TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Feb 26th 2006, 1:36 pm
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Re: TWENTY-FOUR Medals!
Originally Posted by Souvenir
All of them in speed skating. The Dutch are big on skating.
Feb 26th 2006, 11:42 pm
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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?
:scared:Hang on I'm now not sure they qualified (for the actual team) and now I really think about it I have a feeling they were UK born canadian citizens BUT whatever they should have done better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last edited by Butch Cassidy; Feb 26th 2006 at 11:52 pm. Reason: doubts creeping in
