CITATIONS DE LA CÉRÉMONIE D'OUVERTURE/OPENING CEREMONY FLASH QUOTES
CÉRÉMONIE D'OUVERTURE DE GLASGOW 2014 - CITATIONS
GLASGOW 2014 OPENING CEREMONY - FLASH QUOTES
SUSAN NATTRASS (EDMONTON,AB) - SHOOTING/TIR FLAGBEARER/PORTE-DRAPEAU
"It was incredible. It was just amazing. I've never experienced anything so exciting. Scotland - the Commonwealth Games - amazing!
JEFF WHITE (KITCHENER, ONT.), BADMINTON COACH/ENTRAINEUR DE BADMINTON
"Easiest, quickest, fastest, organized, walking, opening, perfect! Just the ease, being able to walk from the Village over to the venue and not be stuck in any heated underground tunnels, it was fantastic, just perfect. We were seated so quickly too, there was no downtime. Just excellent."
CHRIS STADNYK (NIAGARA FALLS, ONT.), LAWN BOWLS/BOULINGRIN
"Unbelievable. Fantastic show. Awesome night to be a part of. Walking behind the flag bearer Susan was fantastic, I was just a few rows back from Susan."
SUSAN ACORN (CALGARY, ALTA.), LAWN BOWLS/BOULINGRIN
"Ohhh, that was cool! Wow! So exciting. Best part was fireworks and touching the flag."
MADELINE SECCO (VICTORIA, BC) - FIELD HOCKEY/HOCKEY SUR GAZON (WOMEN/FEMMES)
"It was an amazing and something I will surely not forget. It was rellay cool to have the athletes united all together and it got us really excited for the beginning of the Games."
JESSICA BARNETT (NORTH VANCOUVER, BC) - FIELD HOCKEY/HOCKEY SUR GAZON (WOMEN/FEMMES)
"It was an incredible experience; my first Commonwealth Games. It was more than I could have ever expected. I definitely won't forget that for a long time."
BRIENNE STAIRS (KITCHENER, ON) - FIELD HOCKEY/HOCKEY SUR GAZON (WOMEN/FEMMES)
"It was an amazing experience. It was incredible to be a part of that. It was my first Commonwealth Games and I'll never forget that experience.
GABRIEL HO-GARCIA (BURNABY, BC) - FIELD HOCKEY/HOCKEY SUR GAZON (MEN/HOMMES)
"It was first multi-sport Games, and that was the first time I had been to an Opening Ceremony. To be honest, I was not expecting much, but that was just..... I was speechless. I was just overjoyed with emotion."
PAUL WHARTON (VANCOUVER, BC) - FIELD HOCKEY/HOCKEY SUR GAZON (MEN/HOMMES)
"It was amazing; it was my first Commonwealth Games and it was just incredible. I've watched them on TV before, so I knew what the procedure was going to be like. But seeing it first hand was just unbelievable."
ANA LAURA PORTUONDO-ISASI (LA PRAIRIE, QC) - JUDO
"J'ai participé aux Jeux de la Francophonie, mais ça, c'érait encore plus gros. C'était vraiment impressionnant de voir. Je me compte très chanceuse d'être ici. Je suis encore bouche ouverte."
KRISTEL NGARLEM (MONTRÉAL, QC) - WEIGHTLIFTING/HALTÉROPHILIE
“Ici c’est une événement incroyable, je ne peux pas attendre de voir la reine".
DAVID SAMAYOA (REGINA, SK) - WEIGHTLIFTING/HALTÉROPHILIE
“Definitely the coolest show I have ever seen, all the dancing, the fireworks, the jets, it was insane. It was my first opening ceremonies, my favourite thing was the jets, and I loved seeing that kind of stuff.”
ANDREW D'SOUSA (OTTAWA, ON) - BADMINTON
“I don’t have a favourite thing, it was just a mind-blowing experience, I can’t believe I was there, I feel really blessed to have experienced it."
DERRICK NG (VANCOUVER, BC) - BADMINTON
“It was my first-time going to such a grand opening ceremonies. So just walking in and seeing the initial crowd and hearing them cheer for Canada, was absolutely amazing."
RACHEL HONDERICH (TORONTO, ON) - BADMINTON
“The initial feeling of walking into the stadium and the warmth of the crowd and seeing everyone waving for us as Canadians was the best part, it is still so surreal."
iSABELLE DESPRÉS (MONCTON, NB) (by tweet / par tweet) WEIGHTLIFTING/HALTÉROPHILIE
“The ceremonies were pretty amazing; the noise, being in the middle of the stadium with the best athletes in the Commonwealth…pretty cool!"
Harry Jones (24, West Vancouver, BC) Rugby Sevens/RUGBY À SEPT
“It feels pretty exciting, especially now that ceremonies have opened up the games. You can really feel a different type of vibe amongst the athletes.”
“I think the Glaswegians have really enjoyed our tartan. We have been getting lots of comments and hellos from the residents around here. A lot of the Scottish people seem to like them.”
Kevin Lytwyn (23, Stony Creek, ON) - Artistic Gymnastics/GYMNASTIQUE ARTISTIQUE
“I thought the ceremonies were pretty sweet. Just sitting there outside the entrance seeing countries going in, and everyone is going crazy for each one. Then as soon as your country’s name is called you get this little shiver, you feel so proud, and then everyone walks in pretty pumped up”
“People were commenting on the outfit all day. While we were entering, and while we were leaving, other countries kept telling us how awesome we looked. They loved it.”
Scott Morgan (25, North Vancouver, BC) – Artistic Gymnastics/GYMNASTIQUE ARTISTIQUE
“It was a little overwhelming when you walk into a full stadium that can hold over 60,000 people. There was a lot of energy and a lot of yelling. What an incredible experience.”
