Comments for Kitsap at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver

Comment on Bree in Bremerton Last Night by David Nelson

David Nelson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:28:57 +0000

I’ll take Derek’s question, Chuck did the heavy lifting last night anyway. A good crowd was at the Golf and Country Club, most of the eight to ten tables were full, and Bree entertained her fans. She’s good like that. She answered bobsled questions for awhile — what does the brakeman do once you start, what’s in your mind at 91 mph, what do you eat, etc. — which was interesting. (I didn’t get mine in, but asked her afterward — and it turns out that the lycra capri pants Team USA wears are solely a fashion decision. Huh!)

But the point of the evening — the news here, I suppose — was the assistance the BAR gave Bree to defray the cost of her sport. In addition to a $1,000 donation from the club, an auction of Team Bree shirts, designed by her brother Tim, and a poster signed by the US Bobsled team brought in at least $500, by my napkin math. She signed photos for awhile too, with donations from those going to her cause. Not sure of the count on that, but there was a line when I left.

Pretty good event all around, lots of love for Bree and even a little for the Sun.

-David Nelson

Comment on Photos From Vancouver by potenta

potenta — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:45:50 +0000

great picture…i like the fade effects

Comment on I Stepped All Over The Olympics by Craig P

Craig P — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:14:37 +0000

I wished I had a pedometer, I must have clocked 20km in 3 days. It was well worth it, we had an amazing time.

Comment on Another Olympics Chapter Closed by derek sheppard

derek sheppard — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:42:39 +0000

Thanks so much for your great blog posts, Haley!

- Derek Sheppard
Kitsap Sun

Comment on That’s All, Folks. by good ol' george

good ol' george — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:34:04 +0000

Should have had Red Green do the repairs on the faulty cauldron.

Comment on Whistler Worth Waiting For by mojo7

mojo7 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:17:49 +0000

Thanks for your post. I enjoyed your description and comments about what it was really like there.

Comment on The Long (Lines) and Short of It by Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:28:02 +0000

Despite a lot of waiting in line, I found the Games to be very well organized. I was also happy to find that pretty much everyone there was in a good mood even if they were standing in a line just to get on the train.

Comment on Ice Ice (Hockey) Baby by how to hockey

how to hockey — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:13:34 +0000

The gold medal game was amazing and womens hockey is still growing all over the world. it will only keep improving as the years go by and maybe soon canada will have some competition….lol

Comment on Ice Ice (Hockey) Baby by Haley

Haley — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:03:20 +0000

I hear you on women’s ski jumping. Of all the sports petitioning to get in the Games this year, it’s the one I was pulling for the most. Hopefully they’ll get a shot in 2014.

Comment on Will Bree Make Prime Time TV? by good ol' george

good ol' george — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:55:44 +0000

NBC showed (through the magic of tape delay) Schaaf’s second run. Both runs can be seen on nbcolympics.com; the first run is shown without the running commentary.