We're On The Board!

We've all heard by now that the Canadian goose egg is about to disappear.
That heavy hitters like our men's eights rowing crew will put an end to the 'where the hell are the medals' talk from back home before the weekend is out.
Turns out we didn't have to wait that long. And not to brag, but earlier this afternoon I told a work colleague this: Don't be surprised if the first Canuck medal winner at the Beijing Olympics is someone who comes out of nowhere (as the old saying goes) to surprise us all (hey, it happens at every Olympics for us, doesn't it? But still ...).
Say hello to Carol Huynh, who's battled her way into the women's 48-kg final in women's freestyle wrestling. She just won her semi-final against an opponent from Kazahkstan, guaranteeing Canada a medal in the event.
"Amazing. Amazing. That's all I can say," said the charming Huynh, 27, of Hazelton, B.C.
(an aside: Wonder how many baseball-obsessed Olympic watchers cursed when CBC cut away from the Canada-U.S. game, with our boys winning 4-0, to show Huynh's match? You know they're out there).
You'll have to wait until 4:50 a.m. ET to see what colour her medal is. But rest assured, Canada, you'll wake up Saturday morning knowing that triple zero beside our country's name in the medal table is finally gone.
Don't you feel better about your weekend already?