How to Win the Winter Olympics
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Too bad "per capita" does not really work so well and in the end you really don't beat us at all.
Sorry.
True true. Hockey with teams on this type of parity goes back to that old saying...
"On any given night"
As long as we can add in population density......;-) Actually Canada wins about as many medals as we can reasonably expect. We already have more hockey rinks than any other country in the world and we have more kids playing hockey than any country but the smaller population base will catch up to us eventually. It stands to reason that a country with a larger population base will produce more superlative athletes than countries with a smaller population.
C'mon you guys....
There is usually only one winner in a sporting event whether individual or team - one winner.... it doesn't mean they are less than anyone else - it means someone
else got lucky - because sports along with rigorous training and knowledge and a
great bunch of sacrifice - demands perfection in all - and all members are perfect
but still there can only be one winner at that moment in time.
It isn't a brand which one carries forever - unless it is the idiot media who have nothing uplifting to chat about except stats from previous wins and losses.... and
thankfully they don't determine perfection.
I'd venture a statement which I believe to be true: All the athletes who were privileged and trained to perform at the Olympics are winners - and will be a winner for the rest of their lives. It is the essense of The Olympic Athlete
There is usually only one winner in a sporting event whether individual or team - one winner.... it doesn't mean they are less than anyone else - it means someone
else got lucky - because sports along with rigorous training and knowledge and a
great bunch of sacrifice - demands perfection in all - and all members are perfect
but still there can only be one winner at that moment in time.
It isn't a brand which one carries forever - unless it is the idiot media who have nothing uplifting to chat about except stats from previous wins and losses.... and
thankfully they don't determine perfection.
I'd venture a statement which I believe to be true: All the athletes who were privileged and trained to perform at the Olympics are winners - and will be a winner for the rest of their lives. It is the essense of The Olympic Athlete
I know one way that won't get you a win, pull your freakin goalie after you've worked like crazy to tie the game.
You seem like a confused chap. Canada has many talented athletes, which is evident by the number of medals won so far.
It is also common knowledge that the Germans aren't very successful when it comes to running Olympics, Jews always seem to be targets. 8O
The first one who needs to be benched is Brodeur. His stick handling cost them two goals last night.
Apparently you can also win if you cheer so loud it throws off the opposing team.
Canadian curling fans leave Danish player in tears - Fourth-Place Medal - 2010 Olympics Blog - Yahoo! Sports
Canadian curling fans leave Danish player in tears - Fourth-Place Medal - 2010 Olympics Blog - Yahoo! Sports
Then China should be kicking everyone's butt. India should be up there as well.
Countries should just be proud of their athletes win or lose when it comes to the Olympics. It is great winning medals and lots of them but at least in the Olympics it should be about sportsmanship and unity for at least 2 weeks every 2 years.
Leave the silly stuff for the Pro sports in my opinion.
I am not trying to stir the pot here but there a articles popping up about this stuff going on up there.
I am not sure if this was the attention or recognition Canada was looking for.
Rude is right LW. That's why we don't do well at this patriotism thing. We just don't know how to handle it. Spontaneous singing of O Canada in the streets of Vancouver is one thing but disrupting the genteel game of curling is going beyond the boundaries of good taste.
Blame it on Harper. He's the one who called for more patriotism at the games. He's created a monster!
Blame it on Harper. He's the one who called for more patriotism at the games. He's created a monster!
Actually if you read the history of Canada vs USSR competition from 1972 on Canadian NHL players more than held their own. Here are the results from what came to be called the Canada Cup. World Cup of Hockey (Canada Cup)
As you can see Canada won six out of eight tournaments with the USSR winning only once.
Interestingly, it was probably these professional level competitions that forced the IOC to revise its attitudes regarding professionals in the Olympics simply because they completely discredited the so called gold medal victories of the Russians in the Winter Games.
Good luck to the Yanks in the next one. They are probably going to need all they can get.
Apparently Brodeur was seen boarding a plane this morning. He`s done. Luongo is starting tomorrow night. We`ll win! Brodeur wasn`t in the game. Luongo would have stopped those goals.
There is only one winner but - Vancouver outplayed your country last night even though we lost. Brodeur lost the game for Canada. We may have a tough climb back and maybe we won`t make it. We would have had the win were it not for bad goal tending in the game between our two countries. You were out played and had a lucky night. That said - your team is still very good.
I was very happy that we took Gold in the couples figure skating tonight. Your country took Silver so it`s North Americans all the way.