Gold Medal
Feb 16th 2006, 1:55 pm
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Gold Medal
Congratulations to the Canadian, sorry, Australian (how could I have got confused) who got the gold medal in the moguls.
He thoroughly deserved it.
He thoroughly deserved it.
Feb 16th 2006, 2:17 pm
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Re: Gold Medal
Originally Posted by Amazulu
Congratulations to the Canadian, sorry, Australian (how could I have got confused) who got the gold medal in the moguls.
He thoroughly deserved it.
He thoroughly deserved it.
I thought this yesterday...he's as Aussie as Zola Budd was British!!!
So, anyway, how do you rate the Australians Tatiana Gregorieva and Jelena Dokic in their respective sports?
Feb 16th 2006, 2:21 pm
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Originally Posted by HiddenPaw
I thought this yesterday...he's as Aussie as Zola Budd was British!!!
So, anyway, how do you rate the Australians Tatiana Gregorieva and Jelena Dokic in their respective sports?
Don't forget our new distance runner star called Sonia O Sullivan.
Feb 16th 2006, 2:22 pm
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He did say awesome once in his interview afterwards, so that makes him fair dinkum.
Feb 16th 2006, 2:27 pm
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Re: Gold Medal
Originally Posted by HiddenPaw
I thought this yesterday...he's as Aussie as Zola Budd was British!!!
So, anyway, how do you rate the Australians Tatiana Gregorieva and Jelena Dokic in their respective sports?
Feb 16th 2006, 2:27 pm
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Re: Gold Medal
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Don't forget our new distance runner star called Sonia O Sullivan.
Feb 16th 2006, 2:30 pm
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LOL - I didn't know she'd become an Aussie too! Just in time for the Commonwealth Games?!
Feb 16th 2006, 2:33 pm
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LOL - I didn't know she'd become an Aussie too! Just in time for the Commonwealth Games?!
Got her citizenship on Australia day & named in Aus team for Comm games the following week.
She has said after the games she will go back to running for Ireland, kind of makes a mockery of it.
Feb 16th 2006, 2:37 pm
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Originally Posted by Bordy
Got her citizenship on Australia day & named in Aus team for Comm games the following week.
She has said after the games she will go back to running for Ireland, kind of makes a mockery of it.
She has said after the games she will go back to running for Ireland, kind of makes a mockery of it.
Feb 16th 2006, 11:08 pm
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Oh, so it's OK for all us to do it.Chop and change and move around our respective countries, have dual citizenship and the best of both worlds but they can't? how is this different?
Feb 16th 2006, 11:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Shellfish
Oh, so it's OK for all us to do it.Chop and change and move around our respective countries, have dual citizenship and the best of both worlds but they can't? how is this different?
Feb 17th 2006, 1:14 am
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Re: Gold Medal
[QUOTE=Amazulu]Canadian skier admits he is competing for Australia because the Canadian team kicked him out. He shows absolutely no enthusiasm for Australia, but I think this is partly to do with his personality rather than anyhting else.QUOTE]
I wondered why he wasn't singing the national anthem ( which even the news guy on sunrise this morning commented on) - have a look at the expression on his face when he's on the podium with the anthem going - he does not look impressed at all . The look on his face looks as if he has a bad case of wind lol
I should have guessed he's not really an Australian
I wondered why he wasn't singing the national anthem ( which even the news guy on sunrise this morning commented on) - have a look at the expression on his face when he's on the podium with the anthem going - he does not look impressed at all . The look on his face looks as if he has a bad case of wind lol
I should have guessed he's not really an Australian
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Feb 17th 2006, 1:18 am
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Re: Gold Medal
Originally Posted by Amazulu
I have no problem with sports people changing countries, but to then change back like the Irish girl wants to do is just plain wrong. They are different from us, they carry a nations hopes & dreams. To then change back to your original country is like a kick in the teeth. The Canadian skier admits he is competing for Australia because the Canadian team kicked him out. He shows absolutely no enthusiasm for Australia, but I think this is partly to do with his personality rather than anyhting else. If I was Australian I wouldn't feel very proud of his achievement, but I would if i was Canadian. The guy deserves his medal though, he was the best in the competition.
Why was he thrown off the canadian team - I didnt know that?
Feb 17th 2006, 1:28 am
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Originally Posted by willmore
He was excellent and deserved the gold medal, however he should have shown some respect for the country he was representing (australia).
Why was he thrown off the canadian team - I didnt know that?
Why was he thrown off the canadian team - I didnt know that?
Agree he deserved the medal, he was the best. But I wouldn't be proud of him if I was Australian.
Feb 17th 2006, 2:04 am
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Re: Gold Medal
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He was booted out of the Canadian team as he couldn't commit to team training as he was too busy with his IT company. Australia offered him a place & here he is. He's basically in it for himself (which is cool, I have no problem with that) but needs a country to compete for. Australia is conveniently that country.
Agree he deserved the medal, he was the best. But I wouldn't be proud of him if I was Australian.
Agree he deserved the medal, he was the best. But I wouldn't be proud of him if I was Australian.