Gold

And the drought is over...

So Canada has been the only nation to ever host the Olympics more than once and NOT win a Gold medal on its own soil.

Tonight, that finally changed when Alexandre Bilodeau won gold tonight in Men's Moguls.

I actually stood up and started cheering in front of my friend's tv. I rarely do that.

I think I feel more connect to my fellow Canadians, knowing that we were all cheering him on. And I hope this takes some of the pressure off of the other Canuck athletes. They all do us proud, and I think the added pressure of "never won gold on Canadian soil" has been a lot for them to carry on their shoulders.

Congrats, Alexandre.

Congrats, Canada.