Quote:
Originally Posted by keenan87
So nice to see Canada win another gold.
Kim Boutin did not have a great Olympics. Seems like the pressure was maybe too much for her.
|
I understand the thought process behind that, but I disagree.
- won a medal in her first race (where she was ranked 6th coming in)
- had horrible luck crashing on her final turn in the heats of her best distance (500m, where she's ranked 2nd)
- wasn't projected to medal in the 1500m (ranked 13th)
- had Canada in medal position in the Women's 3000m Team Relay but the anchor couldn't stay in medal position
- won Bronze in the Mixed Team Relay but Brunelle got them DQ'd
I'd say she won a medal under the most pressure possible (her first race) and then dealt with a string of horrible luck and unfortunate teammate errors