Unfortunately, no more Canada events for me. But that doesn't mean that I don't have anything good!
I started out today with my last early morning of curling at the Vancouver Olympic Centre. This morning's draw featured China/Denmark, Russia/USA, and Germany/Great Britain. China absolutely obliterated Denmark 11-1 (including 5 in the 6th). They shook hands after only 6 ends. Germany/Britain was very close until the 9th when Britain took 5. They shook hands half way through 10.
The real exciting match was Russia and the USA. Although they're both at the bottom of the standings right now, they had a fantastic game. Came down to the last shot before the US finally managed their first win of the tournament.
Then I spent one last afternoon watching the world walk by in downtown Vancouver. I swear this place gets busier every day. The weather has simply been AMAZING. Sitting outside in the afternoon is like being out on an afternoon in May or June...not February.
After a few hours in the sun I was off to my first Latvia hockey game against the Czech Republic. It was a lot of fun cheering for the underdog. I even managed to run into a few Latvians who tried (rather unsuccessfully) to teach me how to cheer in Latvian.
Unfortunately, it ended in a 5-2 loss for the Latvians. However, that was basically because of 9 penalties and a really shaky start that resulted in 3 goals in the first 5 minutes. If Latvia played the whole game like they played most of the 2nd and 3rd periods, they could have made the game a bit closer.
Finally, I headed over to BC Place for my last Victory Ceremony. Unfortunately, no Canadians today. But still a good time.
Tomorrow is my last day of events at the Olympics.
Two hockey games:
1200 - Norway/Switzerland
1630 - Latvia/Slovakia
