I have watched many winter Olympics, and I have to admit that I have never watched Curling. I know nothing about it. So, this post is dedicated to those of you, who like me, are behind the Curling times. I will give you a little history, catch you up on the correct terms to use [...]
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2010 Olympics – What is Curling?
February 19th, 2010 
Tracy Matlack 
Posted in Olympics 2010, Sports, Tracy Matlack 
Tags: 2010 Olympics, Canada, Curling, Curling Club, curling stones, curling terms, Edinburgh, house, ice, International Curling Federation, loafies, Perth, rings, Scotland, sweep, teams, Vancouver, winter games, winter olympics, Women's Curling, World Curling Federation 
2 Comments »2010 Olympics China Gets Gold in Figure Skating
February 16th, 2010 Tracy Matlack Out of retirement and into the gold! After eighteen years, the husband and wife duo from China finally realized their Olympic gold dream and won China’s first title in figure skating. Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo broke Russia’s 46-year stronghold on the Olympics figure skating pairs event on Monday night with a mesmerizing performance. Their [...]
Posted in Olympics 2010, Tracy Matlack Tags: 2010 Olympics, Canada, Chinese, figure skating, gold medal, ice skating, olympics, Shen Xue, silver medal, Vancouver, Zhao Hongbo 6 Comments »Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremonies
February 12th, 2010 Tracy Matlack Tonight, Friday, Feb. 12, with seven years of planning in the rear view mirror, the lights will dim inside Vancouver’s BC Place. Nearly 55,000 people in attendance, and hundreds of millions more watching on televisions around the world, will wait eagerly in anticipation. What can we expect from the first Opening Ceremony to be held [...]
Posted in Olympics 2010, Tracy Matlack Tags: 2010 opening ceremonies, athletes, BC Place Stadium, Canada, ceremony, Entertainment, flag bearer, flame, NBC, parade, prime minister, team usa, torch, uniform, Vancouver, winter olympics 6 Comments »
