They hosted an OK Olympics thus far, only a few minor weather set backs and oh yeah, the incredibly unsafe luge track killed a guy... but, nothing that happened in the last two weeks will matter except for the outcome of today's USA v Canada Gold medal hockey game. Not the flips, the spins, the crying, the skiing, the jumping, the shooting, the sledding, the skating or even the curling... None of that stuff matters anymore. It's kind of crazy, but it's really that simple.
(from ESPN)
What gold would mean to U.S., Canada
Does one game have the power to change someone's life? Ask Mike Eruzione or Jim Craig or any of the players from the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" team. Ask Paul Henderson or Phil Esposito or any of the players from Canada's Summit Series team, which beat the Russians in 1972. Those are moments frozen in time, events that defined not just a sport but an era. Things are different now, of course. Technology has altered how we receive and digest information. Communism and the fear of the Russian way of life, the backdrop for both of those seminal North American hockey moments, no longer exists. But does it lessen the potential for a similar kind of event to unfold on Sunday when Canada and the United States battle for gold? "We take pride in hockey in these international events, and it would be a great accomplishment for the country, an opportunity to really feel proud about the game in Canada once again," Team Canada executive director Steve Yzerman told ESPN.com on Saturday. READ MOREIsn't it strange how a little International competition has the power to bring about relevance in a sport no one cared about 3 weeks ago... WORLD CUP 2010 Starts in JUNE
