Re: -=- 2006 Olympics - Canada Will kick Your Ass. -=-
Originally posted by Koala MeatPie
Face it, we are in our Element.
Our element? Unless the rest of the world is fielding teams whose athletes are MASSIVELY underfunded, I would hesitate to proclaim our dominance.
Canada will win a few medals, many countries will win more. I am disgusted at how our athletes are underfunded and live such meager lives, but I am proud of the fact that Canadian athletes compete at such a high level whilst facing such inconveniences.
As for making smart ass comments about other countries, I'll leave that to the mental midgets of KMC.
Originally posted by KharmaDog
Our element? Unless the rest of the world is fielding teams whose athletes are MASSIVELY underfunded, I would hesitate to proclaim our dominance.Canada will win a few medals, many countries will win more. I am disgusted at how our athletes are underfunded and live such meager lives, but I am proud of the fact that Canadian athletes compete at such a high level whilst facing such inconveniences.
As for making smart ass comments about other countries, I'll leave that to the mental midgets of KMC.
I've never truly heard about the lack of funding for the athletes of Canada...Why do they live such meager lives?
Originally posted by Darth Macabre
I've never truly heard about the lack of funding for the athletes of Canada...Why do they live such meager lives?
Because our politicians would rather steal our money, go on nice vacations and be chauffered around than channel money towards the athletes that represent our country on an international stage.
Where I live we have had 4 athletes (3 summer gamers and one winter gamer) actually go door to door asking for support.
Originally posted by KharmaDog
Because our politicians would rather steal our money, go on nice vacations and be chauffered around than channel money towards the athletes that represent our country on an international stage.Where I live we have had 4 athletes (3 summer gamers and one winter gamer) actually go door to door asking for support.
That's terrible...But I must say their pride in Canada is astounding. Most athletes would go to another country, get their citizenship, and represent them if they didn't get the proper funding.
Okay...I'm done with Olympic Figure Skating.
After the fiasco of the 'shared' gold medal between Canada and Russia last year, the the shifty judging this year...I can't take much more.
What do I think was wrong about this year?
Every single medal.
First off, the Silver Medal. This is an obvious faux pas to any viewer. ZHANG Dan & ZHANG Hao had a marvelous show, and a marvelous fall. I knew it was coming when they were talking about a quad throw...oi. But to have a major fall...stop the program...and then STILL get a Silver medal??!!!??? What the hell is wrong with this picture? Sure I feel bad for them...that sucks, especially since their program was looking better than the rest.
About the rest of the programs...BORING! There was no artistry this year. Sure they changed the rating system, but does that mean we have to sleep through the programs? Apparently.
Speaking of boring, the Gold Medalists: TOTMIYANINA Tatyana & MARININ Maxim. That program was just blah...and Tatyana didn't land one toss / lift (can't remember which) well at all. It was clumsy and obvious. But hell...Russia has been getting the gold for the last 12 Winter Games, so let's just give it to them again.
What could be wrong with the Bronze Medalist? Nothing...except that they came in third when compared to the other two. They had a great program, I enjoyed it. BUT...I guess that doesn't matter in Olympic Figure Skating anymore.
However...the real winners of the entire set was the third Chinese pair, PANG Qing & TONG Jian. Y'know...the Phantom of the Opera music pair. Should be...the Phantom of the Podium pair...because I thought THAT program was wonderful, artistic, and pretty darn near technically accurate. But hey...4th place is great for them.
Bottom line...I think they need to drop this sport. Its obvious they don't know what the hell they are doing.
Originally posted by manny321
thats the the hardest sport to judge.really if Canada wanted to they could easily dominate the olympics if they ever got funded properly.
I don't know about that. I mean you forget countries like Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Russia. They all dominate in at least one sport during the Olympics.
Hahaha. Begg-Smith won Australia a gold medal - the first of the games for us, and one of only a handful we've ever won.
The funny thing is he's only been in Australia six years - before that he was Canadian, leaving Canada after being dropped from their ski team in order to pursue his fortune. Seem like the appropriate thing to mention in this thread.
Originally posted by manny321
Canada really rebounded with winning 7 medals today. 2 gold medals are expected in hockey.Canada is good in speed skating, hockey, curling.
We should be much better in snowboarding and luge/bobseld.
I hate to say it but America will always rule in Snow boarding.... It's something that they just dominate to the point it's disgusting.
The AMerican threw away her Gold medal in a very stupid move of showing off and then she fell.
What i meant is that we should have more people in silver/bronze in snowboarding.
Anyways Canada looks to head to 20 medals. They won another 3 (gold,silver,bronze) for 11 medals total. They will get 2 from Hockey (liklely Gold) maybe some from Curling, and Men and Womens Relay short track skating.
I think there doing better then i and most Canadians expected them to do.
Originally posted by manny321
The AMerican threw away her Gold medal in a very stupid move of showing off and then she fell.What i meant is that we should have more people in silver/bronze in snowboarding.
Anyways Canada looks to head to 20 medals. They won another 3 (gold,silver,bronze) for 11 medals total. They will get 2 from Hockey (liklely Gold) maybe some from Curling, and Men and Womens Relay short track skating.
I think there doing better then i and most Canadians expected them to do.
Yeah, Jacobellis really screwed up...But atleast she laughed it off rather then throwing a tantrum.
Yeah, Canada had a superb day today.