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Originally Posted by GirlySports
That's why I answered the way I did. Put aside the host country for a moment. There's no way Canada does not want to be part of this. They LOVE the Olympics, especially the Winter Games. The country loves it, the athletes love it. People still talk about how great the Vancouver Games were. COC was pretty upset that Calgary Council withdrew the 2026 bid and will probably never choose Calgary again. I think these feelings outweigh the politics of the IOC (or of FIFA). Heck Canada's bidding for events after Beijing (twice) and Qatar were awarded.
I actually see a scenario where the US boycotts and Canada still goes moreso then the other way around because it's a Winter Games.
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I am personally a big Olympics fan and have attended the games in person many times, but this is just too much and too extreme. You have to draw the line at some point, particularly with them holding Canadian hostages.
Really it would be like the US attending an Olympics in Tehran while the hostages were being held there.