Wow. Who knew the end of summer held such craziness? I always remember being slightly bored by the last few weeks of August, but these are exciting times. The Olympics are going strong and Canadian Idol is definitely heating up. Let’s get to some updates:
UPDATE #1: Canadian Idol
Since my Canadian Idol diary a week ago, a lot has happened. First Amberly got kicked off — not even blog reader and Idol prognosticator Madison saw that one coming. Then, last night, Toronto native Mookie got kicked off. (I don’t need to tell you that OWL’s associate publisher Angela is seriously bummed.) That leaves four competitors left: Drew, Earl, Mitch, and Theo. For the record, I’m still cheering for Earl.
In honour of Mookie, here’s my favourite of his performances from this season:
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZw-4EmyvqM]
UPDATE #2: The Olympics
When we last checked in on the subject, Canada hadn’t won a single medal. Five days later, we’ve won 13 medals — that’s more than we won in Athens, Greece, in 2004. Did you notice that Karen Cockburn, the subject of OWL’s “Wow Shot” from June, won her third medal in as many Olympics for trampoline? Awesome. I felt a special connection to that one.
The most exciting Canadian medal for me, though, was the women’s 100-metre hurdles. Talk about a close race! Five competitors all finished within two hundredths of a second of each other, but Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep managed to come out with the head of the pack and claim the bronze medal.
Click here to check out the story — and video — on the CBC website.
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What are your favourite Olympic moments thus far? Let me know in the comments section!
Talk to you soon.
Craig, owlblog@owlkids.com
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