i still have my Flutie Flakes, lol
i am fine with the funding (i think, lol)....i meant the phrase was very un-Canadian, imo...own the podium has always been that rare occurrence when a country captures gold silver and bronze in an event...this committee redefined it as winning the most medals this year...they seem to forget that other countries are moving forward also since 2002 and 2006...anyhow, the race between USA and Germany for overalls medal count is exciting...the most golds won is also exciting and all that matters, imo....close doenst count here
imo, too said about pressure on our athletes...its what the opposition uses to fuel their tanks that matters based on my experience competing for the province or the country...other athletes and countries are thriving off the Own the Podium phrase when facing a Canuck competitor...its a huge edge
many examples...i remember when the USA gals used the Canuck flag on the floor of their dressing room back in 2002 as a motivating tool...when word of that spread to the Canuck captain (Hayley) you could just sense that the USA team was done...many coaches use newspaper headline clippings containing opposition quotes...anyhow, i think the committee finally said the phrase was a dumb idea and conceded medal count defeat to opponents, duh
i dont mind funding the athletes but i think $110M for that luge track is dumb
the only events that appeal to me as a viewer are hockey, curling (lol) and that snowboard and ski cross...i find single heats boring especially when it all comes down to less than a second for win-lose differentials...the speed skaters should skate on a figure 8 track so it tests their ability to cross over both directions, and also brings collision avoidance strategy into play....i say build a wide luge and bobsled track and have them all go off at once!
I should be exiled...I do not Believe, lol