GO CANADA

Monday, February 15
» Cross country (women’s) – 10 a.m.
» Cross country (men’s) – 12:30 p.m.
» Figure skating – 5 p.m.
» Hockey (women’s) – 2:30 p.m., 7 p.m.
» Luge (women’s) – 5 p.m., 6:51 p.m.
» Snowboarding (men’s) – 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m.
» Speed skating (men’s) – 3:30 p.m.

• To make sure you don’t miss a single golden moment from Vancouver 2010, they have created a new feature for your desktop which will:

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• feed you breaking news stories from Vancouver 2010

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• alert you when the finals of your favourite events are about to take place

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• link you to the official websites of Vancouver 2010 and the Olympic Movement so you can discover the medalists as they are decided

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• link you to the website of the official broadcaster in your region, so you can find the easiest way to watch the Games live

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• To download the feature to your computer, just copy and paste the the link below. When the download is complete, launch the installer and the feature will appear automatically on your desktop.

http://widget.olympic.org/download/en/

Click on the following link for more Fitness For the Golden Years Information:

http://fitnessforgoldenyears.blogspot.com/

When asked what his chances of winning Canada’s first gold medal (on Canadian soil), Alexandre Bilodeau said, “I would bet a lot of money on the first day. I know somebody is going to do it before me.”

After he won the First Gold Medal for Canada he said,  “It’s too good to be true! There are more golds to come for Canada. It’s just the beginning of a good party in Canada.”

“It’s been a dream since I was a little kid, and it’s come true,” said Bilodeau.

And his inspiration, he added, has remained the same since those days. Bilodeau teared up as he spoke of his 28-year-old brother seated nearby. Frederic Bilodeau has cerebral palsy.

His comeback to the mountaintop was a tale of moral courage, Bilodeau explained — not his own, but it was that of his brother, Frederic, whom he called “my inspiration.”

“Growing up with handicapped people puts everything in perspective — he taught me so many things in my life,” Bilodeau said. “I’ve got everything on my side. Everything was perfect.”

“You miss 100 percent of all the shots you never take.”

–Wayne Gretzky, former Olympic hockey player

“You can’t put a limit on anything.”

–Michael Phelps, Olympic swimming Champion

“I think the way to become the best is just to have fun”

–Shaun White, Olympic snowboarding champion

“The one nice thing about sports is that they prove men do have emotions and are not afraid to show them.”

~Jane O’Reilly~

“The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body’s normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.” — Aimee Mullins, Women’s Sports Foundation President

“Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.” — Billie Jean King, Founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation

Along with 2008 Russian presidential election, on March 2, 2008 there was an unofficial referendum held in Sochi to elect the mascot for the 2014 Winter Olympics. 270,000 voters along with their ballots received a coupon with four mascot candidates: Ded Moroz, a snowflake, a polar bear and a dolphin. According to a representative of Sochi city administration, the majority of Sochians voted for the dolphin.^[23] However, representatives of the Sochi Organizing Committee for the Games, which is to officially elect a logo and a mascot, commented, that while respecting the opinion of Sochians, such a procedure is usually held later, the mascot is to be elected not earlier than 2011 and the logo in the middle of 2009. They also pointed out, that the final version of the mascot should be a consensus of opinions of all citizens of the country and the result of work by professional designers and market analysts.^[24] On December 1, 2009 the official 2014 Winter Olympic logo was released.^[25] International Olympic Committee President, Jacques Rogge, said of the logo: “It’s very appealing. It’s very creative, innovative. I think it will appeal especially to the young population.”^[26]

From:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_presidential_election,_2008

For more info on Sochi 2014 Olympics, Check out:

http://sochi2014winterolympics.blogspot.com/