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paraka ([personal profile] paraka) wrote2008-08-16 09:34 am
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Olympics

So, Canada has a medal count. So of course, I'm crying. I didn't actually know we had won anything until they started playing the national anthem and then my eyes started watering. I'm such a giant suck. The anthem on it's own can generally start the water works with me but watching Carol Huynh holding her flowers and crying on TV just cinched it. Hell I'm crying just writing about it.

This is sooooo the wrong time of the month for me to be seeing this stuff. Still: Yay for Carol Huynh, David Calder and Scott Frandsen, and Tonya Verbeek. You make us proud!
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[identity profile] maekala.livejournal.com 2008-08-18 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
I just finished watching the Trampolining Qualification round and there were some awesome Canadians in the audience. Even with the roar of the Chinese audience when they came on, you could still hear this group going strong, "CANADA! CANADA!" I totally thought of you.

Plus, I must say, your Trampoline girls are looking very promising.
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[personal profile] paraka 2008-08-18 12:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I watched a couple of the trampoline rounds and I always find them so cool. I think I'm getting better now, but I wasn't really able to watch much of the olympics this weekend, because as I said, I would just get so caught up and start crying. Even if it wasn't Canadians winning.
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