The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics will take place on the evening of February 4, and on February 2, the Canadian delegation announced that short track speed skater Charles Hamelin and hockey player Marie-Philip Poulin will serve as flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the delegation.
"Being appointed as the standard-bearer, I felt the need to pinch myself." Prin said, "To be honest, I'm still trying to figure out what the word [flag bearer] means." I'm proud of myself, unbelievable. ”
Hamelin said: "It was so unexpected, I never thought I would become a flag bearer, I never even dreamed. In any case, it was a great honor. ”
As a 37-year-old veteran, this will be Hamelin's fifth and perhaps final Winter Olympics. In the previous four Olympic trips, he had not returned empty-handed, winning a total of five Winter Olympic medals. In Beijing, Hameling is expected to become the athlete with the most Olympic medals in Canadian history.
Prine, 30, is a benchmark figure in Canadian women's hockey. At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Canada stood on the top podium twice, and Prindo made a great contribution. As captain of the Canadian women's ice hockey team, she will chase her third Olympic gold medal in Beijing.
(Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee website)
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