Alexandre Bilodeau Wins Canada's First-Ever Gold on Canadian Soil

Canada's gold medal drought is over. Alexandre Bilodeau becomes the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal on home soil. (VANOC Image)

Hard to believe that a country like Canada, a country that for the most part spends a good five months of the year covered in a blanket of snow, has not won an Olympic gold medal on home soil. They didn't do it in Montreal or Calgary, but they did it tonight at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Men's moguls skiier Alexandre Bilodeau becomes the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal on Canadian soil...and in fine fashion, too.

Skiing second to last, Bilodeau scored 26.75 to beat defending Olympic champion Dale Begg-Smith, who recorded a total score of 26.58. Team USA's Bryon Wilson won the bronze medal with a final score of 26.08.

The drought is over, Canada. Now let's all breathe a collective sigh of relief and move on to the next task at hand: more gold, please!!

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