Well, there is not a National Day of Mourning as I feared may result in a hockey silver medal, but a day of celebration for Canadians. In a close game, Canada edged out the Americans for its 8th hockey gold medal.
It was a good tournament for hockey and a good Olympics overall. Even though the first week was somewhat overshadowed by the death of the Georgian luger and poor weather for the Nordic events, the second week turned out better. But, how do we as Christians view a sporting event such as the Olympics? As they said in the opening ceremonies, it was "for the glory of sport."
As Christians, we might smile at such a statement seeing it as so contrary to what we know, that is, that all things ought to be done for the glory of God, even playing hockey. It is important for us to keep things in perspective. Christians are called to moderation, and that might mean considering how much mental energy we place on a hockey game.
As an American, I am happy that we won silver, Canada certainly had the better team, we just had the better goalie. All in all, it was a joy to watch the games and to be in Vancouver...now comes the prospect of paying for the games. If you're going to have a house party and invite the world, I suggest you don't finance it.
It was a good tournament for hockey and a good Olympics overall. Even though the first week was somewhat overshadowed by the death of the Georgian luger and poor weather for the Nordic events, the second week turned out better. But, how do we as Christians view a sporting event such as the Olympics? As they said in the opening ceremonies, it was "for the glory of sport."
As Christians, we might smile at such a statement seeing it as so contrary to what we know, that is, that all things ought to be done for the glory of God, even playing hockey. It is important for us to keep things in perspective. Christians are called to moderation, and that might mean considering how much mental energy we place on a hockey game.
As an American, I am happy that we won silver, Canada certainly had the better team, we just had the better goalie. All in all, it was a joy to watch the games and to be in Vancouver...now comes the prospect of paying for the games. If you're going to have a house party and invite the world, I suggest you don't finance it.
Did you hear what happened in Pittsburgh right after the Olympics? Buyffalo was playing in Pitt that night, and the PA announcer was introducing the Olympians. He gets to Sydney Crosby---and the Pittsburgh fans BOOED!!!! When he came to Ryan Miller---the fans CHEERED AND GAVE HIM A STANDING O! How funny!
ReplyDeleteI wanted the USA to win (obviously) so we could get revenge on them for winning it on our ice 8 years ago!
Yesfan,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. I saw a video of those opening introductions and it brought a smile to my face. At least the U.S. is the reigning champs in the other international mens hockey tournaments (world juniors, cup, etc.)
And yes, '02 Salt Lake was a heartbreaker.