Feb 21,2010

Celebrity spectators soak up USA-Canada excitement

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While both Phelps and Blair were all smiles during a game that broke the Americans’ way early and late, Canadian actor Hayden Christensen (the “Star Wars” prequels) was nervous due to the USA 3-2 lead going into the third period.

“Beyond nervous,” said Christensen, dressed in a Canada home-white jersey and sporting a black-and-red-trim Team Canada while sitting in Section 117, Row 23. “It’s been an amazing game but I don’t like the score right now.”

Christensen lives in Vancouver and said “it’s incredible, such a treat for all of us to have the Olympics in our city.” He is a Canucks fan, but also roots for NHLers Raffi Torres (Columbus) and the well-traveled Mike Zigomanis (right now playing for Toronto’s top minor-league team).

“I played hockey with both of them growing up,” said Christensen. “I dreamed about becoming a pro hockey player, just like most kids [in Canada]. I love the game.”
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6 Responses to “Celebrity spectators soak up USA-Canada excitement”

  1. Comment by gracee in February 22, 2022 @ 1:23 am

    so Hayden lives in Vancouver now…

  2. Comment by Kim in February 22, 2022 @ 1:36 am

    He does not live in Vancouver, he was born there.

  3. Comment by Vicki in February 22, 2022 @ 9:09 am

    I thought he lived north of Toronto, not Vancouver…?

  4. Comment by renrenpink in February 22, 2022 @ 9:20 am

    When I found out we won, I was like, “Hayden’s on suicide watch.”

  5. Comment by Lyndsay Barrett in February 22, 2022 @ 2:26 pm

    He’s good at everything! Tennis and ice-hockey! I also love ice hockey, but being in England there isn’t any to watch (apart from at the Olympic games now). The British can’t do hockey like the americans and canadians!

  6. Comment by tav in February 23, 2022 @ 11:24 pm

    I wish Canada would have won. That’s always great for the home crowd, and Hayden would have been soooo stoked. Too sad. I would have cheered him up. ;p