2010 Winter Olympic Highlights
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March 15, 2010
Filed under Sports
The 2010 Winter Olympics came to a close at the end of February, signaling the end of a thrilling competition in which the whole world would compete. This years’ Olympics were filled with sorrow, anticipation and exhilaration as highlights of the sports include the death of an athlete, a number of glitches in ceremonies and arena tickets, as well as a couple of human errors and gaffes.
The son of a Soviet-era slider, Nodar Kumaritashvili, a Georgian luge sledder lost his life on a run at Whistler early on in the games. It was a terrible tragedy that marred the reputation of the Olympics this year, highlighting it for the wrong reasons. Amongst this grief, however, there was triumph, as the USA Hockey team beat the Canadian team in the Preliminary round before losing to them in the finals. These were some of the mostly highly viewed games in the country of Canada with the rematch being broadcast on 5 different networks in 3 different languages.
Yes, this years’ Olympics were a competition to remember in the years to come, and hopefully when we look back we will not only remember the parting of an Olympic athlete, but also the victories and triumphs of the days as well.
The closing ceremonies saw Canadian born actor, William Shatner as well as an appearance by Michael J. Fox, both receiving standing ovations from the largely Canadian crowd.
Written by Cameron Condo
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