That athletes are amazing. They love what they do. It shows.
I've never been a fan of brutally physical sports. I rarely watch hockey, but, Olympic hockey provides a venue of fairness and rules that actually work. It is a pleasure to watch the competition.
Saturday at Sochi (click here) is dominated by curling, short track speed skating, skiing and hockey. Highlighting the four-game men's hockey slate is the United States and Russia facing off.
Happening now:
It would be the Russians (click here) who would break through first on a breakout pass from Montreal Canadiens' defenseman Andrei Markov, finding Pavel Datsyuk in the neutral zone, where he expertly split Team USA's defense and left Brooks Orpik in his dust, wiring a wrist shot through Jonathan Quick low on the glove side for a 1-0 lead 9:15 into the second period. Vladimir Putin was all smiles as the CBC camera panned to him, shaking hands with those around him.
"He Scores and the crowd goes wild!"
