America’s Winter Olympians performed better than expected in Vancouver, and although it would have been a memorable closing act had the gallant men’s hockey team captured the gold medal,
maybe it’s better the way it turned out. Read the full story

With Glowing Hearts/
Des plus brillants exploits

Motto for both the 2010
Winter Olympic Games and
the Paralympic Games Read the full story

It was not a game that decided a medal in the Olympic men’s hockey competition in Vancouver. What it did determine was which team qualified for a bye and a spot in the quarterfinals. Read the full story

Table  Tennis——it’s  a  sport,  not  a  game!

Part  1

What  is  the  difference  between  Ping  Pong  and  Table  Tennis?

A  player  or  a  fan  would  be  quick  to  answer  that  Ping  Pong  is  a  game  while  Table  Tennis  is  a  sport!

In  England,  around  1884,  an  amusing  pastime  known  as  Whiff-Whaff,  Gossima, Ping  Pong  and  Table  Tennis  was  being  developed.  Different  companies  trademarked  and  patented  the  games,  and  eventually  Ping  Pong  and Table  Tennis  remained.  Governing  bodies  and  associations  were  created,  and  while  basically  they  are  the  same, there  are  marked  differences. Read the full story