Oh, Canada, what the hell are you doing?

[Goofball]

Man, if anything could go wrong for us at the Olympics, it has. First we throw away an easy double play ball in the bottom of the eighth against the Cubans (we went from a one run lead to being down by three before I stopped watching), then our star women's hurdler (favored to win gold) trips over the first hurdle and goes down. All of this took place in the space of ten minutes.

My stomach hurts...

[Hosakawa Tito]

The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat. I find in trying times such as these an ice cold beer helps to salve the wounds.

[Goofball]

The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat. I find in trying times such as these an ice cold beer helps to salve the wounds.

Believe me, if I wasn't at work right now I would have already had several bowls of loudmouth soup...

[Obex]

At least you didnt have your best basketball players stay home, then have to explain why the 'dream team' sucks so badly.

[Hosakawa Tito]

Obex, I believe the problem was TEAM play. The rest of the world is catching up in basketball, there are some fine international players and teams outside the US now. Basketball is a team game, a bunch of "hotdogs" can and will get beat by team players. The USA team got what it deserved.

Goofball, I'm having a few cold ones in empathy with you.

[KukriKhan]

Obex, I believe the problem was TEAM play. The rest of the world is catching up in basketball, there are some fine international players and teams outside the US now. Basketball is a team game, a bunch of "hotdogs" can and will get beat by team players. The USA team got what it deserved.

Goofball, I'm having a few cold ones in empathy with you.

Me help, toooooooo

Anyone think the drugging/doping hoopla will make a difference in competitions from now on - or will (some) competitors always seek an 'edge' granted by other than hard training?

[Beirut]

Ya, but did you see that Quebec chick get the gold in the 1500 meter wheelchair race? Good stuff! (Seriously, I saw it about two nights ago, I had no idea it was a sport. But really, how different is it from cycling?)

Our guy in the men's wheelchair race got knocked over and nearly broke his head. Bummer.

[Mount Suribachi]

Are the wheelchair races in the Olympics proper now? If so, good, cos I never liked the idea of having a separate "special" olympics.


*awaits flaming*

[Goofball]

Are the wheelchair races in the Olympics proper now? If so, good, cos I never liked the idea of having a separate "special" olympics.


*awaits flaming*

I believe wheelchair races are a demonstration sport this year. Here's a question: If wheelchair races are now a "regular" Olympic event, will (or should) they allow non-paraplegics to take part in it if they wish?

[Mount Suribachi]

Most definately yes.

[Beirut]

Good question.

But I think not. Having a fully abled person putting themselves in a wheelchair to win a medal just seems insulting, if not insultingly self-centered.

Also, there are lifestyle factors that make training for a wheelchair athlete much more difficult than for an able bodied athlete. I just don't think it would be fair.

[Sir Chauncy]

Well in that case in the interests of fairness they should make men and women compete in the same events and not have separate races for each of the sexes. I don't understand why that is still allowed. After all, so much of the world these days is about enforcing equality that things like the Olympics fly in the face of it all. It is almost like admiting that there are actually differences between men and women...

*rolls eyes*

[Efrem Da King]

Man, if anything could go wrong for us at the Olympics, it has. First we throw away an easy double play ball in the bottom of the eighth against the Cubans (we went from a one run lead to being down by three before I stopped watching), then our star women's hurdler (favored to win gold) trips over the first hurdle and goes down. All of this took place in the space of ten minutes.

My stomach hurts...

AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA



Australia is comeing third!!

And we are like one of the smallest countries in the world (population wise) so there!!

[Lehesu]

Well in that case in the interests of fairness they should make men and women compete in the same events and not have separate races for each of the sexes. I don't understand why that is still allowed. After all, so much of the world these days is about enforcing equality that things like the Olympics fly in the face of it all. It is almost like admiting that there are actually differences between men and women...

*rolls eyes*

There are differences between men and women. Not what you mean, though...

[Goofball]

AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA



Australia is comeing third!!

And we are like one of the smallest countries in the world (population wise) so there!!

Good on you, too. It shows what a country's athletes are capable of when the government pays a little bit of attention to supporting amateur sport. Unlike Canada where we treat our athletes like second class citizens.

I always like to see the Aussies do well. I think Canadians identify with the Australians because we have so much in common. Mainly that we're the two coolest countries in the world but we're the only ones who realize it...

[Beirut]

Actually, I think lots of other people think so too, that's why they are willing to hide themselves in cargo containers and risk death to get here.

Canada. We're so cool we're frozen.