olympic
At the Olympic Park, and remembering a great author
Calgary, Alberta – Day 45
Mitchel Raphael on the Belinda connection to MacKay’s hot date
MacKay’s new romance, Coffee, compost and the PMO, James Moore’s father-son trips
Tewksbury’s Olympic comeback
Why the one-time critic of the IOC signed on as chef de mission for 2012
Miniature Canadian flags for everyone (II)
During the Olympics, the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee told an Australian reporter that we owed a great debt to Australia and what it has been doing for some years now to fund its Olympians. In that regard, it is probably worth reviewing the Crawford Report, an extensive study of Australian sport that raised all sorts of questions about pursuing Olympic success and has, subsequently, attracted all sorts of controversy. Among the problematic paragraphs contained therein, this.
A “salmanazar” of champagne to any Canadian who wins gold
Tucked away behind the media centre in Whistler, B.C.—not that any of us could afford it—is the Bearfoot Bistro, a high-end dining spot presided over by Quebec City-native and food showman Andre Saint-Jacques. In a basement where the high ceilings are lined from top to bottom with a treasure trove of wine, Saint-Jacques has on display a plaque bestowed him by the people at Guinness World Records for champagne sabering (21 bottles decapitated in under a minute).