02-26-2010, 07:26 AM
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Big deal, the IOC seems to be a joke to me.
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02-26-2010, 07:29 AM
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CP Pontiff
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: A pasture out by Millarville
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They're running out of condoms in an Athletes Village housing 16 year-old girls and they're upset about this?
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02-26-2010, 07:32 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Huh... I never realized the IOC was run by puritans. God forbid you celebrate an achievement!
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02-26-2010, 07:33 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Originally Posted by loob job
I too will take off the Canadian blinders then and say that Jon Montgomery celebrating by drinking beer on tv while being interviewed and while walking in an unlicenced area is completely uncalled for. Terrible of him and these girls to train for so long and then accomplish their goal and celebrate harmlessly.
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Sure it's harmless in that nobody got hurt but when you represent your country you are expected to conduct yourself in an appropriate manner and the whole world is going to see our team represented in an unflattering manner on an Olympic venue. This isn't the first time the women's team has won gold (and really they only had to win one game) and they should know better. It's not like if the men win gold you are going to see Iginla, Crosby and co on the ice with beer and smokes after.
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02-26-2010, 07:55 AM
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Scoring Winger
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i second the trailer trash and drop the gold maple leaf - just bad taste in my opinion.
those images to wonders for the PR dept. nice work girls.
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02-26-2010, 07:56 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Lighten up. They worked hard, they deserve to let off some steam.
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02-26-2010, 08:01 AM
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CP Pontiff
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: A pasture out by Millarville
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Here's the understatement of the day . . . . .
Steve Keough, a spokesman for the Canadian Olympic Committee, said
"In terms of the actual celebration, it's not exactly something uncommon in Canada," he said.
No poop!!!!
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02-26-2010, 08:10 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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It just looks amaterish. In professional sports, they get their trophy on the ice/field/court, parade it around for the fans to see. And then all the celebrating is done in the dressing room.
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02-26-2010, 08:12 AM
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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They should have done it in the dressing room, not at center ice. I have absolutely no problem with teams going nuts after a game in the locker rooms, but at center ice? No thanks.
If it was the US doing it we would all be blowing a sh*t about it, comparing it to Terrel Owens, and calling them no class arrogant d-heads.
Win the game, shakle hands, then go back to your room/bar/whatever and have at 'er. Waving the golden flag around right after the game, laying on the center ice logo, and huffing cigars really bothers me for some reason.
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02-26-2010, 08:12 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowperson
They're running out of condoms in an Athletes Village housing 16 year-old girls and they're upset about this?
Cowperson
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The age of consent is 16 in Canada... jus sayin 
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02-26-2010, 08:16 AM
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The press didn't have to run the story either... We should deport whoever publicised it.
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02-26-2010, 08:16 AM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Well these girls really are amateurs in the truest sense!!
I can see both sides of this thing myself. I certainly understand their reasoning for going back on the ice to just soak in what they had achieved after 4 years of hard work to get to this point.
I can also see where this is a brain-cramp in the eyes of the IOC as well as the COC in that the optics really are quite undesirable knowing all the young people that will surely see this stuff as well as still wearing the Maple Leaf while doing so.
They should have done the celebrating in any fashion they deemed appropriate, but they should not of done it in front of a worldwide media.
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02-26-2010, 08:17 AM
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First Line Centre
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Playing ONE game that means something and winning is not grounds for such an over the top celebration in my books. Perhaps if they had been forced to grind out wins all tournament long I would be a little more forgiving but give me a break. I'm proud we won but there is no reason all the drinking and cigars couldn't have been done in the privacy of the locker room.
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02-26-2010, 08:24 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Rocky Mt House
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
.... they should know better. It's not like if the men win gold you are going to see Iginla, Crosby and co on the ice with beer and smokes after.
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No, prob not, but that would be awesome if they did!! 
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02-26-2010, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Yrebmi
No, prob not, but that would be awesome if they did!! |
Actually, it would look almost as stupid if they did it.
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02-26-2010, 08:27 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: CALGARY
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If this had been our mens team and not the womens team, you guys would be praising them all for their "manly" celebration. Get over yourselves and give these girls the moment.
They have been away from families living together in this city for a year, and have played a grueling schedule leading up to the Olympics. This celebration is not just for the win of the gold medal, but a celebration of a fantastic season.
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02-26-2010, 08:33 AM
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I'm bothered by the backwards hats. Grow up! What? are they 15? Kind of a bad example to kids.
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02-26-2010, 08:34 AM
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Draft Pick
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgs
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I didn't care at first but after seeing the pictures I feel like they could have been a little classier. Dressing room celebration would have been perfectly adequate.
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02-26-2010, 08:34 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frankster
If this had been our mens team and not the womens team, you guys would be praising them all for their "manly" celebration. Get over yourselves and give these girls the moment.
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It would be worse. I'd slam them even more.
Iggy with a beer and cigar lying on the ice? ughh.. no way, he's class.
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02-26-2010, 08:36 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Stern Nation
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It's embarassing, that's the kind of thing that you do in the dressing room. Just looks sloppy.
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