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86 events, 17 days, 5500 participants from 80 different countries, 3 billion television viewers, and\u00a01 managing editor sent to\u00a0stir up the pot and see what happens. Yes, the rumors are true: I will be loading up my camera, skis, tickets, and computer and heading to Whistler\u00a0on February 9th for roughly a week, to\u00a0see what all this Olympics hype is about (and to do my best tracking down the notoriously inept ski jumper from Calgary’s ’88 Olympics, \u00a0Eddie \u201cthe Eagle\u201d Edwards<\/a> — he’s got to be nearby, right?).<\/p>\n

Truly, though, I am extremely fortunate to have this opportunity. To many, the\u00a0Olympic Games symbolize\u00a0the coming together of people and cultures from all over the world. Despite its controversy<\/a>, as there always seems to be at this event, I have always\u00a0held the belief that the games mean more than\u00a0winning a\u00a0race of a sport that you never see but every four years. It is about representing your country, yourself, spirit, abilities, and seeing the best in people from different backgrounds.<\/p>\n

Besides all that, how cool is\u00a0the Skeleton<\/a> (picture extreme headfirst sledding, in tights, somewhere within Avatar’s Pandora)?\u00a0Where\u00a0else\u00a0do you see cross country skiers with rifles on their backs,\u00a0or curling for that matter? This is\u00a0stuff you just don’t\u00a0see everyday!<\/p>\n

To better follow the happenings, TheExpeditioner will put up a picture\u00a0along the right hand side\u00a0of the site, under the\u00a0Features Section. So, keep an eye out for my daily Olympic dispatches from my time in\u00a0Vancouver, Whistler, and everywhere in between.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

86 events, 17 days, 5500 participants from 80 different countries, 3 billion television viewers, and\u00a01 managing editor sent to\u00a0stir up the pot and see what happens. Yes, the rumors are true: I will be loading up my camera, skis, tickets, and computer and heading to Whistler\u00a0on February 9th for roughly a week, to\u00a0see what all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,2561,2570],"tags":[1285,1246,1247,197,196],"yoast_head":"\n