2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics is an experience that all Richmond and Vancouver citizens will remember for the rest of their lives. Imagine... Streets filled with people cheering and laughing, children running recklessly along the busiest of streets (of course, these streets were closed off), and seeing hundreds, if not thousands, of people cheering Canada on as we competed against the mighty Americans for the Gold Medal in the Men's Hockey game. Of course, they were mighty, but we were just mightier. The excitement, the joy, the passion that Canadians have for hockey and the Winter Olympics is indescribable. A picture is worth a thousand words. You have to see it, to believe it.Look at that. Look at how many people there are on one of the busiest streets in Vancouver. In addition to the excitement that was everywhere, Richmond even had our very own Olympic Stadium, The Richmond Olympic Oval.It is now open to public and from 6am to 9pm on Mondays to Fridays and 8am to 8pm on Weekends and Holidays. Before the 2010 Winter Olympics, the oval also hosted a badminton event and invited world class players to come and play badminton. Taufik Hidayat was one of the players that came to the oval to show off his insane backhand smash. During the Winter Olympics, this stadium was the host of the long track speed skating events. For sure, everyone will forget this long lasting legacy. Hopefully one day, the streets in Richmond and Vancouver will once again be as jam packed and exciting as it was during the Olympic times.