This hadn’t happened for fifty years. The fans were going crazy: a spontaneous round of O Canada was shaking the rafters, as the team celebrated below. The year was 2002, the game was hockey, and it was Canada’s game. Fighting through thirteen penalties, the women’s team beat team USA 3-2. Three days later, the world stood in awe as the men’s team took the gold five to two... continue reading
The golden year- In one indelible moment, the largest Canadian television audience in history was brought to its feet as a Canadian team of NHL superstars shot down 50 years of hockey history at the Salt Lake Olympic Games .... continue reading
I think Gaetan Boucher is a great athlete in Speed Skating. He inspired me in a way to never give up on things that you want or need to do. For example, Rick Hansen ended up in a wheelchair after being in a car crash. He never gave up. He just kept fighting until he got stronger and showed other people what he could do...
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It was a momentous victory that united Canada in pride and passion, reminding its people that hockey is Canada’s sport. Team Canada hadn’t won a hockey gold medal for the Winter Olympics since the Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys won 50 years earlier. If you thought the people of Canada were crazy back then, you didn’t watch the 2002 Men’s Ice Hockey in Salt Lake City. ... continue reading