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Ted Townsend wears Olympic Oval pink toque
No Home Advantage for Canadians
Stephen Colbert has been offered a job at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics by the City of Richmond, BC. There’s just one stipulation for the host of The Colbert Report. He has to wear pink.
Colbert, sponsor of the cash-strapped U.S. speedskating team, recently complained that the team has been denied ice time at the Richmond Olympic Oval sport facility. Calling Canadians “syrup-sucking iceholes”, Colbert urged his viewers to send in letters demanding that the country cease its icehole-ish behaviour.
City of Richmond spokesperson, Ted Townsend, responded to the allegation by sending a letter to Colbert indicating that international skaters have never been barred, though they have been asked to follow rules to get on the ice. To ensure there are no hard feelings, the City of Richmond also offered Colbert the position of ombudsman of treatment of American speed skaters during the 2010 Games. Along with the letter, the city included a pink toque as part of Colbert’s uniform to be worn at all times during the Games.
Colbert hasn’t accepted the offer yet. He’s still wondering whether he needs a green card or a “beaver board” to legally work in Canada.
Update: Stephen Colbert is coming to Vancouver 2010
Stephen Colbert has accepted the City of Richmond’s offer to be the Olympic Oval Ombudsman. Although he has no idea what an ombudsman is, he has agreed to take on the job as long as it requires no effort. Rumor is that Colbert will be here the first week of the Olympics!
Click here to see Colbert on Canada : Skate Expectations – Skeleton Team Tryouts.
Red Hot Mittens for 2010 Winter Olympics
Who would have thought that the hottest item in the recently launched 2010 Canadian Olympic team apparel collection would be red mittens designed to match those of the Vancouver 2010 torchbearers? With around 750,000 pairs sold since the beginning of October, eager 2010 Olympic fans will have to wait for the shelves to be restocked as the first nationwide shipments have sold out.
At $10 per pair, the cozy knitted mittens with a white Canadian flag on the palm and the Vancouver 2010 logo on the back have been a huge hit to the surprise of even Mark Kinnin, The Bay’s vice president of Olympics global sourcing and e-retail who noted: “Everybody wants not one pair of red mittens, they want 10 pair of red mittens.”
To accommodate the demand, deliveries have been moved forward and stores are getting the mittens in quickly as they can (more pairs should arrive in stores by the end of the month). The mittens are available at The Bay, Zellers, and Home Outfitter stores as well as Olympic stores in both the Vancouver International Airport and Whistler. Proceeds from sales of the mittens go to the Own the Podium 2010 program to support Canadian Olympic athletes.
Canadian Olympic Team Apparel Collection
Click here to see the Canadian Olympic team clothing collection for women, men, and children available at the Hudson’’s Bay Company.
