The medal count continues to climb for host nation Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The latest gold medal winner is Jon Montgomery of Russell, Manitoba who captured gold in skeleton.
Skeleton is one of the craziest sports on the planet as riders blaze down the icy track, face first, at speeds of 90 mph or 145 km/h. Montgomery overcame huge odds to beat out dominant skeleton rider Martins Dukurs of Latvia.
Montgomery, a small town auctioneer, set the track record in his gold medal winning run.
Although Canadian Olympic officials were hoping to be atop the medal count, the country is showing strong signs of improvement in almost every sport. If a Canadian hasn't finished on the podium, then at least one Canadian athlete has finished from 4th to 6th in most events.
The dividends are obvious however, with the success stories of athletes such as Jon Montgomery, Maelle Ricker, Christine Nesbitt, and Alexandre Bilodeau. Canada's Own the Podium program has enabled the nation to put up several gold medal performances, with more predicted in the coming days.
Congratulation to Jon Montgomery for capturing Canada's first gold medal in skeleton.
Let the games begin.
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