I just watched the women’s 5000m. Oh my goodness, what an absolutely fantastic race. I was on the edge of my seat the whole way through the last two pairs. Clara Hughes is absolutely amazing. She leaves everything on the track, and this time it paid off handsomely. My favourite part of the olympics has always been seeing the overflowing joy on the athletes faces when they realize what they’ve achieved.
On top of all that Cindy Klassen picked up her fifth medal. And, I would be remiss to leave out Claudia Pechstein, a true living legend, who put out a great race for her ninth medal in her career.