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Vancouver Winter Olympics. Gold medal hockey game. Canada vs. USA.

The neighbours drop by Emmett's house to watch one of the most exciting match-ups ever. The game is exciting beyond belief. Team USA ties the game with seconds left in the third period.

Emmett's mom chews her nails down to the nub.

Emmett is completely riveted.

Then, Sidney Crosby scores the winning goal in overtime, Canada wins gold, and Canadians from coast to coast to coast go completely crazy.

All of Canada, that is, except for Emmett.

If Chucking was a full medal sport...

...Emmett would own the podium.

While lunching on the patio at the Laughing Bean, Emmett partners with his dad to score high marks for artistic impression and even higher marks for technical merit. Here's how the action played out, in reverse order:

Stargazing in Vancouver

Celebrity sightings are a regular occurrence at the Olympics.

Exhibit A: Mike Reno and Loverboy, in concert at one of the victory ceremonies at BC Place (inset: Emmett's mom givin 'er at said concert)

Exhibit B: John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee. Given that Mr. Furlong's stress level was expected to continue red-lining for at least another week, Emmett's dad opted to not ask to have his photo taken with him.

Exhibit C: Emmett, strolling down Robson Street wearing his flashy yellow shades. Almost as if he won a medal in snowboard halfpipe, complete strangers asked if they could take his photo. Here he is with one of his groupies.

Introverts vs. Extroverts

The Chinese women's hockey team locked up 7th place (out of 8 teams) with a 1-4-0 record in the Olympic hockey tournament yesterday. Seeing them in action on Saturday, Kate's dad and Emmett's dad pretty much decided that winning might be more likely if they make like the Swiss and focus on their opponents rather than on themselves.

Emmett, of course, couldn't care less about the Chinese hockey team. He tends to cheer for one team and one team only.

Olympic curling rocks the casbah

Emmett's mom and Kate's dad trundled off to the Vancouver Olympic Centre yesterday to check out the curling preliminaries...

while Emmett and his dad successfully executed a hackweight takeout in the kitchen sink.

Inspired by the Olympics

With the TV on constantly during the Winter Olympics, Emmett has been forced to watch all kinds of winter sports. After observing the spins of Patrick Chan, the aerial flips of Alexandre Bilodeau, the crashes on the women's downhill, and Maelle Ricker's gold medal in snowboard cross, Emmett started practising his own twists and turns (and his podium smile for the cameras).

While Emmett's dad is away...

...Canada wins it's first gold medal on home soil in men's freestyle skiing. Oh, and Emmett's mom gets to play...with Emmett, and the blog. (volume up!)