I was only 8 but I lucked out and got to go to one of the Olympic hockey games through a community outreach type program.
It was Sweden vs. Czechslovakia. Sweden won 5-2, I'll never forget.
We watched the laser light show downtown, some friendly young guys put me and my sister on their shoulders so we could see, when my mom's boyfriend couldn't figure it out.
Our family watched all we could on TV, especially the figure skating which was my mom's favorite.
Collected pins, and candles, and glasses, and all the fun stuff.
Had a mini Olympics competition playday at our school. I think I got picked for team China, haha. Course every kid wanted to be on team Canada.
What a great year.
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