Congratulations to Heather Moyse, daughter of Sharon (Smith) Moyse (’67) and Dr. Cyril Moyse (’67), who are just starting to come down from the excitement of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.
Unlike the majority of Canadians, they weren’t glued to their televisions for two weeks; they were in the center of it all. Sharon and Cyril are the proud parents of Women's Two-Man Bobsleigh Olympic Gold Medalist, Heather Moyse.
Sharon Moyse describes her Olympic experience as unbelievable. She says the first three heats were just like any other because they couldn’t hear any of the announcements about the records that were being broken.
Everyone knew though that Heather and teammate, Kaillie Humphries, were in first for the last heat, with an unheard of nearly full second lead.
With the unfortunate death of the Georgian luger earlier in the week and seven bobsleds crashing in practice two days following, there was plenty of talk about the track.
But her group was hard to miss, with 24 people wearing red and white striped top hats with the names Moyse and Humphries on them.
The Moyse family, including Heather’s sister Heidi and brother Walter, are very close. That’s why they focus their family vacations around following Heather’s sporting events. The family has made the trip to Turin, Italy for the 2006 Games, as well as trips to Whistler, Calgary, and Lake Placid, along with three Europe excursions. For two years, the Moyse family got to watch both basketball and bobsledding while their son played professional basketball in Switzerland.
An athlete herself, Moyse played basketball and volleyball for a year at Mount Allison, and spent a term coaching the synchronized swimming team. She and Dr. Moyse met on campus. After graduation she taught German at the University and went on to study for two years in Germany, while he earned his medical degree. They were married in the campus chapel in 1970.
So what does being the parent of an Olympic Gold Medalist feel like? Read the full story!
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