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SolitaryThrush · Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 32

pnksweater: they did the height/weight for (male) skiiers as well. Not sure what it adds, but it's probably the on-screen equivalent of baseball cards. Human interest, I guess.

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

For Japan, the Torino Olympics will be remembered as the "crying games".
What is up with that?

Shonai Ben · Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 617

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

But men...and so far from contention?
Doesn't it fly in the face of all the business about stoicism?

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

Brooks · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1369 Location: Sagamihara

well until someone wins a medal, the Japanese athletes will be crying.
So far, they haven`t lived up to the hype.

But I think anybody who makes it to the Olympics is a champion, whether they win or not.

I want to see hockey too, but I only saw Canada play Switzerland.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

The Canada-Czech game was on last night, the first live game I've seen in 4 years. Don't know if they will show another Canada game. If they don't start playing better, tonight will be Canada's last.

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

Thank goodness we have some good speed skaters. Klassen is amazing, no wonder she was our female athlete of the year last year. 4 medals, in every colour, this Olympics.

What went wrong with the Cdn men's hockey team? 2 goals in their last 4 games. That's ugly.

JimDunlop2 · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 2286 Location: Japan

Same problem as always. Everyone thinks they're a prima dona NHL superstar. They know how to interact with their own team due to repeated exposure but they don't know how to be part of a national team. Until that happens they don't really deserve to (nor can they expect to) win.

But as long as the Russians don't win gold I'll be happy.

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan

Willy_In_Japan · Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 329

I recall reading about the Canadian team in December, and they were saying how it was more defence minded than offence.

I was worried that they didn't have enough scoring punch, and that may have been the case. One or two goals shouldn't beat you, but it did.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

Hindsight is 20/20. My doubts going into the games was that they did not have enough youth. I know missing Mario and Yzerman, they lacked leadership. Crosby should not have been left off the team. Sure his time will come, but he could have got a lot of experience from this and who knows what would have happened. Look at Ovechkin, he was the one who knocked Canada out. Bure was not afraid of choosing him.