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Oh Canada! Olympic Hockey Gold is Ours and I Was There

Many of you know this already, but I got the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to the USA – Canada Gold Medal Hockey Game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

Words really can’t describe it. I wish I had taken more photos and videos, but it’s hard to do that and really soak it all in. Plus, the battery on my iPhone was dying. But I saw some incredible things. One of the funniest was outside Canada Hockey Place where cops (with guns) were playing street hockey with fans. Presumably they were doing their security duty, but it looked hilarious — and really spoke to the community spirit in Vancouver.

So, I did manage to snap a few photos and a couple of videos. The videos are all essentially the same – scattered, bumpy and loud. Yes, you’ll hear me screaming like a lunatic (and singing Oh Canada horribly out of tune). But you’ll get a glimpse at what it was like on the inside…

Here’s a picture of me, my mother-in-law (who got us the tickets!) and my friend (who is an American fan):

And here are the videos (unfortunately I think the last two are super-huge files and seem to be very slow to display):

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  • http://satinsugar.blogspot.com/ Anna, a proud Canadian

    Seriously, I don't think I have ever screamed that loudly before in my life. I have also never been quite as happy as that! I nearly burst into tears of excitement haha :P
    GO CANADA GO :)

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    It's very nice for Canada.

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    Go Canada !!!

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    ? love play and watch hokey, ? think u r very lucky

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  • http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Shane/Nesbitt/ Shane Nesbitt

    I remember being very disheartened when Parise tied up the game with 20 seconds to go, thinking to myself – this is it, it will be over. They'll score and me and the rest of the bar will go home – buzzed and pissed off. Well when Crosby scored that goal, the bar errupted, Yonge street was on fire – screaming, yelling, flag waving, random anthem singing – what a fantastic day. Wooooo Canada!!!

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    Although I wasn't physically there, I felt the spirit of the game. It was amazing.

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    Dear US,

    Hockey is and always will belong to Canada!

    BEST.GAME.EVER!

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    What a great game! We had the opporutnity to go to one of the preliminary games (Norway v Switzerland) and even that was a great experience…I can only imagine what the atmosphere was like for the Gold medal game!

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    I can't believe the Canadians beat the Americans in hockey. Go CANADA!

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    We really did do a good job eh! Canadian born and bred and very proud of it.

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    I can't believe the Canadians beat the Americans in hockey

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    Go Canada!
    My roomate is Candian so we had some pretty big celebrations after they got gold!

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    I'd thought about making the effort to go to the olympics this time-and now I certainly wish I had. What a once in a lifetime opportunity!

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    It's very nice for Canada. thaks man

  • http://kopiband.blogspot.com/ Adam

    I hope you would have enjoyed the game a lot as the wining move is always very great for the winner party. I ve missed the game on TV but will watch the recording somewhere.

  • http://kopiband.blogspot.com/ Adam

    I forgot to congratz you for the win, many many congratulation for the victory and the gold medal, go to your area with your head high and proud.

  • http://www.etsy.com/shop/LafesHiddenTreasures Nancy

    I was so excited for Canada. My thought is that you had the time of your life there. How exciting. So many different emotions in this years Olympics. Have a great one!

  • vitrier

    quite surprising result

  • arzaqnie

    canada is cool, ilove canada

  • http://themaghouse.com/ TheMagHouse

    We have friends that went to the Olympics, and they said “BELIEVE” was painted on everything. All I can say is , its a good thing they did win. It put a positive spin on what would have been a pretty depressing Olympics.

  • http://adsense-america.blogspot.com/ Leandro

    Thank you for sharing. It means so much to those of us not so articulate.

  • SuaveSilk

    Congrats on the win. It was only fitting that you all won. A great Olympics and a great win. Thanks for hosting and glad you were there.

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    Never saw a real hockey game in my life. But from the videos, looks like the game was really exciting and enjoyable.

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    A well deserved win! Congratulations and thanks for sharing with us your experience during the game. I am sure the memory will last you a lifetime.

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    Go go Canana !!

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    Ah i can't believe USA lost that one! Good game though. Too bad we have to wait a few years for possible redemption! Thanks for posting, keep it up man.

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    I would love to see a hockey game for once in my life. Nice article.

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    Seriously, I don't think I have ever screamed that loudly before in my life. I have also never been quite as happy as that! I nearly burst into tears of excitement hahahaa . . .

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  • http://www.thefarmatgreenvillage.com/ Andrew

    I'm sure the excitement caused your adrenaline levels to shoot up as it would normally for me. It was a nice game and I wish I had been there to witness it personally. You're one lucky guy.!

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