Russia and Hockey

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I was on vacation and I have a strict no computer rule while on vacation.
I hope you all had a blessed and merry Christmas.
My Christmas was amazing. My parents got me something very special for Christmas that combines my 2 favorite things; Russia and Hockey.
They got me a matryoshka(FYI, that is English script,not Russian), which, for those of you who don't speak Russian is a nesting doll.
You know, the little doll that you open up and there is another inside and then one inside that one etc.
I know you are probably wondering what that has to do with hockey so I will show you.

It is a Washington Capitals matryoshka! Isn't it cute?
It is now proudly displayed next to my other matryoshka that I got last year for Christmas

They are more traditional than the Caps one.

On a totally different subject, Did anyone watch the World Junior Championships for hockey?
I did. (bet that shocks you)
Russia made it to the gold medal game and played against Sweden last night.
Oh boy was it a nail-biter! Those goalies put on a clinic -note: for the hockey impaired this means that they played amazing- It was  0-0 at the end of the third so they went to OT.......and unfortunately Sweden won gold. I was sad. I wanted Russia to win. I also think that Andrei Makarov( the Russian goalie) deserved to win. He stopped 57 of 58 shots. The Swedish goalie only stopped 17 shots.
Now I'm sad.
~capsangel