Thousands of fans braved sub-zero temperatures on New Years Day to witness Shania Twain run the Olympic Torch through her hometown of Timmons, Ontario. The Timmins Press reports that the bitter cold didn't chill the country superstar's enthusiasm. Shania jumped, smiled and waved to the crowd as she entered Hollinger Park and lit the Olympic cauldron, kicking off an evening celebration that carried on despite a wind chill factor of negative-39 degrees.
"It just feels really beautiful to be back up North in the cold," Shania told the crowd from the stage, as her son Eja watched. "It wouldn't be Timmins if it wasn't 40 below with the wind chill!"
Shania was the final runner on day-64 of the torch relay, which reaches its final destination on Feb. 12: the Opening Ceremonies for the Vancouver Olympic Games. "I'm extremely proud," she beamed. "It's a highlight of my life to be able to be here to carry the torch."
As a member of the relay team, Shania was allowed to keep the torch bearers uniform and purchase the torch she carried. The following day she donated the torch and her full uniform - pants, jacket, hat, shoes, and red mittens bearing the Canadian maple leaf - to the Shania Twain Centre in Timmons. As she presented her donation she pointed out the hockey tape she'd wrapped around the torch handle to ensure her grip."I thought that would be rather embarrassing if I dropped the torch!" she joked.
There will be no shortage of embarrassment during Shania's next media appearance. She served as aguest judge forAmerican Idol's preliminary auditions in Chicago last August. The episode airs Jan. 19 on FOX-TV.
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Posted: 8:47 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2010
Shania Twain Shows her Hometown Pride
By Nancy Wilson
Shania Twain has had her hands full this holiday season battling the elements! First, the Canadian singer relayed a harrowing trip home on her website, shaniatwain.com.
"I've been in the North Country of Ontario, Canada, and after a crazy drive through a snowstorm to get here, I finally made it North for the holidays to take in the spirit of a great, white Christmas," Shania writes. "What would normally be a two-and-a-half hour drive took over seven hours with several accidents along the way. We experienced dead stops of long waits during whiteouts. Miles of vehicles were lined up bumper to bumper, blanketed in snow from hours of sitting and waiting for news of what was happening up ahead. Very scary driving conditions, and I really felt lucky to have made it safely in the end.
Then she did something we all would love to do! Carry the Olympic torch! We miss you Shania!!! Read the story from theboot.com's Joyce Rizer!
Shania Twain Carries a Torch for Her Hometown
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