FINALLY!!!!

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CANADIAN OLYMPIC HISTORY, A CANADIAN ATHLETE HAS WON A GOLD MEDAL ON HOME SOIL!!!!!

I can already see the headlines tomorrow morning-GOLD FOR CANADA, THE DROUGHT IS OVER, 33 YEARS IN THE MAKING-whatever it is, the wait is FINALLY over. Alexandre Bilodeau, a 22 year old moguls World Cup champion from Rosemère, Quebec snagged the gold with a nearly perfect run down Cypress Mountain.

He was the second last to go but the crowd went wild as the scores went up. Frenchman Colas then came roaring down the hill with a sub-23 run. It was nervewracking to wait for HIS scores, but in the end, a misstepped jump resulted in a major deduction. And as the scores showed him to be in 6th place, the crowd went absolutely beserk!

They chanted Bilodeau's name! They chanted CA-NA-DA! CA-NA-DA! Boy, I even had tears in my eyes!! What an evening! What a performance! I can't wait for that "O Canada" tomorrow night!!

-D