In The True Spirit Of Sportsmanship, For The Glory Of Sport And The Honour Of Our Teams

I, like Smith, have fallen in love with the Olympics.

First, the Olympics gives you a chance to look at all kinds of foreign guys. And it is always a bonus that most of the people are in spandex suits.

Secondly, the Olympics gives you a chance to see weird sports, like Skeleton and Biathalon.

Lastly, the Olympics gives you a chance to watch CBC all day. Something that you would definitely not be doing on a regular Thursday.


I first fell in love with the Olympics when they were in Calgary in 1988. I was 7, and the fact that the Olympics were 2 hours from my house made it even more exciting.

Calgary and Canada really knew how to put on a good show. We had our own little Olympic torches and got them lit by the real torch when it went through Taber.

And I bought an Olympic coin from the Canadian Mint (I wanted Figure Skating, but they didn't have any, so I got Cross Country Skiing.)

I fell in love, in love with figure skating that year, when Canadian Elizabeth Manley won the Silver Medal. (And I had such a crush on Brian Orser, the Canadian Men's Silver Medalist...I think he is gay though.)

What great Olympics, Calgary '88, was that I cried after the Closing Ceremonies because I couldn't wait 4 more years for the next Olympics!