Friday, February 17, 2006

Sportsmanship

I just finished watching the Sweden/USA women's hockey game.
I have to say, I was cheering hard for Sweden. A swedish win would mean they would play Canada for the gold. And seeing as I'm pretty tired of the US Canada rivalry, its nice to have a new opponent. So Sweden wins in a shoot out 3-2. And I can give one more reason to be glad they one: USA player Ruggerio and her unsportsman like comments against team Canada. It seems these games are riddle with disgruntled athletes making negative comments against others. I can only relate a few comments made against the Canadians. One such moment comes from Mens Skater Brian Joubert of France, saying the Canadians should never have been at the olympics because they couldn't land their quads. Funny thing is, karma came round and bit Joubert in the butt, cause he didn't land his quad during the long program, and didn't make it to the podium, where Canada's Jeoffery Buttle did, and got a bronze.

I just wish people could shut their mouths and compete, without all this negativity.
Congrats Canada on a clean, good conduct.

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