Manitoban Gold Skeleton!!

Whoa, this story even outshines Captain Goldstars insane ravings from the southern continent. What the heck! I didnt even know what Skeleton was before this happened! And even after reading the articles I still dont wuite understand! Canada sure is sucking at the Olympics but Manitoba rules! This guy is great too because whenever you read about him it talks about what a rowdy he is. Go Team Toba!! We should invite him to the blog.

Homegrown athlete Jon Montgomery has made his hometown of Russell, Manitoba very proud after winning gold in men’s skeleton. The 31-year-old used-car salesman and auctioneer took the competition Friday night. Montgomery was the favourite sliding into this event at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Analysts predicted he would walk away with some hardware, and he lived up to the expectations. His win down the icy sliding track at the Whistler Sliding Centre moves Canada’s medal count up to 8.

and it gets better!

Then he swaggered into the village, swilling beer straight from the pitcher to spontaneous off-key renditions of "O Canada.""You can't not live in the moment," said Montgomery. "You know it's not going to happen again. That was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will be the pinnacle, I'm sure, of my sporting career because I'll never have another opportunity to compete in the Olympics at home in front of Canadians. That was the be-all and end-all for me." At an evening medals ceremony, Montgomery did his now-trademark standing leap onto the podium, then belted out "O Canada" with abandon, having doffed his red-and-white tuque. Hundreds of Canadians flags waved, and the crowd roared in appreciation.
After the ceremony, Montgomery said the gold medal felt "wicked" in his hand. "It's cold, it's hard, it's heavy. It's cold, it's hard, it's heavy. I'll take it."
Asked about "O Canada," he said he'd sung it a few times Saturday.
"It never gets old. That's a song you can sing all day."
The medals plaza, with a capacity of about 5,000, was still a quarter empty due to security lineups when Montgomery received his medal.
During a later interview with CTV, a fan tossed Montgomery a mickey of rye, which he stuck in his back pocket.After the Latvian front-runner slowed imperceptibly on the evening's final run to give Canada the eye-lash margin of victory, Montgomery began a fist-pumping, podium-jumping, beer-drinking cavalcade of celebration that was almost as memorable as his race. And he wasn't shy about sharing the moment with a national television audience.
When asked when he'd last had a beer before his jubilant tour of Whistler, Montgomery paused, grinning, as a nervously giggling public relations official said "Don't answer that. Next!"
Not to be deterred, Montgomery fessed up.
"I don't subscribe necessarily to all the, you know, things that typical athletes perhaps do. For me, a pint now and then is always a good thing."