"Own the Podium" was to bring in the most medals. We won't come anywhere close. We won't even finish second. Either the Canadian Olympic program set their goals too high and thus set expectations too high, or they have to re-evaluate their program because their judgement is badly out of whack.
I think for us just a few years ago starting to take the funding of our athletes seriously and wanting to make a good showing, I think we did okay. I hope that we continue to fund the athletes at the current level. Own the Podium was 22 million this year for these Olympics, which is less than $1 from every Canadian. Some of you may want your $1 back, but I enjoyed these Olympics and I'll gladly continue to pay my $1 to see Canada be competitive, even if not at the top of the medal count.
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