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Canadian clothes large Lululemon has unveiled its Group Canada designs for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, giving Canadians a glimpse of what the nation’s Olympians and Paralympians can be carrying on the opening and shutting ceremonies.
Lululemon and the Canadian Olympic workforce unveiled the official uniforms Tuesday.
Group Canada will enter the stadium for the official kickoff to the Olympics in crimson bomber jackets and crimson shorts and pants, worn over crimson short-sleeved shirts and paired with Lululemon sneakers.
Group Canada’s Summer time McIntosh wears a Lululemon design.
Handout / Group Canada / Lululemon
Look intently and also you’ll discover the print on the tracksuits offers a enjoyable nod to Canada’s historical past and biodiversity — the one-of-a-kind print celebrates the range of Canada and interprets the artwork, structure and nature discovered all through the nation, together with provincial flowers.
The model additionally shared various different designs, which can be worn by the athletes throughout medal ceremonies and the closing ceremony of the Video games.
Group Canada’s Phil Wizard reveals off a Lululemon design.
Handout / Group Canada / Lululemon
Lululemon stated its designs are “designed to assist extra our bodies and extra skills,” and have distinctive options like magnetic-close zippers, pull-on loops, sensory contact guides and braille love notes.
Seated athletes will discover extra consolation in two key adaptive designs, the Seated-Match Carpenter Pant and the Seated-Match Poncho, which permit higher performance when sitting.
Group Canada’s Cindy Oulette fashions Lululemon’s adaptable design for seated athletes.
Handout / Group Canada / Lululemon
The package can also be designed to wick sweat and options breathable mesh and convertible kinds, to maintain athletes comfy in Paris’ altering climate.
If we’re being sincere, this 12 months’s package seems to be considerably subdued in comparison with workforce uniforms of days passed by.
Who can neglect the time Group Canada confirmed up in bucket hats to the 2000 Video games in Sydney, Australia?
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Or how in regards to the time they sported these wild shirts, over-size earrings and straw hats on the 1992 Olympic video games in Barcelona. (Severely, these shirts are the epitome of ’90s style…try these shoulder pads!)
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And nothing indicators competitors time like these sarfari-esque uniforms, full with vests, straight skirts, outsized fits and glossy footwear, worn on the 1996 Centennial Atlantic Olympic Video games.
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Preserve scrolling to see different designs Group Canada has sported throughout the Olympic opening ceremonies in recent times.
2022
Members of Group Canada take within the ambiance throughout the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on the Beijing Nationwide Stadium on Feb. 4, 2022 in Beijing, China.
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Location: Beijing, China
What the Canadian athletes wore:
Canada is understood to be a reasonably chilly place for a big portion of the 12 months, nevertheless it was agreed that Lululemon’s puffy vests layered atop puffy coats, accessorized with puffy scarves, thick mittens and puffy hats may need been a little bit of overkill.
Let’s not neglect, too, that the athletes had been double-masked for the ceremony, making certain that they had been seemingly stewing in their very own juices all through the occasion.
Public response: Vancouver is Superior had one of many funniest reactions to the getups, writing that the athletes appeared “like Purple Arctic Grimace escaped from McDonaldland throughout the opening ceremonies.”
2021
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Canada’s delegation parade throughout the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Video games, on the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021.
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What the Canadian athletes wore: Whereas there have been 370 athletes representing the Nice White North in Tokyo — the most important Olympic workforce since 1984 — solely a fraction of them marched within the opening ceremonies because of the pesky pandemic that gripped the world. And, you might bear in mind, the Video games had been delayed by a 12 months attributable to COVID-19, which means the 2020 Summer time Video games truly befell in 2021.
Clad in white pants and crimson observe jackets with “CANADA” emblazoned on one arm, the 2021 uniforms had been, as soon as once more, designed by Hudson’s Bay. In an additional patriotic nod, the massive maple leaf displayed prominently on the again of every jacket was made up of 13 strains, to signify the unity of Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories.
Public response: Many thought Group Canada’s uniforms had been a bit subdued and informal, however given the scaled-back circumstances of holding the Olympic Video games throughout a world pandemic, it was a becoming look.
2018
Location: Pyeongchang, South Korea
Group Canada walks throughout the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Video games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on Feb. 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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What the Canadian athletes wore: The 225 Canadian athletes marched within the opening ceremonies donning fashionable crimson and black parkas designed by Hudson’s Bay. The coats had been an up to date look of the enduring parkas produced by the Canadian model, however this time the black stripe was moved up onto the chest, with “CANADA” emblazoned throughout the black chest band.
The workforce capped off the look with playful pom-pom toques and the ninth version of the Bay’s iconic crimson Olympic Mittens.
Public response: Whereas Group Canada’s parkas had been a recent tackle an outdated basic, the crimson boots had been seen as a little bit of overkill and a few thought the athletes ought to have caught with extra neutral-coloured footwear.
2016
Location: Rio, Brazil
Flag bearer Rosannagh Maclennan of Canada leads her workforce throughout the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Video games at Maracana Stadium on Aug. 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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What the Canadian athletes wore: Canada’s 314 athletes confirmed off their opening ceremony outfits, designed by Canadian design duo Dsquared2. The athletes’ crimson and white blazer-inspired jackets boasted (what else?) a maple leaf.
The uniforms had been marketed as an “revolutionary mash-up of two various worlds: tailoring and sport.”
Public response: The Rio uniforms had been one of many extra distinctive designs Group Canada has sported in current reminiscence, however the design of the coats, which seemed like a protracted white shirt hanging out the underside, got here off as somewhat bit unusual and ill-fitting.
2014
Location: Sochi, Russia
Ice hockey participant Hayley Wickenheiser of the Canadian Olympic workforce carries her nation’s flag throughout the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on Feb. 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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What the Canadian athletes wore: Representatives of Canada’s 220-athlete workforce appeared undeniably sharp in conventional crimson and black Hudson’s Bay toggle coats, complimented by matching toques.
Canada’s feminine athletes wore black turtlenecks and V-neck sweaters, whereas the boys sported tailor-made white gown shirts, wool cardigans and crimson and white striped ties.
Public response: Group Canada’s Sochi uniforms had been considered Nice White North style at its most interesting — basic colors, basic match and a powerful patriotic design.
2012
Location: London, England
Members of the Canada workforce parade into the stadium throughout the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Video games on the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012 in London, England.
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What the Canadian athletes wore: Group Canada took inspiration from the Montreal Olympics in 1972, and walked the London Opening Ceremony in vivid crimson jackets emblazoned with “CANADA” throughout the chest and tailor-made khaki pants.
Public response: Whereas the entire look was fairly fundamental, the khaki pants struck a chord as a basic (albeit, a tad boring) addition to the uniform.
2010
Location: Vancouver
The Canadian workforce enter the stadium throughout the opening ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place on Feb. 12, 2010 in Vancouver.
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What the Canadian athletes wore: Again on Canadian soil for the primary time in ages, Group Canada turned out in a basic mixture of style, that includes conventional Hudson’s Bay deep crimson parkas, each buffalo-checked and white scarves and the enduring pom-pom toques and crimson mittens that had been so fashionable on the time.
Public response: Many thought Group Canada’s opening package was complimentary to the normal Purple Serge of the RCMP, who kicked off the ceremony by carrying the Canadian flag into the stadium. To be honest, Canada may do no incorrect at these video games and patriotic pleasure was positive to win out over any sartorial criticism.
2008
Location: Beijing, China
Adam Van Koeverden of the Canada Olympic workforce carries his nation’s flag to steer out the delegation throughout the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer time Olympics on the Nationwide Stadium on Aug. 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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What the Canadian athletes wore: Some of the controversial walks at an Olympic opening ceremony got here in 2008, when Group Canada strutted into the sector clad in Hudson’s Bay designs that had been manufactured in China.
The light-weight, natural material featured a fusion of Canadian and Chinese language symbols and prints, together with the Chinese language parts of astrology — fireplace, wooden, water, earth and metallic. Bookending the look had been white pants and skirts on the underside and white ball caps.
Public response: In an interview with the Toronto Star in 2008, Suzanne Timmins, style director of Hudson’s Bay Firm, jokingly stated she may “see Kanye West in [these] outfit[s].”
