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Close encounter with Olympic medals
The Torino Olympic medals with the holes in the center are really shiny and incredibly beautiful -- and they weigh a ton! I think my neck would get tired out from wearing one of these suckers.
I had the huge honor of holding a couple of the medals tonight! Let me tell you, these babies are the ultimate in bling. I went down to the medals plaza to see the ceremony for the teams that won the women's 3000-meter relay in short track speedskating. South Korean won gold, Canada silver and Italy bronze - to the great delight of the home crowd!
Canadian and Korean women's short track teams on the medal stand
The medals are about the size of a compact disc (shape, too!) and they've got engravings of the individual sport on the front and some other stuff I don't remember because I was way too much in awe of the fact that I was touching an Olympic medal!
If you've been reading for a while, then you know what a fanatic I am for Apolo Anton Ohno and the U.S. short track speedskating team -- and I'm looking forward to posting more about him and the team this weekend!
I also have a big spot in my heart for the Canadian short track team, one of the world's best. I was ecstatic to see their girls get a silver medal in the relay - the next best thing to seeing our ladies on the podium!
Silver medalists Amanda Overland and Alanna Kraus of Canada
Me with gold medalist Sun-yu Jin of South Korea
I realize that most of my readers are going to be unfamiliar with these athletes since they are from other countries but this is too good not to share! With any luck, we'll get some similar photos to share of American skaters on Sunday. :)
Fireworks display over Piazza Castello in Torino closes out the medal ceremonies
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Dear Torinoelle:
Thank you. This is by far the best coverage, text and photos, of the Olympics I have found. I am sorry I did not discover your blog sooner. Oh well, better late than never. Your concise wit and humor far surpasses the minutes of blah, blah, blah about the events; punctuated by hours of repititous commercials, on TV. If you are a real person, good for you. If you are a factitious team, you are doing a fine job. I am looking forward to the rest of your entries.
Best wishes,
Steve Poleskie -
How AWESOME that you got to hang out!!
Have a great time on Saturday!
BV
2/26/06 9:52 PM
Graciousness and grammar behoove you/one to write, "Apolo Ohno, 2/3 of the hardware he won and I" and "Gold medalist Sun-Yu Jin of South Korea and I"not me beginning the statement - a definite lack of elegance and modesty.