It was a proud day- sitting at a bar- all eyes on the flat screen. Bilodeau was beaming (albeit not as brightly as the Bronze medalist Bryon Wilson from the US- that dude was HA-PPY!). And the Australian silver medalist, and Canadian/Vancouverite defector Dale-Begg Smith just seemed like a Debbie Downer beside the other two.
It was pretty beautiful when everyone started singing the Canadian national anthem (and see rest of video here) (which would also have been nice at the opening ceremonies if the [obviously talented] Nikki Yanofsky didn't sing such a horribly slow and flowery rendition).
And back in the news- that I thought was really funny [that I negleted to see earlier]- Hula hoops are sold out in Vancouver!
A surge in Olympic spirit has led to a shortage of hula hoops in Metro Vancouver, with toy stores and wholesalers reporting the plastic rings are flying off the shelves as people snap them up to create Olympic displays. The iconic five-ring logo, using metre-wide plastic hula hoops, has started appearing in windows, yards and on balconies as Metro Vancouver residents embrace the Olympic spirit
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