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Originally posted by starsearcher Okay China just got another gold...15 in total. What are they feeding them???

first medal for Canada too and chalk one more up for Russia...

AND CANADA FINALLY GETS ITS FIRST MEDAL


Bronze medal in synchronized diving 10m Platform

Hehehe okay you got it first

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Gymnastics is in progress right now so I'd say we can safely assume another medal for China and Russia by the end of that contest

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Originally posted by starsearcher Gymnastics is in progress right now so I'd say we can safely assume another medal for China and Russia by the end of that contest

i dunno about russia... looked at the prelim results and wasnt impressed

after this only one more medal left for the day.. another diving one

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Originally posted by starsearcher AND CANADA FINALLY GETS ITS FIRST MEDAL Bronze medal in synchronized diving 10m Platform Hehehe okay you got it first

wow congrats

Gymnastics team competition for men is over...I can't believe this!!!!

Japan wins gold, USA silver, and Romania bronze...China and Russia were defeated...WOW

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Originally posted by starsearcher Gymnastics team competition for men is over...I can't believe this!!!! Japan wins gold, USA silver, and Romania bronze...China and Russia were defeated...WOW

this is shocking.....


gotta admit i'm an olympics whore....

btw, watched croatia lose to the US in waterpolo 7-6, on a goal with LITERALLY 1 second left.....
WOW that hurts.... ESPECIALLY losing to the americans

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Originally posted by discojoe the guvernment is the obvious answer everyone would give. i think we should start looking in the mirror and take a good look at ourselves and our nature. we have always been a very passive people and i just dont get the feeling we really have the killer instincts by nature needed to win. With a couple of exceptions we really dont seem to be a competitive people. Its good and its bad. we are a nonviolent, non-agressive, tolerant and understanding people and i am very proud of that. but we do suck at sports

I personally think Geography plays the biggest factor. What sports in the summer olympics favor Canada geographically? Rowing comes to mind and not much else (and we are a definite contender in rowing). The US on the other hand can be good at almost everything (summer and winter) because it has the geography to support interest in almost every sporting event thats played.

Another big factor as to why the US does so well is college sports. Many of the US olympians received scholarship money to study at top schools while progressing their sport. This allows the athletes to get a free (and good) education and all they have to do is continue competing in something they like. Unfortunately I'm forced to watch NBC's coverage but I can't describe the number of US athletes that attend schools like Brown, Stanford or Berkeley... its kind sickening actually.

-Your Mother

Everytime i turn on the tv ... it's beach volly ball.

I want to see the cool shit.

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Originally posted by Your Mother I personally think Geography plays the biggest factor. What sports in the summer olympics favor Canada geographically? Rowing comes to mind and not much else (and we are a definite contender in rowing). The US on the other hand can be good at almost everything (summer and winter) because it has the geography to support interest in almost every sporting event thats played. Another big factor as to why the US does so well is college sports. Many of the US olympians received scholarship money to study at top schools while progressing their sport. This allows the athletes to get a free (and good) education and all they have to do is continue competing in something they like. Unfortunately I'm forced to watch NBC's coverage but I can't describe the number of US athletes that attend schools like Brown, Stanford or Berkeley... its kind sickening actually. -Your Mother

That's not really true anymore because a lot of the athletes practice in the US, including our Canadian athletes who get scholarships in the US...so geography really isn't much of a factor i think but for some it's true

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