newfy 695 Report post Posted February 28, 2010 Does anybody outside of Canada really care? *crickets..... Well theres already been about 15 posts in here so it looks like it? but if not, then just let the Canadians post in here, I know theres plenty of posters from Canada on the site, this thread was ade for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjlegend 155 Report post Posted February 28, 2010 What? Curling is not only the 2nd best thing about the Winter olympics, but Sweden also beat Canada in the women's curling final. However, Women's hockey shouldn't be in the Olympics that's a free gold for canada. And I'm not sure exactly where canada got most of their golds, but I feel like all the different snowboard events have been very dominated by canada and the US. there are constantly these new sports being added to the olympics, making it easier and easier to get a high medal count, especially for the big countries like US and Canada. We didn't just win in the made-up sports. Men's and women's hockey, curling, long track speed skating, short track speed skating, figure skating, women's two-person boblsed, men's skeleton, as well as snowboarding and he freestyle skiing. A lot of different skills and sports involved. Hopefully, the athletes don't get their funding cut by the Cdn government. On to Sochi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Howard He Do It?! Report post Posted February 28, 2010 butthurt Try having a point next time you post. It makes it so much more interesting to the reader. I wouldn't exactly call it butthurt to point out the hypocrisy of the OP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted February 28, 2010 I've got an impression that Chinese would disagree http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics A Canadian on here then says, "Yeah but they cheated." Someone else on here says, "Right... 3/4 of the officials on the ice were Canadian, what's that about?" Just trying to speed things along. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjm502 165 Report post Posted February 28, 2010 Haha yeah bring up something that happened that long ago, keep feeling big with all those silver and bronze I personally love gold myself though. Silver and bronze are pretty good. You treat them as if there is only 3 competitors in each event, and bronze is dead last. The gold, silver, and bronze winners in each event are separated by such small fractions who knows what would happen on any given day. Look at how many competitors are in each event. There is hardly a difference between bronze and gold in most events. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akustyk 84 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 A Canadian on here then says, "Yeah but they cheated." sure... and good, hard-working Canadians achieved everything with their work, huh? welcome to the dreamland... it's 55 to 14 in this case. do you really insist on challenging this fact? with "they cheated"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newfy 695 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Silver and bronze are pretty good. You treat them as if there is only 3 competitors in each event, and bronze is dead last. The gold, silver, and bronze winners in each event are separated by such small fractions who knows what would happen on any given day. Look at how many competitors are in each event. There is hardly a difference between bronze and gold in most events. No i know bronze and silver are great but when it got brought up in another thread every american in there was tlaking about how huge their medal count is and how we're just the little brother still and blah blah blah. We set a record for most golds at the olympics, pretty much the biggest thing you can win in sports and its being downplayed in other threads as if its not that great. Fact of the matter is, we did win the most gold and its something for every Canadian to be proud of in here. It shows the strides our country is making in sports especially compared to the last few olympics and its great to see. The states have dominated most sports for a long time and it seems alot of posters dont wanna give credit to Canada in here where credit is due. I'm not saying everyone but theres plenty that don't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Original-Six 254 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 I would be more impressed if they broke the shutout or fewest goals allowed record. Blowing up backwoods euro teams including the 2 worst in the tournament in just meh. Not to mention they also played the max number of games possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DatsyukianDeke13 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 No i know bronze and silver are great but when it got brought up in another thread every american in there was tlaking about how huge their medal count is and how we're just the little brother still and blah blah blah. We set a record for most golds at the olympics, pretty much the biggest thing you can win in sports and its being downplayed in other threads as if its not that great. Fact of the matter is, we did win the most gold and its something for every Canadian to be proud of in here. It shows the strides our country is making in sports especially compared to the last few olympics and its great to see. The states have dominated most sports for a long time and it seems alot of posters dont wanna give credit to Canada in here where credit is due. I'm not saying everyone but theres plenty that don't. most golds in the WINTER OLYMPICS. China holds the record with 51 golds in a single olympic games (Beijing 2008) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chairman Maouth 97 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 With Canada sealing the deal on the hockey game they set a record for most golds at a single Olympics. What a fitting way to set the record, proving hockey belongs to Canada with Gold in both men's and women's. A great day to be Canadian. And before anyone brings up the USA medal count, yeah we get it you guys were the 1st loser and the second loser more then us but we have the most gold which is what really matters! Well it finally happened. I finally met a Newfie I didn't like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Howard He Do It?! Report post Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) No i know bronze and silver are great but when it got brought up in another thread every american in there was tlaking about how huge their medal count is and how we're just the little brother still and blah blah blah. We set a record for most golds at the olympics, pretty much the biggest thing you can win in sports and its being downplayed in other threads as if its not that great. Fact of the matter is, we did win the most gold and its something for every Canadian to be proud of in here. It shows the strides our country is making in sports especially compared to the last few olympics and its great to see. The states have dominated most sports for a long time and it seems alot of posters dont wanna give credit to Canada in here where credit is due. I'm not saying everyone but theres plenty that don't. Wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_O...ics#Medal_table What you want to say is that Canada set the record for most golds at the Winter Olympics. Get your facts straight. Edited March 1, 2010 by Howard He Do It?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holliday 1,888 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Good for Canada. Haters need to go away and stop bitching about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowknife Redwing 57 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) As a Canadian, I'm embarrassed by this post. Great game by the USA, great final. Edited March 1, 2010 by Yellowknife Redwing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWings 79 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Chinese are more than a billion, they should not count Canada did great. Much better than in Calgary for instance. Nobody expected them so good. And they won the gold in hockey. It's always hard to compare olympics cause new sports are added... I guess 13 gold medails for Soviet Union in Innsbruck 1976 is still the most impressive performance ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tane 17 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 How did you guys in Canada do last time you hosted the Olympics in the gold count? I recall you guys doing pretty well last time. we were s***. 0 golds in 88, 0 golds in 76. We've improved by 14 Gold medals since 88. How many have you improved by? We've improved by 14 golds since the last time we've hosted how many have you improved by? Canada Owned the Podium this year. Think silvers count? Go tell the Buffalo bills that Silver Matters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 As a Canadian, I'm embarrassed by this post. Great game by the USA, great final. Wait so they didn't set the record right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sixer 37 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Go Canada Go! We owned the Gold Medal Podium Bigtime!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sixer 37 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Go Canada Go! We owned the Gold Medal Podium Bigtime!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Howard He Do It?! Report post Posted March 1, 2010 we were s***. 0 golds in 88, 0 golds in 76. We've improved by 14 Gold medals since 88. How many have you improved by? We've improved by 14 golds since the last time we've hosted how many have you improved by? Canada Owned the Podium this year. Think silvers count? Go tell the Buffalo bills that Silver Matters. What an embarrassingly poor comparison. The top 3 athletes in every event are awarded with a medal. Go up to a silver or bronze medalist and tell them that their achievement doesn't matter because they didn't win gold. Football and the Olympics are two completely different things and you cannot compare the two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newfy 695 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 What an embarrassingly poor comparison. The top 3 athletes in every event are awarded with a medal. Go up to a silver or bronze medalist and tell them that their achievement doesn't matter because they didn't win gold. Football and the Olympics are two completely different things and you cannot compare the two. I dont get what youre arguing? Youre one of the Americans on here that won't let Canadians enjoy our record and one of the reasons I made a thread like this. Don't get me wrong I pretty much always agree with what you say on this site and are a poster that I don't mind but I think we just have huge national pride. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Howard He Do It?! Report post Posted March 1, 2010 I dont get what youre arguing? Youre one of the Americans on here that won't let Canadians enjoy our record and one of the reasons I made a thread like this. Don't get me wrong I pretty much always agree with what you say on this site and are a poster that I don't mind but I think we just have huge national pride. I'm arguing that silver and bronze do matter. If gold is the only medal that matters, then why do they hand out silver and bronze? Enjoy your achievement, but don't s*** on the achievement of the US for winning the most medals. It is an achievement and not something to be looked down upon, which is exactly what you are doing. If you want recognition, it might do you wise to recognize a similarly great achievement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Original-Six 254 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) we were s***. 0 golds in 88, 0 golds in 76. We've improved by 14 Gold medals since 88. How many have you improved by? We've improved by 14 golds since the last time we've hosted how many have you improved by? Canada Owned the Podium this year. Think silvers count? Go tell the Buffalo bills that Silver Matters. O really? Then why did Canada spend $110 million on a " Own the Podium" program to try to win the all round medal count? O and by the way Canada publicly gave up on "Own the Podium" when it was clear they wouldn't top the Americans. Dont kid yourself all the medals are important not just the golds. Edited March 1, 2010 by Original-Six Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holliday 1,888 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Good for Canada. Haters need to go away and stop bitching about it. I think this needs to be repeated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 And I'm not sure exactly where canada got most of their golds, but I feel like all the different snowboard events have been very dominated by canada and the US. there are constantly these new sports being added to the olympics, making it easier and easier to get a high medal count, especially for the big countries like US and Canada. 1. Men's Moguls 2. Women's Snowboard Cross 3. Men's Skeleton 4. Women's Ski Cross 5. Women's bobsled 6. Men's Short-Track Relay 7. Ice Dance 8. Men's Curling 9. Women's Hockey 10. Men's 500m. Short-Track 11. Men's Long-Track Team Pursuit 12. Men's Hockey 13. Men's Snowboard Parallel Slalom 14. Women's Long-Track 1000m. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zettie85 106 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) sure... and good, hard-working Canadians achieved everything with their work, huh? welcome to the dreamland... it's 55 to 14 in this case. do you really insist on challenging this fact? with "they cheated"... Winter Olympic record buddy. Nobody cares about the summer Olympics at this point. Edited March 1, 2010 by zettie85 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites