It was even more raw luck that Alexandre Biladeau, our Gold Medal Moguls Winner, would be there to receive his gold medal. A piece of history right before our eyes.
It was even incredibler sent-from-above luck that our tickets were right in front of the stage where talent would perform and Mr. Biladeau himself would don his gold jewel and watch his flag raise.
We stood on the floor in anxious anticipation. When the top-three men's moguls winners came out, the crowd was nuts. Canadian, American, and Aussie flags waved. There were cow bells and claps. Horns and "woohoos". We had maple leaf mittens and big CANADA sweatshirts. The whole stadium was 22,000 people high on national pride.
We watched the Canadian flag raise, Alexandre look on in pride, and we all sang at the top of our lungs, until our throats were raw with patriotism.
Then we poured out onto the streets and carried on the celebration with the thousands upon thousands of other proud global citizens.
This is the very best time of my life.
