17.2010
MAELLE RICKER, Victory Ceremony for Gold Medal
(It was Alberta (AB) night in BC Place)
UPDATE @ 00:00 2.18.2010
OTHER NEWS 00:00 2.18.2010:
(Read the Post Comments for additional info and NEWS - including TESLA MOTORS Palo Alto, CA plane crash on CYPRESS ST. today)
View Small plane down in East Palo Alto in a larger map
View Small plane down in East Palo Alto in a larger map
(be sure to check out the rest of the Olympic articles!)
