Yet Another Victory Ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

Canada didn’t get to jump on the podium this past Friday evening like it did last Monday thanks to the efforts of Alexandre Bilodeau. However, Friday’s Victory Ceremony was just as exciting for the Aussies and Yankees. But before hardware was given out, we had to raise a flag, and celebrate the Northwest Territories.

Sitting way up in the nose bleeds in the cheap 22 buck seats, here’s what my Telephoto lens and I captured…

Before any hardware was given out, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, better known as the RCMP, brought in the colours of the Olympics and hoisted them up high for all to see.

Next, the Northwest Territories did their thing with some dancing…

Then they did a little singing for us in. Oddly enough, it wasn’t in Inuit so everyone could understand…

And they also showed us what a real Winter Olympics looks like. Apparently, it has to do with sitting on your ass and kicking a seal pelt among other things.

They also showed off some Inuit Rap and Hip Hop. If Ice Cube is from the US, then this guy must be IceBerg.

After the cultural exchange, it was time to give out the medals. Australia’s Torah Bright took home the Gold in Women’s Half Pipe while the US’s Hannah Teter grabbed the Silver, followed by Kelly Clark also of the US for the Bronze.

Of course, a ton more pictures can be found after the jump. Stay tuned for more pictures from the evening starring Theory of a Deadman in a post coming up.

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Witnessing Canada’s First Gold Medal On Home Soil Awarded

We didn’t have Gold Medal Hockey Tickets. Heck, we didn’t even have Gold Medal Curling Tickets. What we did have were a couple of cheap seat tickets to an Olympic Victory Ceremony at BC Place during Quebec Night that featured some guy named Gregory Charles as the musical act. However, the tickets became golden when Alexandre Bilodeau won the Gold Medal in the Men’s Moguls competition this past Sunday at Cypress Mountain.

Although Kelly and I were sitting in the last row inside BC Place, it didn’t ruin our experience as the energy inside the dome was overwhelming. Luckily, I was packing the telephoto lens and was able to snap a few useable pics.

Before the medals were given out, we were treated by performances by some of Quebec’s artists. Although I couldn’t understand a word they were saying, they were very energetic and parts of the crowd that did understand French were happily singing along.

We were also treated to some acrobatics by one of Quebec’s acrobatic troops. Can’t remember what they were called but they were quite good. After the performances, it was time to give out some hardware!

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