EDDIE "THE EAGLE" EDWARDS SOARS AGAIN IN WINNIPEG

The Olympic Flame came through Winnipeg last week. I covered a lot of the first day for the Winnipeg Free Press, including following the Olympic Torch to Dugald, MB, Selkirk, MB, as well as the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron at the Forks that night.

On the last day of it's stay in Manitoba, I photographed 1988 Calgary Olympics folk-hero / first British ski-jumper ever, Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards for the Canadian Press / Associated Press.

Eddie is the first to admit it, he can't believe he is still riding this media train more than 20 years later. My photographs of him were picked up everywhere, including the New York Times / Los Angeles Times (Olympic blog coverage): Los Angeles Times

With all of the crazy Olympic Torch coverage, a few shots didn't make it to print that I liked.

1. The Winnipeg landmark, the Esplanade Riel was lit up with colour for the first time.



2. Kids were excited to see the Olympic flame in rural Manitoba