Vancouver Games: Did the Olympics change Canada?
- March 1, 2010 3:19 PM |
- By POV
Fan in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Canadians are still enjoying the glow of Sunday afternoon's dramatic gold-medal victory over the United States in men's hockey, the climax of more than two weeks of memorable performances by the country's athletes.
Police estimated 150,000 people surged through downtown Vancouver to party, and in Toronto the euphoric crowd shut down part of Yonge Street after the game, which is being described as the most watched event in the country's history.
Canadians are not generally known for over-the-top patriotism, and early in the Games there was cynicism around the cost of the Olympics, unfavourable weather and the seeming failure of the Own the Podium program.
But in the end, Canada won 14 gold medals, a record for a Winter Olympics host country. And it seems we've seen a record-breaking number of flags.
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