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>I support and love my country, but I have to say I'm glad the US lost their
>hopes for an Olympic medal. The Olympics are a special part of this world we
>live in- truly a time for peace and friendship under the flag of unity. So
>many people look up to the ideals the Olympics represent and honor the medals
>they award. I don't think it fit for any team, who assembles for just a few
>days of practice, who light-heartedly approaches the games, who thinks them
>better than the others by not staying at the village, and who trashes their
>host country in a display of unsportsman-like rage, to wear such a high honor.
>To be honest, I can't wait for the basketball Dream Team to get their butts
>kicked, too.
1) The US hockey players did stay in the village--I guess you missed all those stories
about all the damage to the village rooms. (BTW, the Olympic Village in Atlanta had a LOT more
damage and was really trashed after the Games, but no one seems bothered by that.)
2) So you must not like any of the hockey teams since they are assembled just a few days
before the Games (except for a few countries without many NHL players)
3) they "tashed" the village, not the entire country of Japan
4) The USA Basketball Team (USA Basketball has stopped calling them the Dream Team)) will
not be beaten for a long time. Oh yeah, IMHO, you can blame John Thompson for the pros being in
the Olympics. And USA Basketball initially voted against allowing NBA players to play.
5) I do not follow hockey closely (find it boring for the most part), but I saw several
interviews and never got the feeling the US players thought they were going to walk through the
tournament. They were confident (that is a fact of life with successful athletes), especially with
the success in 1996---the problem was that several players are having bad years and should have been
replaced.
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>Good job to all those who sacrificed much to participate in the Games. And
>great job to all those who stuggle everyday to do their best, despite no hopes
>of Olympic glory.