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Deberg_1990 · 01:32 PM

**Edit** Only 2 weeks away!!! 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver! **Edit from 2006**

You can never get enough Luge, Biathlon and Curling coverage. Anyone else excited??

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics

CanadianChief · 02-20-2014, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief

The point of the cartoon was how important hockey is in Canada. Sad that we have to explain that.

My fault. I took it as a slam against Canada. Which is pretty much expected around here.

GloryDayz · 02-20-2014, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RaiderH8r

USA Hockey: Takin' a Big Shit on the Big Stage

SPATCH · 02-20-2014, 04:04 PM

I am extremely fond of Canada as a people, and as a country. Wonderful sense of humor and outlook on life, generally speaking.

Tomorrow, the gloves are coming off for a little bit, though.

SPATCH · 02-20-2014, 04:07 PM

Also, it should be noted:

Whoever happens to go on to the final MUST bring the gold back to North America. The North American brand of hockey is quite different from the European brand. This is about pride.

Last thing we need to see is the gold medal going to a bunch of European fancymen.

**DaFace** · 02-20-2014, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by the_spatula

Also, it should be noted:

Whoever happens to go on to the final MUST bring the gold back to North America. The North American brand of hockey is quite different from the European brand. This is about pride.

Last thing we need to see is the gold medal going to a bunch of European fancymen.

Yep - if the U.S. loses tomorrow, I'll be pulling for Canada without question.

The_Doctor10 · 02-20-2014, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RaiderH8r

Yeah. You forgot about the Summer Games. Which is forgivable since your athletes seem to have forgotten about them too.

In London we rolled out 46 gold medals to Canada's 1 and a total of a 104 to Canada's 18.

So there's that to consider too.

As a country, we appreciate the Summer Games for what they are. If some of our people do well, we're really happy for them.

Not surprisingly, the Winter Olympics are a far bigger deal. It isn't just because of the hockey; culturally, stuff like bobsled, curling, luge/skeleton, speed skating etc is just way more important/interesting to us than the 100M dash and a hundred and fifty swimming disciplines.

Purely from a visual standpoint, the events at the Winter Games are far more compelling.

And there's the hockey thing. We don't get best-on-best tournaments in hockey outside of the Olympics, so it's kind of a big deal for us.

CanadianChief · 02-20-2014, 04:28 PM

Deal???

KC_Connection · 02-20-2014, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief

I'm with you on this. I really wanted our women to grab the gold instead of their collective necks, but so be it and congrats to Canada on an epic comeback.

But if Team USA can keep playing the way they have been and win tomorrow, well hell it will all be worth it for me.

I don't want to have to stop rooting for Phil Kessel and Joe Pavelski yet.

Should also mention that I'm Canadian here, so I did enjoy today's outcome (not that I hate the US at all, it was tough watching them lose like that, I have ties there too). Tomorrow's game is the one I wait every four years for, though.

Also, as a Leafs fan, it's good to see Kessel finally getting the respect he deserves. He's a tremendous player, one of the world's best scorers and getting better every year.

KC_Connection · 02-20-2014, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by RaiderH8r

Yeah. You forgot about the Summer Games. Which is forgivable since your athletes seem to have forgotten about them too.

In London we rolled out 46 gold medals to Canada's 1 and a total of a 104 to Canada's 18.

So there's that to consider too.

Has something to do with the much lower population and significantly less funding for summer sports. The two countries aren't comparable in the slightest in that regard.

KC_Connection · 02-20-2014, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Doctor10

As a country, we appreciate the Summer Games for what they are. If some of our people do well, we're really happy for them.

Not surprisingly, the Winter Olympics are a far bigger deal. It isn't just because of the hockey; culturally, stuff like bobsled, curling, luge/skeleton, speed skating etc is just way more important/interesting to us than the 100M dash and a hundred and fifty swimming disciplines.

Purely from a visual standpoint, the events at the Winter Games are far more compelling.

And there's the hockey thing. We don't get best-on-best tournaments in hockey outside of the Olympics, so it's kind of a big deal for us.

To me, it isn't. I love the Summer Olympics, it's a much grander affair than the Winter and involves much more of the world's best athletes. But hockey is the great difference maker in Canada. It's everything in that culture. If Canada wins these 2 golds in hockey, the rest of it all doesn't matter much.

KC_Connection · 02-20-2014, 05:06 PM

cosmo20002 · 02-20-2014, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Doctor10

As a country, we appreciate the Summer Games for what they are. If some of our people do well, we're really happy for them.

Not surprisingly, the Winter Olympics are a far bigger deal. It isn't just because of the hockey; culturally, stuff like bobsled, curling, luge/skeleton, speed skating etc is just way more important/interesting to us than the 100M dash and a hundred and fifty swimming disciplines.

Purely from a visual standpoint, the events at the Winter Games are far more compelling.

And there's the hockey thing. We don't get best-on-best tournaments in hockey outside of the Olympics, so it's kind of a big deal for us.

Sounds like someone's still upset about Ben Johnson

Mr. Laz · 02-20-2014, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ottawa_chiefs_fan

Bring it on, bitch.

As close as you are to the U.S., you wouldn't even last as long as Iraq.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad · 02-20-2014, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

As close as you are to the U.S., you wouldn't even last as long as Iraq.

Not something to be proud of

CaliforniaChief · 02-20-2014, 06:52 PM

I have an enormous amount of respect for Canada and in particular, their hockey tradition. Most of my favorite NHL players (Doughty/Carter/J. Williams/M. Richards) are Canadians.

That's why I want to win this game tomorrow so badly for the US, because beating Canada would be a huge step for American hockey.

And as has been expressed, I'll be rooting for whomever wins this match tomorrow.

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