[Got my authentic Ryan Miller USA hockey jersey in the mail today]

I'm not really interested in getting into a national chest thumping event but lets just be clear on a few things here.

 

1. The "Miracle on Ice" was college kids beating paid professionals. A group of professionals who were widely regarded as one of the greatest teams of all time.

 

2. Canada poured $120 million dollars into your gold medal efforts. Your achievements had a MASSIVE cost.

 

3. In Canada, best athletes play hockey. In the U.S. our best athletes rarely ever consider playing hockey. If the best athletes in the U.S decide to play hockey instead of baseball, football or basketball your national sport would be dominated by U.S. athletes.

 

Be thankful we don't pay more attention to your national sport or you may never see a cup or a podium again.

 

1. It was a hockey game, with many Americans cheering for them.

 

2. We got the most Gold.

 

3. Different places like different sports. In Europe, the best athletes play soccer, so what's your point?

 

To your last statement, keep dreaming.

[Got my authentic Ryan Miller USA hockey jersey in the mail today]

Trample off hoser! Look at the total medal count not just golds in determining who had the more successful Olympics. Use any formula you want to value the medals and the U.S. was the most successful country at the games. We won 11 more total medals than Canada. Canada wasn't even second. And beating the U.S. at hockey is no great achievment, althought this one was anybody's game. The U.S. completely dominated the second and third periods. Hockey is a fringe sport in the U.S. and most Americans don't even care. It is no more important to us than any other winter sport and none of them is as popular as the major sports in the U.S., which are baseball, basketball, and football. Even golf and tennis are more popular in the U.S. than hockey. So enjoy your celebration, but nobody outside of Canada gives a rat's ass.

 

It's still popular around the world. Plus you cherished the 1980 "Miracle On Ice".