TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Feb 26th 2006, 5:04 am
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TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Holy Smoke!! What a fantastic haul!
Roll on 2010
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Feb 26th 2006, 5:10 am
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by ClareBC
Holy Smoke!! What a fantastic haul!
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I'm just looking forward to the commonwealth games in a few weeks. Does anyone know if GB have some good medal hopes?
Feb 26th 2006, 5:33 am
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by rgilbert
I'm just looking forward to the commonwealth games in a few weeks. Does anyone know if GB have some good medal hopes?
And at the Olympic Games it's a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. Some British territories, such as Bermuda, do compete separately at the Olympics.
Feb 26th 2006, 5:55 am
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Originally Posted by JAJ
The four component parts of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) compete separately at the Commonwealth Games, so there are no "GB" participants, strictly speaking.
And at the Olympic Games it's a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. Some British territories, such as Bermuda, do compete separately at the Olympics.
And at the Olympic Games it's a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. Some British territories, such as Bermuda, do compete separately at the Olympics.
. I can cheer on the welsh then.
Feb 26th 2006, 6:04 am
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by ClareBC
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Congratulations Canadas' athletes on a job very very well done!
Feb 26th 2006, 6:18 am
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by willmore
Great thread claire. Its important to celebrate Canada's victories, especially since MOST of the gold medals were won by women!
Congratulations Canadas' athletes on a job very very well done!
Congratulations Canadas' athletes on a job very very well done!
Feb 26th 2006, 6:26 am
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by willmore
Great thread claire. Its important to celebrate Canada's victories, especially since MOST of the gold medals were won by women!
Congratulations Canadas' athletes on a job very very well done!
Congratulations Canadas' athletes on a job very very well done!
Feb 26th 2006, 6:48 am
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by Souvenir
You promised!!!
No more I promise!
Feb 26th 2006, 7:38 am
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Great Britain, 1 Silver......Hooray
Perhaps Britain should take a leaf out of Australia's book and persuade a few Russians, Canadians and Austrians to switch allegiance?
Feb 26th 2006, 7:40 am
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Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Great Britain, 1 Silver......Hooray
Feb 26th 2006, 7:44 am
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by JAJ
Unclear whether this is genuine or not, but when a country doesn't have a climate for winter sports (which Britain doesn't have, except maybe in parts of the Scottish Highlands) then to win *any* medal at the Winter Olympics is a creditable performance.
Perhaps Britain should take a leaf out of Australia's book and persuade a few Russians, Canadians and Austrians to switch allegiance?
Perhaps Britain should take a leaf out of Australia's book and persuade a few Russians, Canadians and Austrians to switch allegiance?
Feb 26th 2006, 8:02 am
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by JAJ
Unclear whether this is genuine or not, but when a country doesn't have a climate for winter sports (which Britain doesn't have, except maybe in parts of the Scottish Highlands) then to win *any* medal at the Winter Olympics is a creditable performance.
Perhaps Britain should take a leaf out of Australia's book and persuade a few Russians, Canadians and Austrians to switch allegiance?
Perhaps Britain should take a leaf out of Australia's book and persuade a few Russians, Canadians and Austrians to switch allegiance?
Gold: GB (9), Canada (10)
Silver: GB (10), Canada (16)
Bronze: GB (12), Canada (10)
Total: GB (31), Canada (36)
Canada has half the population of GB.
Many of the Canadian winter medals are as a direct result of the Olympics being in Calgary in 1988 (speed skating and xc skiing). Let's hope 2010 and 2012 Olympics do the same for Canada (again) and GB respectively.
Feb 26th 2006, 8:37 am
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
And the Netherlands got 9 medals, hardly the wintersports capital of Europe...
Feb 26th 2006, 8:41 am
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by CalgaryBlade
Medal count last two Olympics (Winter and Summer)
Gold: GB (9), Canada (10)
Silver: GB (10), Canada (16)
Bronze: GB (12), Canada (10)
Total: GB (31), Canada (36)
Canada has half the population of GB.
Gold: GB (9), Canada (10)
Silver: GB (10), Canada (16)
Bronze: GB (12), Canada (10)
Total: GB (31), Canada (36)
Canada has half the population of GB.
Feb 26th 2006, 12:58 pm
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by JAJ
Perhaps Britain should take a leaf out of Australia's book and persuade a few Russians, Canadians and Austrians to switch allegiance?
