A
Look at some notable quotes from the PyeongChang Winter Games
published
by The Canadian Press
At the end of the day, a medal's a medal ~ and I'm going to hold
this medal tight to me and it's going to be as good as the individual
event. I'm going to enjoy it ~ and that's for me to decide.
Canadian
figure skater, Patrick
Chan, when
asked
if a 'team gold medal' could make up for missing individual gold.
We
also needed to deliver a message to prove that we're ready and
trained. We're committed to this and want to be an integral part of
the team ~ and to contribute as best we could. We approached it as
if it all came down to us. Ice dancer, Tessa
Virtue on
preparing for the 'free dance' after learning that their Canadian
teammates had already clinched a gold medal in the team event.
I
could feel the pressure when I got here, especially after my silver
medal (at 2014 Winter Games) in Sochi. Now, I've won everything there
is to win in my sport. The feeling is unbelievable! I've lived this
moment a million times in my dreams ~ and can't wait for the medal
ceremony Tuesday. Canadian moguls star, Mikael
Kingsbury after
winning his first Olympic gold medal.
This
'mixed doubles' is so much fun to play. If I was just starting out
curling, and I had the choice to play 'team curling' or 'mixed
doubles' I'd certainly play 'mixed doubles! It's quicker...it's more
athletic...and you don't have to take 3 hours to play. Canadian
curler, John
Morris after
combining with Winnipeg's Kaitlyn
Lawes to
win the gold medal.
I'm
really stubborn. I was like, 'I wanted to compete. I will compete!'
Canadian snowboarder Laurie
Blouin, who
won a silver medal in 'slope-style' despite a hard crash in training a
few days earlier.
Clearly what we want is for great performances to be applauded
and that's what the Olympic Games is about. We are not in control
of social media
...and unfortunately these incidents do occur from time to
time.It's regrettable.
International
Olympic Committee spokespeson Mark
Adams
on Canadian short-track speed-
skater, Kim
Boutin receiving
angry tweets after her controversial bronze medal
in the women's 500 metres.
A
lot of work has gone behind this and I'm really proud to win this
medal ~ right now, it's a lot of emotion. Short track speed skater,
Kim
Boutin
after being bumped up from 4th
to 3rd
to win a bronze inthe women's 500-metre event.
I
have had some really touching messages from people who are 'still in
the closet' and they said that I've really inspired them ~ and
helped them to try to accept themselves more! Canadian pairs
figure skater, Eric
Radford on
being the first openly gay male athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.
I
don't know if it's been quite like I expected. I believe when the
guys were trying to 'make the team' they were playing harder. Then,
once they made it, they were worried about being injured. So I'm
hoping we get back to the team that's ready to go ~ and play hard
again. Canadian men's hockey coach
Willie Desjardins,
a day before his team opened its Olympic tournament against
Switzerland.
The Canadians, there's no surprise. They always come 'full on.'
Big heart and a lot of drive and straight-line hockey. And we
play similar.
Switzerland
men's hockey coach Patrick
Fischer
on taking on Canada.
It's
the energy she brings on and off the ice every single day. She's got
a heart of gold. She never takes a moment off. Sometimes we have to
scale her back just in terms of importance of rest and recovery and
how that can influence your performance. Canadian women's hockey
coach Laura
Schuler on
Marie-Philip
Poulin who
heads up a new leadership group in PyeongChang.
I
always felt that I was able to do something special on the ice, but I
was never able to show it. I had hit a wall in my career. I found
that different way and got way more than I ever would have hoped.
Speedskater Ted-Jan
Bloeman on
how his move from the Netherlands to Canada boosted his career.
It's
incredible. The first one was awesome, but to come out here and race
it with these guys...it's such an amazing feeling to do it in a team
format. I put together the best run I could...they followed it up
and we got the redemption from 4 years ago ( finishing just off the
podium at the 2014 Games). Alex
Gough
on winning her second luge medal in PyeongChang by helping the relay
team win silver.
It's
the sweetest (ending) it could possibly be right now. Canadian figure
skater, Eric
Radford,
on winning pairs bronze with Meagan
Duhamel in
what is likely to be their last Olympic appearance.
It
was a close game, could have gone against us. Anytime you win here,
feels good because that one especially was a grind. Canada's men's
curling skip, Kevin
Koe
whose team beat Norway 7-4.
We're
here to win a gold medal! Canada's women's hockey forward, Meghan
Agosta
on
movng into second all-time with her 18th
Olympic goal in a 2-1 win over United States.
“Skaters
Sing New Lyrics ~ Sort Of,”
wrote Joshua Clipperton of The Canadian Press.
From
PyeongChang, Korea Republic:
Canada's Olympic athletes are still getting used to their national
anthem's new lyrics. Moments after winning the country's first gold
medal at the Winter Games, with a dominating performance in the 'team
figure skating event,' Monday, Patrick Chan searched the new
gender-neutral version to O Canada on his phone. “I looked it up; I
googled it really quick to ensure that I knew when it was coming,”
he said with a grin.
Bill C-210 passed by the Canadian Senate last month changed the
national anthem's
official
lyrics from “in
all in thy sons command
to...in
all of us command.”
The Olympic Committee informed athletes about the switch ahead of the
Games in South Korea.
While
the skaters were all in on trying to sing the new version, it didn't
quite come off as planned. “We reminded each other before we went
to the presentation,” stated Eric Radford. “OK, these are the
new words. Then we were singing and we got near the end and I was
like, Where
did that lyric go. I don't even remember what I sang. “When the
anthem came, I still sang the wrong lyric,” added Meagan Duhamel.
“I
laughed to myself and thought, It's an old habit, I guess!”
Scott Moir, who carried the Canadian flag with icedance partner,
Tessa Virtue, said,
it was important to set the tone by belting out the new lyrics after
their victory.
“We're
so proud of Canada for making the change.
That's why we marched in together with the flag. It's 2018. It's
about time!”
Scripted by Merle Baird-Kerr...February 16, 2018
No comments:
Post a Comment