This blog began as a way to record my musings about preparations and travels to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada February 16-27, 2010. From that amazing experience came this ongoing story of becoming a sports fan. You can follow my tales of awe, agony, and all the emotions in between as well as view pics from seasons of Phillies baseball. Along the way is a little Eagles football thrown in for fun, and even some astronomy and weather related tales. I feel lucky to have witnessed some historic games, some heartbreaking losses, but all wonderful when told from this new fan's point of view.

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2011 The Phillies do again, winning the Eastern Championship for the 5th straight year.
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Showing posts with label Canadian skater. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canadian skater. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Ladie's figure skating short program

What a privledge and a unique experience we all had last night. I don' t know how much has been playing in the US, but the Canadian skater's mother died suddenly on Sunday night and it was never certain she would choose to skate last night.

So, you can only imagine, or maybe it was shown on TV, the reception that she received when she entered the rink for the warmup, then for her skate, again once her skate was over, and after the score was announced. What was stunning is that she skated a beautiful clean routine, only breaking down in tears after the last note of music was completed.

We were all Canadian's last night and I was proud to be one of the many who stood up and cheered for a great athlete and competitor.
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