Don Cherry said victory was in the bag. Mike called it. I had a sneaking feeling. And on Sunday afternoon, we owned it. It took overtime, but Canada pulled off what we couldn’t even come close to 4 years ago. Ladies and gentlefolks, Canada has done exactly what we were supposed to do–own the podium. I said it before, and I’ll say it again. Suck it, USA. We win.

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Another gold metal on Saturday. Another little known–at least by me–sport. But, I’ll take it. Canada’s men’s curling team took gold finally Saturday evening. Yeah, we definitely don’t suck.

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Canada’s 4-man bobsled team worked its way to another metal on Saturday. This one bronze, and Canada’s second metal in the event–the women took one earlier in the games.

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Saturday was apparently golden hat trick day. Jasey-Jay Anderson snowboarded his way to another one in the parallel giant slalom. Yeah, pretty sure we have a brand new record for gold metals swiped. Smile, Canadians. We don’t suck.

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Canada did it again, on Saturday. Speedskating team pursuit, courtesy of Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison this time. And, this time, I think we walked out of these olympics with a record amount of gold. Someone feel up to correcting me on that?

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Canada’s relay team nailed our 21st metal of the games. And it’s a record tying gold. It also happened on Friday in the 5000-meter speedskating relay. Gees, deal with technical issues for a week and the team kicks ass. Sometimes, I love this country.

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Charles Hamelin walked away Friday night with yet another Canadian gold. A bronze went to Francois-Louis Tremblay followed him with a bronze. Both in 500-meter speed skating. Apparently, Friday was the day of metal if you’re a Canadian. Yes, I know, I’m 5 days behind. Oh well.

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We have a second place finisher. Yeah, I’m a little behind–technical issues abound. Still. On Friday, Sweden knocked off Canada for the gold, but we walked out of that arena in second place. Not bad for a sport I didn’t think anyone still watched. Now, to finish catching up on my olympics blogging.

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And manages to come up with exactly that in figure skating, the first such metal since 88. It’s also Canada’s 17th metal of these olympics. For Joannie Rochette, though, it’s probably a hell of a lot more. Her mother died of a heart attack while in Vancouver to watch this very performance. I’ll bet my monthly below minimum wage income she wasn’t even thinking olympics when she pulled it off. I wouldn’t be.

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Canada’s women’s hockey team just nailed us our 8th gold metal of these 2010 olympics, and it came in awesome fashion against the US–something hopefully our men’s team can duplicate when it comes their time. That’s the most gold metals Canada’s received in olympic history, topping our total in 2006. That’s also Canada’s 16th metal overall. No, it wasn’t a blowout–but I’ll take it!

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Rocking the gold, Heather Moyse and Kaillie Humphries nailed their run on a track many not from Canada were actually afraid of, if you read the news. Not to be left out of the standings, Helen Upperton and Shelley-Ann Brown squeezed in behind them for silver. Canada walks away with 15 metals, and 7 gold as a result. Own that, VANOC.

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The short track relay is apparently our girls’ thing. They pulled off Canada’s 13th metal accomplishment, this one in silver. Tania Vicent, Kalyna Roberge, Marianne St-Gelais and Jessica Gregg should all be soundly congratulated. Hell, congratulate Marianne twice–it’s her second metal of the games, after all.

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The metal, Canada’s 12th, comes on the heels–literally–of a finish in 5000 meter speed skating. There’s a rumor or two it’s her final race. Well, if it is, hell of a way to go. Thanks, Clara.

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It happened yesterday in ski cross, and gave Canada its 11th metal. It also gave me an excuse to keep catching up on my various sources of information after my internet difficulties–posting on that comes later. Thanks, Ashleigh.

Oh, yeah, and also. Team Canada is leading. No, wait, scratch that–owning. Maybe not the olympics, but definitely Russia. Go Canada Go!

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I didn’t even know ice dancing was an olympic sport, nevermind that we had people competing in it. But, it is, and we did. And they’re now gold metallists in the sport. We’ve hit double digits as far as metals go. Now if we could just politely ask the US to stop winning.

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Kristina missed gold by that much in 1500 meter speed skating on Sunday. She did walk out with Canada’s 9th, and her second, metal however.

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It was going to happen eventually. someone was bound to speak up and put all this fake criticism of the olympics to bed. And wouldn’t you know, it’s the Leafs’ own GM.

“I think that’s bullshit,” Burke said Saturday. “I’ve been to four Winter Olympics. This is the best one I’ve been to in terms of organization. You’re going to have glitches in an event this size. With this many people, logistical things with multiple venues, you’re going to have glitches. I don’t know why people are whining about it.

“I think it’s been extraordinarily well run — again, this is my fourth one so it’s not like I’m a novice. I think they’ve done a marvellous job here. I wish people would quit bitching about it.”

About goddamn time someone said it. Brian, I salute you. No one’s forcing these folks to stick around if they don’t like what they see. And if they’re going to complain about it, this particular Canadian would rather they didn’t.

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Jon Montgomery took gold in the men’s skeleton last night. That brings Canada’s metal total to a somewhat respectable, sort of, fourth-place 8 including 4 gold. Wondering just what in the hell “skeleton” is, and why it would be in Canada’s winter olympics? I was, too.

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Nesbitt took gold for Canada’s 7th metal, and third gold, on Thursday in the 1000 meter speed skate.

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And it just so happens to be silver, won during the 500-meter speed skate. That gives us 2 gold, 3 silver, and a bronze. Not bad for a country who doesn’t know much beyond hockey.

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Canada’s own, and from Vancouver even, wins Canada’s second gold and fifth metal in the games. Go Canada go!

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This one in snowboard cross last night. I hear tell he had a shot at gold. I also hear tell Bilodeau shouldn’t have, so we shall see. Meantime, plus another metal for the host nation. Who’s complaining?

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Alexandre Bilodeau walks away from the mens’ moguls course with a gold metal, making him the first in Canadian history to ever win gold on home soil. Now can we please get that out of the headlines? That’d be awesome.

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Kristina Groves blew her way to a bronze in the 3000 meter speed skating run. Not even her specialty, and she managed the top 3. I believe they said her specialty was the 5000? I’m halfway tempted to watch that just to see if that’s finally our ticket to gold.

Update: I stand corrected–her specialty is the 1500. That just makes it that much more awesome. She will, though, I believe, be competing in the 5000 anyway.

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Jennifer Heil, surprising everyone from commentators to fans, comes up with a silver metal in womens’ moguls. She was expected to be the first ever to win gold on Canadian soil, but we’ll take this just as well. She finds herself sandwitched in between two Americans, with a second Canadian rounding out the top 5.

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