Bummer

Fresh off the heels of my new-found love for hockey, this had to go and happen.

I have to admit that Canada did play well, but what made this game so heartbreaking was the fact the US was in the lead all the way up to the 57th minute.  Up until that time, the US had shut out the Canadians.  The Canadians hadn't scored a single point but then managed to score 2 in the last 3 minutes to tie the game and go into OT where of course, they scored the winning goal.  So sad!  I suppose the US women should be grateful that they'll still be walking away with a medal. But it's most definitely not the one they were hoping for.

Of course, when it comes to US sports, today has been a topsy-turvy one all around.  On top of the US Women's hockey team failing to gain gold, the US was also shutout of medal contention in Women's figure skating.  While Gracie Gold fell, Wagner did not but still managed to wind up below Gold, which I still haven't quite figured out.  The whole medal round seemed to be a little off-kilter anyway, without even accounting for the Americans.  A Russian won gold, but not the one they were counting on.  The Gold medal favorite won silver and an Italian who wasn't even in medal contention won bronze.  While it's sad to see the Americans off the podium, the 3 that won skated flawlessly and deserved their wins.  Way to go ladies!