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Each of us had a gold medal moment this year. Perhaps for Melanie Johnson, it was her night at the Prom. For Miss Stukas, it was carry-
ing the torch!
Olympic
Maybe for
Tetzner and
Aikens, it was another year of shared friendship. For Scott Edwards, it might have been the suc- cessful completion o f a challenging course.
dampen the spirit of the Canadian athletes and their supporters across the country.
This year, two new demonstrator sports were introduced curling and aeriobatic skiing - and Canada simply walked away with the medals in these areas. In the other events, we won a total of 5 medals - the best showing at any of the 15 winter games.
While everyone had their eyes on Laurie Graham as a possible medal contender, her teammate, Karen Percy, came from behind and won two bronzes - one in super giant slalom and the other in downhill. On the figure skating rink, it was "The Battle of the Brians". In the end, Brian Orser gave an outstanding performance and was awarded the silver - losing by only .01 point to the American competitor. Elizabeth Manley went into her program in 3rd place with little pressure. She skated her heart out and as a result, her near perfect program won her a well-deserved silver medal.
The Canadian ice dancing team of Tracy Wilson and Robert McCall won our last medal with a bronze being granted for their superb performance.
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s the games closed, it was hailed as the best AOlympics ever! From the moment the cer- emonies began and the torch was lit, the
world fell in love with Calgary and the Canadian peo- ple. The wind may have played havoc with the ski- jumping and the bobsledding, but nothing could