A Swedish forward said before the gold-medal game today that, in her opinion, Canada's defence was its weak point. Apparently she underestimated them. So did I, but hey, a 4-2 prediction and a 4-1 result? Close.

The Canadian women were dominant throughout, though they found themselves in some penalty trouble at the game's end, which actually should have been worse than it was. I'm starting to feel like a broken record, but the referee's work was sloppy in the third period, as she seemed to just want to get the rest of the game over with. A few Swedes were mugged with no call in the final few minutes (save a penalty against Hayley Wickenheiser with just under 2 minutes left), and with about 15 seconds to go, the ref raised her arm, signalling a penalty against the eventual champs. The Canadians touched the puck twice before the play was blown dead with two seconds left, but the clock ticked twice more, and the celebration was on.

Why won't I just let sleeping dogs lie? Because it meant my prediction was wrong, that's why! In all seriousness, though, the officials' gaffes have been nonstop, and it should be cause for concern that those mistakes haven't yet been corrected. The calls have been inconsistent at best, and just plain wrong at worst.

Also, WADA president Dick Pound received a fairly warm ovation when he stepped on the ice to present Team Canada with their gold medals. If the Canadian men win some hardware, don't expect such a welcome for him; the players won't have forgotten his accusations that 1/3 of NHLers are on steroids, and the fans might not have either.