Day 11: GOLD!

Wonder what I'll talk about...Hmmm.

Well history is made. No more stories about "the only country not to win a Gold medal while hosting the Olympic Games. Montreal:0. Calgary:0. Vancouver : 1...so far.

If you think there was energy at your house, your office, your pub or your restaurant where you enjoyed this event, you should have been here. I did not have the chance to be at Cypress but the Canadians who were in the Village lit the place up. What a thrill Alexandre Bilodeau's performance was. We can't forget his teammates, Pierre-Alexandre, Vincent and Maxime who had us out of our seats as well. We thought they would "own the couch" (see yesterday's blog to know about the couch stuff).

I can't wait to see him tonight or tomorrow. His medal will be presented tomorrow evening at BC place during one of the Medal Ceremonies. You must have been wondering why they only get a flower bouquet at the site of the competition. Medals are presented in a huge ceremony on the following day. It's a party at BC Place. Tonight Jennifer Heil will be getting her medal with a concert by Nelly Furtado. Tomorrow it will be Alexandre's turn. he will be accompanied by Kristina Groves who won a bronze medal in the women's 3000m speed skating event today. She will compete in 4 more during these Games. How many will she be wearing around her neck ?

I didn't manage to get out to venues today, no pictures. I managed to sneak in a run along the seawall in sunny 12 degrees temperatures. These are the Winter Games? The weather is great but bad for the events. Apline is troubled with scheduling and snowboard will is concerned as well.
On the figure skating front, both our pairs qualified today and came ine 6th and 7th. The finals are tomorrow.

BTW, men's hockey is in the Village. Creates an interesting change in the atmosphere. Recognizable faces are among the crowd. Ovechkin. Crosby. There are some serious game faces on.

The schedule is crazy now as we are trying to figure out who's competing where and when. Exciting times. Another event to watch tomorrow: Jeremy Wotherspoon, men's 500 m spped skating. I'm going to try and get myself there.

Have a great day. Just think :Gold !