B2008 Vs B2022
I was fortunate to be on the HST for both the B2008 SOG and B2022 WOG. Pretty hard to compare which is better as they each have their...
I was fortunate to be on the HST for both the B2008 SOG and B2022 WOG. Pretty hard to compare which is better as they each have their...
It's been two weeks since getting back from the B22WOGs. Not too much jet lag. The Chinese phrase for goodbye is "zàijiàn" and can be...
I was able to visit the Beijing Olympic Village and sport venues on my day off. It took about 2 hours by bus. Even with dedicated...
Justing Kripps, Cam Stones, Ryan Sommer and Ben Coakwell win the last medal for Canada at the B22 WOG with a bronze medal finish,...
The Yanqing Olympic Village is the venue location for both the National Sliding and Alpine Skiing Centres. The National Alpine Ski...
When the Canadian Bobsleigh and Skeleton team came to the Yanqing Sliding Centre for a test event in October 2021, the team's sport...
Justin Kripps, Chris Spring and Austin Taylor are piloting Canada's three entries in the two-man bobsleigh. Bobsleigh pit area Korean...
Christine de Bruin won the bronze medal and Cynthia Appiah places 8th - way to go ladies! Christine Cindy Look out for Michelle and Cindy...
The large snow fall yesterday in Yanqing has helped make it feel more like a true Winter Olympics! Yanqing Village Sliding Centre...
In order to look after the health of Team Canada, the Health Services Team (HST) includes sport medicine physicians, orthopedic surgeons,...
The B22WOG is the first time for the women's monobob event. Canada qualified Christine de Bruin and Cynthia Appiah. The sled weights...
No YMCA in the Olympic Village, but there is a super-well equipped fitness centre for everyone to use. Due to COVID, fitness equipment...
Skeleton is all about sliding head-first on a sled with 2 thin metal pipes on an icy track at 120+ km/hour! Everyone gets 6 practice...
Tristan Walker and Justin Snith finished in 7th place after their two competitive runs last night. Super effort guys! Look out for...
The mascot for the B22WOG is a panda named Bing Dwen Dwen. Bing literally translates to "Ice" and Dwen Dwen translates to "robust" and...
Trinity Ellis, Natalie Corless and Makena Hogdson placed 14, 16 and 17, respectively, after completing the last 2 of their 4 four runs...
Reid Watts placed 17th in men's luge after his 4 runs. Awesome job Reid! Look out for Reid when he competes in the luge team relay...
Besides collecting Olympic medals, many people in the Village enjoy collecting and exchanging country and sport pins. I am no exception....
The Yanqing Olympic Village (YOV) has 5 clusters of condo style buildings. The condos will be rented or sold after the Olympics. YOV...
Due to COVID, only athletes can attend opening ceremonies. However, we took a bunch of team pics before they left. Unfortunately, with...