Canada's women rock.
Feb. 22nd, 2006 05:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
electriclandActually our men rock too. But today it's (mostly) all about the women.
Three rousing cheers for Chandra Crawford, Cindy Klassen, Kristina Groves, and the short-track skating team! What an amazing day. Shame it's going to be completely overshadowed by how badly the men's hockey team SUCKS. I can see tomorrow's headlines now: CANADA OUT OF HOCKEY TOURNAMENT. Oh, and we won two gold and two silver medals.
Yay also for Brad Gushue and the curling rink and for the short-track speed skaters who qualified for whatever the hell the next round is.
Incidentally, I love the non-Reuter's news reports that go up on the official site from time to time. This morning the first report said that Beckie Scott, on coming in fourth, "despite not winning raced to her fellow team mate to celebrate, showing great maturity and team spirit." Aw.
Statistical note: Of Canada's 18 Olympic medals so far, 13 have been won by women. I think part of the reason I love the Olympics so much is that, unlike so many other areas of life, a win is a win and a hero is a hero. Women's sports aren't shoved aside or deemed inconsequential.
Three rousing cheers for Chandra Crawford, Cindy Klassen, Kristina Groves, and the short-track skating team! What an amazing day. Shame it's going to be completely overshadowed by how badly the men's hockey team SUCKS. I can see tomorrow's headlines now: CANADA OUT OF HOCKEY TOURNAMENT. Oh, and we won two gold and two silver medals.
Yay also for Brad Gushue and the curling rink and for the short-track speed skaters who qualified for whatever the hell the next round is.
Incidentally, I love the non-Reuter's news reports that go up on the official site from time to time. This morning the first report said that Beckie Scott, on coming in fourth, "despite not winning raced to her fellow team mate to celebrate, showing great maturity and team spirit." Aw.
Statistical note: Of Canada's 18 Olympic medals so far, 13 have been won by women. I think part of the reason I love the Olympics so much is that, unlike so many other areas of life, a win is a win and a hero is a hero. Women's sports aren't shoved aside or deemed inconsequential.
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Date: 2006-03-03 05:40 pm (UTC)Thanks! Good to know I was far from alone!