On Saturday I wrote about the crowd was getting a little bit too excited about curling, but that was before the impromptu rendition of "O Canada" during Kevin Martin's pivotal game against Great Britain.
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Men's Curling: O Canada, We Hold Up Games For Thee
- February 21, 2010 3:43 PM |
- By Erin Valois
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By Dan Kaszor, National Post
On Saturday I wrote about the crowd was getting a little bit too excited about curling, but that was before the impromptu rendition of "O Canada" during Kevin Martin's pivotal game against the Great Britain.
Although Great Britain's skip took everything in good humour, and it was the Canadians' time that ticked down during the anthem, I wonder if opposing teams will be so forgiving once the novelty of these outbursts wears off or if a more important game is interrupted (though the game was quite important to Great Britain as a win would have put them into the finals). The first time is funny. The second time is annoying. The third time an Olympic gets judge called.
Maybe this is just part of the overwhelming party atmosphere sweeping Vancouver right now. If so, party on. Let them change the rules next time.
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- Bruce Arthur Bruce Arthur is the National Post's national sports columnist. A Vancouver native, he has been with the Post since 2001, and a columnist since 2005. He is covering his second Olympics, after the 2008 Games in Beijing. He expects these Games to be slightly less propagandistic, and for China to win slightly fewer medals.
- Joe O'Connor Joe O'Connor is a roving sports feature writer with an open-ended beat. He joined the National Post in 2002, and has spent the past seven years bouncing from sport to sport, offering fresh perspectives and delivering unique stories wherever he goes. Whether it has been getting Don Cherry to open up about his love life; George Chuvalo to talk about heartbreaking loss; or racing down the side of a mountain with former Crazy Canuck, Dave Irwin, the veteran Postie chases a story wherever it leads. Before joining the newspaper he was a two-time silver medalist at the National Magazine Awards. Vancouver will be his first Olympics.
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