I can’t imagine a better day at these Olympic Games!

I started the day off with volunteering at the Olympic Village, watched Clara Hughes’ final race, which ended with a bronze medal!

Then, “Oh Canada” broke out on skytrains and on buses when Canada scored over and over again on the Russian in men’s hockey quarterfinal!  At the Pacific Coliseum, I then witnessed the exciting short-track relay where China won gold and set a new WR, with hundreds proud Chinese waving our flag and cheering them on!   Then I met a broadcaster from CCTV, 于嘉, who was the commentator for many sports games I have watched in China.  However, I didn’t recognize the Olympic Champion that was sitting beside him until my friend from China saw me behind her on TV.

I always thought that our Chinese are way more patriotic than the Canadians, but at these Games, Canadian have shown their patriotism to a new height.  It is unbelievable to see how many maple leaves you can see on the street, how many times you can hear “Oh Canada”, and how they have painted the town red.  This is the magical power of the Olympic Games!