# A Canadian flames the whole Canadian Olympic Mess! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 14, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922 "2010-02-14T03:35:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/281 "2010-02-27T00:33:05Z")
Speaking of being angry about your country’s poor performance, the Russians really have it bad. Look at this article: > **[Russians point fingers over Olympic losses](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-27-la-fg-russia-losing27-2010feb27-story.html)** > > Russians point fingers over Olympic losses ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/282 "2010-02-27T04:50:25Z")
Canada leads in gold medals at this point: 10 Total medals: 21, placing them in 3rd position. Not that long ago, the country leading in gold medals was thought to have led at the Olympics. ETA: exciting times ahead: a Canada/USA hockey final on Sunday!!! Yippee! ---
**Author:** ![BMada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@BMada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMada)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/283 "2010-02-27T04:53:07Z")
> [@MoodIndigo1](#): > > Canada leads in gold medals at this point: 10 > > Total medals: 21, placing them in 3rd position. Not that long ago, the country leading in gold medals was thought to have led at the Olympics. > > ETA: exciting times ahead: a Canada/USA hockey final on Sunday!!! Yippee! with a possibility of gold in men’s curling and men’s hockey. Short track team did well today too. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/284 "2010-02-27T06:06:48Z")
> [@BMada](#): > > with a possibility of gold in men’s curling and men’s hockey. Short track team did well today too. Plus another definite medal (Gold or Silver) in Men’s Skating Team Pursuit. Confirmed best finish ever for Canada at a Winter Olympics. **Valteron** , how is that haircut with the Olympic rings coming along? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/285 "2010-02-27T06:16:08Z")
> [@Valteron](#): > > This is as happy as I get. I admitted that they did better than I thought they would. If you don’t like that, take a hockey stick and use it to do some high-sticking in your end zone. Lighten up, Francis. ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/286 "2010-02-27T22:07:07Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Plus another definite medal (Gold or Silver) in Men’s Skating Team Pursuit. Gold! ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/287 "2010-02-27T22:12:49Z")
And another gold! Jaysey Jay Anderson wins the snowboarding parallel giant slalom! ---
**Author:** ![toodlepip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@toodlepip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toodlepip)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/288 "2010-02-27T23:33:56Z")
Curse you, Canadians! Inviting everyone else to your olympics, then taking most of the gold medals yourselves! That’s just poor etiquette, and very un-Canadian. What happened to Canadian politeness, “have a nice day” and “would you like a muffin with that?” _shakes fist_ Oh, wait… We’re supposed to be complaining about how BADLY you guys are doing. Never mind, then. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/289 "2010-02-27T23:40:17Z")
And a bronze for the 4 man bobsleigh. Pipped for the Silver by 1/100th of a second by the 4 time gold medal winner. So… let’s see… More Gold than any other country. More Gold than any host country in the history of the winter Olympics. More medals for Canada than at any other Olympics. \ ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/290 "2010-02-28T01:27:30Z")
Actually, checking the event schedule, Canada is officially guaranteed to win the gold medal count. There are only four more gold medals yet to be awarded, and three of those are gold medal games, i.e. only two countries are still in the running. Canada cannot be caught by Germany or the U.S. So, **Valteron** , what’s it going to be? How about a MSPIMS post entitled “Canadians Own the Podium”? ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/291 "2010-02-28T03:11:46Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > And a bronze for the 4 man bobsleigh. Pipped for the Silver by 1/100th of a second by the 4 time gold medal winner. > > So… let’s see… More Gold than any other country. More Gold than any host country in the history of the winter Olympics. More medals for Canada than at any other Olympics. > > \ Not to mention, if the hockey team wins tomorrow, it’ll be more gold than ANY other country at ANY Winter Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/292 "2010-02-28T05:29:33Z")
[This](http://cdn.faniq.com/images/blog/Olympics1.jpg) is what I’m envisioning for **Valteron’s** new do. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/293 "2010-02-28T06:44:43Z")
Martin’s team wins gold in men’s curling! Where does that put us in medal counts? ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/294 "2010-02-28T07:01:49Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Martin’s team wins gold in men’s curling! > Where does that put us in medal counts? As of 11pm PST February 27: thirteen. Oh, what’s that? [Canada shatters record for golds won by host country?](http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news;_ylt=Ar0.5U8Lj1.3syt1m5wJc1WjlgY6?slug=capress-oly_canada_gold_rush-2491835&prov=capress&type=lgns) Well shut my mouth ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/295 "2010-02-28T13:52:51Z")
Here is what I said in a thread in the Game Room: > [@The 2010 Olympic Winter Games Results Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/105): > > Of course there are people who will bitch about Canadian performance, but I can tell you I will not be one of them. > > At the bar watching the Canada/Slovakia game when the scroll showed that Canada had moved into third place in the overall medal count, well the cheer sent shivers down my spine. > > A hearty congratulations and my heartfelt thanks to all Canadian athletes. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/296 "2010-02-28T19:45:53Z")
There was a spontaneous singing of “O Canada” a few rocks before Martin and co. won the gold - it was pretty spine-shivery, too. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/297 "2010-02-28T22:45:47Z")
They did that in one of the early curling rounds too. You could hear the players talking, and one said to Kevin Martin, “Have you ever seen anything like this?” Martin just stared at the crowd and shook his head. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/298 "2010-02-28T22:56:31Z")
Okay, **Valteron** , let’s see that new hairdo - double gold in hockey! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Valteron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/299 "2010-02-28T23:25:15Z")
All right, I apologize for all those things I said in the OP. You can see a picture of me going down on my knees to say I am sorry (wearing my best incontinence diaper) [here](http://blogs.sltrib.com/movies/uploaded_images/38860714-750519.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/300 "2010-02-28T23:29:11Z")
Hmm, you’re younger, more buff, and more black and white than I expected. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922.md?page=16)