All Europeans can celebrate Czech win

By STEVE SIMMONS -- Toronto Sun With a bouquet of flowers in one hand and his other hand waving to the fans, Dominik Hasek skated a victory lap, with his team skating right behind him.
A perfect athletic ending to a wonderful athletic event.
"A celebration," Russian coach Vladimir Yurzinov called it.
"A celebration of hockey."

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The Games of fame & shame

By STEVE SIMMONS -- Toronto Sun NAGANO -- The image will not leave my mind.
The image of the Japanese man standing at the airport in Osaka, proudly wearing his volunteer's jacket, holding a piece of cardboard that read "Canada."
He was smiling and bowing, bowing and smiling, knowing none of the people he was greeting, knowing none of the words he was hearing.
This was my introduction to the Games of Nagano, an Olympics of many contradictions and customs, and more than two weeks later there was but one unending truism: These were the most polite Olympic Games ever, a Games of smiling faces, welcoming the world to this small and maze-like Japanese city.

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Feb. 21: Bure fuels interest in Olympic classic

Feb. 20: Le May Doan finally cashes in

Feb. 19: Dominator hungers for gold

Feb. 18: Cry Ulf

Feb. 17: Judges dance to a different tune

Feb. 16: War for the gold

Feb. 15: Canada's finest hour

Feb. 13: Happy ending to sad ordeal

Feb. 12: Snowboarders feel singled out

Feb. 11: Ross goofed, but so did IOC

Feb. 9: Start shreddin' the news

Feb. 8: Fawcett's Olympic dream cut to shreds

Feb. 7: Just being there provides a golden moment

Feb. 6: 13 golds for Canada? Funny you should ask

Feb. 5: Elvis has earned the flag

Feb. 4: The very happy Olympics

Feb. 5: Canada fears big Czech