The leaders’ spouses avoided protesters—and any whiff of substance
Tag Archives: Joannie Rochette
Where famous Canucks go to play
Travel-savvy celebs tell us what to see in their home provinces
Summer Getaways: Quebec
When the cirque comes to town
My New City
The Games didn’t change Vancouver and Canada—rather, they reflected a change that had already occurred in us
We were best when it counted
The Vancouver Games started as a ‘crazy’ dream and ended up a wondrous spectacle that transfixed and, just maybe, transformed a nation
An Act of Courage
Skating just days after her mother’s death, Joannie Rochette delivered one of the Games’ defining moments
Thérèse Rochette (1954-2010)
‘This is for you, Maman,’ Joannie said of the medal her mother didn’t get to see her win
The Best—and Worst
SCOTT FESCHUK: Judging various elements of the Vancouver Olympics using a numerical ranking from zero to 10
The risk of aiming high
Will medal counts affect future funding for Canada’s athletes?
Courage
Joannie Rochette provides a lesson in overcoming adversity