Custom Curling sticks by Paterson Composites helped propel Canada to a Bronze medal at the 2018 Paralympics. …
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Project Olympics – Coping with Change
Change can be very challenging for many reasons. When I came back from the 2008 Olympic Games, I literally stayed on the couch for about a month. First was the mental exhaustion of having participated in a unique event and second was the uncertainty of what to do next. There was not motivation to go …
Project Olympics – What Now?
"What now" was a question I faced almost daily after the 2008 Olympic Games. My internal response what that I had no idea ... my external response was that I was going to get a job and pay off my debt. I knew in my heart that the first job I was in was going to be rough since it was nothing like …
Project Olympics – My Favourite Moments
While the performances are amazing, my favourite moments from the Olympics come from watching the families of the athletes - their excitement and emotion as they watch their athlete compete. An athlete's journey is not a singular one. There is an entire infrastructure around you and the strongest …
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Project Olympics – Closing Ceremonies – It’s a party!
The Closing Ceremonies are the party for the athletes. It is a celebration of the 3000 people who are the Olympic Athletes from 2018. It is a lot less structured than the Opening Ceremonies that has many formal aspects to it - Flag raising, Torch lighting, speeches and oaths being taken. The …
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Project Olympics – Losing to Win Silver
Losing to win a silver medal is always a tough thing to do. The athletes in team sports whose competition ends with the loser winning the silver medal - makes them seem to be bad sports if they are not happy to have won. At the Olympics, everyone is perfect - it is simply a different layer of …
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