FULL MEDAL WEEKEND!!!
Canada brings home the GOLD after a 50-year absence in mens Hockey! [loud obnoxious cheering] It was a fantastic game to watch, nerve wracking at times and well played on both sides!
Tonight Sale and Pelletier will be the flag bearers at the closing ceremonies. I think that this is much deserved for the poise that they held during the inquiries, for their lack of name-calling and for their sense of fair play.
Yesterday we watched an incredible short track day for Canada with Marc Gagnon and Jonathan Guilmette pulling in a gold and silver in the men's 500m. This was the third time that Canada has managed to get both the gold and silver placement for an Olympic event. Canada also won another gold in the men's relay race and Clara Hughes managed to become a winter/summer Olympic medallist by gaining the bronze in the women's 5000 m short track race.
Funnily enough this is the first time I have paid much attention to the Olympics. I am usually the one who has no inkling of what is going on, of which country has won what or what Canada has competed in. But for some odd reason this year I have managed to watch quiet a few of the events. Must be the lack of anything interesting on TV. I have to say that I am amazed at the graciousness of all the players, in their ability to accept victory and defeat with good grace [aside from the few whiners we have seen throughout this Olympics who shall remained unnamed [cough]Russia[cough]. Sorry but the amount of times that their officials have cried foul and complained that they are being treated unfairly is honestly quiet astounding.]
Canada will walk away from this Olympics with 17 medals. Way to go CANADA! Congratulations to all the athletes from all over the world, who made it to the Olympics. It was wonderful, emotional and incredible to watch you all give your best. Thank you!
Posted by munin at February 24, 2002 06:16 PM