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Let OUR Games Begin... The 2010 Vancouver Olympics Thread (pg. 63)
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by FunkyCrew
um I'm expecting an appology for this crap - what is this with insults today?!
all I'm saying is that I expected Canada to accept a silver with dignity, that is all. |
lol don't take it so seriously.
but you're dead wrong. they would've looked just as bad as the Americans did yesterday. I don't think you understand how high expectations were for them to win, especially after the massive disappointment in Turin. |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by infinity HiGH
lol don't take it so seriously.
but you're dead wrong. they would've looked just as bad as the Americans did yesterday. I don't think you understand how high expectations were for them to win, especially after the massive disappointment in Turin. |
I'm wrong, I'm wrong - fine to just say that lol
don't call me like this :o
at the end of the day, the hockey gold stays in Canada and that's all that matters! |
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| Spam |
| quote: | | Originally posted by evil_cookie |
Such anger over the internetz.
Relax dude, itīs not your fault you have a tiny, permaflacid penis. If you keep your mouth shut and play your cards right, you MIGHT just marry an umpa lumpa of your own one day. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Perhaps the Russians' criticisms stem from the fact that they're next in line to host the winter games? Not that it's justified....but just a thought. |
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| osterzone |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
hahahah bitter americans = icing on cake |
Do you understand how to count?
Let's compare:
Gold Medals:
Canada - 14
USA - 9
Winner: Canada
Silver Medals:
Canada - 7
USA - 15
Winner: USA
Bronze Medals:
Canada - 5
USA - 13
Winner: USA
Overall Medals:
Canada - 26
USA - 37
Winner: USA
Just because you got 5 more goal medals than us doesn't mean you "won" the entire Olympics. Take a look at the Silver and Bronze medal counts...we got more than twice of those than you in those categories. Overall is what really matters.
Under your logic, you would believe this hypothetical situation:
Country X wins 50 medals, 13 golds
Canada wins 20 medals, 14 golds
CANADA IS BETTER DOOD!!1111!111
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| osterzone |
| quote: | Originally posted by love_child
I dont get the womens team thing...why was it a disgrace? Who gives a . |
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Are you that ignorant? |
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| Spam |
| quote: | Originally posted by FunkyCrew
I'm wrong, I'm wrong - fine to just say that lol
don't call me like this :o
at the end of the day, the hockey gold stays in Canada and that's all that matters! |
If iīm not mistaken... In 2006 the Canadian menīs hockey team trashed the locker room after losing to Russia in the quarter-finals. Imagine what they would have done if theyīd lost the gold-medal game after LEADING 2-0. |
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| Firechild |
| quote: | Originally posted by osterzone
Just because you got 5 more goal medals than us doesn't mean you "won" the entire Olympics. Take a look at the Silver and Bronze medal counts...we got more than twice of those than you in those categories. Overall is what really matters. |
If Overall is really what matters, what do you think people will remember the 2010 games for? USA being awarded the most medals, or Canada taking home the most Gold medals in the history of the games?
Keep thinking what you want, that's what defines you people anyway :p |
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| Spam |
| quote: | Originally posted by osterzone
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Are you that ignorant? |
Pfft, itīs no disgrace, just a bad decision by the women. In reality, no one in the world gives a , and the vast majority were actually amused to hear about it.
Thatīs no īdisgraceī.
And as for the medal-count. Gold is the most important deciding factor. A gold represents a win, while silver and bronze are just consolation prizes for LOSERS.
Afterall, Seinfeld, I think it was anyway, put it best. Second place is only the first loser. |
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| osterzone |
| quote: | Originally posted by Firechild
If Overall is really what matters, what do you think people will remember the 2010 games for? USA being awarded the most medals, or Canada taking home the most Gold medals in the history of the games?
Keep thinking what you want, that's what defines you people anyway :p |
The fact that Canada took home the most means absolutely nothing. Why? Because with the progression of Olympic athletes in the last decade or so (examples: Phelps, Ohno, Bolt, etc.), past records mean jack because they get broken so easily.
In four or eight years, when Canada's "most gold" record gets broken, do you think anyone will give a ? In the future do you think they will look back and say "oh well that Olympics is where Canada placed second in that record"?
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| osterzone |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spam
Pfft, itīs no disgrace, just a bad decision by the women. In reality, no one in the world gives a , and the vast majority were actually amused to hear about it.
Thatīs no īdisgraceī. |
So everyone outside of your basement doesn't care? Holy ignorance Batman!
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And as for the medal-count. Gold is the most important deciding factor. A gold represents a win, while silver and bronze are just consolation prizes for LOSERS. |
Yes, and no. A silver or bronze medal is a recognition that's better than nothing in an event (Canada knows this pretty well...look at the USA/Canada comparison I made above). |
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| FunkyCrew |
as someone already said - noone is gonna look back and say "oh country X got so many medals in total in 2010", it's "in 2010, country X had the most gold medals"
it's all about:
a. Gold and
b. having the most gold EVER as a hosting country
on both counts we're the winner. |
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