Olympic hockey

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Apoc

Just remember guys, you didnt win silver, YOU LOST GOLD!

We both did a lot.

This is another bad thing about the olympics. All the work that people do for basketball/hockey/soccer/baseball golds and there is only one of them.

Those fuckers in skiing do about a minute of work (other sports too) and can get multiple of them.

[CrazyKell]

My man!

[Apoc]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

You know what? It doesn't matter. The Olympics are supposed to be the best of amateur sport, and yet the top two hockey teams were made up of pros. In my mind, the medals are worthless.

Shut up, traitor! GOLD!

It not like every team doesnt send their NHL players.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

You know what? It doesn't matter. The Olympics are supposed to be the best of amateur sport, and yet the top two hockey teams were made up of pros. In my mind, the medals are worthless.

What about all those years the europeans/russians were sending pros to the olympics. All the other sports send the "best athletes" so hockey should be the same IMHO

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

You know what? It doesn't matter. The Olympics are supposed to be the best of amateur sport, and yet the top two hockey teams were made up of pros. In my mind, the medals are worthless.

I agree. That's why the miracle on ice thing was awesome even to a Hockey Hater like me. It was amateurs against communist pros, probably cause it's USA too, but that doesn't count.

I think basketball is definitely a prime example of the suck of pros in the olympics.

However, the olympics were headed into the toilet without pros and they do get more ratings now that they have them there. I guess we won't get the amateurs ever again, which sucks.

[cbrchick]

Yyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by tommymac

What about all those years the europeans/russians were sending pros to the olympics. All the other sports send the "best athletes" so hockey should be the same IMHO

That wasn't right either. I don't give a good goddamn about the Olympics, summer or winter, because it's about money instead of sport. The committee is corrupt, the athletes cheat, and many of them are professionals. It's a sham.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

That wasn't right either. I don't give a good goddamn about the Olympics, summer or winter, because it's about money instead of sport. The committee is corrupt, the athletes cheat, and many of them are professionals. It's a sham.

What do you expect, it's run by Europeans.

[Apoc]

Theres nothing stating olympic athletes have to amateur. Its just something 'purists' push as fact, but theres no truth to it.

[Apoc]

Oh, we also now hold the records for both most golds, and most golds on home soil in a single games!