Mattress Vancouver

Well Vancouver, it has almost been a year since the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympics. How do we feel? Are we proud of the job we did on and off the podium? Were we gracious hosts? Will we be remembered for the party?

This week, Simmons Mattress Gallery would like to look back at those two weeks in February to see how our games measured up:

-Millennium Line built on time.

Athlete’s Village squeaks in just under the wire.

-John Furlong and the rest of the VANOC team prepare the city for the crowds.

When the time comes, Vancouverites are so fearful of traveling by car that the streets are near empty.

-Beautiful weather makes for excellent conditions down in the city.

Lack of snow on Cypress results in a convoy of trucks transporting snow from the interior to the local mountains.

-Venues shine with the colours of the Northwest.

Tragedy hits before the games even begin, as a Georgian luge competitor dies while practicing on the Whistler track.

-The Opening Ceremonies are a huge success, showcasing Canadian talent and large scale media theatrics.

Three out of four torches light.

-K.D. Lang sing “Hallelujah.”

Hedley lip synch.

-Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir steal our hearts and the gold in ice dance.

Dutch Speed Skater, Sven Kramer, makes a major lane mistake that costs him a medal. His coach is blamed.

-Canada’s women destroy their competitors in ice hockey and the men take it to overtime, with Sid the Kid ending the game for Canada.

Apart from a few speeches and Neil Young’s performance, the Closing Ceremonies were tragic.

"Long May We Run"

All and all, we here at Simmons feel the good well out weighed the bad. Fingers crossed that Sochi doesn’t pull it together on time and the games return to Vancouver. Just kidding. We’re sure the Russians will do a great job!