Gold for Jennifer Heil
PluggyRug @ Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:05 pm
Canada's 1st Gold medal. ![[cheer]](./images/smilies/icon_cheers.gif "Cheer"){kind=icon}
2Cdo @ Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:11 pm
Before celebrating maybe we should wait for the results of the drug test! 
I'm sure there will be no problems but what was the medal for?
PluggyRug @ Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:14 pm
2Cdo 2Cdo:
Before celebrating maybe we should wait for the results of the drug test! I'm sure there will be no problems but what was the medal for?
I'm sure there will be no problems but what was the medal for?Freestyle Skiing.
2Cdo @ Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:22 pm
Thank you! 
AsianWildRose @ Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:34 pm
Congrats!
Only complaint here. The sport isnt any fun when the object of it is 'to keep your legs together'! 
![[flag]](./images/smilies/smilie_flag.gif "Canada Flag")
PluggyRug @ Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:45 pm
AsianWildRose AsianWildRose:
Congrats!
Only complaint here. The sport isnt any fun when the object of it is 'to keep your legs together'!
Only complaint here. The sport isnt any fun when the object of it is 'to keep your legs together'!
You get to jump
and you get to wear bindings. 
after that it's all downhill.
kitty @ Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:50 pm
Congrats to her and hurray for Canada
Tman1 @ Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:58 pm
http://ca.events.yahoo.com/11022006/2/c ... -face.html
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SAUZE D'OULX, Italy (CP) - Oops. Jennifer Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., couldn't believe her ears Saturday night when the stadium announcer called her an American during the flower presentation after her Olympic Games moguls victory.
Heil's jaw dropped at the slip of the tongue and there were boos from the crowd. Announcer Phillipe Richard of Switzerland quickly corrected himself.
"I was a little disappointed," said Heil afterwards. "Hopefully they will raise the Canadian flag and not the American flag" at Sunday's medal presentation.
Peter Judge, chief executive officer for the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association, said Richard apologized for his mistake.
"I know Phillipe really well," said Judge. "He's been around freestyle for almost as long as I have. I'm going 'Jesus Phillipe, how can you screw that up."'
Judge doubted the mistake will be repeated at the medal presentation.
"She'll get the medal and it all will be good," he said. "It will be our flag up there."
Heil's jaw dropped at the slip of the tongue and there were boos from the crowd. Announcer Phillipe Richard of Switzerland quickly corrected himself.
"I was a little disappointed," said Heil afterwards. "Hopefully they will raise the Canadian flag and not the American flag" at Sunday's medal presentation.
Peter Judge, chief executive officer for the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association, said Richard apologized for his mistake.
"I know Phillipe really well," said Judge. "He's been around freestyle for almost as long as I have. I'm going 'Jesus Phillipe, how can you screw that up."'
Judge doubted the mistake will be repeated at the medal presentation.
"She'll get the medal and it all will be good," he said. "It will be our flag up there."
Give me a break. How the hell can you come up with this dumbass mistake. Hey, that chump is from Switzerland? Would he like to be mistook for a German...?
canucker @ Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:22 am
I watched her. She looked great, even without the fancy jumps. She didn't need it she cut those moguls so cleanly. Link.
That announcer was on drugs I think. Give him the drug test.
dgthe3 @ Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:02 am
We just got a Bronze in womens 3000 m speed skating
D_T_M @ Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:25 pm
dgthe3 dgthe3:
We just got a Bronze in womens 3000 m speed skating
Winnipeg's own Cindy Klassen!
Robair @ Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:26 am
canucker canucker:
I watched her. She looked great, even without the fancy jumps. She didn't need it she cut those moguls so cleanly. Link.
She sailed over the moguls, her legs looked like pistons!
She was deafinatly the smallest one on the podium, too.
Moogle @ Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:41 am
Congrats, and here's to hoping for some more Gold!
becks10 @ Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:19 am
YAY, our first gold...I didn't really get to see the run...but I got to see the medal ceremony. They showed line of journalist waiting to give her an interview after she won the medal and all the attention...wow...i wouldn't have thought you get that much attention from all over the world from freestyle moguls. Great to see that and great to see we won our first gold medal...keep em coming!
IkeaMan @ Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:13 pm
Our hats are off to both Canadian Women! A job well done....Congrats!
Canada's first Gold Medal of the games.....Jennifer Heil!
First Bronze Medal....Cindy Klassen!