Well, day 2 and come and gone and Canada has won their first silver medal.

Yes, we still haven’t won a gold medal on home soil (yet), but a silver in freestyle skiing: moguls fromJennifer Heil is a great way to start the games! Congratulations. Here is more information about her medal and and some photos from the event!

For those who are wondering, here are the what the medals look like. They are made from recycled materials, going with the whole green and environmentally friendly theme. They are created by local artists and of have inspiration of native culture on them.

Next, on to the hockey thumpin’! Back in November, I had the opportunity to see Canadian Women’s Hockey Team take on Sweden’s National Hockey Team in Stockholm, at Hovet. It was such a great came to see Canada just dominate the ice. It was a hard, in your face, aggressive style game. Canada won 4-2, but the game was just an exhibition before the 4 nation tournament in Finland.

Well, the Canadian Women had a preliminary round robin game against Slovakia, and well, it was a thumpin’. 18-0 blowout for Team Canada. Well, it’s great and all, but then people start asking, “Is 18-0 acceptable?” Well, yes. Now, if a team were to show leniency in the games, that would be unsportsmanlike. Team Canada is on a mission, to win and get the first game jitters out. If a team makes it to the Olympics, and isn’t able to preform at the calibre of the games, it shouldn’t be the winning teams fault. But then, that is my opinion. Hold no quarter! :)

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