Comments on: Canada winning Gold at the Paralympic Games http://whistlersnowreport.com/canada-winning-gold-at-the-paralympic-games-2076.htm Unofficial Snow Report for the Whistler ski resort Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Roberthttp://whistlersnowreport.com/canada-winning-gold-at-the-paralympic-games-2076.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1169 Robert Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:04:10 +0000 http://whistlersnowreport.com/?p=2076#comment-1169 It is unfortunate that Brian missed the opportunity to compete in the Olympic Team Event as well. It would have been a significant historical event to be able to cross the boundaries between the Olympics and Paralympics. I believe that although he was the alternate, he should have been selected to ski that event because as human beings we rise to momentous occasions and he had something to prove on that day. If I was the coach I would value that additional drive over historical half seconds. I live in Whistler but was unable to watch Brians event live, as I had a previous engagement. Fortunately that previous engagement was to see the Women's Slalom Standing event that very same day. As a Canadian, I also had the pleasure of watching our Women get Gold and Bronze in person. My daughter also walked away with a 'Gold Medal Hat'. I invite you to see that story on my Blog at http://blog.virtualwhistler.com/?p=502 It is unfortunate that Brian missed the opportunity to compete in the Olympic Team Event as well. It would have been a significant historical event to be able to cross the boundaries between the Olympics and Paralympics. I believe that although he was the alternate, he should have been selected to ski that event because as human beings we rise to momentous occasions and he had something to prove on that day. If I was the coach I would value that additional drive over historical half seconds.

I live in Whistler but was unable to watch Brians event live, as I had a previous engagement. Fortunately that previous engagement was to see the Women’s Slalom Standing event that very same day. As a Canadian, I also had the pleasure of watching our Women get Gold and Bronze in person. My daughter also walked away with a ‘Gold Medal Hat’. I invite you to see that story on my Blog at http://blog.virtualwhistler.com/?p=502

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