From the vantage point of NBC cameras, the Vancouver Olympics is a sea of cheery, cheering Canadians. And yes, the host country has clearly enjoyed some shining moments, most notably Canada's first gold medal win on home soil (and with it, the genuinely touching saga of winning moguls skier Alexandre Bilodeau).
But you want to know what it's really like to be the resident of an Olympics city? Go to The Tyee, a daily online magazine in British Columbia.
This article appears in Feb 17-23, 2010.