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Chief
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Feb 27, 2010 - 11:12pm PT
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Even Harper admits our boys are going to have to play their best to win against in his words, "the most consistent team".
He's going to be there to see it in person.
Do you think Obama will watch the game?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 28, 2010 - 12:00am PT
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The men's 50 km cross-country is traditionally the last event of the winter Olympics, the grand finale. It will be interesting to see how it goes tomorrow, particularly whether Petter Northug can win a fourth medal and/or second gold. I'll have to watch it on Norwegian TV's website.
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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Feb 28, 2010 - 12:04am PT
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I can't prove it, but I feel 99% sure that Obama couldn't care less. Basketball is his game. The dude grew up in Hawaii (and Indonesia) and hockey (and every other sport in Winter Olympics) is foreign to him.
Trust me when I say this, and I'm not promoting any racist BS one way or the other but as someone who has gone to lots of Colorado Avalanche games and keeps his eyes open--black Americans care about as much about hockey as they do about curling (the difference is that most, although by no means all, likely have at least a very general sense of what hockey is).
Obama may well *pretend* to care because, as a politician, he has to pretend to care about what his constituents care about, and some Americans have a mild interest in hockey.
As I am typing this: there is a joke on NBC--
knock knock
who's there
Canada
Canada who
Can-a-dyou open the door please?
I don't care if you do win in hockey, that about says it all!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 28, 2010 - 12:10am PT
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Well, blahblah, you've posted 21 times to this thread, which suggests that you, at least, are an American (USAnian?) who cares about winter sports and hockey.
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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Feb 28, 2010 - 12:15am PT
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I was talking about Obama, not me.
I am praying to whatever deities I can think of that US WHIPS CANADA BIG TIME!!!!!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Feb 28, 2010 - 12:18am PT
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Somebody is going to get pucked.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 28, 2010 - 12:23am PT
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In a hockey game, I'd pick the trad climbers over the gym climbers any day.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Feb 28, 2010 - 12:29am PT
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The team sporting the fewest teeth usually wins.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Feb 28, 2010 - 05:27am PT
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No Tsunami in Japan!
I guess I'll just have to watch the Olympic hockey game to get a little excitement now.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 28, 2010 - 03:24pm PT
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Petter Northug of Norway has won the men's 50 km cross country, nosing out German Axel Teichmann at the finish. It is his second gold and fourth medal of the Olympics, and Norway's 11th gold. A fine traditional finish to the Olympics, which Norway has dominated.
http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/skisport/article3542309.ece
It illustrates how hockey-insane Canada is that I got this information from Norwegian media.
I was just out for coffee and a walk, and was dismayed to see large numbers of young men buying beer and hopping on the bus downtown. Hopefully they'll behave, but I wouldn't bet on it.
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bmacd
Trad climber
Beautiful, BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2010 - 03:26pm PT
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Just a reminder about the last USA canada game. The shots on goal told the story, 45 for Canada, 23 for the US. Brodeur wasn't up to the goaltending task. Luongo is.
May the best team win !
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 28, 2010 - 05:05pm PT
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Petter Northug was in 14th place at the 45 km mark in the 50 km, but had another of his trademark explosive finishes, and won in 2:05:35.5. Teichmann's time was 2:05:35.8, and Johan Olsson of Sweden won bronze. Tobias Angerer of Germany and Canada's Devon Kershaw finished in a near dead heat for fourth.
Amazing - 50 km, and decided by 0.3 seconds. A fantastic finish to the Olympics.
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bmacd
Trad climber
Beautiful, BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2010 - 06:47pm PT
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The streets are alive with jubiliant UBC students screaming here ! Superb hockey game.
Congrats to all medal winners of every nation ! 14 Gold medals by one nation is the new winter Olympic record set by Canada. There could be no better grand finale !!!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 28, 2010 - 07:18pm PT
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Enough of the fudged numbers. Canadian athletes and teams won a total of 14 gold medals, out of 86 = 16.3%. For some preceding winter Olympics:
2006 - Germany: 11/84 = 13.1%
2002 - Norway: 13/80 = 16.25%
1998 - Germany: 12/69 = 17.4%
1994 - Germany: 10/61 = 16.4%
1992 - Germany: 10/57 = 17.5%
1988 - Soviet Union: 11/46 = 23.9%
1984 - East Germany: 9/39 = 23.1%
1980 - Soviet Union: 10/38 = 26.3%
1976 - Soviet Union: 13/37 = 35.1%
There are many more events now, and you also have to factor in national populations, per capita GDP, and % of population living in or near snowy areas, and perhaps other factors, for it to mean anything.
To look at it another way:
1952 - Norway: 7/22 = 31.8%
14 golds may be a record in absolute terms, but isn't in most others.
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bmacd
Trad climber
Beautiful, BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2010 - 07:35pm PT
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There are many more events now, and you also have to factor in national populations, per capita GDP, and % of population living in or near snowy areas, and perhaps other factors, for it to mean anything.
So why bother continuously posting incomplete stats, crunch the numbers and dont post anything else in this thread till your have completely achieved your mission to numerically discredit an outstanding performance by YOUR COUNTRY
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 28, 2010 - 07:35pm PT
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FOURTEEN!!!!
Scooooooooooooooooooore!!!!!!!111111111111111111
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thedogfather
climber
Somewhere near Red Rocks
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Feb 28, 2010 - 07:40pm PT
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USA 7 CANADA 6 SWEET
sitting back, getting popcorn waiting
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Srbphoto
Trad climber
Kennewick wa
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Feb 28, 2010 - 07:43pm PT
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US, Canada shine atop Winter Games medals tables
By DAVID CRARY (AP) – 55 minutes ago
In a remarkable show of depth and talent by the North American neighbors, the United States won the overall medals race at the Vancouver Olympics with 37 — the most ever by any country at the Winter Games.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 28, 2010 - 07:52pm PT
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As with the previous poster, I'm merely pointing out that the question of which nation "won" the Olympics is an open one. If the question is a proper one to ask - it may not be - then let's be somewhat rational about it. National pride is fine - clearly Canadian athletes did very well, and I'm glad that they did. But don't get carried away with it.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 28, 2010 - 07:54pm PT
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Yeah yeah yeah. "Close" only counts in horseshoes, grenades, and the Olympics.
But there is only ONE winner!! And the number would be FOURTEEN!!
Go Canada Go!
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