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| Ice hockey win is pure gold for Canadians | Ice hockey win is pure gold for Canadians |
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| Ice hockey fan Vanessa Yue said the tension was almost unbearable By Brandy Yanchyk BBC News, Vancouver | Ice hockey fan Vanessa Yue said the tension was almost unbearable By Brandy Yanchyk BBC News, Vancouver |
| People are literally dancing in the streets of Vancouver after Canada won the coveted gold in the Winter Olympics' men's ice hockey final against the United States. | People are literally dancing in the streets of Vancouver after Canada won the coveted gold in the Winter Olympics' men's ice hockey final against the United States. |
| Car horns are blowing and fans wearing Canada ice hockey jerseys are chanting "Canada, Canada". | Car horns are blowing and fans wearing Canada ice hockey jerseys are chanting "Canada, Canada". |
| All over the country, Canadians packed sports bars to watch the game or were glued to TV sets at home. | All over the country, Canadians packed sports bars to watch the game or were glued to TV sets at home. |
| It was a nail-biter of a game. | It was a nail-biter of a game. |
| Canadian hockey fan: "This is our game, and this is our day" | Canadian hockey fan: "This is our game, and this is our day" |
| Canada led 2-1 until the US scored at the end of the third period, pushing the game into extra time. | Canada led 2-1 until the US scored at the end of the third period, pushing the game into extra time. |
| When Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal, the country erupted. | When Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal, the country erupted. |
| "I thought I was going to pass out during overtime," said Vanessa Yue from Richmond, British Columbia. | "I thought I was going to pass out during overtime," said Vanessa Yue from Richmond, British Columbia. |
| "I think it unites the country. Everybody stopped and watched the game." | "I think it unites the country. Everybody stopped and watched the game." |
| She added: "It's a big defining moment for us as a country, hosting the games for the third time and to be able to win gold in ice hockey. I couldn't be any happier." | She added: "It's a big defining moment for us as a country, hosting the games for the third time and to be able to win gold in ice hockey. I couldn't be any happier." |
| Don Soubolsky travelled from Calgary and watched the game in a bar in downtown Vancouver with his family. | Don Soubolsky travelled from Calgary and watched the game in a bar in downtown Vancouver with his family. |
| 'Special win' | 'Special win' |
| "It's a huge day for Canada," he said. | "It's a huge day for Canada," he said. |
| "We've always been second to our big brother the United States, and beating them in the Olympics is something very, very special." | "We've always been second to our big brother the United States, and beating them in the Olympics is something very, very special." |
| The win is the icing on the cake for Rick Sielski from Saskatchewan who is in Vancouver for the Olympics. | The win is the icing on the cake for Rick Sielski from Saskatchewan who is in Vancouver for the Olympics. |
| "Given that we are on home soil and this is a Canadian Olympics, being number one in gold medals overall was spectacular," he said. | "Given that we are on home soil and this is a Canadian Olympics, being number one in gold medals overall was spectacular," he said. |
| Ice hockey is an obsession for Canadians - it even appears on their $5 bills. | Ice hockey is an obsession for Canadians - it even appears on their $5 bills. |
| Don and Donna Soubolsky watched the game in a Vancouver bar | Don and Donna Soubolsky watched the game in a Vancouver bar |
| Many learn how to skate as soon as they learn how to walk. | Many learn how to skate as soon as they learn how to walk. |
| Most Canadians spend their childhoods at ice rinks playing hockey or watching family and friends play at the weekends. | Most Canadians spend their childhoods at ice rinks playing hockey or watching family and friends play at the weekends. |
| "It unifies the country, it's an amazing sport for us. It's our sport," said Bruce Kafferky from Victoria, British Columbia. | "It unifies the country, it's an amazing sport for us. It's our sport," said Bruce Kafferky from Victoria, British Columbia. |
| "For us to win our game - and we truly believe it is our game - is just phenomenal." | "For us to win our game - and we truly believe it is our game - is just phenomenal." |
| Donna Soubolsky, from Calgary, said the ice hockey final had been the "pivotal game" of the Olympics for her. | Donna Soubolsky, from Calgary, said the ice hockey final had been the "pivotal game" of the Olympics for her. |
| "Canada is hockey, everyone watches it, everyone plays it," she said. | "Canada is hockey, everyone watches it, everyone plays it," she said. |
| The win brings Canada's medal count to 26 including 14 gold. | The win brings Canada's medal count to 26 including 14 gold. |
| Canada failed to win gold on home soil when it hosted the 1976 summer games in Montreal and the 1988 winter games in Calgary. | Canada failed to win gold on home soil when it hosted the 1976 summer games in Montreal and the 1988 winter games in Calgary. |
| Now it has the most golds ever won by a host nation in the Winter Olympics - and has even broken the record for the biggest haul of golds, previously held by the USSR and Norway. |