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Originally Posted by fredr123
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/fencing/s...ng-schalm.html
Sherraine Schalm is out. She had a bit of a hissy after her loss and tossed out a few harsh words ( CBC video). Here's how Mark Connolly described it:
I've never heard of this athlete until this morning when I watch an interview on CBC between her and Scott Russell(?) while I waited at the doctor's office. Schalm has a lot of personality and even wrote what promises to be an interesting book (Running with Swords), but the way she came across really irritated me. I really wish I could find a link to the video so you can all see it for yourself and tell whetehr I may be over-reacting but I guess I'll just have to go based on my memory.
Essentially, she apologized for letting Canada and everyone else down. Then she went on a bit of a rant about how she wasn't being treated fairly as a high-performance athlete in Canada. Apparently she's had to train overseas for the last seven years because it wasn't until this year that Canada got a national fencing coach and has actually put any money into the sport. She then went on to describe how she felt unwanted in Hungary and how Hungarians hate Canadians. A lot of generalities seemed to be tossed out at that point.
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It's really tough. Imagine training for years for the Olympics and being in a knockout competition. Anything can happen and you can lose in an instant.
The best in the world can get knocked out in a single-elimination tournament. Federer lost in the first round of the 2004 Olympics. Tiger Woods has lost in the first round of match play before.
If I were an Olympian I'd definitely be in a team sport where I can play some games!
I blame the athlete for picking such a sport!