The 2010 Winter Olympics have come to an end. 17 days of competitive winter sports. Unless you've been under a rock the games took place in scenic Vancouver, B.C. Since the games began we were made fun of badly and criticized badly about almost everything including our women's hockey team after winning the gold. Oh yeah and how can I forget, there was that heart warming Russian editorial.
We won a record number of gold medals, 14 to be exact including the men's Olympic hockey game. I never saw today's game. I was down in the city busy with things. It wasn't until I heard people singing our national anthem and parading in the streets wearing red and white I realized we had won "the most important gold medal" of the 2010 games.
Here's what I found out later on: Canada was leading 2-1. In the 3rd period Team USA's coach called a time out and there was something about an empty goalie net. 24.4 seconds were remaining from us getting our hands on "la médaille d'or" until the USA scored tying and sending the game into sudden death over time.
In over time player #87 Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal and then threw his stick and gloves into the air. Team Canada wins the gold in their home and native land!!
A member of the Canadian committee for the Olympic games during his speech at the closing ceremonies said, "the last game of the Olympics will be remembered for generations."
So....... even though we may have been ridiculed {and I think we handled it quite well} during the 2010 games, now the world knows what country hockey belongs to. Hmm, then again it always has and always will be our game, eh.
Cocaine Princess
