I heard the commentary .... and although abrasive, I agree with most of it. The discussion was based around the Globe and Mail projecting Canada to still get 36 medals. He totally disagreed and said 24 total medals (which he said would equal or be less than Turin, I don't know the actual numbers). You can't argue with his logic ... you can disagree with his way of going about it and calling out individual athletes ... but his logic is sound. He was right on the money with Brydon's skiing ... she was skiing not to fall, not to win a medal.
If it turns out to be a low medal count, then the "Own the Podium" program was a failure ... either by creating unrealistic expectations or creating too much pressure on the athletes.
But then I am cheering for Finland in mens hockey and predict Russia to win gold ....
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