SinceThe70s Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 12 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: She is getting killed on Twitter..in typical Canadian fashion most bashes from Canadians are something to the effect,, "Cmom your Canadian, you're better than that, that is something the Americans would do" although they have not done that 4 medal ceremonies previously. Just catching up now. #1, I don't see this as a Canadian/American thing. I appreciate that her competitive nature led her to do what she did. I think it's more a slap in the face to Finland and the womens teams that didn't medal. But I don't think that was her intention. I'm also an Islander fan that remembers when Billy Smith refused the post-series handshake. I always gave him credit for owning it and to some extent respected his opinion even though I still thought it was douchey. In the end I just see it as an emotional response by an intense competitor. No biggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Just catching up now. #1, I don't see this as a Canadian/American thing. I appreciate that her competitive nature led her to do what she did. I think it's more a slap in the face to Finland and the womens teams that didn't medal. But I don't think that was her intention. I'm also an Islander fan that remembers when Billy Smith refused the post-series handshake. I always gave him credit for owning it and to some extent respected his opinion even though I still thought it was douchey. In the end I just see it as an emotional response by an intense competitor. No biggie. I had a hypothetical conversation with my wife tonight regarding whether she would be happy or disappointed if she won silver or bronze. She said she would be happy regardless because she got a medal in the Olympics. This is probably how most reasonable people think. Me on the other hand, I think if I was talented enough to make it to the Olympics I would be disappointed I'd I was on the podium and it wasn't gold. I get the Canadian girls disappointment in a silver medal. However, I think you have to have some situational awareness and not do what she did. Give it the ol McKayla Maroney not impress face or something, but keep the medal around your neck. Edited February 23, 2018 by RaoulDuke79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 minute ago, RaoulDuke79 said: I had a hypothetical conversation with my wife tonight regarding whether she would be happy or disappointed if she won silver or bronze. She said she would be happy regardless because she got a medal in the Olympics. This is probably how most reasonable people think. Me on the other hand, I think if I was talented enough to make it to the Olympics I would be disappointed I'd I was on the podium and it wasn't gold. I get the Canadian girls disappointment in a silver medal. However, I think you have to have some situational awareness and not do what she did. Give it the ol McKayla Maroney not impress face or something, but keep the medal around your neck. The team vs. individual dynamic is interesting as well. We all want or expect certain behaviors from the also-rans, but none of us put in the blood, sweat and tears to get where they did, whether it's individual or team. In the end, I didn't like nor would condone what she did, but I won't condemn it either. She was emotional, people are fallible, poop happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, RaoulDuke79 said: I had a hypothetical conversation with my wife tonight regarding whether she would be happy or disappointed if she won silver or bronze. She said she would be happy regardless because she got a medal in the Olympics. This is probably how most reasonable people think. Me on the other hand, I think if I was talented enough to make it to the Olympics I would be disappointed I'd I was on the podium and it wasn't gold. It depends how good you are. If you're the gold medalist favorite then I'd be disappointed in silver. If you're not expected to medal you'd be thrilled with bronze. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Doc Brown said: It depends how good you are. If you're the gold medalist favorite then I'd be disappointed in silver. If you're not expected to medal you'd be thrilled with bronze. This seems like a rational idea. You should have been my guidance counselor . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, RaoulDuke79 said: This seems like a rational idea. You should have been my guidance counselor . I'd be a horrible guidance counselor. I'm pretty sure I'd use the line from Caddyshack for the lazy/slow students. "The world needs ditch diggers too." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 7 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: The team vs. individual dynamic is interesting as well. We all want or expect certain behaviors from the also-rans, but none of us put in the blood, sweat and tears to get where they did, whether it's individual or team. In the end, I didn't like nor would condone what she did, but I won't condemn it either. She was emotional, people are fallible, poop happens. i disliked the comments on Twitter more than I disliked her actions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 8 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: Just catching up now. #1, I don't see this as a Canadian/American thing. I appreciate that her competitive nature led her to do what she did. I think it's more a slap in the face to Finland and the womens teams that didn't medal. But I don't think that was her intention. I'm also an Islander fan that remembers when Billy Smith refused the post-series handshake. I always gave him credit for owning it and to some extent respected his opinion even though I still thought it was douchey. In the end I just see it as an emotional response by an intense competitor. No biggie. That's b.s. They're all competitive. Everyone in the world knew how disappointed the Canadians were; she made it a selfish thing all about herself. It was classless and is not anything to be admired or "appreciated." There's a real problem when poor sportsmanship is excused or respected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 8 hours ago, RaoulDuke79 said: I had a hypothetical conversation with my wife tonight regarding whether she would be happy or disappointed if she won silver or bronze. She said she would be happy regardless because she got a medal in the Olympics. This is probably how most reasonable people think. Me on the other hand, I think if I was talented enough to make it to the Olympics I would be disappointed I'd I was on the podium and it wasn't gold. I get the Canadian girls disappointment in a silver medal. However, I think you have to have some situational awareness and not do what she did. Give it the ol McKayla Maroney not impress face or something, but keep the medal around your neck. I saw a blurb on tv a few days ago about the psychology of medals. gold=obviously ecstatic bronze=glad to be on the podium silver=pissed off. I should have won gold. Obviously every person and every event are unique, but there have been a few cases where these feelings are apparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) Canadians down2-0 early 2nd..Canadians doing best Sabres impression and cant get wide open shots on net Canada goes down 4-3, with a vicious head shot to boot. Edited February 23, 2018 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 4 hours ago, eball said: That's b.s. They're all competitive. Everyone in the world knew how disappointed the Canadians were; she made it a selfish thing all about herself. It was classless and is not anything to be admired or "appreciated." There's a real problem when poor sportsmanship is excused or respected. She made a mistake and apologized. Let’s put down the stones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eball Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 22 minutes ago, BeginnersMind said: She made a mistake and apologized. Let’s put down the stones. I'm glad she apologized and hope she meant it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FappyTheClown Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Does anyone else here hate Shaun White? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, eball said: I'm glad she apologized and hope she meant it. Do you doubt it? The righteous outrage over this woman’s mistake is a bit much, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 2 hours ago, BeginnersMind said: Do you doubt it? The righteous outrage over this woman’s mistake is a bit much, no? Her "mistake" on a worldwide stage was a bit much, no? What she did is pretty much unheard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 19 hours ago, SoTier said: The US Curling team skipped by John Schuster just beat the Canadians in the curling semi-finals, advancing to the gold medal round for the first time ever with a 5-3 win. The US is guaranteed at least a silver for the first time ever. The US plays Sweden on Saturday for the gold. Here's the story: US Curling Semi Finals The gold medal game in men's curling will began about 1 am tonight. Curling aficionados can look for it on NBC, NBCSN or CNBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 33 minutes ago, SoTier said: The gold medal game in men's curling will began about 1 am tonight. Curling aficionados can look for it on NBC, NBCSN or CNBC. As much as I'd like to watch it live I think I'll record it and watch when I get up in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 12 minutes ago, eball said: As much as I'd like to watch it live I think I'll record it and watch when I get up in the morning. One of the benies of being retired is that I can stay up late and watch live. If the US wins (and maybe if it doesn't), NBC should have the highlights of the game on later tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 7 hours ago, FappyTheClown said: Does anyone else here hate Shaun White? I wouldn't go so far as 'hate', but let's just say if I never saw or heard from Shaun White again I wouldn't be missing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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