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Originally Posted by getbak
They were discussing this on CTV this morning and James Duthie pointed out that since 1999, Women's luge has been absolutely dominated by the Germans. In 2001, the bronze was won by an Austrian. Otherwise, every Women's Luge World Cup medal has been won by a German, going back 12 seasons.
Table Tennis is another example. At the last Olympics, the only medals that weren't won by China were the silver and bronze in the team events because China only had one team.
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Which is why i brought up the Canadian mens dominance when the Olympic winter games first started, (though i was assured it was irrelevant because...well...just because) and how had they gone with the same criteria back then that some want applied now, mens hockey would never of been allowed to continue as an Olympic sport. Same with the Ice Dance competition for 12 consecutive Olympics...if you werent from the USSR/Russia or Germany, you didnt get a sniff of winning anything.
It happens...its also NO reason to discontinue the sport, although I too would like to see it more competitive. Fact is, it isnt and dropping it completely will only make that worse.