alright, so the summer olympics started 2 weeks ago in Beijing and are nearly done. in the first week of competition Canada got no medals, while the Americans and Chinese dominated the medal table. the Americans were led by Phelps in the pool, who won an amazing 8 gold medals.
in the second week Canada started pulling in the medals, they now sit at 3 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze, with a good chance of 1 or 2 more coming.
Canada is in the top 16 in the medal standings which was the goal. my favourite Canadian medal win was Simon Whitfield winning the silver in triathalon. he came from behind and almost got the gold, it was a great finish. Canada's softball team lost to the aussies and finished 4th.
Canada won 2 medals in equestrian....alright. i think the horses should get the medals, the riders just sit on top.
another sport that is questionalbe is taekwon do. i watched a Canadian girl beat up a swedish girl and yet lose. the announcers weren't sure why...the judged sports are always frustrating (unless your the home country......China). I have seen alot of volleyball on tv in the olympics, which is a little annoying, canada isnt even in volleyball. i heard there is a racewalking competition. walking?? ok its 50k or something nuts like that, but it is walking. oh well, it takes more athleticism than curling, which shouldn't be in the winter olympics. if a fat smoker can win in it, its not an olympic worthy sport, not to say its bad, but im pretty sure it doesnt take the athleticism of hockey, skiing, swimming or running.
Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the gold and set world records in the 100m and 200m. that is amazing, the guy actually slowed down and celebrated before finishing the 100m. setting world records in those is amazing, they take two different sets of athleticism in my opinion. I think he won another track medal today.
Canada has outdone its performances in Athens and Sydney, and is short of the 18 it recieved in Barcelona and the 22 it got in Atlanta in 1996.
heres hoping we get to 20, but congratulations to all the athletes that made it to Beijing and the ones that won us medals.
Go Canada Go
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