It is the last day of the 2010 Winter Olympics just half an hour before the closing ceremonies. As I look back on the last 17 days, all I can say is WOW! Vanoc you have done a wonderful job. Vancouver you were fantastic and Canada you were extraordinary. Though the games started tragically, they went on to be an extraordinary example of Canadian resilience and spirit. Even Jacques Rogge, head of the IOC has said that he has never seen such a spirit in an Olympic City.
What a way to finish the games than to win the Gold medal at Hockey....in overtime with a goal by Sidney Crosby. Parties have broken out all over the country...they are partying and playing street hockey on Yonge Street in Toronto.
From Alexandre Bilodeau winning Canada's first Gold medal on home soil to Joannie Rochette's extraordinary bronze medal performance in figure skating, the whole Canadian team did Canada proud.
I hope that the spirit that was evident throughout these last 17 days and in the torch run that preceded the games will last for a long time in Canada and are a harbinger for a new attitude in this great country.
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