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Originally Posted by polak
Some more venting:
- I think the fact that Canada isn't more competitive in Summer sports is an absolute joke and really needs to be fixed. I'm talking major investments.
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I think people who think that a winter country should be raking in medals in summer sports at a rate well above it's size are delusional. Canada earned more medals per capita in London than the US, was neck and neck with France and just behind Germany. The same is true if we base it upon medals per GDP.
Canada is not a big country, we do not have multiple elite athletes in every sport, and those that we do have face major obstacles in summer sports due to the simple nature of the country.
Canadians need to accept that we do pretty damn well, and stop calling performances that are what any rational person should expect a joke. Based on what I've seen around here I imagine that last part is pretty unpopular.