Last week I expressed disappointment at Canada's failure to "seal the deal" during the first week of the Olympics. I tempered this concern by applauding Canada's "Own the Podium" program despite criticism from some newspapers and pundits. We strove for excellence, achieved it during the world cup season and expected to make a splash at the Olympics.
So when it didn't get off to a good start, a good many people, including this lousy blogger, wondered if we were going to fall flat.
While we won't win the overall medal count, we have a good chance of being in the top three (like in Torino). More importantly, we currently have 10 gold medals which leads all nations as I type this. Of course, this can change in a jiffy.
Canada bounced back after a rough start both on and off the venues. 10 gold medals is the most we've ever won in both non-boycotted and boycotted Olympic games - we hit that number in 1984 in Los Angeles.
One more and we break it.
Not bad indeed.
By the way, Team Canada will take on Team USA for the gold medal in men's hockey on Sunday. The Canadian women already knocked off the Americans and Canada will look to make it two in a row against their rivals - and what a rivalry it is!
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