We pack a lot into the pages of every issue of Kayak, but there’s always more great stuff we just can’t fit in. So join Teeka and Beau, our otter mascots, to find out more about the theme of each issue, or just pick up some random bits of Canadian history.
Olympic Throwback
In 2010, Vancouver hosted the 21st Olympic Winter Games, so Kayak celebrated with an issue all about the Winter Olympics.
THE FIRST WINTER GAMES
The Olympics have a history that goes back thousands of years, but the winter games have been around less than a century. Read more in this article from our 2010 winter Olympics issue.
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15 INCREDIBLE OLYMPIANS
Check out this article from our 2010 winter Olympics issue to learn all about some of Canada’s greatest cold-weather athletes.
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OUR GAME: CANADA'S OLYMPIC HOCKEY HISTORY
For most Canadians, the biggest excitement at the winter Olympics is watching hockey. Read this article from our 2010 Winter Games issue to learn all about our hockey history. Oh, and the good-luck charm mentioned at the end of the article? It was a loonie, buried at centre ice in the hockey arena by the Canadian who got the rink ready for the Olympics.
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SUPER SHOCKS AND MAJOR MISHAPS
Some pretty crazy stuff can happen on the ice or the mountainside when athletes compete in the winter Olympics. Which History Mystery tale from our 2010 issue isn’t true? Answer below the PDF.
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Answer: The story “Doggone It!” is false — the rest actually happened!
GABE AND ALLIE'S OLYMPIC ADVENTURE
In this comic from the 2010 winter Olympics issue, time travelling pals Gabe and Allie end up at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary in time to catch a medal-winning performance by a Canadian figure skater.
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