“Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan, a quadriplegic, accepted the Olympic flag from Turin Mayor Sergio Chiamparino — and, in a demonstration of can-do spirit, spun his mechanized wheelchair to make the giant 16-foot flag flutter.”
“Sometime between the Felliniesque Clowns and Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne in tonight’s closing ceremonies of the Winter Games, Sam Sullivan will spin about the stage in a mechanized wheelchair, trying the best a quadriplegic can to wave the Olympic flag. He will embody the spirit of the Olympics and its future.
From Cork to Toronto wrote:
built into his wheelchair so he could wave the (huge) Olympic flag as is traditional - apparently he practiced in deserted parking lots at night. (I still think a Canadarm would have been cool though). Boy did he ever wave it and the crowd went nuts.The Politic has some media reaction. The Governor-General (hot, as always) seemed to be enjoying herself immensely - was sceptical at first but she certainly beats her predecessor for public appeal (and looks and dress sense). I wonder if VANOC will be worried about
Posted on 27-Feb-06 at 6:30 am | Permalink
Lord Kitchener's Own wrote:
That ROCKED so hard!
I bet you the paralympic athletes watching were duly inspired as they get ready to compete in Torino.
Great job Mayor Sullivan!
Posted on 27-Feb-06 at 10:51 am | Permalink
Osama Bin Native wrote:
Should have been a Warrior Flag
Posted on 16-Apr-07 at 4:58 pm | Permalink