OK, Valteron, I'll bite.

Got it Val.

Pit our Canadian athletes all you want. I think they do a great job with the hand they are given.

Want more medals, more glory, more hype.

Perhaps we should pay them all as do other countries.

I pit the sucky sports associations that do not support our athletes.

Want to Ski - jump; OK work in a fast food joint for $5.00/hour and train in your own time.

Luge (what is that??) maybe Rona has a subsidy.

Skeleton?

Biathalon?

X-country-ski?

Maybe bad examples, but you get the message.

Many nations actually support their athletes.

We (Canadians) seem to do a poor job at that.

If we want to compete on the world stage (small population that we are) , maybe we should do a better job of supporting our athletes so that they can train to the same level as other nations and not have to work at fast-food joints just to make the rent.

Mods- please correct V name in heading - I was so mad I misspelled it. Thanks.

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I believe the OP is upset about this thread.

Fixed title-changed “Valetron” to “Valteron”.

Oh, that makes more sense.

I was wondering why Valtron, Optimus Prime’s loyal and dedicated warrior-SUV, was messing with the Canadians Olympians.

Valteron is just a grumpy old curmudgeon, who is remembering the medal counts from the winter olympics from 1972 - 1988. He cannot seem to get through his head the fact that from 1998 - 2006, Canada has done reasonably well at the winter olympics. I mean in 2002 and 2006 Canada won 7 gold medals both times.

Or maybe Canada could continue to view it realistically and not throw a bunch of money at sports who apparently only matter to the general public once every four years. If then. There are plenty of other countries that can’t seem to allocate their spending in places that actually matter - leave Canada alone! :smiley:

I wonder what’s going to happen in the women’s figure skating: South Korean’s Kim Yu Na will take in a million dollar bonus if she wins gold: http://www.gz2010.cn/10/0119/12/5TD3G5ER007801VN.html

That’s one way of supporting athletes, I guess, not unlike a lottery.

I think that we in the USA put way too much attention on the medal count. I take pride in individual triumphs no matter what country the person is from. I would like to see more coverage of non-American stories.

I love the Canadian spirit even with the few mishaps and my step-son tells me that Vancouver is just beautiful!

I’m trying to locate Nashville’s Curling Club. In the meantime I will save some of the curling gaves to tape just to watch over the next four years of “not much happening here.” I think it’s a great game!

See, I’m just the opposite. The Olympics are the one time I feel completely comfortable giving in to full throated, mindless nationalism. I get a thrill when some Minnesotan nurse I’ve never heard of slides a rock down an ice lane and hits another rock, just because I identify the first rock as American and the second rock as Chinese. I feel pride when I see an American couple on the medal stand for the ice dancing competition, even though if they were friends of mine I would refuse to tell people I know them.

Brainless, I know. But it’s the most harmless display of nationalism that I know of. At least nobody dies. Well, except that one guy.

The Canadians did spend a lot of money on their Olympic program, twice what the U.S. spent. They’re not getting much bang for their buck.

Canada currently has 6 gold medals, right? What’s the problem again?

The “problem” is that it’s in their back yard, the lighting of the torch got screwed up, it’s not snowing, and Team Canada lost to Team USA in hockey. It’s bumming them out.

I think they should concentrate on surpassing Russia. They’re only 2 medals behind them and they have twice as many golds.

I’m glad you put “problem” in quotes.

And let’s not lose sight of the fact that this is Valteron’s problem, Canadian’s are pumped. They are way more into these Olympic’s than even the Calgary games.

He’s just a cranky old man, who gets a thrill from hitting people’s buttons and getting a rise out of them.
Wait till he discovers the response, this personality format, draws at the nursing home.
Good luck with that, ya miserable shit!

Our government bragged that we would “Own the Podium” and we do indeed own it. We have receipts for the companies that were paid to build the structure and everything. Of course, we have to make room up there for the four countries who have so far (Feb. 24, morning) done better than Canada, namely, the United States, Germany, Norway and the Russian Federation. We have to allow them up there to collect their 79 medals compared to Canada’s 11 (fifth place), but we do indeed own that old podium. Yessir. Paid for and all, with good Canadian money, I tells ya!:rolleyes:

What a jackass.

If they don’t medal in hockey (by losing to Russia today), Canada could win every other medal and it would be a colossal failure for 80% of the country.

An insult! Imagine that, using an insult as a weapon in argument. What a novel concept! Only Ogre could have thought of that, I am sure! Do you often get such original ideas?

What a concept. Instead of putting out logical arguments, you simply compare your opponent to an animal or something, in an insulting manner, and that proves YOUR viewpoint is correct. Why didn’t we see this before?

I admit it, Ogre, I am powerless against this fiendish new debating weapon of yours. You’ve got me! AAAAAARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!