Canada owns the top step- revised

Canadian athletes are a medal away from setting a new record for most gold medals won at a winter games. Canada may not own the podium but they own the top step..........well done team.

The hockey boys came through...........Canada has now set the Olympic record for most gold medals won at any Winter Olympics............the podium? Canada

The Olympic movement

So it seems that once again the official language police have decided that there just wasn't even french being spoken during the opening ceremonies..........as it was said "we paid our 20 million to hear more french".......Quebec Premier Jean Charest and Liberial Prime Minister wannabee Iggy have jumped on board the more french train and are in support of an investigation as to why there just wasn't enough.........have the First Nations folks come out and wondered why more whatever they speak wasn't spoken.........bang a gong........tapp the drum.......whatever.........I don't think so.. as most of the ceremony was devoted to their culture..........I thought the ceremony was fine......some very cool things happened......so why can't the politicians leave well enough alone and say thanks Vancouver that was great......instead of pinching out another Olympic movement.

The Olympics

Well here we are just wrapping up day 2 in Vancouver and all the hype spewed out by CTV and TSN about our best Canadian chances for gold medals have come and gone on day 1 with a choke and a silver.... own the podium...we have been hearing......honestly I hope that during the remaining days Canadian athletes do own the podium........whether we believe in a jinx or not.... having TSN and CTV pinning all the medal hopes on these already stressed athletes is just not something that should be done...........as we hear........."coming up next Canada's first guaranteed gold medal winner"........ add more pressure......add a jinx.........and what happens........nothing............so the women's hockey will win a medal.... it won't be gold..........men's hockey is a team to beat.......and they will win a medal......it won't be gold.

Canada will listen to the experts stating that "he should be overjoyed by that 15th place finish as he wasn't expected to finish that high" That's an amazing performance by the young Canadian.....just 17 spots away from the bronze.......Canada as it has always done thrives on the mediocre....and accepts it............it's not acceptable.....it's not owning the podium...........Canada owns the gold medal of mediocre.