The design of the 2010 Olympic medals feature contemporary aboriginal artworks and are undulating rather than flat - both firsts in Games history.
The medals, produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, are based on two works of an orca whale and a raven by Canadian aboriginal artist Corrine Hunt.
Each medal will have a unique hand-cropped section of the abstract art and a silk scarf printed with the master artwork will be presented to the medal-winning Olympians.
I will get to see two medal ceremonies live at least during my stay in Vancouver as I have tickets to the Pairs Figure Skating final on February 15th and also the Men's Giant Slalom event on February 19th is a medal event. Another interesting thing I found out is that some, not all, of the metal used to create the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, will be taken from recycled electronics such as tv's, computers and circuit boards.
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I didn't know about the recycled metal. That's a great idea. I'm not crazy about the dented wavy design, but I like the blue ribbons for the cabin next year!
ReplyDeleteI;ll try to get my hands on a couple!!
ReplyDeleteMy money is on Jon Heder and Will Ferrel for the gold in figure skating...Have fun Rick! Oh, and I heard that Justin Morneau is going to light the flame. Kind of cool.
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