Friday, August 10, 2007
ICF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007
DAY 2
500M
M K1 - Adam 1st in heat and 1st in semi
W K1 - Emilie 3rd in heat and 3rd in semi (B final)
M K2 - Richard and Andrew 1st in heat and 1st in semi
W K2 - Kristin and Mylanie 5th in heat and 6th in semi (B Final)
C1 - Mark 2nd in heat and 2nd in semi
C2 - Andrew and Gab 2nd in heat and 4th in the semi (B Final)
C4 - Attila, Dimo, Richard and Tamas jr 3rd in heat (direct to final)
This will be an exciting final to watch...
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Less than a year to the Olympics in Beijing!
Huh. I completely forgot about this song. (watch it and you'll understand why). "Don't you know what's happening down there in the Bermuda Triangle? Elvis needs boats!"
Also check out the link for anothor Mojo Nixon song, "Debbie Gibson is Having my 2-Headed Love child. It's worth it just to see a really young Winona Ryder as Debbie Gibson.
Huh. I completely forgot about this song. (watch it and you'll understand why). "Don't you know what's happening down there in the Bermuda Triangle? Elvis needs boats!"
Also check out the link for anothor Mojo Nixon song, "Debbie Gibson is Having my 2-Headed Love child. It's worth it just to see a really young Winona Ryder as Debbie Gibson.
The Flatwater worlds website (http://kanuwm.de/) is up and down due to high traffic but I was able to get some results off before it crashed again.
Womens K4 500m - Genevieve, Mylanie, Kristin & Tory were 6th in the heat and 8th in the semi (B-Final)
1000m heats & semis;
Men's K4 - 5th in heat & 6th in semi (B-Final)
men's K2 - 4th in heat and 5th in semi (C-Final)
Women's K1 - Karen was 2nd in the heat and 2nd in the semi
Men's K1 - Adam 1st in heat and 1st in semi
C1 - Mark was 2nd in heat & 2nd in semi
C2 - Andrew and Gab 1st in heat and 7th in semi-1 6th in semi-2 (B-final)
C4 - Attila, Dimo, Tom and Tamas jr were 3rd (direct to final)
Womens K4 500m - Genevieve, Mylanie, Kristin & Tory were 6th in the heat and 8th in the semi (B-Final)
1000m heats & semis;
Men's K4 - 5th in heat & 6th in semi (B-Final)
men's K2 - 4th in heat and 5th in semi (C-Final)
Women's K1 - Karen was 2nd in the heat and 2nd in the semi
Men's K1 - Adam 1st in heat and 1st in semi
C1 - Mark was 2nd in heat & 2nd in semi
C2 - Andrew and Gab 1st in heat and 7th in semi-1 6th in semi-2 (B-final)
C4 - Attila, Dimo, Tom and Tamas jr were 3rd (direct to final)
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Such a good weekend. I had some summer hours saved up so got out of work a few hours early. I got an emergency pedicure and headed down to the Boulevard Club where Marisha and I lounged on the lakeshore and wallowed in gossip mags.
Saturday afternoon was a baby shower for Jackie and babygirl Song-Hara. This was SUCH a great afternoon. I'd had a hectic morning ending up on the wrong side of the city which meant I arrived late, without the salad I'd promised to bring or Jackie's gift. Tat was so nice and met me at the door with assurances there was plenty of food and a glass of wine. There were children EVERYWHERE! All cute and fun and easygoing (read: not crying). Pictures soon.
Sunday - Toronto FC vs L.A. Galaxy.
There's been lots of speculation on whether David Beckham would play or not but it didn't matter. Plans to sell my extra ticket changed when I found out my son didn't have to work that day. And I'm so glad because we had an amazing afternoon together!
There was no traffic (people must have thought Caribana was still going on) so we got there super early. We just wandered around the stadium checking things out. Coming around the corner at the south-west end we saw a CBC trailer and tv cameras. We realized we were at the player's entrance and, given the amount of security, that the Galaxy hadn't arrived yet. We stuck around with about 20 other people and within 15 mintues their bus pulled up.
David Beckham was first out and was less than 5 feet from where we stood. Yeah, I was a total tourist! He is very, VERY good looking. Canadians are so funny - nobody yelled anything or cheered...nothing. I don't think he knew what to expect but he kind of hesitated then waved and walked on. I didn't have my purse so couldn't even ask for an autograph (alhtough I don't know what I'd do with one anyway, just seems the thing to do). After he'd gone through the door we all kind of looked at each other and shrugged.
Ryan and I were still high-fiving each other on another awesome mom-son moment when the ticket takers handed us our TFC baseball caps courtesy of of BMO. All that AND a hat? Could it get any better? Sort of. The Barenaked Ladies performed a song they wrote for the TFC (tepid) and both national anthems. The reason this was particularly cool is because, when Ryan was around 10, we went to one of the first BNL concerts at the Bathurst St. Theatre. We were actually there to see Meryn Cadell (where did SHE go?) and the second act just happened to be these guys who were introduced as buskers from Scarborough. We bought "The Yellow Tape" (from their moms who were selling them at the door) and became huge fans. Okay tangent over.
The TFC were definitely "on" for this game so the disappointment of not seeing Beckham's moves was minimal. As alway the fans in Toronto make the game as memorable as the plays. Final score was 0-0. Getting those seasons tickets was one of the best decisions I've made and they've paid for themselves a thousand times over in great memories for Ryan and me.
Saturday afternoon was a baby shower for Jackie and babygirl Song-Hara. This was SUCH a great afternoon. I'd had a hectic morning ending up on the wrong side of the city which meant I arrived late, without the salad I'd promised to bring or Jackie's gift. Tat was so nice and met me at the door with assurances there was plenty of food and a glass of wine. There were children EVERYWHERE! All cute and fun and easygoing (read: not crying). Pictures soon.
Sunday - Toronto FC vs L.A. Galaxy.There's been lots of speculation on whether David Beckham would play or not but it didn't matter. Plans to sell my extra ticket changed when I found out my son didn't have to work that day. And I'm so glad because we had an amazing afternoon together!
There was no traffic (people must have thought Caribana was still going on) so we got there super early. We just wandered around the stadium checking things out. Coming around the corner at the south-west end we saw a CBC trailer and tv cameras. We realized we were at the player's entrance and, given the amount of security, that the Galaxy hadn't arrived yet. We stuck around with about 20 other people and within 15 mintues their bus pulled up.
David Beckham was first out and was less than 5 feet from where we stood. Yeah, I was a total tourist! He is very, VERY good looking. Canadians are so funny - nobody yelled anything or cheered...nothing. I don't think he knew what to expect but he kind of hesitated then waved and walked on. I didn't have my purse so couldn't even ask for an autograph (alhtough I don't know what I'd do with one anyway, just seems the thing to do). After he'd gone through the door we all kind of looked at each other and shrugged.
Ryan and I were still high-fiving each other on another awesome mom-son moment when the ticket takers handed us our TFC baseball caps courtesy of of BMO. All that AND a hat? Could it get any better? Sort of. The Barenaked Ladies performed a song they wrote for the TFC (tepid) and both national anthems. The reason this was particularly cool is because, when Ryan was around 10, we went to one of the first BNL concerts at the Bathurst St. Theatre. We were actually there to see Meryn Cadell (where did SHE go?) and the second act just happened to be these guys who were introduced as buskers from Scarborough. We bought "The Yellow Tape" (from their moms who were selling them at the door) and became huge fans. Okay tangent over.
The TFC were definitely "on" for this game so the disappointment of not seeing Beckham's moves was minimal. As alway the fans in Toronto make the game as memorable as the plays. Final score was 0-0. Getting those seasons tickets was one of the best decisions I've made and they've paid for themselves a thousand times over in great memories for Ryan and me.
Monday, August 06, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Chrissy and I went to the TFC game on Sunday afternoon.
It was HOT. New York kind of hot. The bottom of my flops were melting on the bleachers. In spite of that and the fact we lost 3-nil to the Chicago Fire (Blan-coooooh), it was still great to be there! TFC play was pretty flat throughout but there's a long list of injured players at the moment. (the TFC have signed keeper Kyriakos "Kenny" Stamatopoulos - a kid from Markham who's played for Greece and Norway).
The most entertaining point of the game was when fans buried Blancowith streamers during a corner kick.
Things in section 105 were a little flat too because the kid who sits two seats over (and is a true TFC superfan) was not there. His mom and little brother had the seats instead. He clearly did not get his cheerleading abilities from her. Actually, the last time we were there, he brought a girl and was considerably less entertaining than usual.
Anyway, after the game we booted it back to Oakville for a barbecue at Dray and Alyson's new house. Great house! And it was full of children. Two newborns - Hilary and Charlie - as well as Grayson, Meredith and Dylan. Okay, it may not sound like a lot of kids but it sure seemed like a houseful.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Here's another photo of the boys at the TFC vs Aston Villa game. Apparently it's been submitted for a "Sony Fan of the Year" award on some website. I love how that could be Brandon's actual noggin. Toby wouldn't wear his during the game because he didn't want anyone from work to see him. So funny that it ended up on a website. Of course, you can't smell Crown & Coke on a website which probably had more to do with keeping a low profile than anything. I heard the next day was a little rough for Rudderboy.
(L-R) Larry, unknown, Brandon, unknown, Toby, Pete and Mike
Friday, July 27, 2007
One thing about Mike Roche, he's not dull. On Wednesday night, the roommate and I went to watch the Toronto FC play Aston Villa in a 'friendly'. Toronto played really well against this crew from the premier league and the fans were, as always, totally into it. We were wandering around the stadium during the break and ran into Mike. He was drunk. He was wearing a conehead. He was hilarious.
Since Danny Dichio is such a great player, he got this idea to wear a conehead but didn't like the quality of the ones he found in Toronto. He found an online site that sells the caps he eventually ended up buying. They're actually part of a Goonies costume, you know the sloth from the movie? Anyway, we saw a bunch of guys wearing these things, all of them obtained from Mike. So now there's this huge contingent of "Dichio-heads" sitting in the fan section. Apparently Mike's already made lots of friends among the seasons ticket holders but I think he's just increased his notorieity.
Since Danny Dichio is such a great player, he got this idea to wear a conehead but didn't like the quality of the ones he found in Toronto. He found an online site that sells the caps he eventually ended up buying. They're actually part of a Goonies costume, you know the sloth from the movie? Anyway, we saw a bunch of guys wearing these things, all of them obtained from Mike. So now there's this huge contingent of "Dichio-heads" sitting in the fan section. Apparently Mike's already made lots of friends among the seasons ticket holders but I think he's just increased his notorieity.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Busy summer. On the weekend of the 23-24th, Susi & I finally got around to celebrating our birthdays at her place in Sutton. We had a great time with our kids and various friends. It was especially nice to see Jen!
Susi, Jen and I shared a house in Mussleman's Lake for about 3 months in 1982. I don't remember a lot about it except that it was a particularly cold winter and there was a vent about one foot square that went straight from the head of my bed to the roof. I often woke up in the middle of the night because snow was falling on my head. The day after I moved out, I saw plenty of aerial shots of our house on the news. The guys next door were being busted for whatever they were involved with over there - drugs, guns -we're not sure. We thought they were small-time dealers in homegrown weed but clearly that wasn't all. Whatever they were up to was enough to bring out the the ETF with a full compliment of personnel, guns, a helicopter and trucks. I wish there was some footage available because it was pretty dramatic - especially since it was a dead-end road out in the country and they weren't quite ready to surrender themselves to the authorities. I was grateful that I was already gone when it happened. I have to say, aside from what we found out about them on the evening news, those guys were pretty nice and really helpful whenever one of our cars wouldn't start (daily) or when the water pump froze (weekly). Good times!
Anyway, this past weekend was Dominion Day so there was lots going on. I went to Dominion Day regatta (photos soon) and raced C4 and war canoe. I didn't arrive until noon so just missed getting entered at the last minute into a canoer K4. Not sure how that would have worked out with 4 canoers but they did a respectable time with Eve, Chrissy and Rachel and the lone kayaker, KC.
Susi, Jen and I shared a house in Mussleman's Lake for about 3 months in 1982. I don't remember a lot about it except that it was a particularly cold winter and there was a vent about one foot square that went straight from the head of my bed to the roof. I often woke up in the middle of the night because snow was falling on my head. The day after I moved out, I saw plenty of aerial shots of our house on the news. The guys next door were being busted for whatever they were involved with over there - drugs, guns -we're not sure. We thought they were small-time dealers in homegrown weed but clearly that wasn't all. Whatever they were up to was enough to bring out the the ETF with a full compliment of personnel, guns, a helicopter and trucks. I wish there was some footage available because it was pretty dramatic - especially since it was a dead-end road out in the country and they weren't quite ready to surrender themselves to the authorities. I was grateful that I was already gone when it happened. I have to say, aside from what we found out about them on the evening news, those guys were pretty nice and really helpful whenever one of our cars wouldn't start (daily) or when the water pump froze (weekly). Good times!
Anyway, this past weekend was Dominion Day so there was lots going on. I went to Dominion Day regatta (photos soon) and raced C4 and war canoe. I didn't arrive until noon so just missed getting entered at the last minute into a canoer K4. Not sure how that would have worked out with 4 canoers but they did a respectable time with Eve, Chrissy and Rachel and the lone kayaker, KC.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
European Championships
Canoe/Kayak Flatwater
Final Results
Kayak Single (K1) 1000m WOMEN
FINAL A
1 SWE SOFIA PALDANIUS 4:08.410 (1)
2 HUN KATALIN KOVACS 4:09.490 (2)1.080
3 GER FRIEDERICKE LEUE 4:09.530 (3)1.120
Kayak Single (K1) 500m WOMEN
FINAL A
1 GER KATRIN WAGNER-AUGUSTIN 1:53.985 (1)
2 HUN KATALIN KOVACS 1:54.598 (2)0.613
3 FIN ANNE RIKALA 1:55.218 (3)1.233
Kayak Single (K1) 200m WOMEN
FINAL A
1 HUN NATASA JANICS 42.469 (1)
2 FIN ANNE RIKALA 43.448 (2)0.979
3 UKR INNA OSYPENKI-RADOMSKA 43.468 (3)0.999
Canoe Single (C1) 1000m MEN
FINAL A
1 HUN ATTILA VAJDA 4:04.429 (1)
2 RUS MAXIM OPALEV 4:07.712 (2)3.283
3 ESP DAVID CAL FIGUEROA 4:08.676 (3)4.247
Canoe Single (C1) 500m MEN
FINAL A
1 GER ANDREAS DITTMER 1:54.540 (1)
2 RUS NIKOLAY LIPKIN 1:54.613 (2)0.073
3 ESP DAVID CAL FIGUEROA 1:55.733 (3)1.193
Canoe Single (C1) 200m MEN
FINAL A
1 LTU JEVGENIJ SUKLIN 41.969 (1)
2 RUS MAXIM OPALEV 42.092 (2)0.123
3 UKR YURY CHEBAN 42.132 (3)0.163
Kayak Single (K1) 1000m MEN
FINAL A
1 NOR EIRIK VERAAS LARSEN 3:39.179 (1)
2 GBR TIM BRABANTS 3:40.342 (2)1.163
3 HUN ZOLTAN BENKO 3:41.742 (3)2.563
Kayak Single (K1) 500m MEN
FINAL A
1 GBR TIM BRABANTS 1:42.653 (1)
2 SWE ANDERS GUSTAFSSON 1:42.905 (2)0.252
3 3 POL MAREK TWARDOWSKI 1:43.450 (3)0.797
Kayak Single (K1) 200m MEN
FINAL A
1 GER JONAS EMS 36.796 (1)
2 POL MAREK TWARDOWSKI 37.119 (2)0.323
3 HUN GERGELY GYERTYANOS 37.432 (3)0.636
Canoe/Kayak Flatwater
Final Results
Kayak Single (K1) 1000m WOMEN
FINAL A
1 SWE SOFIA PALDANIUS 4:08.410 (1)
2 HUN KATALIN KOVACS 4:09.490 (2)1.080
3 GER FRIEDERICKE LEUE 4:09.530 (3)1.120
Kayak Single (K1) 500m WOMEN
FINAL A
1 GER KATRIN WAGNER-AUGUSTIN 1:53.985 (1)
2 HUN KATALIN KOVACS 1:54.598 (2)0.613
3 FIN ANNE RIKALA 1:55.218 (3)1.233
Kayak Single (K1) 200m WOMEN
FINAL A
1 HUN NATASA JANICS 42.469 (1)
2 FIN ANNE RIKALA 43.448 (2)0.979
3 UKR INNA OSYPENKI-RADOMSKA 43.468 (3)0.999
Canoe Single (C1) 1000m MEN
FINAL A
1 HUN ATTILA VAJDA 4:04.429 (1)
2 RUS MAXIM OPALEV 4:07.712 (2)3.283
3 ESP DAVID CAL FIGUEROA 4:08.676 (3)4.247
Canoe Single (C1) 500m MEN
FINAL A
1 GER ANDREAS DITTMER 1:54.540 (1)
2 RUS NIKOLAY LIPKIN 1:54.613 (2)0.073
3 ESP DAVID CAL FIGUEROA 1:55.733 (3)1.193
Canoe Single (C1) 200m MEN
FINAL A
1 LTU JEVGENIJ SUKLIN 41.969 (1)
2 RUS MAXIM OPALEV 42.092 (2)0.123
3 UKR YURY CHEBAN 42.132 (3)0.163
Kayak Single (K1) 1000m MEN
FINAL A
1 NOR EIRIK VERAAS LARSEN 3:39.179 (1)
2 GBR TIM BRABANTS 3:40.342 (2)1.163
3 HUN ZOLTAN BENKO 3:41.742 (3)2.563
Kayak Single (K1) 500m MEN
FINAL A
1 GBR TIM BRABANTS 1:42.653 (1)
2 SWE ANDERS GUSTAFSSON 1:42.905 (2)0.252
3 3 POL MAREK TWARDOWSKI 1:43.450 (3)0.797
Kayak Single (K1) 200m MEN
FINAL A
1 GER JONAS EMS 36.796 (1)
2 POL MAREK TWARDOWSKI 37.119 (2)0.323
3 HUN GERGELY GYERTYANOS 37.432 (3)0.636
Friday, June 29, 2007
European Championships Flatwater Canoe/Kayak
Results JUN 29 2007
Canoe Single (C1) 1000m MEN SEMI-FINAL 1 11:07
1 BLR ALIAKSANDR ZHUKOUSKI 1:55.76 (1) 3:56.124 (1) QF
1 BLR ALIAKSANDR ZHUKOUSKI 1:55.76 (1) 3:56.124 (1) QF
2 HUN ATTILA VAJDA 1:58.95 (5) 3:56.217 (2) QF 3.19 0.093
3 LTU JEVGENIJ SUKLIN 1:56.32 (2) 3:56.337 (3) QF 0.56 0.213
4 POL MARIUSZ KRUK 1:56.83 (3) 3:58.680 (4) X 1.07 2.556
5 GRE ANDREAS KILIGKARDIS 1:59.38 (6) 4:00.083 (5) X 3.62 3.959
6 ROU JOSIF CHIRILA 1:57.31 (4) 4:00.920 (6) X 1.55 4.796
7 SRB Dusan RUCICIC 2:00.48 (8) 4:07.149 (7) X 4.72 11.025
8 LAT ANDREZS PROKOPENKO 1:59.88 (7) 4:10.155 (8) X 4.12 14.031
DSQ BUL ADNAN ALIEV
Canoe Single (C1) 500m MEN SEMI-FINAL 1 18:15
1 LTU JEVGENIJ SUKLIN 1:54.912 (1) QF
2 ESP DAVID CAL FIGUEROA 1:54.936 (2) QF 0.024
3 HUN ATTILA VAJDA 1:55.509 (3) QF 0.597
4 ROU FLORIN MIRONCIC 1:56.169 (4) X 1.257
5 GRE ANDREAS KILIGKARDIS 1:59.235 (5) X 4.323
6 EST DANEK TSUSKIN 2:00.448 (6) X 5.536
7 BUL ADNAN ALIEV 2:00.622 (7) X 5.710
8 SRB Dusan RUCICIC 2:03.282 (8) X 8.370
9 LAT ANTONS KNESIS 2:04.135 (9) X 9.223
Progression:1/3 TO FINAL, REST OUT
Thursday, June 28, 2007
European Championships Flatwater Canoe/Kayak
Results JUN 28 2007
Canoe Single (C1) 1000m MEN HEAT 1 11:14
1 RUS MAXIM OPALEV 3:33.976 (1) QF
2 UKR YURY CHEBAN 3:34.812 (2) QF 0.836
3 ESP DAVID CAL FIGUEROA 3:35.762 (3) QF 1.786
4 BLR ALIAKSANDR ZHUKOUSKI 3:35.816 (4) QS 1.840
5 ROU JOSIF CHIRILA 3:45.518 (5) QS 11.542
6 GRE ANDREAS KILIGKARDIS 3:45.998 (6) QS 12.022
7 LAT ANDREZS PROKOPENKO 3:55.397 (7) QS 21.421
8 SRB Dusan RUCICIC 4:04.469 (8) ?? 30.493
1 RUS MAXIM OPALEV 3:33.976 (1) QF
2 UKR YURY CHEBAN 3:34.812 (2) QF 0.836
3 ESP DAVID CAL FIGUEROA 3:35.762 (3) QF 1.786
4 BLR ALIAKSANDR ZHUKOUSKI 3:35.816 (4) QS 1.840
5 ROU JOSIF CHIRILA 3:45.518 (5) QS 11.542
6 GRE ANDREAS KILIGKARDIS 3:45.998 (6) QS 12.022
7 LAT ANDREZS PROKOPENKO 3:55.397 (7) QS 21.421
8 SRB Dusan RUCICIC 4:04.469 (8) ?? 30.493
Duke - Lane 1
Canoe Single (C1) 500m MEN HEAT 2
1 RUS NIKOLAY LIPKIN 1:52.139 (1) QF
2 UKR YURY CHEBAN 1:52.596 (2) QF 0.457
3 SVK MARIAN OSTRCIL 1:53.236 (3) QF 1.097
4 ESP DAVID CAL FIGUEROA 1:53.329 (4) QS 1.190
5 HUN ATTILA VAJDA 1:54.766 (5) QS 2.627
6 BUL ADNAN ALIEV 1:57.585 (6) QS 5.446
7 SRB Dusan RUCICIC 1:59.225 (7) QS 7.086
8 LAT ANTONS KNESIS 2:02.688 (8) ?? 10.549
Progression:1/3 TO F, 4/7 AND 8th BEST TIME TO SF, REST OUT
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Go here for a fun & quick personality test (thanks Susi!) Just click on the image that most represents your ideal.
http://DNA.imagini.net/friends/
http://DNA.imagini.net/friends/
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Haha...those fuggers make me laugh... from Go Fug Yourself (link at right)
Fugy Michalka
Clearly, tween-set actress/singer Aly Michalka is in love with Christopher Walken. It's the only explanation I can come up with for the following:
Fugy Michalka
Clearly, tween-set actress/singer Aly Michalka is in love with Christopher Walken. It's the only explanation I can come up with for the following:
I mean, why else wear an outfit that so loudly cries out for more cowbell?
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Through a series of coincidences, this is the direction in which I've been pushed for the past year. You may remember something I posted about taking a volunteer vacation where you can go to other countries and teach english, build schools, monitor jaguar populations etc.. Kaylynne went to Kenya for 10 weeks and her photos and stories inspired me to direct my attention to Africa.
One night on The Hour, George Stroumboulopoulos interviewed Ishmael Beah. This young man's book, A Long Way Gone – Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and another book I'd picked up at Chapters because I liked the title and the cover design (yes, I'm that shallow), What is the What by Dave Eggars, narrowed my focus to children affected by the wars there.
A couple of weeks after that, Marisha called and said she had tickets for a taping of The Hour. I like George Stroumboulopoulos' interview style so much that I jumped at the chance to see his show live even though we had no idea who the guests were. It was pure coincidence that the first one up was Hayley Wickenheiser who had just returned from a tour in Rwanda with "Right To Play".
Just this past weekend at a regatta, Iwas talking to Trent Waterhouse, a paddler from NS now living in Deline (del-i-NAY), about his experiences in the North West Territories and discover he actually participated in this program in Africa about a decade ago! This is no longer fanning the flames, this is like pouring gasoline on a fire. Trent should be the official spokesman for this program. He provided very positive feedback on his experience while addressing issues that would be of concern to someone from such a protected environment as Canada: Politics, safety, accomodations and so on.
You'd think by now I'd just accept it each time I get flicked in the forehead but it was still a surprise today when I was invited by someone who has no idea of my interest in this to join a Facebook group called Invisible Children. I've read a number of articles about how the children group together at night to protect each other from being abducted. Watching this very brief video provided a visual that I can't get out of my head. I have a plan slowly coming together. Within 18 months I hope to commit a full year to go to Africa and work in whatever capacity required.
One night on The Hour, George Stroumboulopoulos interviewed Ishmael Beah. This young man's book, A Long Way Gone – Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and another book I'd picked up at Chapters because I liked the title and the cover design (yes, I'm that shallow), What is the What by Dave Eggars, narrowed my focus to children affected by the wars there.
A couple of weeks after that, Marisha called and said she had tickets for a taping of The Hour. I like George Stroumboulopoulos' interview style so much that I jumped at the chance to see his show live even though we had no idea who the guests were. It was pure coincidence that the first one up was Hayley Wickenheiser who had just returned from a tour in Rwanda with "Right To Play".
Just this past weekend at a regatta, Iwas talking to Trent Waterhouse, a paddler from NS now living in Deline (del-i-NAY), about his experiences in the North West Territories and discover he actually participated in this program in Africa about a decade ago! This is no longer fanning the flames, this is like pouring gasoline on a fire. Trent should be the official spokesman for this program. He provided very positive feedback on his experience while addressing issues that would be of concern to someone from such a protected environment as Canada: Politics, safety, accomodations and so on.
You'd think by now I'd just accept it each time I get flicked in the forehead but it was still a surprise today when I was invited by someone who has no idea of my interest in this to join a Facebook group called Invisible Children. I've read a number of articles about how the children group together at night to protect each other from being abducted. Watching this very brief video provided a visual that I can't get out of my head. I have a plan slowly coming together. Within 18 months I hope to commit a full year to go to Africa and work in whatever capacity required.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Flatwater World Cup #3
June 1-3, 2007 Gerardmer, France
C1 1000m Final
1st Andreas Dittmer GER 4.01.64
2nd Mark Oldershaw CAN 4.02.68
3rd Erik Leve GER 4.07.36
K1 1000m Final
1st Adam van Koeverden CAN 3.34.42
2nd Ben Fouhy NZ 3.34.68
3rd Erik Veras Larsen NOR 3.35.98
C1 500m Final
1st Andreas Dittmer GER 1.50.44
2nd Sebastian Brendel GER 1.50.65
3rd Mark Oldershaw CAN 1.50.95
K1 500m Final
1st Adam van Koeverden CAN 1.39.88
2nd Anders Gustafsson SWE 1.40.20
3rd Tim Brabants GB 1.40.51
C1 200m Final
1st Jevgenij Suklin LIT 39.17
2nd Sebastian Brendel GER 40.21
3rd Zhomart Satubaldin KAZ 40.61
4th Mark Oldershaw Can 40.65
K1 200m Final1st Jonas Ems GER 34.80
2nd Vytautas Vaicikonis LIT 34.84
3rd Adam van Koeverden CAN 35.74
Friday, June 01, 2007
Since when did the U.S. federal government get involved in show business?
Okay, that question may sound naiive considering how many episodes of "court TV" we've been subjected to since O.J.'s epic road trip across L.A.. However, the coverage involving O.J., Diana, Martha, Anna Nicole et al was a media reaction to circumstances. Sure, over the long-term that stuff plays like a reality tv show but at the end of the day, it's still just media organizations reporting the story as it unfolds. Today, I'm wondering if the Federal judicial system is complicit in PRODUCING storylines.
news item: Paris Hilton sentenced to 45 days in the Lynwood Jail, Los Angeles, for violating her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.
news item: Nicole Richie awaits the resolution of her case after pleading not guilty to charges of driving under the influence. She was previously convicted of DUI in June 2003.
entertainment item: Nicole Richie, while being interviewed on Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show last Wednesday;
''The way that Paris' whole entire case was dealt with was, A, out of her control but B, really unfair,'' Richie said. ''Sometimes people just get exploited so I can only hope that doesn't happen to me.''
She admits she's nervous that she may follow her friend to jail but understands she has to “take responsibility” and “deal with whatever consequences” come her way.
Does anyone else suspect this is the pre-season setup for "The Simple Life: Serving Time"?
Okay, that question may sound naiive considering how many episodes of "court TV" we've been subjected to since O.J.'s epic road trip across L.A.. However, the coverage involving O.J., Diana, Martha, Anna Nicole et al was a media reaction to circumstances. Sure, over the long-term that stuff plays like a reality tv show but at the end of the day, it's still just media organizations reporting the story as it unfolds. Today, I'm wondering if the Federal judicial system is complicit in PRODUCING storylines.
news item: Paris Hilton sentenced to 45 days in the Lynwood Jail, Los Angeles, for violating her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.
news item: Nicole Richie awaits the resolution of her case after pleading not guilty to charges of driving under the influence. She was previously convicted of DUI in June 2003.
entertainment item: Nicole Richie, while being interviewed on Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show last Wednesday;
''The way that Paris' whole entire case was dealt with was, A, out of her control but B, really unfair,'' Richie said. ''Sometimes people just get exploited so I can only hope that doesn't happen to me.''
She admits she's nervous that she may follow her friend to jail but understands she has to “take responsibility” and “deal with whatever consequences” come her way.
Does anyone else suspect this is the pre-season setup for "The Simple Life: Serving Time"?
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
So apparently I'm not the only one with a little crush on George Stroumboulopoulos. (okay, his name requires far too much typing. From now on he'll be referred to simply as G.S.). Anyway, I was at a baby shower for Carrie tonight (she looks fabulous btw) where Sarah's sister and I compared notes on The Hour in general and the fox quotient of G.S. specifically. She's convinced he's already married. Meh. It takes away slightly from said f.q. but I've been addicted to The Hour since the first time I saw it, I'll still be a fan.
Before the taping the other night, G.S. came out to where we were lined up and introduced himself to each person. He seemed very sincere. In fact, when we shook hands he made very pointed eye contact, being sure I was completely engaged before shifting his focus to the next person. Impressive since I assume he does that for each show. At no time did his persona change; on-camera, off-camera, it's the same guy. And that guy is articulate, funny, informed, compassionate, quick-witted and completely comfortable in his own skin...
I believe the thing that draws me to him, I mean the show, is that my heart rate actually slows while I listen to him talk. I don't know if it's the timbre of his voice or a particular rhythm to his speech but guys, if you ever want to consider yourselves seducers of women, learn to do this. (note: I think Alan Cross has similar appeal).
I used to see G.S. in the Chapters/Starbucks at Richmond & John a lot and I always just thought, oh hey look, dude from Much Music. Now I wish I had approached him and had a conversation since he's such an interesting guy and seems very open to that type of contact. On second thought, it's probably better that I didn't. There's a big difference between being approached by an audience member in your studio and by a stranger out in public when all you want is a cup of coffee... Anyway, watch The Hour or go to a taping and let me know what you think.
Before the taping the other night, G.S. came out to where we were lined up and introduced himself to each person. He seemed very sincere. In fact, when we shook hands he made very pointed eye contact, being sure I was completely engaged before shifting his focus to the next person. Impressive since I assume he does that for each show. At no time did his persona change; on-camera, off-camera, it's the same guy. And that guy is articulate, funny, informed, compassionate, quick-witted and completely comfortable in his own skin...
I believe the thing that draws me to him, I mean the show, is that my heart rate actually slows while I listen to him talk. I don't know if it's the timbre of his voice or a particular rhythm to his speech but guys, if you ever want to consider yourselves seducers of women, learn to do this. (note: I think Alan Cross has similar appeal).
I used to see G.S. in the Chapters/Starbucks at Richmond & John a lot and I always just thought, oh hey look, dude from Much Music. Now I wish I had approached him and had a conversation since he's such an interesting guy and seems very open to that type of contact. On second thought, it's probably better that I didn't. There's a big difference between being approached by an audience member in your studio and by a stranger out in public when all you want is a cup of coffee... Anyway, watch The Hour or go to a taping and let me know what you think.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Thank god for Charlie Sheen. Well actually, thank god for the writers of Two and A Half Men.Seriously.
Throughout the mid-to-late '80s and early '90s I watched the rise of "the sensitive guy" with increasing disgust. I'm a big fan of the hero, the cowboy, the bad-boy. So that 10 year span was hell as we went from "real men don't eat quiche" to "are you a metrosexual?". If I have to listen to one more condo-dwelling, yogo-instructing, lululemon-wearing castrato lisp out his order for a half-fat latte with extra sprinkles, I'll bitch-slap somebody.
Thankfully the pendulum has swung back almost 180 degrees and there's a trend in pop culture to bring back men with a capital "M". Out with characters like Frasier and Sam Malone from Cheers. Don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do? Woody Allen? Meh, gross. He slept with his daughter. Allan Alda? Judd Hirsch? If I want someone who cries more than me, I'll get a job at a daycare... Give me David Carradine in Kill Bill, Jack Nicholson in just about anything, Samuel L. Motherfuckin' Jackson on a motherfuckin' plane. Bring on the guy's guy; the one who pours himself a double rye when he gets home, cooks KD in a hot tub and eats it out of the pot, turns down a date (but not with me) to watch a play-off game with his buddies. Yes! They're back and I'm strapping on my pom-poms and a Frederick's of Hollywood bra to lead the cheer. God bless CBS for giving americans back their balls!!
btw, I went to a taping of The Hour last night and I think I'm a little in love with George Stroumboulopoulos. More on that tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Okay. I heard this on the radio the other day and loved it. I thought the female vocalist was Macy Gray, especially since I heard she had a new album out. A quick check of her website cleared that up - this is NOT the direction in which she's moving. Too bad, I say.
Anyway, a random note from Adam O. on Facebook tipped me off - it's Tim Armstrong. You may know him because of his record label, Hellcat Records, or his work with Rancid and the Transplants. Anyway, I can't get enough of his stuff...The crazy coincidence of me finding out who it is tonight is that this record is released tomorrow, May 22nd.
Anyway, a random note from Adam O. on Facebook tipped me off - it's Tim Armstrong. You may know him because of his record label, Hellcat Records, or his work with Rancid and the Transplants. Anyway, I can't get enough of his stuff...The crazy coincidence of me finding out who it is tonight is that this record is released tomorrow, May 22nd.
Flatwater World Cup #2 - Szeged Hungary
Final Points
1 Hungary 1203
Final Points
1 Hungary 1203
2 France 386
3 Canada 371
4 China 279
5 Poland 252
6 Ukraine 248
7 Germany 248
8 Belarus 206
9 Slovakia 199
10 Lithuania 197
Men's Kayak
1 Hungary 262
10 Lithuania 197
Men's Kayak
1 Hungary 262
2 France 151
3 Canada 108
4 Sweden 99
5 Lithuania 88
Women's Kayak
1 Hungary 234
Women's Kayak
1 Hungary 234
2 China 154
3 Poland 110
4 Australia 97
5 Canada 84
Men's Canoe
1 Hungary 227
5 Canada 84
Men's Canoe
1 Hungary 227
2 France 135
3 Canada 127
4 Ukraine 114
5 Belarus 114
Flatwater World Cup #2 - Szeged Hungary - 200m
C1 A-Final
1st Yuriy Cheban (UKR) 00:40.669
3rd Yang Wenjun (CHN) 00:40.975
2nd Zhomart Satubaldin (KAZ) 00:40.873
7th Richard Dalton (CAN) 00:41.941
1st Yuriy Cheban (UKR) 00:40.669
3rd Yang Wenjun (CHN) 00:40.975
2nd Zhomart Satubaldin (KAZ) 00:40.873
7th Richard Dalton (CAN) 00:41.941
C4-A-Final
1st (HUN) 00:35.200
Pal Sarudi, Peter Balazs, Gabor Horvath & Marton Joob
2nd (CAN) 00:35.608
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny, Dmitri Joukovski, Mark Oldershaw & Andrew Russell
3rd (ROU) 00:36.004
Mihai Simion, Gabriel Talpa, Liviu Dumitrescu & Loredan Popa
1st (HUN) 00:35.200
Pal Sarudi, Peter Balazs, Gabor Horvath & Marton Joob
2nd (CAN) 00:35.608
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny, Dmitri Joukovski, Mark Oldershaw & Andrew Russell
3rd (ROU) 00:36.004
Mihai Simion, Gabriel Talpa, Liviu Dumitrescu & Loredan Popa
Men's K2 A-Final
1st Richard Dober & Andrew Willows (CAN) 00:32.982
2nd Egidius Balciunas & Aluydas Duonela (LTU) 00:33.366
3rd Olivier Boukpeti & Arnaud Hybois (FRA ) 00:33.516
1st Richard Dober & Andrew Willows (CAN) 00:32.982
2nd Egidius Balciunas & Aluydas Duonela (LTU) 00:33.366
3rd Olivier Boukpeti & Arnaud Hybois (FRA ) 00:33.516
Women's K4 A-Final
1st (HUN ) 00:35.459 K. Fazekas, M. Patyi, K. Kovacs & T. Paksy
2nd (SWE ) 00:36.101 S. Paldanius, J. Nordlow, K. Johansson & A. Karlsson
3rd(POR ) 00:36.179 H. Rodrigues, T. Portela, J. Sousa & B. Gomes
7th (CAN) 00:36.935 T. Tuttle, K. Gauthier, M. Barre & G. Beauchesne-Sevigny
1st (HUN ) 00:35.459 K. Fazekas, M. Patyi, K. Kovacs & T. Paksy
2nd (SWE ) 00:36.101 S. Paldanius, J. Nordlow, K. Johansson & A. Karlsson
3rd(POR ) 00:36.179 H. Rodrigues, T. Portela, J. Sousa & B. Gomes
7th (CAN) 00:36.935 T. Tuttle, K. Gauthier, M. Barre & G. Beauchesne-Sevigny
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Flatwater World Cup #2 - Szeged Hungary - 500m
K1 500m A-Final1st Adam Van Koeverden (CAN) 01:41.158
2nd Anders Gustafsson (SWE) 01:42.406
3rd Shaun Rubenstein (RSA) 01:42.616
C1 500m A-Final1st Andreas Dittmer (GER) 01:53.499
2nd Mark Oldershaw (CAN) 01:54.015
3rd Pawel Baraszkiewicz (POL) 01:54.399
8th Tom Hall (CAN) 01:56.853
C2 A-Final
1st Christian Gille &Tomas Wylenzek (GER) 01:46.283
2nd Gyorgy Kolonics & Gyorgy Kozmann (HUN ) 01:47.231
3rd Magsin Prokopenko & Sergiy Bezugly (UKR) 01:47.321
5th Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny & Andrew Russell (CAN) 01:48.401
K2 500m A-Final
1st Ronald Rauhe & Tim Wieskotter (GER )00:45.850
2nd Gabor Kucsera & Zoltan Kammerer (HUN ) 00:45.250
3rd Antonio Scaduto & Andrea Facchin (ITA ) 00:45.780
6th Andrew Willows & Richard Dober
Women's K4 A-Final
5th Victoria Tuttle, Kristin Gauthier, Mylanie Barre &Genevieve Beauchesne-Sevigny
Friday, May 18, 2007
Flatwater World Cup #2 - Szeged Hungary
The Hungarian canoe-kayak website for World Cup is usually really good but this year it's brutal. I don't even know how I found the results. I was so frustrated, I started opening every link and there they were. Apparently Graham is sending results from his Blackberry to Ann and she's forwarding them on through email. I've sent Ann the link via Carrie so hopefully they'll get it out through a canoe-kayak alert. Reports are that conditions are bad - wind & whitecaps are wreaking havoc on some lanes and crews have tipped. Here are results for Day 1 (racing is done for the day so if you don't see a final, we weren't in it);
Friday
A-Final - C1 1000m
1st Attila Vajda (HUN) 03:50.654
2nd Andreas Dittmer (GER) 03:50.750
3rd Bertrand Hemonic (FRA) 03:55.892
Final - C2 1000m
1st Gille Christian & Tomas Wylenzek (GER) 03:31.800
2nd György Kozmann& György Kolonics (HUN) 03:33.528
3rd Andrew Russell & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (CAN) 03:33.864
4th Attila Buday & Tamás Buday jr (CAN) 03:34.002
A-Final - Women's K1 1000m
The Hungarian canoe-kayak website for World Cup is usually really good but this year it's brutal. I don't even know how I found the results. I was so frustrated, I started opening every link and there they were. Apparently Graham is sending results from his Blackberry to Ann and she's forwarding them on through email. I've sent Ann the link via Carrie so hopefully they'll get it out through a canoe-kayak alert. Reports are that conditions are bad - wind & whitecaps are wreaking havoc on some lanes and crews have tipped. Here are results for Day 1 (racing is done for the day so if you don't see a final, we weren't in it);
Friday
A-Final - C1 1000m
1st Attila Vajda (HUN) 03:50.654
2nd Andreas Dittmer (GER) 03:50.750
3rd Bertrand Hemonic (FRA) 03:55.892
Final - C2 1000m
1st Gille Christian & Tomas Wylenzek (GER) 03:31.8002nd György Kozmann& György Kolonics (HUN) 03:33.528
3rd Andrew Russell & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (CAN) 03:33.864
4th Attila Buday & Tamás Buday jr (CAN) 03:34.002
A-Final - Women's K1 1000m
1st Carrie Johnson USA 03:54.022 9 (congrat's Nathan)
2nd Katalin Kovács HUN 03:54.208
3rd Anne Rikala FIN 03:55.270
9th Jill D'Alessio 04:04.252
A-Final - Women's K4 500m
2nd Katalin Kovács HUN 03:54.208
3rd Anne Rikala FIN 03:55.270
9th Jill D'Alessio 04:04.252
A-Final - Women's K4 500m
1st GER 01:31.454 C. Leonhardt, C. Wasmut, M. Knebel, K.Wagner-Augustin
2nd HUN01:32.096 T. Paksy, K. Kovács, D. Kozák, G. Szabó
3rd HUN 01:32.642 K. Fazekas, M. Patyi, A. Keresztesi, D. Benedek
5th CAN 01:34.082 T. Tuttle, G. Beauchesne-Sevigny, M. Barre, K. Gauthier
3rd HUN 01:32.642 K. Fazekas, M. Patyi, A. Keresztesi, D. Benedek
5th CAN 01:34.082 T. Tuttle, G. Beauchesne-Sevigny, M. Barre, K. Gauthier
A-Final - Men's K1 1000m
1st Adam Van Koeverden (CAN) 03:27.639
2nd Zoltán Benko (HUN) 03:28.371
3rd Tim Brabants (GBR) 03:28.821
B-Final - Men's K2 1000m 6th Dave Anderson & Chris Pellini
1st Adam Van Koeverden (CAN) 03:27.6392nd Zoltán Benko (HUN) 03:28.371
3rd Tim Brabants (GBR) 03:28.821
B-Final - Men's K2 1000m 6th Dave Anderson & Chris Pellini
B-Final - Men's K4 1000m 4th R. Dober, S.Jorens, R. Cuthbert & A. Willows
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
OH COME ON!!
Lindsay Lohan?? Hottest woman in the world?? If by hot you mean deeply disturbed, off-the-rails, slutty crack-whore then okay...but seriously. Jessica Alba - hotter...Sienna Miller, hotter. Maxim magazine has blown any journalistic credibility they might have ... what am I saying, it's Maxim freaking Magazine. Forget I brought it up.
Lindsay Lohan?? Hottest woman in the world?? If by hot you mean deeply disturbed, off-the-rails, slutty crack-whore then okay...but seriously. Jessica Alba - hotter...Sienna Miller, hotter. Maxim magazine has blown any journalistic credibility they might have ... what am I saying, it's Maxim freaking Magazine. Forget I brought it up.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
I think I may have had the Perfect Mother's Day weekend. I had a great run and respectable paddle time for the national team testing on Saturday morning. Jackie dropped by the canoe club just as we were finishing up. She brought some of the cookbooks she published. I can't wait to try some of the recipes. They're a fundraiser for the arthritis society. Jackie was supposed to hike Machu Picchu in the fall but won't be able to due to a little bump in...her...err...belly. I believe all key people already know that she's pregnant so hopefully I'm not blowing the surprise for anyone. She looks great in spite of a little morning sickness! Anyway, she has lots of cookbooks left so let her (or me) know if you'd like one - $10.
On Saturday afternoon, Eve and I headed down to the Toronto FC game. There were a couple hundred Chicago fans there who had bussed in to support the Fire so it was especially sweet that TFC won 3 -1!
Ryan and Courtney had to work on Mother's day so they came over Saturday night. We went for an outrigger paddle on the river and then they took me out for dinner and on Sunday I spent some time with my parents.
National Team trials #2 were in Montreal this past weekend. The senior team is away in Europe so results were pretty much as expected. Here's the link if you're interested in times.
On Saturday afternoon, Eve and I headed down to the Toronto FC game. There were a couple hundred Chicago fans there who had bussed in to support the Fire so it was especially sweet that TFC won 3 -1!Ryan and Courtney had to work on Mother's day so they came over Saturday night. We went for an outrigger paddle on the river and then they took me out for dinner and on Sunday I spent some time with my parents.
National Team trials #2 were in Montreal this past weekend. The senior team is away in Europe so results were pretty much as expected. Here's the link if you're interested in times.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Slovakian kayaker Juraj Baca appeared on the Slovak version of "So you think you can dance" called "Let's Dance". I'm not sure what's more disturbing - the bad Norah Jones cover or the fact that she almost strangles him with the sleeves of that hideous dress.
Since 1998, this incredibly attractive man has won multiple golds at Worlds and an Olympic bronze in K-4 in Athens.
Click here for the video
Since 1998, this incredibly attractive man has won multiple golds at Worlds and an Olympic bronze in K-4 in Athens.
Click here for the video
Sunday, May 06, 2007
You can see individual results in the last post. Overall rankings for World Cup 1 are as follows;
Country:
1 China - 86 pts
2 Italy - 57
3 Belarus - 56
4 Canada - 52
Athlete - Men's Kayak
1 Adam Van Koeverden - 40 - CAN
2 Tim Brabants - 22 - GBR
3 Anders Gustafson - 22 - SWE
4 Eirik Veraas Larsen - 22 - NOR
Athlete - Canoe
1 Mark Oldershaw - 34 - CAN
2 Nikolay Lipkin - 30 - RUS
3 Hemonic Bertrand - 20 - FRA
4 Wenjung Yang - 16 - CHN
5 Tom Hall - 16 - CAN
Athlete - Women's Kayak
1 Sofia Paldanius - 20 - SWE
2 Hongyan Zhong - 16 - CHN
3 Beata Mikolajczyk - 14 - POL
4 Carrie Johnson - 12 - USA
5 Jennifer Hodson - 10 - RSA
6 Špela Ponomarenko - 8 - SLO
7 Emilie Fournel - 6 - CAN
Country:
1 China - 86 pts
2 Italy - 57
3 Belarus - 56
4 Canada - 52
Athlete - Men's Kayak
1 Adam Van Koeverden - 40 - CAN
2 Tim Brabants - 22 - GBR
3 Anders Gustafson - 22 - SWE
4 Eirik Veraas Larsen - 22 - NOR
Athlete - Canoe
1 Mark Oldershaw - 34 - CAN
2 Nikolay Lipkin - 30 - RUS
3 Hemonic Bertrand - 20 - FRA
4 Wenjung Yang - 16 - CHN
5 Tom Hall - 16 - CAN
Athlete - Women's Kayak
1 Sofia Paldanius - 20 - SWE
2 Hongyan Zhong - 16 - CHN
3 Beata Mikolajczyk - 14 - POL
4 Carrie Johnson - 12 - USA
5 Jennifer Hodson - 10 - RSA
6 Špela Ponomarenko - 8 - SLO
7 Emilie Fournel - 6 - CAN
Friday, May 04, 2007
aaggggghhh....I know some really good news and can't say anything. You know how crazy that makes me but I think everyone will know by the end of the weekend.
Here are final results from the flatwater World Cup # 1 in Zagreb, Croatia. The Canadian team was awesome!
Canoe
Final: C1 500m Mark Oldershaw 3rd and Tom Hall 1st in B final
Final: C1 1000m Mark Oldershaw 1st and Tom Hall 2nd
Final: C1 200m Mark Oldershaw 1st in B final
Final: C2 500m Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny & Andrew Russell were 4th and Richard Dalton & Dmitri Joukovski were 7th
Final: C2 1000m Richard Dalton & Dmitri Joukovski 2nd & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny & Andrew Russell were 4th
Final: C2 200m Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny & Andrew Russell were 4th
Men's Kayak
Final: K1 500m Adam was 1st
Final: K1 1000m Adam was 1st and Angus Mortimer 1st in B final
Final: K1 200m Adam 6th and Mark de Jonge 8th
Final: K2 500m Richard Dober & Andrew Willows 2nd
Final: K2 200m Richard Dober & Andrew Willows 3rd
Final: K4 1000m Richard Dober, Steve Jorens, Ryan Cuthbert & Andrew Willows 9th
Final: K4 200m Richard Dober, Steve Jorens, Ryan Cuthbert & Andrew Willows 6th
Women's Kayak - semi-finals
Final: K1 500m Emilie Fournel was 7th
Final: K1 1000m Emilie 3rd
Final: K1 200m Emilie 4th
Final: K2 500m Marie Christine Schmidt & Kia Byers were 8th
Final: K4 500m Mylanie Barre, Genevieve Beauchesne-Sevigny, Tory Tuttle & Jill D'Alessio 8th
Final: K4 1000m same crew 6th
Final: K4 200m same crew 7th
Here are final results from the flatwater World Cup # 1 in Zagreb, Croatia. The Canadian team was awesome!
Canoe
Final: C1 500m Mark Oldershaw 3rd and Tom Hall 1st in B final
Final: C1 1000m Mark Oldershaw 1st and Tom Hall 2nd
Final: C1 200m Mark Oldershaw 1st in B final
Final: C2 500m Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny & Andrew Russell were 4th and Richard Dalton & Dmitri Joukovski were 7th
Final: C2 1000m Richard Dalton & Dmitri Joukovski 2nd & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny & Andrew Russell were 4th
Final: C2 200m Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny & Andrew Russell were 4th
Men's Kayak
Final: K1 500m Adam was 1st
Final: K1 1000m Adam was 1st and Angus Mortimer 1st in B final
Final: K1 200m Adam 6th and Mark de Jonge 8th
Final: K2 500m Richard Dober & Andrew Willows 2nd
Final: K2 200m Richard Dober & Andrew Willows 3rd
Final: K4 1000m Richard Dober, Steve Jorens, Ryan Cuthbert & Andrew Willows 9th
Final: K4 200m Richard Dober, Steve Jorens, Ryan Cuthbert & Andrew Willows 6th
Women's Kayak - semi-finals
Final: K1 500m Emilie Fournel was 7th
Final: K1 1000m Emilie 3rd
Final: K1 200m Emilie 4th
Final: K2 500m Marie Christine Schmidt & Kia Byers were 8th
Final: K4 500m Mylanie Barre, Genevieve Beauchesne-Sevigny, Tory Tuttle & Jill D'Alessio 8th
Final: K4 1000m same crew 6th
Final: K4 200m same crew 7th
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
World Cup #1 starts in Zagreb, Croatia in a couple of days. The draw is available here on the competition website.
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