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I am wondering though, how much politics may have hurt both the US and Canada in these medal standings, or if they're just showing so low because it's early and it were just events that they weren't very strong in. I would expect Canada to be significantly higher than 17th place, and 5th sounds pretty low for the US as well.

We might not actually be sending our best. They might not have gotten their chance because they didn't check off the right boxes. Plus, with Covid lockdowns, I'm sure that messed up the ability for whatever athletes we are sending there to train for probably a couple of years. I doubt even in the European countries that shut things down that they were actually preventing any of their Olympic hopefuls from training everyday, although I would believe it if I heard that wasn't the case in the US or Canada.

You got a second team to root for if things don't improve for North America, Brenda?

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Just looked for the first time.

Canada's in 12 now, and you're beating China who's in 13th. I was surprised to see that Russia isn't even in the top 20, which is as much as Google's going to give me.

Norway is killing it. They are by far the leader of the pack right now. Total medal count for them is 11, which is tied with Italy and 4 more than both Japan and the US. But Norway has 6 golds, which is double 2nd, 3rd and 4th place with only 3. US, Japan and Italy only have 2 golds each. Canada, China and Russia have zero golds. It's possible from what I'm seeing that Russia hasn't even gotten a medal at all.

Were they banned from the Olympics again? I pay so little attention to them that it wouldn't surprise me that they were and I didn't know about it until now. It's a better explanation than Russia not even winning a single bronze by now.

Canada's gotta get a gold, Brenda!

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It is good see that we are slowly crawling up in the standings.

I think most of the countries there have women hockey teams. I know the Nordic countries do and of course Canada and the US. Not sure about some others.

And today the Canadian women played the US and lost. Only by one goal and it was in overtime. So Canada takes the silver and the US gets gold. But there will be a next time. *evil laugh*

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It is good see that we are slowly crawling up in the standings.

I think most of the countries there have women hockey teams. I know the Nordic countries do and of course Canada and the US. Not sure about some others.

And today the Canadian women played the US and lost. Only by one goal and it was in overtime. So Canada takes the silver and the US gets gold. But there will be a next time. *evil laugh*

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NGL, Brenda... but because my old man was really into the hockey and was actually watching the 3rd period of the game before it went into overtime I kind of was rooting for the US team to win, just to make him happy. For whatever reason he decided to watch Women's Hockey, although he's boycotted the entire Olympics otherwise because of some of the athletes coming out and speaking against America. By the time I got off the phone with him, I had already known that the US tied it up with about 2 minutes left because he got excited all of the sudden. Up to that point, he was kind of ragging on Team USA because they had beaten all of the other teams up to this point something like 31 goals to 7 or something like that. And that included winning against Canada's team in the Round Robin earlier. He said they were choking and were going to lose it in the end.

I hadn't looked into it after that. I didn't know if they won or lost until I saw your post here.

Sorry about that. Maybe next time.



If it's any consolation, my old man is positive the US Mens hockey team is going to get crushed by the Canadian team, so it should be a wash.



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No worries SIX. I was watching the game before lunch or before I left. I saw Canada had one goal and yay! we were going to win. Then the US came and got that goal. All I could think was Noooooooo! I had to get going at that point was just hoping. There is always next time for the ladies.

I looked up if the men's teams have played yet. And like your dad said they haven't. So we have one more chance to as Hulk says, "Smash" *evil laugh*

Because where's the fun in a rivalry if you can't be down your opponent.

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No worries SIX. I was watching the game before lunch or before I left. I saw Canada had one goal and yay! we were going to win. Then the US came and got that goal. All I could think was Noooooooo! I had to get going at that point was just hoping. There is always next time for the ladies.

I looked up if the men's teams have played yet. And like your dad said they haven't. So we have one more chance to as Hulk says, "Smash" *evil laugh*

Because where's the fun in a rivalry if you can't be down your opponent.

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Heh...

It's cool talking with my Dad about sports, even though I don't really pay attention much. It's something he really enjoys and enjoys talking about. He hangs out a lot with my youngest half-brother not only because they live a lot closer, but they are both really into things like statistics and really get into the sports. Years ago I kind of blew my dad off when he'd talk sports like I'd blow my grandma or brother off when they started talking religion. Not really a blowoff, but that's when I'd start doing other things while talking to them and only half paying attention. But I find myself remembering a lot of names and stats and things about something I don't even care about just to let him go on about it, and I think he gets a kick out of it when he talks about something the next week and I remember what he was talking about the week before leading up to it.

And then he watches things I wouldn't think he would. I guess he's watched every Women's hockey match, and he hasn't watched a single Mens match. He hasn't watched any Mens hockey since they did what the Basketball team did and allowed professionals to play instead of the previous rules that only amateurs could compete in the Olympics.

So he was really rooting for them to win and the whole phone conversation he kept talking about how they were going to choke on the last match.



So as excited as you were to see that 1 goal they were up the whole time, it had my dad all bummed.




I believe my old man said that the last time the US Mens Hockey team won was back in 1980 when they made that movie with Kurt Russel as the coach. I was a baby.

Yeah... he says that especially after they allowed the Pros to play, Canada just wipes the floor with us in Mens hockey. I didn't even know it, but according to my Dad today most of the players in the NHL are from Canada even though most of the teams are in America. And he said that Canada's team is made up of a lot of players that play for the US teams.

So if you're not working, I wouldn't miss that matchup.

It should look like the scene when Hulk threw Loki all over the room.





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Okay your mens team won gold. We are going to get you and your little dog Toto next time. And it will be fiendish plan that you won't see coming.

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Okay your mens team won gold. We are going to get you and your little dog Toto next time. And it will be fiendish plan that you won't see coming.

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What!!!!!

I haven't talked to my Dad yet today. Going to have to see what he thought of the game.

Lots and lots and lots of money in (sadly) legalized phone app gambling today.




Our own NCAA (college basketball) saw 26 athletes arrested for point shaving last month.

I almost wonder...


Sorry about that Brenda... That kept you out of the Top 10 and Japan in the Top 10. :(

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