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Originally Posted by mako88sb
I was watching most of the snowboard cross and Mike Robertson came oh so close to getting gold. Congrats to Seth Wescott for his come from behind win. Pretty exciting event to watch.  |
That was a great race. I think Robertson was playing it a bit safe once he got some room, and Wescott was amazingly fast at the end. Congrats to him!
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Originally Posted by nikimcbee
Why do they have women's hockey as a olympic sport? Really now, there are only 2 decent teams: the US and Canada. All of the other teams suck.  Where's the sport in this, all they (US/Canada) have to do is get off the plane and one of them is getting the gold..... |
Well it is still a developing sport. Men's hockey was the same in the Olympics early on, and still can be when some of the weaker teams come up against the NHL-stacked teams.
Most Goals, One Team, One Game (Pre-War Era)
33 – Canada, vs. Switzerland, 33-0, 1924
30 – Canada, vs. Czechoslovakia, 30-0, 1924
29 – USA, vs. Switzerland, 29-0, 1920
Most Goals, One Team, One Game (Modern Era)
31 – USA, vs. Italy, 31-1, 1948
23 – USA, vs. Poland, 23-4, 1948
23 – Sweden, vs. Italy, 23-0, 1948
23 – Canada, vs. Austria, 23-0, 1956
If there are no major tournaments to aspire to, the other countries will never develop as they did in Men's. Look how good the Soviets became when the Olympics was the only thing they could aspire to.
I do agree with you about the entertainment value, but boring sports have always been allowed in the Olympics.