Best dressed: Hudson’s Bay Co. unveils kit for Pyeongchang Olympics
TORONTO — It’s the moment Canada’s finest winter athletes become one mighty team.
The Canadian team will march into the opening ceremonies Feb. 9 at the Pyeongchang Olympics dressed in the patriotic red-white-and-black apparel, in what is a virtual starting gun for the Games.
“Everybody puts on that one jacket before the opening ceremonies, I think that’s when it all becomes real,” said ski jumper Taylor Henrich. “You’re here as a team. . . and I feel confident when I put it on, I’m like ‘Wow, this is so cool. So cool.’”
Fifteen athletes walked the runway at a downtown Toronto mall on Tuesday as Hudson’s Bay Co., unveiled its Team Canada collection for Pyeongchang. The patriotic apparel flaunts colour blocks of Canadian red and white, plus black. The opening ceremony parka falls to the mid-thigh and features “Canada” emblazoned across the chest in bold white letters, and a large white Maple Leaf on the back.