Robyn Ainsworth (born Robyn Perry in 1975) is a former figure skater who lit the
Olympic Flame, as a 12-year-old schoolgirl, in the opening ceremony for the
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...
.
Biography
On February 13, 1988, she was the final runner in the
Olympic torch relay and was chosen to ignite the giant cauldron at
McMahon Stadium, kicking off the Calgary Winter Olympics. Downhill skier
Ken Read and speed skater
Cathy Priestner handed off the torch to her.
During the ascent, Perry had to yell to one of the athletes to get out of her way.
In an interview with the
2010 Winter Olympics
)''
, nations = 82
, athletes = 2,626
, events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening = February 12, 2010
, closing = February 28, 2010
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
, cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...
website, Perry stated that she had many amazing experiences because of this. Perry now directs ''We Care Home Health Services'' in North Calgary.
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Robyn
1976 births
Living people
Olympic cauldron lighters
People from Calgary