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Gold for Canada as Olympics end

Vocabulary

making gentle fun of themselves

smiling or laughing at things about themselves that others sometimes find funny

a nod to

an acknowledgement of, in recogition of

a glitch in

a small problem or fault that stops something from working properly

cauldron

very large, round metal pot that is used on fires, here, used to hold the Olympic flame

to kick off

to start, to begin

Mounties

Canadian police officers who are well known for their colourful uniforms and their use of horses rather than motor vehicles

moose-antler hats

hats that have flat horns them like those of a large type of deer found in North America

a deafening cheer

an extremely loud sound made by a crowd of people to show that they are very pleased

lifted the Canadian mood

made the Canadians feel happier

anticipated

expected, predicted