Vancouver is freaking out after Canada wins gold medal against U.S. in Olympic hockey
St. Augustines full of red-clad fans at the Canada-U.S. gold medal game Feb. 28, 2010
People are screaming as they drive by on the busy street outside my house in East Vancouver.
Wooooo! Honk honk honk! Yeahhhhhhhhhhh! Ship horns blow in the harbour. And a wind has blown up in the air. The crows are cawing. Even 20 minutes after Canada beat the U.S. 3 – 2 in overtime – the freaking out continues.
“In Vancouver – at Pender and Abbott, every direction, even the homeless tent city, people are screaming and cheering” says @rjjago on Twitter.
On Twitter people are reporting a lot of crying. One woman says her husband’s tears are dripping into his beer. Others are tweeting excerpts from our national anthem O Canada. “Damn I love my national anthem!”
“Congrats team Canada! You just made the whole country’s day!”
I’d be curious to hear your stories. What are some of the more extreme freak-outs you saw in the aftermath of this win?
Update: Here’s some photos of what’s going on downtown, from John Bollwitt on Flickr. CBC radio 5 p.m. reports Tranlink has suspended bus service into and out of downtown – and people are advised to start walking.