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pinnacle of their sport, and then to do it again, and again.
What I hate is the crass commercialism that seeps through every broadcast,
‘Brian’s Day’ coming to every commercial, every preview and each of the far-to-numerous

analysis that divide each event into segments that fill the space around
the commercials. Since we as individuals will probably never agree to
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Correspondent
The men’s hockey team allowing only three goals in the entire tournament
By Marc Benoit diagnosis. Tardiff was grateful that his was incredible. The Canadian women, down by two goals with only minutes left, yet managing to tie
it and win Gold in overtime was enough to leave anyone speechless.
doctor “suspected it, and pointed us in the But how about speed skater Gilmore Junio giving up a spot so teammate Denny Morrison could have a
he Cornwall Typhoons will be
right direction.” chance to win a medal? Or Maxime Dufour-Lapointe bravely, and sincerely sharing the joy that came
Tcoming together on March 8, to ALS progresses differently for every when her sisters Justine and Chloe won Gold and Silver respectively in the Freestyle Moguls event to
celebrate the career of Cornwall Girls help get Canada’s medal run started?

patient, as some lose control of different It would be nice if figure skating could finally get it’s act together so that the spectre of cheating and
Hockey Association (CGHA) coach parts of their body at different rates. In collusion is no longer a required element, but thumbs up to the skaters themselves who always seem
and executive, Brian Tardiff. Tardiff Brian’s case, his arms and hands are able to rise above the frey.
And I’m not really sure what Don Cherry added to the event. He certainly didn’t fill the void created
was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic by Brian Williams not being a part of the broadcast team.
where the condition is currently affecting
Lateral Sclerosis: Lou Gehrig’s Disease) him the most. While still able to operate Sport is competition and in that sense win, lose or draw, the goal has been achieved and all who try,

regardless of the result need to be applauded. If only we could find a way to make the sport the primary
just after Remembrance Day, and has focus rather than the hype.
a car, the accountant worried about his
witnessed an outpouring of support from ability to crunch the numbers with limited Jim Riddell The 2014 Winter Olympics are now behind us, and I think that we should
his community ever since. mobility in his fingers. be proud of our Canadian athletes. Of the eighty-nine countries competing

The events scheduled for March 8 will in Sochi, Canada finished third in Gold medals with ten while adding ten
Tardiff’s wife, Sue, has been one of silver and five bronze, good enough for fourth with 25 total medals.

start with a Men’s Hockey Game at 3 p.m. the biggest sources of support for the I have a few memories from these games that will stick with me, such as
followed by a free skate, a girl’s hockey the success of our freestyle ski team, which accounted for nine medals
local hockey icon, as he explained his and the ladies hockey team, down by two goals with three and one half
alumni game, Zumba with Christal Bowen, day-to-day struggles with ALS. “Sue has minutes remaining, yet managing to come back to tie the game and win
and a skills competition. Refreshments been a rock, obviously she does all the gold in overtime.
will be supplied by Grumpy’s and will be Seaway Karate Club The men’s hockey team, despite many of us second-guessing the
snow shoveling,” said Tardiff, laughing selection of certain players, won gold, allowed only three goals, for the
followed with a live performance by the nervously before continuing, “I can do it, entire tournament.
band, Twisted Kilts. A Live auction will Last, but certainly not least, was Canadian cross-country ski coach, Justin Wadsworth seeing the
but in an hour or two my arms are killing Russian competitor struggling with a broken ski, and running onto the course with a spare, allowing
also be underway in the Pommier Room me, I just gotta watch I don’t get too the athlete to finish the race. This was a great display of Canadian sportsmanship on the world

of the Benson Centre, to help raise funds fatigued.” stage.
towards the financial burdens imposed by Robert Walker To me the Olympics are about moments in time that an athlete trains for

Tardiff will be present on March 8, and
ALS. is looking forward to the event as a chance and focuses on for most of their life, only to have it culminate in a very
short period of time of competition. This produces the drama of the games

Tardiff and his family first began to and its resulting highs and lows, but the games are also a celebration of
to see many old friends and fresh faces
realize something was wrong in May, from his twenty-three years of experience athletics and the sportsmanship that should be part of all competition.
The events that stuck with me for these three things are as follows: High
but were unsuccessful at determining the with athletic community in Cornwall. - Canadian Women’s Hockey Team’s comeback in the gold medal game
cause until November, after they sought which proves once again that sport demands that you never stop giving
Apart from the CGHA, Tardiff has full effort until the end; Low - Charles Hamelin falling twice in Short
the expertise of a specialist in Ottawa. also been instrumental with the Ontario Minor Hockey Coach Track speed skating in races in which he was a medal favourite and;
ALS is diagnosed after other possible Sportsmanship - the Canadian cross country ski coach helping the Russian
Hockey Academy and a major part of skier so that he could finish the race in front of his country and also Dario Cologna, the Swiss gold medal

conditions have been ruled out. the local softball scene. Friends, family, winner in the cross country ski race that waited and then greeted the last competitor to finish the race

“The hardest part was not knowing,” teammates and others whose life Tardiff who was from Peru even though that skier was so far behind that he was alone on the course and most

said Tardiff, as he discussed the process of the competitors and crowd had already left. The Peru athlete was their first ever winter Olympian,
has touched are expected to attend. had only been skiing since 2005 and had broken ribs due to an accident two weeks previously.
his family went through to determine his

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