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Originally Posted by dubc80
I always thought that Canada should be better at field hockey based on the skill set required. Looks like both men and womens teams failed to qualify for London.
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Anyone play field hockey and can provide insight?
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Although they would appear similar, I think field and ice require different skill-sets. As Girly alluded to, the sticks themselves are very different and, consequently, shooting requires a much different process.
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Originally Posted by Slava
The Japanese guy clearly blew his routine last night, and while you can't help but feel for the guy costing his team a medal that's what happens in sports. Next thing you know the judges basically decide it was no big deal and they end up with silver. It's everything wrong with judged events in roughly 15 minutes.
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The way I look at, the Japanese coach did what Flames fans wish our coaching staff did during game six of the finals in '04; he saved a mistake from being made. While the Japanese gymnast made a mess of things, he didn't deserve to not get points to which he was entitled.