A few things I think that I think on hump day of the first week of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics (and I'm sure you thought by the headline that this was all about Shawn "The Flying Tomato" White, right?).
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CTV prime time anchor Brian Williams just stole a bit of my thunder on this one. But in the category of 'amazing but true' facts, there is this — the network reports an average audience of 6.2 million viewers tuned in to watch Canada smoke Norway 8-0 in its men's hockey opener Tuesday night. Even more astounding (or insane, perhaps?): the peak number of 9.1 million came in the game's final minute.
Don't these people have lives?
(and yes, there were other live Olympic viewing options).
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You know you've hit it big as a Canadian at the Winter Games when NBC's Today wants you for a spot. That's exactly what happened this morning for Canadian snowboardcross gold medallist Maelle Ricker, who got her 30 seconds of fame south of the border.
It's been a whirlwind day for Ricker, who's been overwhelmed by interview requests since her big moment Tuesday. Who says the 'hometown girl makes good' storyline doesn't still sell?
By the way, that story was a big hit outside her hometown, too. CTV reports 5.9 million Canadians were tuned in to watch her gold-medal run around dinner hour in the East.
Her medal ceremony is later tonight, by the way (at 10 p.m. ET).
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Okay, I've been watching this stuff for five days now and I can't wrap my head around this one. Why is it that it's "women" when they play hockey and curl, but they're "ladies" everywhere else?
According to anything I've seen on CTV, that's the way it is. And I still have yet to figure out why the difference in distinction. Explain, please?
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