Host nation demands nothing less than gold For many of Canada’s 33 million residents, hockey is the only game that matters, the only sport in which a gold medal absolutely, positively must be won for the Vancouver games to be considered a success in the country that invented the game. While winning a hockey gold medal would be the ultimate for nearly every Canadian who has played on a frozen pond, losing on home ice could be the ultimate let down.
Kane excited to be named U.S. Olympian Patrick Kane called making the U.S. Olympic squad a dream come true, but he also had to know this was coming.As the pilot for the USA-1 bobsled, I broke a 62-year gold medal drought when my sled, the 'Night Train" won the Olympic title at the 2010 Vancouver Games. A degenerative eye condition nearly caused me to quit my sport in 2008, but corrective surgery restored my vision to 20-20.
