This thread strikes me as not only a tad negative, but asking for a rhetorical s**t kicking. To wit:
Calgary 1988 Games: 0 Canadian gold medals
Vancouver 2010 Games: 2 Canadian gold medals (and counting).
Yeah, so I could see how you could characterise the 2010 Games as a failure. If, that is, you were from Norway, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands or any of the 11 countries that out-medaled Canada in 1988 . . .
Could it be that Calgary's olympic crowds - like some CP posters - were so negative that it discouraged Canada's athletes in 1988?
I won't answer that question. Instead, I'll simply thank Vancouverites for having been so positive and supportive of Canada's athletes.
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