Thirteen Days to Go

This is my fifth post leading up to the Sochi 2014.


I spent quite a bit of time getting some content together for Olympic stories that we are running in Forever Young Information.  Forever Young is Canada’s Adult Lifestyle Publication (www.foreveryoungnews.com)


The stories ought to be on line and on newsstands just in advance of the Olympics opening.


A lot of research went into putting together the stories.  I learned there is not enough space even in the Sunday NY times to mention all 200 plus Canadian athletes attending the February games.  Especially not when you are trying to provide some items of historical interest for the readers.


Social Media


Many of the athletes are tweeting.  Some are interesting.  Most seem to be thanking sponsors and well-wishers or chatting with fellow competitors.  Nothing wrong with that.   You can pick up the youthful enthusiasm of the athletes from looking at the tweets.

This morning for example Canadian Bobsledder  and self-described “Hawaiian born beach bum” and “carbon neutral athlete” captured his first ever World Cup two man bobsled victory.  You can catch his enthusiasm for his win and the third place finish of fellow Canadian Lyndon Rush at @justinkripps.


Owen Sound’s Larisa Yurikw took this weekend off from World Cup downhill skiing.  She deserves the rest, as you’ll see in my FYI story.  She’s been sick and her battery needs recharging. http://instagram.com/p/jjGxdojYY3/#


Following Sochi 2014


I’ve been thinking of how I’ll follow the Olympics with the nine-hour time difference to Sochi.  A terrific site I came across in my research is sportcafe_ca.  They have new and informed reports daily.


I also found @OlympicHearts through twitter.  Here you can hook up with Suzanne Sewell’s passionate reporting.


Interesting Fact


Meghan Agosta-Marciano (@MeghanAgosta) of Ruthven Ontario is on her third Olympic Hockey team.  In her first Turin in 2006, she notched a hat trick on her 19th birthday.  She turns 26 on this February 12th.  A nice way to celebrate the occasion would be another hat trick, particularly as our team is up against arch rivals the Americans on February 12th.