Amazing Opening Ceremony Highlights Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Australian Reacts | AussieTash

[@cheryla7480]

Hi Tash, yes Donald Sutherland is Canadian as well his son Kiefer. It gets even better, we owe our health care system to Kiefer’s maternal grandfather, Tommy Douglas. He was premier of the province of Saskatchewan. He brought health care to his province, leading the way for universal health care for all of Canada.

[@aussietashreacts]

cool very cool :)

[@ransom182]

Tommy Douglas is my all time favourite hero! Amazing man and we all owe him a big debt of gratitude 🙏

[@eyden1562]

Tommy Douglas was actually named the Greatest Canadian Ever. Also on the list was Wayne Gretsky, John A. MacDonald, and Alexander Graham Bell, among others. But I specifically remember Tommy Douglas being #1 for his contribution to the national healthcare system.

[@jethro1963]

@@aussietashreacts For Tash, they made a nice little TV movie about Tommy Douglas called Prairie Giant The Tommy Douglas Story. I believe it was blackballed for unfairly portraying the Premier of Saskatchewan. Kind of like a Ron Howard movie where he has to create a bad guy who wasn't actually a bad guy. I made sure to record it before it disappears. Prairie Giant The Tommy Douglas Story kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZismYCZr7iMjJI

[@jethro1963]

@@eyden1562 Lol, everybody named Alexander Graham Bell among their "Greatest" Canada, UK and US

[@robertjulianagnel2932]

Donald is Canadian, Kiefer was born in the UK, his mother Shirley Douglas was the daughter of famous Canadian politician Tommy Douglas (premier of Saskatchewan) who championed the rights of the less privileged and was major player in establishing Canada’s universal health system. Did you know the song KD was singing Hallelujah was written by Canadian Leonard Cohen? you should watch KD's entire performance to really feel the goose bumps

[@rockygonnadz74]

B'ys, all kd lang has to do is sneeze and I get goosebumps. I could listen to her sneeze for hours, lol!

[@robertcartier5088]

Can't watch that without tearing up... Lang made us feel every note!

[@robertjulianagnel1100]

@@robertcartier5088 her facial and body expressions amazing

[@christinefougere]

Her voice is just like butter flowing over you.

[@Sharon-bo2se]

It was quite the party that night! Never saw BC Place so beautiful. The whole thing was so well done and spellbinding. Even the glitch with the cauldron leg at the opening became a closing ceremony highlight when the legcwas "fixed". Seeing this brings tears to my eyes all over again. My home town put on a hell of a party.

[@jethro1963]

After the games the roof was replaced with a much more attractive and retractable roof.

[@rockygonnadz74]

Fun fact: k.d. lang attended Red Deer College and was in a play there based on the life of Patsy Cline. lang developed a deep interest in Cline's music and went on to help form the Reclines, a Patsy Cline tribute band. Their album "A Truly Western Experience" got the attention of an American record label and the rest, as they say, is history.

[@littlecatfeet9064]

Their? k.d lang is surely just a regular lesbian

[@rockygonnadz74]

@@littlecatfeet9064 What? "Their" refers to k.d. lang and the Reclines. What did you think it meant?

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@rockygonnadz74 i thought it meant that k.d had joined the list of celebrities who’ve started identifying as nonbinary. I have no problem with that, but it’s popularity is starting to make my lesbian friends feel invisible or people don’t want them to exist. Glad she’s still a she and a role model.

[@rockygonnadz74]

@@littlecatfeet9064 I would suggest you first try asking what a person meant if you didn't understand a reference instead of jumping to a conclusion based on one of your own personal triggers.

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@rockygonnadz74 that k.d lang now identifies as nonbinary

[@rockygonnadz74]

I'm a bit of a weepy sort (I cried when Lassie came home) but I was a right snotty mess during the women's figure skating competition. Joannie Rochette was Canada's best hope to medal. Her mother passed away from a heart attack two days before her skate. She went on to win the bronze in an extremely emotional program but I'll tell you, she was pure gold in that moment. She's a physician now. I know you get a gazillion suggestions but if you like sports competitions, check out the Arctic Winter Games. I wish they received more coverage because they are a wonderful exposure to northern Indigenous culture. Cheers!

[@TheCanadiangirl4]

I didn't know she became a physician, that's fantastic news. I know the captain of the Women's hockey team became one as well.

[@aussietashreacts]

the artic winter games?, very interested

[@Zlata1313]

@@aussietashreacts yes check it out. Unique to the far north events. Nothing you'd see in the Olympics!

[@Becca2020]

This was also the start of the red Olympic mittens by the Hudson's Bay Company. They were the hottest clothing merch item from the games. The torchbearers and Canadian athletes wore them during the ceremonies. Literally, everyone in the country had a pair of these red mittens with the Olympic rings on the back and a white maple leaf on the palm. They have released new mittens for every Olympic games since (even the summer games 🤣), and I wear them while cheering on Canada at any international winter sporting event. Most recently, this January, at the world juniors (hockey) in Halifax, where Canada won gold!

[@aussietashreacts]

The red mittens would be so cute :)

[@Becca2020]

@@aussietashreacts Here are two short videos about the red mittens. The first about them being the surprise hit at the Vancouver game, and the second about follow up designs from the Sochi games in 2014: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHO6ZomKrtZ-qNk, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaSUiJ18fLSZY9E

[@Zlata1313]

@WoolenBullet Our torchbearer mitts were different from the ones sold to the public. They have "grippy" patches on the palms, so it was easier to hold onto the torch, which was fairly heavy. You had your own torch, which you could keep, for the sum of $300. They were made by Bombardier and supposedly if I open it the name of the employee who assembled it is on a label inside. Mine is on display here at home in a shadow box from Michaels.

[@contexxt]

And inside the mittens was a contest entry. My niece won a paid trip to the London Olympics that way.

[@twinklesstarr2892]

Idk if you have ever reactedto the full K.D.Lang opening of Hallelujah. It’s chill tingling! Love all you do. You are such a daily delight! Much love from Canada! 💞

[@aussietashreacts]

I will check it out

[@Zlata1313]

Tash I was honoured to be chosen as one of the 12,000 torchbearers for the 2010 Vancouver Games. My run day of January 9 2010 was a bittersweet day as it was also the anniversary of my Dad's death in 1994. He loved sports, played hockey himself and so I carried a photo of him in my uniform jacket pocket with me.

[@margaretjames6494]

That's lovely - thanks for sharing your story with us. The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay was an amazing thing in and of itself and really brought our vast and diverse nation together so it wasn't just the Vancouver/Whistler games, it was Canada's games.

[@susieq9801]

A REAL honor!!!!!

[@Zlata1313]

@@susieq9801 absolutely Q. ❤🇨🇦

[@aussietashreacts]

wow cool story, thanks for sharing :)

[@davenoppe5405]

I worked security for the Olympics. Was a Great experience. Met Donald Sutherland and got photo with Clara Hughes (Canadian Olympic multi medalist and our flag bearer for opening ceremonies)

[@aussietashreacts]

Cool Story :)

[@koru9780]

KD Lang absolutely stole the show. I have watched her performance so many times that I had forgotten all the other amazing parts of the opening. Pity I didn't remember the polar bear...

[@margaretjames6494]

I also loved Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now' to represent the part about the Prairies (with the opening quote from W.O. Mitchell - perfect) and Shane Koyczan's poem "We are More". Neil Young's "Long May You Run" as the cauldron went out at the closing ceremonies was perfect too.

[@kivimik]

I don't know if you noticed, but there was one glitch during the opening ceremonies: one of the pillars of the Olympic cauldron didn't rise with the other three. So, one of the torch bearers (speedskater Catriona Le May Doan) stood rather awkwardly with her torch raised while the others lit the cauldron (she's the one standing alone on the left). The organizers took their fair share of ribbing from the international media. However, in typical Canadian fashion, the organizers turned around and made it into a self-deprecating joke at the start of the closing ceremonies when a clown in construction gear finally raised the fourth pillar in the stadium.

[@aussietashreacts]

the Pillars Where Very Cool :)

[@markastoforoff7838]

You should watch the movie "Cool Runnings" it's about the Jamaican Bobsled team that entered the 1988 Olympics which were held in Calgary, Alberta. It's a funny movie but based on real events. John Candy (one of the funniest Canadian's ever) stars in it. There were actually a couple of really interesting things about those Olympics, another story about those Olympics was a British guy dubbed Eddie the Eagle (I forget his last name) who was a ski jumper, he was last place by a country mile but he had so much spirit and heart you had to root for him. The 2010 Olympics were a dark time for me though, I've been a lifelong hockey fan but I never saw the gold medal game for hockey that year because my father died the day before and really didn't feel like celebrating. Great moment for Canada but hard to celebrate when something like that happens.

[@margaretjames6494]

Eddie the Eagle was one of the Olympic torch bearers during the relay across Canada. Nice that he was invited back to Canada in this way. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKKlhJ6pq7p3j7c

[@gimenovax1]

While the Vancouver olympics were pretty awesome nothing will match the Calgary olymics for pure fun and heart of sports.

[@pvdogs2]

Tash, the woman carrying the flag across from Donald Sutherland is Terry Fox's mother. Then the Olympic torch was brought into the building by Rick Hansen.

[@aussietashreacts]

cool man, than is so cool, love it :)

[@viewer1959]

Women in front on the left is Terry Fox’s mother @ 8:13

[@Lava1964]

Among the bearers of the Olympic flag was Terry Fox's mother. There was also Barbara Ann Scott who won the women's gold medal in figure skating in 1948. She was 81 at the time of the 2010 Olympics; she died in 2012. My personal favorite of the group was Bobby Orr, my pick for the greatest hockey player of all time. You had to see him in his heyday to appreciate how great he was.

[@julesb1970]

That Olympics was great for Canada, I'm on the east coast so a little too far for me to attend but a year later in 2011 me and my friend took a skiing trip to Vancouver and Whistler British Columbia, the ski resort where most of the events where held and got to ski many of the areas where the events where and take pics in front of the Olympics rings that are there, so much fun. Of course we also skied the mountain as well, so incredibly beautiful!

[@treehugger9809]

Donald Sutherland is Canadian. Their family also started the universal health care system here!

[@terryomalley1974]

Strictly speaking, it was Tommy Douglas, the father of Donald Sutherland's ex-wife, Shirley Douglas, who implemented Canada's first public health insurance system when he was the CCF Premier of Saskatchewan.

[@Zlata1313]

​@@terryomalley1974 Saskatchewan born and raised here. I work in the building named for Tommy 😁

[@sirdavidoftor3413]

Tommy was born in Scotland. Which is one of the reasons I believe immigration improves our our country. It is worth doing a video on Tommy, since his life had many ups and downs, and he still left his mark on Canada! He also introduced me to the famous Robbie Burns, who was a Scottish poet. ( I am 25% Scottish). Stay safe, stay sane,stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@Just_Bevie]

Donald was born in Saint John, NB. A proud Maritimer indeed.

[@darcymartin7608]

Morning Tash: This is from Wikipedia "The Olympic flag is carried into BC Place stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Feb. 12, 2010. Left to right, Betty Fox, mother of the late cancer activist Terry Fox; Jacques Villeneuve, the only Canadian race car driver to win both the Indianapolis 500 and Formula 1 world championship; four-time Grammy Award winning singer Anne Murray; Bobby Orr, National Hockey League legendary defenceman; Emmy-award winning actor Donald Sutherland; Barbara Ann Scott-King, 1948 Olympic figure skating gold medalist; Meritorious Service Cross recipient retired Canadian Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire, and Canadian astronaut Julie Payette are carrying the flag." Donald Sutherland was born in New Brunswick, his son Keifer was born in England. Keifer's Mother was Shirley Douglas who was the daughter of Tommy Douglas. Tommy Douglas was a Canadian Politician from Saskatchewan who helped bring Universal Health Care to Canada and is considered one of the greatest Canadians ever. Sadly, I was not at the the 2010 Olympics but one of my cousins and one of my friends were. My cousin said Vancouver was absolutely electric with excitement. The city had zip lining between the sky scrapers for people. If someone had to leave to go to the bathroom, people in line kept their spot for them. (That's how we Canucks roll). My friend was a volunteer and when he wasn't working at his day job or volunteering, the volunteers were given tickets to sports venues (to put bums in seats). Across the country, during the Canada - US Men's Hockey Game, hockey rinks opened up and showed the game on their big screens. In Winnipeg, our arena (about 18,000 capacity) charged $5.00 a person and the rink was full. One Air Canada airplane departure was delayed because the passengers wouldn't board. The passengers were watching the hockey game. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/passengers-held-up-flight-to-watch-hockey-1.969664

[@susieq9801]

A great synopsis of the participants. Thank you Darcy.

[@aussietashreacts]

cool very cool, there is a video there :)

[@shawnranger5101]

Hello from Canada, Tash. :)

[@aussietashreacts]

Hey there!

[@shonastewart7943]

You should check out Michael Buble on the Graham Norton show when he addressed Australia and his xmas album 🤣

[@pjperdue1293]

I love the Winter Olympics and I was thrilled when Vancouver got the games that year (living not far away). Best Games ever! I took the second week off work just so I could watch all the events on TV.

[@eyden1562]

I wasn't actually AT the opening ceremony, but I live just outside of Vancouver. The city was absolutely vibrating, everybody was out, doing something, going somewhere to watch some event. So much was happening, and I just remember everything being super busy and exciting.

[@nintony2994]

The fiddles and tappers/folk metal segment was my highlight. that was amazing

[@VeryCherryCherry]

Why is this making me cry?! Lol If you can find a video, the whole performance was spectacular.

[@aussietashreacts]

Found the full video, it went for over three hours, looked really cool :)

[@fumblerooskie]

the closing ceremony is also very good.

[@ryanwilson_canada]

Keifer Sutherland is from Saskatchewan if I remember correctly. In fact his his grandfather Tommy Douglas was one of the prominent politicians that paved the way for universal healthcare in Canada. Fun facts not many people are aware of.

[@Zlata1313]

Keifer's Mom Shirley Douglas 's family was from here.

[@johnvermette9466]

Donald Sutherland (Kiefer's father) is originally from Montreal actually, his family moved to Saskatchewan when he was 3.William Shatner was born and raised in Montreal! There's a pavilion of the McGill University that bares his name too!

[@rockygonnadz74]

@@Zlata1313 I loved Shirley Douglas in "Wind At My Back", one of the best Canadian TV shows ever, IMO.

[@dougwilson4537]

@@johnvermette9466 Yes, the Big Three, from Montreal, Christopher Plummer, William Shatner, and Donald Sutherland. My dad went through school with Plummer, and Shatner. He was actually in a theatre group with Christopher Plummer, and said that he was waaayyy better than every one else. Must have been something in the water that produced so many good actors, at that time. 😊

[@aussietashreacts]

Christopher Plummer I just love him :)

[@CaptainCanada14]

no need to apologize about Buble, lol. The man himself has acknowledged that he's like a troll that comes out of his cave once a year to release more christmas music

[@fumblerooskie]

I love this so much. And my favourite GG of all time, Michaëlle Jean was there. She's fantastic. I wish she could have had more than one term.

[@sirdavidoftor3413]

The woman walking in front of the international Olympic president, is Michaelle Jean. She was our Governor General at the time. She was born in Port au Prince, Haiti, and immigrated to Canada in 1968. Stay safe, stay sane,stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@carolhayward7369]

Donald Sutherland was born in my city of Saint John, in Canada. A lady I used to board with told me that he used to stop at her house every morning to walk to school with her.

[@DavidQuaile]

I knew a Canadian coach driver who had the honour of taking the Australian ski team to the mountain one day at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Coach drivers were strictly forbidden from speaking to their passengers especially if they were athletes. The story goes that one of the Aussies approached the driver while on route and said, "We know that you are not allowed to speak to us, but can we speak to you?" He answered, "Of course!" She then asked him his name and he responded to which the whole coach erupted in cheers because his name was Darwin!

[@aussietashreacts]

Very Cool Story :)

[@pamelalambe1356]

Thanks for the memories.

[@cherylross2718]

Donald Sutherland born in New Brunswick. Wife/ Actress/ Kiefer’s mother - Shirley Douglas, born in Saskatchewan. Kiefer Sutherland born in London, England. Check out Tommy Douglas (Shirley’s father). He was the first leader of the NDP party, and is responsible for Canada’s healthcare system. His life story is worth checking out.

[@pinky2245]

Aussie Tash, you missed the best part of the opening ceremonies. Rick Hansen (Man in Motion) carried the Olympic torch into the stadium and got a standing ovation! It was very emotional! This video didn't show all of the most significant parts of the ceremony. One of the flag bearers was Terry Fox's mother. Yes, Donald Sutherland is Canadian.

[@aussietashreacts]

Will do the Man in Motion Video soon :)

[@WildArtFlyFree]

Check out KDs other Olympics in Calgary in 88. She was much more fun then.

[@adrianadrian255]

I'm not a fan of the Olympics - or curling, but for me, the best spirit of the Olympics was the year that Sandra Schmirler and her team went to the Olympics. While most competitors at the Olympics are totally focused on the sport, Shmirler and her team had their husbands at every game, with the kids in tow, this was at a time when many commentators were amazed just by the dads looking after the kids, but as soon as every game finished, the team would make their way to the stands and their families. I don't think athletes had ever been seen with their kids either, but the team members would regularly do interviews with their kids in their laps. It was a breath of fresh air to see a group of "down home" housewives who just treated the sport as part of their life along with their families. Sadly Sandra died very young at 36, leaving a two yer old daughter, who I think plays today.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ6UpomXjM-Smrs

[@littlecatfeet9064]

4:59 I caught you saying Canadia there 🤣. Don’t worry, many of us have done it, including former Australian PM and onion connoisseur Tony Abbott.

[@aussietashreacts]

HaHa Mr Speedos we called him, he was a joke :) :)

[@dougwilson4537]

Yes, Donald Sutherland..... Canadian, and trying out his President Snow wardrobe for the upcoming Hunger Games. 😁 If you like Michaes Buble, (a bit) you should watch the series of ads he did for the newer 'fizzy drink' - Bubly. A great singer, and a good Canadian sense of humour. The ceremonies from the Polar Bear on, are snippets of creation myths, from different Native cultures. Very lovely, stories. Then a showcase of good old Canadian entertainment. I think the 'airial' snowboarders and skiers, were from Cirque du Soleil. You should check them out. Especially their training. Another great video. Hugs from the East Coast. 😊

[@margaretjames6494]

Michael Buble's performance of "The Maple Leaf Forever" at the closing ceremonies was great.

[@aussietashreacts]

Cheers Mate, stay tuned for the closing ceremony :)

[@KyleTaylorDesigns]

This was just short clips of the opening, I encourage you to watch the uncut version in full, especially the First Nations portion.

[@aussietashreacts]

will do

[@sandrajewitt6050]

That was Donald Sutherland who is Canadian. One of the other flag bearers was Terry Fox's mom.

[@elfabian9933]

This made me think of a couple of other ideas for videos. The history of the Fur Trade and the Hudson's Bay Company that still exists today and is 352 years old. Also there is a Viking settlement called L'Anse Aux Meadows in Newfoundland that would be interesting to look into.

[@T.N.S.A.F.]

You should watch some reaction videos when Canada won the gold medal for hockey in the 2010 Olympics aka "The Golden Goal".

[@aussietashreacts]

coming up, already recorded :)

[@kimbarry4674]

He sure is and he sure was...Keifers famous grandad was from Regina Saskatchewan

[@comingtoterms5439]

KD is Canadian as well as Leonard Cohen who wrote the song Hallelujah

[@timtwoface]

On the last day of the 2010 Olympics, official Olympic sponsor McDonald's released this ad; I made sure to save a copy of it on KZbin because I thought it was pretty awesome. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXWzkKZ_etGhrtE Living in Vancouver, I may be biased, but it was the best Olympic experience I've had, both live and on TV.

[@aussietashreacts]

cool add, loved it :)

[@tomsawyer2768]

Donald is Canadian and Kiefer is Canadian but born in Britain so has dual Citizenship

[@Mydogdoesthethinkin]

And the next yr the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins and they riot 9 million + damage and nobody said sorry 😂😂

[@aussietashreacts]

lol I think :)

[@stephenjones5051]

The first thing that the Australians did when they got to Vancouver was cause a controversy. They hung a boxing kangaroo flag.

[@aussietashreacts]

sounds like something that we would do?

[@GregTroy]

You'll find a list of famous Canadians in Lists of Canadians - Wikipedia. You'll be surprised by the sheer number. I don't recall you playing the 'golden goal' that obliterated USA. Even God in His Heaven would hear Canada's collective joy!!!!

[@0eagle4200]

i live in vancouver was here for the first week then father passed had to leave town ... it was a zoo

[@celinel9750]

K.D. Lang singning Leonard Cohen is 2 canadien tresure combine 🙂

[@cameroncurrie7208]

We ate 10x smaller than the USA but we are competitive little guys. I love the Olympics any Olympics.

[@darcymartin7608]

We have heart when it comes to International Sports!

[@aussietashreacts]

Same as Australia :)

[@markastoforoff7838]

Donald Sutherland was born in Canada, Kiefer was born in the US but holds duo citizenship.

[@Alexeya13]

Kiefer was born in London, UK.

[@markastoforoff7838]

@@Alexeya13 You are correct I thought he was born in the US.

[@jjam376]

You missed William Shatners segment at the closing ceremony

[@marieclaudeb.2366]

Oh! Now we can score that golden goal against the US again!❤ good to see girls walking for Lebanon as well

[@celinel9750]

Donald Sutterland is Canadien and still leave in Quebec, (part time) he is maried with a french-canadien lady, I don't know if Keafer was born in Canada, but I know he's still coming down visiting his parents in summer.

[@jefffisher1995]

I worked at COP (Canada Olympic park) in 1988 Olympics in Calgary I was in a guard post at 16 lol no guns darn it..... but I got to drive a truck oh and no smart phones I had to read a damn book errrr

[@charlyW34]

YES< great take on Buble. he is at best, a karaoke singer.

[@johnt8636]

Yep. that was Donald Sutherland. Yes he is Canadian. My late father went to school with Sutherland in St. John, New Brunswick.

[@Andi-Bee]

There's a dark dark side to this Olympics.... There was a bunch of huskies brought infor Sled teams. However, after the shows were over, the tourists left, the huskies were slaughtered. The guy that was "responsible" came forward after with massive PTSD

[@dialee5016]

That was horrific and heartbreaking, absolutely senseless 😔

[@chrisrandall2710]

Hey Tash! It’s me! I loved this show and am waiting forur hockey reaction. My fave Kd Lang joke But (its offensive)... did you hear k.d.lang died? They found hr face down in Ricki Lake. Hahah but not funny anyway

[@aussietashreacts]

OMG LOL LOL Hockey Reactions Are Coming :)

[@margaretjames6494]

All the Olympic Opening Ceremonies are cool, but this isn't why people have been recommending you do some reactions to the 2010 games. The special things happened during the games - after this - in the competitions but mostly amongst the Canadian public. I hope you get to those parts. The Opening Ceremonies actually had some big problems, most importantly, a Georgian luge athlete had been killed in a training run that morning and there was a huge malfunction with the raising of the Olympic cauldron. The opening wasn't a particular highlight of those games in comparison to what was to come. Also, this isn't a great video. It missed a lot of the cool parts and didn't point out a lot of things you'd find interesting - such as when Rick Hanson carried the torch into BC Place (the stadium) and that Terry Fox's mother was one of those people carrying the Olympic flag. The others were Donald Sutherland (you were right!), Barbara Ann Scott (won the figure skating gold medal in 1948), Gen. Romeo Dallaire (UN commander in Rwanda during the genocide), Anne Murray (singer) Jacques Villeneuve (race car driver), Bobby Orr (hockey player), and Julie Payette (astronaut and later to become Governor General of Canada). The opening ceremonies were a great show but that's not the special part.

[@aussietashreacts]

cheers Hun for the comment, there where so many clips I just must have picked the wrong one sorry :(

[@margaretjames6494]

@@aussietashreacts Please don't be sorry! You can't know what the clip will be before you react to it! You're great and your reaction here was great and I enjoyed it. It's just that there was something special about what happened in Canada during those games and this video missed that. I've seen how many videos have been recommended to you - and know you can't do them all - but, if you'll trust me, this one is a good summary. It wasn't just about the Olympics or the Golden Goal. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaubpa2GaNSYesk

[@gzucc]

I'm sorry dear, did you say 'Canadia'? I love a Commonwealth Country but/and yes Donald Sutherland is also from........CANADA.

[@gordosomewhere816]

Watch a documentary on Terry Fox...the best athlete the world has ever seen...

[@aussietashreacts]

will do cheers mate, we will do a charity stream for it in September :)

[@linkspeaks]

Michael Buble did a huge singing/dancing number during the closing ceremony

[@margaretjames6494]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnXKf2Z6e8-mo6M

[@aussietashreacts]

stay tuned the closing ceremony is coming

[@careyplaylist]

The only missing in this video was the Indigenous First Nations People's participation in the Olympic opening ceremonies Very sadly left out of this video 🥺 Tash what you should a reaction video is too . Is the reaction video of Canadian reacting coast to coast to coast at the same moment after Sydney Crosby scored the Golden Goal in Overtime for Canada's Hockey Win over the USA ! Now that's a video that you will thoroughly enjoy to react to ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqateWWNja96fqs

[@melodychapman9185]

Hi Tash That was great to see again! I always enjoy the opening and closing of the Winter Olympics always a great show. Yes Donald Sutherland is Canadian.. Have a great day🌺

[@aussietashreacts]

Thank you! You too!

[@markastoforoff7838]

In 1976 Montreal held the Summer Olympics, the debt from that wasn't paid off until sometime in the early 2000's.

[@dougwilson4537]

Yes... the olympic stadium they built was know as the Big O, but everyone referred to it as The Big Owe. 😂 And yeah... took almost 40 years to pay off. There was no way that Montreal, or Quebec could pay that off, that the so the federal government, started the Olympic Lottery, selling tickets for $10 each, with a one million dollar prize for every draw. (when $1 million was really worth something) Before that, there were no lotteries in Canada, and now, every province has a lottery. (but you still have to answer a skill testing question, because that makes it a contest, and not a game of chance 😂)

[@sirdavidoftor3413]

I remember those Games! I was 12 and I told my parents that I was going to go. They told me that we couldn’t afford it. I said to mom that it was ok, they didn’t have to come, I would go by myself! I didn’t earn enough to go, but I was glued to the TV during that time! Stay safe, stay sane, stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@rockygonnadz74]

@@dougwilson4537 The Big Owe fer sure. Originally budgeted for $300 million, it ended up costing $1.5 billion. I remember those Olympics for 2 words: Nadia Comaneci.

[@dougwilson4537]

@@rockygonnadz74 Ah...yes. I was doing gymnastics myself, and had a keen interest. She was cute, (I was 16 then) and she well deserved that first perfect score. She had a very slight wobble at the end of her routine, but stuck it very well, and the judges really made the right decision. There have been a few perfect scores since, but those gymnasts made mistakes, and imho, didn't deserve the full marks. (9.95 maybe) I believe she ended up moving to the USA, and taught gymnastics there. Lovely lady.

[@canadianeasybid]

Donald Sutherland is Canadian.

[@thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind]

I'm not sure if that was Donald Sutherland but he is Canadian and Kiefer Sutherland grew up in Nova Scotia

[@cindynelson2889]

💖✌🙏

[@amswitzer]

Hi Tash! This video goes perfectly with the Vancouver 2010 video you've reacted to. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX2keqSiZZasZ7c

[@Ottawajames]

Oops, was it me that spoiled the gold medal game? Lol sorry. Still worth watching anyway 😜 Shane Koyczan's poem "We are More" was really the highlight of the event for me.... That and K.D Lang, of course but that Shane Koyczan gets me in the feels every time. He went viral a few years later with his antibullying piece "To This Day"

[@margaretjames6494]

A major highlight of the opening ceremonies for me too - he got it just right. Here's the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/foLIXnxplpyNhs0

[@Ottawajames]

@@margaretjames6494 I wish they had given him the time to perform the whole piece... this abridged Olympic version was chopped up and altered from the original but it was still a great performance and the first time I was exposed to Shane's work. I always try to get tickets when he comes to town. Here's the full version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3umeaWHbLtgjdU

[@glen6945]

ace young lady