Style, grace and a touch of class: Eleven days into these Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, CTV and Canadian television finally got what might be its defining moment of patriotic pride and joy.
If only the crowd could have hugged Joannie Rochette for three solid minutes, ensuring she stayed on her feet through a performance that we're told was cathartic but surely must have been hellacious too, they would have all felt better.
Canadian women's hockey coach Melody Davidson says she didn't come to Vancouver 2010 looking forward to meeting any athletes or coaches from other sports, but she's developed a soft spot for ice dancers Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue.
In the heady hours and days afterward, an Olympic gold medal is your passport — a VIP card and front-row ticket to a five-ring smorgasbord for the senses.