Fade to Play » tnmh http://www.fadetoplay.com Phillip Jeffrey is a UBC PhD student (MAGIC), HCT lab member, Gamer, and emerging Photographer. His research explores the rhetoric of social games. Blogging about new media since 2005. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:16:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Maëlle Ricker: Smiling in the afterglow of gold http://www.fadetoplay.com/2010/02/22/maelle-ricker/ http://www.fadetoplay.com/2010/02/22/maelle-ricker/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:32:47 +0000 tyfn http://www.fadetoplay.com/?p=1675 Yesterday an autograph signing and picture taking session featuring Maëlle Ricker, the Olympic gold medalist in the Women’s Snowboardcross, occurred at the Canada Post building on Georgia Street. She is the first female to win Olympic gold on Canadian soil and a native of Squamish, BC. There were hundreds of people that stood in line, dressed in red and white, waiting for the opportunity to meet her.

Maëlle Ricker: Cheerios Autograph signing
Canada’s Maëlle Ricker – 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist during media scrum

During a brief media scrum beforehand, she spoke about her love of snowboarding (she is the overall World Cup champion for 2007 and 2008), provided advice for aspiring young athletes, and shared her feelings about that moment.

“Stopping at the finish line was pretty amazing”

Maëlle Ricker: Cheerios Autograph signing
Canada’s Maëlle Ricker – 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist signing autographs

With a humble spirit and a positive energy she greeted each fan she met with a smile, perhaps inspiring a young person to become a future Olympian.

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