All posts tagged: Olympics

Cross Country Skiing Instead of Hockey

The Canada vs Russia hockey game is on, we were originally scheduled to cover that but late yesterday were shifted to the cross country relay ski event in Whistler so another early long bus ride. Back just in time to watch the final period in the media centre, and have lunch, at 6:30pm.. Cross country was yet another new sport in a new venue. Weather …

Another Day, Another Bus Ride (and Sport)

Best overheard conversation of the day. Visitor: How do I get to the Canadan Mint display? Olympic Volunteer: Walk two blocks until you come to the end of a lineup and stand there. As a fan the Canada vs USA match was a disapointment but next game, for sure. We can beat Germany, can’t we? Today I have aerials at Cypress at 6pm. That means …

Day, Well Frankly I’ve Lost Track

Photographers at the Skeleton track finish line. It’s been busy, riding buses, getting to venues early to hold your place, waiting for the event to start, shooting like crazy, rushing to file, back to the bus. Trying to maintain a somewhat normal eatinng and sleeping schedule and pretty much failing. One of the biggest challenges is shooting a different sport almost everyday, sometimes for the …

Day 7 Early

Photographers and skier at Whistler. I was having trouble last night double checking my schedule which is too bad as I could have gotten in another hour of sleep or so. We’re heading up to Cypress a little later today and we ae going to get wet again today. It is pouring rain out and it’s certainly not going to be dryer up on the …

Days 4/5/6

Yeah, it’s been a little hectic even though Sunday was a day off. But I’ll back up a little. Saturday we were supposed to go to Whistler for the Men’s Downhill. Got up very early and was at the main press centre by 6AM in plenty of time for the 7AM bus to Whistler. My phone rang and I was informed the event had been …

Day 3

Day 3 for me is the actual first day of the Oylmpics and the first day the Black Press crew were out and filing all day. You can follow what we are shooting and writing at http://www.bclocalnews.com/olympics/. Got a later start today, headed out from the main press centre before noon looking for people from the communities our papers represent who were out celebrating the …

Day 1 #2

Odd things observed on the Skytrain today. A man getting on with a two headed buskers torch. No one stops him. A man getting on with a four foot by three foot unfinished painting on a stretched canvas almost blocking the width of the car. A  man carrying a gas powered weed eater tries to get on at the Waterfront Station in downtown, miles from …

Off Looking For Gold

Sharon Tiffin Photo The paper threw a little send off party for me yesterday morning, which, while a little embarrassing, was really thoughtful. Now the fun/hard part starts.

Vancouver Pre – Olympics, Vancouver British Columbia 2010

Main press centre in Vancouver. I picked up the last of my Olympic credentials on Saturday and so am officially official. Lots of Olympic workers and media, with special clothes and accreditation tags around their necks,  and police in the downtown core but hard to see ‘Olympic fever’ among regular folks. Most of the Olympic signage you’re seeing is commercial but there are a few …