Definitely a win. That gold-medal record has been around since the '70s, I think. That in itself is a feat worth celebrating. Canada should be proud of its achievements. Not to mention the Olympic records in more than one event that were broken as well.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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