-Lindsey Vonn took Gold with more determination than ever. She came in with a shin injury and left a gold medalist. That's what Olympian dreams are made of.
-Shaun White took Gold in the halfpipe to no surprise and with a KILLER last run through the halfpipe even after he had found out he took Gold. He's not the type to let himself off easily, so to show the crowd and himself that he was even more deserving of the medal, he landed The Double McTwist 1260, a trick that he created, named and one which I will someday tell my children about. :-) He truly is SO proud to be an American too. And he rocked that plaid jacket and levi snowpants.
-Men's Hockey takes silver in a game that will go down in the record books. With 25 seconds left in regulation time the U.S., which had pulled their goalie Miller to put an additional player on the offense, scored on Canada, forcing the game into OT in sudden death fashion. For almost 4 heartwrenching minutes the teams battled it out when finally Canada made the shot solidifying its' gold medal. You could see the pain in the eyes of the U.S. team but I couldn't be more proud of a team that duked it out until the end. In the face of adversity, facing a team on home turf and country which created the sport of hockey, the U.S. put forth an unbelieveable effort.
-The bobsled team took gold which it had not done since 1948. What an AMAZING team!
-The men's team/individuals in nortic brought home 6 medals total, more than it had in the history of the winter games. We took gold in the men's individual nortic for the first time in the Winter Games. Just where there is a sport where we haven't brought home a medal in, we train an athlete that will take to the medal podium. We are the U.S.A.
And one story that had to be one of the most touching of all was watching the glow of Norman Rochette on ice as she skated soley for her mother. Her mom passed just 2 short days before she began her short and long program and while many couldn't fathom she would skate on, skate on she did. And not just skate on, she skated well enough to stand on the medal podium to accept the bronze for woman's figure skating for Canada. And in her mom's honor. I was deeply touched watching her skate so poised and with such grace, and then witnessing the tears in her blue eyes as she finished her program and blew a kiss to her father. What a woman she is and an inspiration to anyone faced with any adversity. Even though the world was her stage, she skated for her mom and fulfilled a dream that her mother helped her envision.
With Glowing Hearts....the phrase most associated with this Olympics. The phrase that is found in the first several verses of the Canadian National Anthem. And the tattoo that I got placed on my hip almost 4 years ago. The heart making the shape of 'C' plus 'P' put together, the initials of my Chris, and the flame over the heart because of how he set my heart on fire the day that I met him, and the way that he consistently makes me melt. I loved that beautiful reminder of a symbol that is permanently on me for all time.
I stand just a bit taller after these games as I do after every games. The fleeting moments are what I will always remember when I watch our country compete their hearts out to make our country proud. May the youth fly on the hopes and dreams that have been created from the inspiration of every Olympian of these Winter Games. The next generation of Olymipians have their eyes set on Russia.
'Every child has a right to play'
GO USA!!!
P.S. Sending extra inspiration to Chris who begins Airbourne officially tomorrow! I'm so proud!
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