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Originally Posted by transplant99
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.
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I think that in each and every case cited in the post above that it is relevant for the IOC to decide if these sports continue to be a part of the Olympics. Canadian men's dominance in hockey is irrelevant because that dominance no longer exists. At the time, it would have been relevant, but no longer.
The Olympics is about competition. If there is little competition (only two viable teams) then the question needs to be asked. When you say "discontinue the sport", I assume you mean at the Olympics only. Obviously the sport can continue even if it is not part of the Olympic Games.
All of this is off-topic anyway. The thread is about the celebration. It's not the Canadian women's fault that they have no true equals other than the USA women. They worked long and hard and are gold medal winners. They deserve to celebrate and only did so once the fans had left. It was not a public display. It is unfortunate that they forgot about the media. It is even more unfortunate that some people react to this in the way that they do.