The entire country watched Monday night, as Comox害羞草研究所檚 Cassie Sharpe laid down the top two runs of the entire competition to win the ladies害羞草研究所 ski halfpipe gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The reaction on social media was immediate, and vast.
From celebrities and fellow Olympians, to the prime minister himself, the congratulatory shout-outs were making the rounds all night.
It害羞草研究所檚 not often that anyone is recognized by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:
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害羞草研究所 Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau)
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害羞草研究所 Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds)
The Reynolds tweet grabbed the attention of the champion herself:
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害羞草研究所 Cassie Sharpe (@CassieSharpe)
And there was reaction from the hill as well. Two-time Canadian Olympian Perdita Felicien posted a video of Cassie害羞草研究所檚 parents, Chantal and Don, the moment the gold medal was won.
Closer to home, the excitement flowed, with viewing parties at private homes and local eating establishments throughout the Comox Valley.
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Cassie has been recognized by the Town of Comox on previous occasions. She was a recipient of the Ray Crossley Youth Achievement Award in 2012.
害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 pretty cool to see that,害羞草研究所 said Ives. 害羞草研究所淎 lot of those young people have gone on to bigger and better things as time goes on, but I think this is the first time we have ever seen someone win [an Olympic] gold medal.害羞草研究所
Where does it rank all-time in regards to individual achievements for a Comox athlete?
害羞草研究所淲ell, a few years ago, we had some Olympic athletes from the past honoured; people like Susan Kelsey (swimming, Montreal 1976 害羞草研究所 bronze medal 4x100m medley relay), I think Tom Hershmiller was another one (rowing, Athens 2004 害羞草研究所 silver medal in coxless four; Sydney 2000 害羞草研究所 seventh coxed eight), but certainly in recent memory, I think this is one of the biggest accomplishments we have seen.害羞草研究所
Ives said the Town will discuss options to officially recognize Sharpe at some point, once scheduling and availability is worked out.