Singing the U.S. anthem proves a perilous fight for one Canadian

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The Montreal singer was to perform the national anthems of two countries before the United States' 5-4 exhibition victory over Canada on Friday in Quebec City.

Despite two tries, she forgot the words to the U.S. anthem and then left to get the lyrics. When she returned to the rink, she slipped on the carpet covering the ice and plopped on her back before a Quebec Coliseum crowd of 7,166.
After lying motionless for a few seconds, the 24-year-old Canadian left on her own and the game began without either anthem sung.

Marcil regrouped over the weekend, when she was invited to appear on ABC's "Good Morning America," where she sang the entire U.S. anthem without a hitch. Marcil said the pressure before the game got to her.

"It was a lot of things together, the emotion, the stress," she said, adding that the crowd's booing made things worse.

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That poor girl. *I* felt humiliated sitting there in my living room watching the clip. Bravo to her for recovering from the experience.

there are plenty of recordings of professional singers screwing it up.

As a Canadian, I find these kinds of stories inspiring and touching.