The 2018 sporting year took me on some crazy adventures — it was wild, wicked and wonderful. In total, I spent about nine months out of the year in taxis, airports, hotels, crowded busses and sporting venues. There were a lot of long days, mostly during the Olympics and Paralympics, but thankfully I was able […]
Tag: Pyeongchang
Canada sweeps past Pyeongchang silver, gold medallists at women's curling worlds
South Korea’s EunJung Kim and the Olympic darling Garlic Girls used a pressure-heavy style to reach the podium at the Winter Games. It didn’t work against Canada’s Jennifer Jones on Wednesday at the world women’s curling championship. Jones knocked off the Pyeongchang silver medallists 8-4 and then topped Olympic champion Anna Hasselborg of Sweden 8-4 […]
Russian Paralympians finish 2nd in PyeongChang 2018 medal tally despite short roster
Russian para athletes who participated as neutrals at the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympics have finished second in the Games’ medal standings, winning a total of 24. Read more The main contribution to the squad’s medal haul was made by the two skiers, Anna Milenina and Ekaterina Rumyantseva, who took 5 Paralympic medals each, including five golds […]
Canada wraps up best-ever Winter Paralympics at Pyeongchang closing ceremony
Para nordic star Mark Arendz leads the way at the Pyeongchang closing ceremony starting on Sunday as the Canadian contingent celebrates its best-ever Winter Paralympics performance. Click on the video player below for described video. Watch CBC’s closing ceremony coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea with descriptive video.0:00 Arendz won five […]
Canada's golden curling streak at Paralympics ends in Pyeongchang
Sometimes curling teams are on the wrong side of the inch. That was the case four years ago for China at the Paralympics. Today, it was Canada’s turn. The semifinal was a rematch from four years ago when Canada played China in the semis in Sochi. On that day, China’s skip Wang Haitao was heavy […]
CBC's afternoon coverage of the 2018 Paralympics in Pyeongchang
Click on the video player above now to watch CBC Sports’ coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games from Pyeongchang, South Korea. For described video, click on the video player below. Watch CBC’s day 4 afternoon coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea with descriptive video.0:00 CBC and Radio-Canada will offer more […]
CBC's afternoon coverage of the 2018 Paralympics in Pyeongchang
Click on the video player above to watch CBC Sports’ afternoon coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games from Pyeongchang, South Korea. For described video, click on the video player below. Watch CBC’s day 2 morning coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. With Described Video.0:00 CBC and Radio-Canada will offer more […]
CBC's morning coverage of the 2018 Paralympics in Pyeongchang
Click on the video player above to watch CBC Sports’ morning coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games from Pyeongchang, South Korea. For described video, click on the video player below. Watch CBC’s day 2 morning coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. With Described Video.0:00 CBC and Radio-Canada will offer […]
CBC's afternoon coverage of the 2018 Paralympics in Pyeongchang
Click on the video player above to watch CBC Sports’ afternoon coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games from Pyeongchang, South Korea. For described video, click on the video player below. Watch CBC’s day 1 afternoon coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. With Described Video0:00 CBC and Radio-Canada will offer […]
Day 1 coverage of the 2018 Paralympics in Pyeongchang
Click on the video player above to watch Day 1 coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games from Pyeongchang, South Korea. For described video, click on the video player below. Watch CBC’s day 1 morning coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. With Described Video.0:00 CBC and Radio-Canada will offer more […]