I was sitting in my dorm room Sunday afternoon Sidney Crosby took a gigantic step toward his almost inevitable legend-like status. After the lockout year of 2004-2005, the “next one” was declared hockey’s savior. One Stanley cup ring and gold medal later, the Gretzky’s so-called successor has held up his billing. And just like Sid the Kid, Team Canada held up to their country’s own mountainous reputation as the greatest hockey nation on earth.



The rest of Canada breathed a sigh of relief, as a very turbulent 2010 winter Olympics ended in proper manner. There was tragedy, in climate weather, and the host country didn’t lead in medals when the Closing Ceremonies began. But to say that Canada didn't put forth a show in the end is ludacrious. The Country rallied around its athletes and made sure the rival, visiting countries had as level a playing field. Snow was trucked in and one such fallen athlete wasn't forgotten during the closing festivities. Hey, most importantly, North America did a solid job of hoarding a good chunk of the medals. And in the end, isn't that what matters most?