Olympic Games

I am not a nationalist. And I’m not team sports. But I do hold a special place in my heart for the Olympics. Up until I was a teen, I harboured a fantasy that one day I might compete in the games myself. I was just waiting to accidentally discover that I had an innate talent for something that required little athleticism. That day has not arrived.

I am good at shopping which is how I amassed a small collection of Team Canada wear. For example, noted designers DSquared collaborated with Hudson’s Bay to outfit the Canucks for the Rio 2016 games. I was enamoured of this equestrian influenced Opening Ceremony jacket. I waited for about six months waiting for it to get discounted enough that I could afford it.

This nylon jacket also serves as my raincoat.

I used the same strategy to purchase this HBC Blanket coat after the Sochi 2014 games. By the time they went on sale the selection was limited so I ended up buying a slightly too big model of this duffel coat. Not a big deal.

Other brands have made gear for Team Canada. Most notably Roots and more recently Lululemon (my wait it out strategy didn’t work with their puffy jacket design for the Beijing Olympics — if you know where I can get one let me know).

I don’t know how old this Canadian Olympic Association bandanna is (a friend of a friend thinks it might be from the Atlanta 1996 games, a year in which the team colours were tan and beige instead of red and white). And that’s about it for this museum. McDonald’s used to sell Olympics watches and I did have one but I gave it away to a friend.