We had a great time cheering on the Canadians and Dutchies at the men's 500M speed skating competition at the Richmond Olympic Oval.This pic is of Simon Kuipers of the Netherlands skating against Kyle Parrott of Canada. The real story was the Dutch fans everywhere at the Oval dressed up in Royal Orange. And the Kleintje Pils band which had the crowd rocking when the zambonis weren't working!
The band whose name means small beer in Dutch has become synonymous with Olympic speedskating. Although the band from the northern province of Friesland is Dutch to the core, its appeal is global. I was not alone dancing and cheering this band on.
