The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver officially ended last night with the closing ceremony. It was an eventful affair to say the least, with the tragic death of a young luger, a high-stakes skiing competition, and a nail-biting men's hockey final all making for over two weeks of exciting thrills and spills. When it was all said and done, the United States had been awarded 37 medals, the highest total count. Germany was second with 30 and Canada was third, finishing with 26. Canada did however earn 14 gold medals, the most any host-country has ever received and a record that any other nation would be proud to set.
I'm reminded of something I wrote about national pride during the summer games of 2008: http://gimdang.blogspot.com/2008/08/pride.html.
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