“It was literally a party. A really good, happy party. Everyone pitched in and it was an experience. It was wonderful.”
Robyn Ainsworth, then Robyn Perry, was 12 years old when she was chosen to for the role. She kept it a closely guarded secret until the big moment arrived.Ainsworth herself only knew for the week leading up to the big day.
She admits that her youth meant she didn’t realize at the time the pressure: the eyes of the world were watching her every move.“Plus I played quite a big role in other parts of the Olympics. I sang and danced at the medal presentations and I was skating in the closing ceremonies as well, so to do this was just an extra.”The Olympic flame burns bright over Calgary’s McMahon Stadium Saturday, Feb.
“When they did that, they had to clear out the whole entire stadium,” she said. Just a few people remained inside, as to keep all the details under wraps.She travelled to the Games in Seoul, South Korea as Canada’s goodwill ambassador. She carried the torch for the Vancouver Games in 2010.Torch bearer Robyn Ainsworth, left, who lit the Olympic cauldron at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, lights a Vancouver 2010 cauldron in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.
“It was an amazing experience to have,” she says warmly, noting Calgary’s hospitality was what truly put it over the top.
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