Cheers to You, Golden Boy!

Sometimes, as the old saying goes, you just have to be there.
If you missed that impromptu celebration in Whistler that surrounded Canadian Jon Montgomery's gold-medal triumph in men's skeleton Friday night — and being that it happened around 2 a.m. in the East, it's entirely possible that you did — head over to CTVOlympics.ca and fire up the video right now (you'll find it in the archives section).
Trust me, you'll be more than happy that you did.
What you'll see is one of those unique moments that remind you why you love sports — and the Winter Olympics in particular. CTV's cameras followed Montgomery through a cheering throng as he made his way to the network's outdoor Whistler set, where Jennifer Hedger was waiting to do a interview, along with his parents and girlfriend. When one of the fans handed Montgomery a pitcher of beer, he didn't skip a beat — the new Canadian hero took a hearty swig and gave a thumbs up.
Montgomery was barely seated in the interview chair when a loud and raucous chorus of O Canada broke out, a spontaneous happening that is becoming an almost regular display of patriotic pride on the streets of Vancouver as these 2010 Olympics roll along.
As the interview progressed, it became fairly obvious that Montgomery was indeed someone who Canadians could truly embrace. An ordinary guy from small-town Manitoba who had just done the extraordinary.
Now if that's not cause for celebration, I don't know what is.