A Tale of Two Medals – China Sports

www.lostlaowai.com — Just a little something for all of us Canucks in China! I give a play-by-play of watching "THE goal" scored earlier this week and compare it to where I was back in 2002 when we last won the Gold Medal at Men's (ice) hockey. Needless to say, it's rather strange missing such a collective experience.

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