The Gold, My Goals

A phrase that has been thrown around since Sunday night. How about that game? To be honest, I was thoroughly proud, excited, and most importantly, entertained. All of a sudden, the Canada and US teams decided to sober up their skills and play an awesome, intense, and epic game. I seriously did not recognize the team that were crashing into each other and bailing on the ice a few games before. Neither team should be ashamed of their performance, I sympathize with the idea that losing sucks to win a silver, but USA played a great game. I focus on their performance because we all know Canada did amazing with Lou's careful saves and that cinematic finish by Canada's favourite Crosby.

As our Canadian athletes sweep the Olympic gold record and improve their hockey game my ankle injury has- oh wait, some of you don't know yet.

...A few weeks ago in a competition far far away (Carleton, so not really) I was competing in an interuniversity championship. During my individual event I was making a comeback in a losing match when I miscalculated a lunge and sprained my ankle. Although painful, my swearing and tears were directed towards my inability to continue on to the team event, because I am the captain and anchor. Why me...

alright back to me in the present. After several multi-color bruises, physio, tender tendons, and a lot of Prince of Persia, I have finally gotten off of my crutches completely.

The worst part of this ordeal is that I have been unable to work out and fence for several weeks and only until recently have I been given the thumbs up to start doing some biking. Although an improvement from nothing, I dearly miss the sport running in my veins, I miss the way of the sword. It is without doubt I will be back as soon as I can walk without a tenser bandage.

The most important part about getting rid of an injury for an athlete is physio and working out your joints that are injured. Re-determine yourself to get better and you will surprise yourself with the results of recovery. The way this is going, Wolverine would be hard-pressed to heal faster than me.

Christian A.V. Petrozza