Big Canadian Day at the Olympics

In anything you do there are great days. Today was one of those days for Canadians at the the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. A plethora of medals and a big hockey win can make for a great day.

When you think about international hockey the best match-up you can put together is a Canada - Russia game. All the way back to the '72 Summit Series it has generated some of the games that define the game. Today was not that day. Canada laid a serious smack down on the Russians. The Canadian Men's Hockey Team came out with a mission and a fire in their belly. They made the Russians look bad. They made the Russians look slow. They made the Russians look sloppy. they made the Russians look like they didn't care. We all know the Russians cared. They love hockey as much as Canadians do. They are very good at it but tonight they were very ordinary.

Clara Hughes won another medal today. I cannot imagine attempting the 5000m and forget about doing well it. She did it again adding a Bronze to her collection. She has won several medals and added to her total. She is a great athlete and a great Canadian. Oh, and she is from Winnipeg. I just had to throw that in.

After a disqualification of the Koreans Canada won a Silver Medal in the the Short Track 3000m Relay. I don't know too much about Speed Skating but Canada seems to be good at it. The sport was invented in Quebec so you figure Canadians should have a pretty good understanding of it.

Quite possibly the most impressive result of the day was Canada winning Gold and Silver in Women's Bobsleigh. With two entries and finishing one - two I think that is pretty much owning the podium. All I know about this sport is push hard and go fast and as far as I can tell that's what they did.

Canada is not done yet. There will be a medal in Women's Hockey. They are playing in the finals so they are winning a medal. Both the Men's and Women's Curling teams are in the semi-finals. Four teams left fighting for three medals. I'd say there is a good chance there. The courageous Joannie Rochette is currently third going into the Ladies Free Skate. Finally there is also what many consider the crown jewel. The Canadian Men's Hockey Team is in the semi-finals so there are four teams sorting out three medals. In this case it is Gold or bust.

There are other athletes out there that have opportunities to win as well. As their chance to shine comes up they will do well and hopefully some will walk away with the hardware. However, for this day an amazing showing by Canadians will be remembered and relished.