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Originally Posted by Meers
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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Count me in the group against "Own the Podium". This program has done nothing but ratchet up the pressure on everything about these games. It has put out an atmosphere of competition on everything about these games:
1. Constantly remind people that no one won gold in Calgary or Montreal. Like that counts as a measure of success in hosting a games?
2. Questionable ethics used to block other countries from using our venues to practice.
3. All round make it clear that if we do not win the medal count these games are a failure in some way.
When did Canadians become like this? This hyper competitive nature is something out of a US games. It has nothing to do with Vancouver, or the great city it is. It all got so politicized so fast, now everyone is fighting with each other, over stupid things like gold medal counts. How sad.