Russia vs. Slovakia women's hockey

 In the first period of the game, the Russian women dominated the play with a 3 to 1 ratio of shots and 2 goals.
But something happened in the second period to fire up the Slovakians. Maybe it was the contingent sitting to my right that held up Slovakian flags and posters like
Slovensko- Do Toho which I assume means something good (not 'the refs suck') in Slovakian


Maybe it was the crowd cheering on the underdog. Maybe they just got their wind. Whatever the reason, they made a hook shot goal that brought us all to our feet. Such a different atmosphere than figure skating. The jumbo screens show the Olympic mascots exhorting us to make noise, clap our hands. At one point they played a song that went like this "Put your hands up in the air, put your hands up in the air, put your hands up in the air" Hilarious and totally fun.
The game became more fierce each period. The Slovakians made one more goal before finally losing 4-2.
But our hearts were with them.


The buzz-watch the Canadian-US game today at 4:30. I'll be watching my rarified ice dancing, but may go downtown to take in the action afterwards.