GDT: Paris Olympics 2024

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Masse wins bronze by the same margin.

What a touch at the wall to get it. The American was ahead of her but she timed the touch better.

That was intense.

My wife “why are you screeching?” Haha

 

[Cloned]

Canada could actually finish top 10 in medals, which would be pretty impressive.

 

[joestevens29]

Canada could actually finish top 10 in medals, which would be pretty impressive.

I honestly haven't look at the standings. Just really been enjoying the athletes as individuals/teams performing well at this point.

 

[Cloned]

I honestly haven't look at the standings. Just really been enjoying the athletes as individuals/teams performing well at this point.

It’s pretty impressive. A far cry from the days where we wouldn’t medal at all for the first 3-4 days.

I know there’s more events now but the medals we are winning so far have been in the traditional ones.

 

[KCC]

Can this thread be about sports?

Its been hard with all the woke garbage these Olympics are throwing at everyone but yes, it is about the sports at the end of the day. lol.

 

[joestevens29]

It’s pretty impressive. A far cry from the days where we wouldn’t medal at all for the first 3-4 days.

I know there’s more events now but the medals we are winning so far have been in the traditional ones.

They could win a medal for best paint drying watcher and I'd be happy.

Just nice to see all the smiles and I mean this Mcintosh is just something to be proud of.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Damian Warner sitting in 4th after Day 1 of the decathlon. He's 89 points back of first place. It's doable, but he'll need a brilliant Day 2 to reclaim gold.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Canada could actually finish top 10 in medals, which would be pretty impressive.

It is and isn't. G7 countries tend to be there and have the resources and affluence to have strong programs and high performing athletes.

Canada is no longer a country with a small population. We're now 40M, much more than say Australia who haul in way more medals.

All of France, UK, Australia, Italy, South Korea are per capita doing better than us in medals. Only Germany, who must've dismantled their entire program due to economic cost of amalgamation with East Germany are doing far worse.

Canada being around top ten in medal count could even be considered an expected result.

 

[KCC]

It’s pretty impressive. A far cry from the days where we wouldn’t medal at all for the first 3-4 days.

I know there’s more events now but the medals we are winning so far have been in the traditional ones.

Looking at the medals from every summer games, the best was in Los Angeles in 84 with a ridiculous 44 medals. It was also the year they brought the most athletes ever at 408. In the 27 Olympic Games Canada has been a part of (including Paris so far), they've only finished above 20 medals 5 times. The really cool thing though is 3 of the last 4 games they've finished with those said 20+ medals (not including Paris). So Canadian athletes are starting to definitely improve.

 

[Drivesaitl]

There are a lot of wonderful stories of Canadian athletes doing well and perhaps exceeding expectations. I've taken a sabbatical from sports and not watching a whole lot. Summer in the Pool has been spectacular. What a gift. However the Womens Basketball team, what a disappointing performance. They lost to Australia last night and were outclassed most of the night. Other than the final score it wasn't close as the Aussies had double digit leads most of the game. Kia Nurse was abysmal shooting. Canada was abysmal defending. Take this in Canada has been competitive in basketball for some time and are border neighbors with the Basketball superpower, the US, and Canadian players get to play in top leagues against and with the best players. Canada has every advantage to Australia with respect to Basketball and yet get beat by them and probably out of tournament now having lost both games.

Canada was blown out by France and beaten fairly easily by Australia. Canada is supposed to be one of the top teams on the planet.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Looking at the medals from every summer games, the best was in Los Angeles in 84 with a ridiculous 44 medals. It was also the year they brought the most athletes ever at 408. In the 27 Olympic Games Canada has been a part of (including Paris so far), they've only finished above 20 medals 5 times. The really cool thing though is 3 of the last 4 games they've finished with those said 20+ medals (not including Paris). So Canadian athletes are starting to definitely improve.

Its really the only comparable as well as East block countries and Russia were also not at that Olympics. Meaning it was the best chance ever for Canadians at the podium. Which it is right now as well. Again I'll mention no East Germany now, and Germany not even being a factor at Olympics. They certainly were for a longtime. Podium is much more available now in current Olympics.

Also context is that MUCH MORE Olympic events occur now and much more medals. Canada population has also increased immensely so expectations can be higher. We should be ahead, particularly, of the Aussie program, our population is much higher. So medal counts doesn't tell much of a story. Would be a travesty now not to reach 20 medals.

 

[KCC]

There are a lot of wonderful stories of Canadian athletes doing well and perhaps exceeding expectations. I've taken a sabbatical from sports and not watching a whole lot. Summer in the Pool has been spectacular. What a gift. However the Womens Basketball team, what a disappointing performance. They lost to Australia last night and were outclassed most of the night. Other than the final score it wasn't close as the Aussies had double digit leads most of the game. Kia Nurse was abysmal shooting. Canada was abysmal defending. Take this in Canada has been competitive in basketball for some time and are border neighbors with the Basketball superpower, the US, and Canadian players get to play in top leagues against and with the best players. Canada has every advantage to Australia with respect to Basketball and yet get beat by them and probably out of tournament now having lost both games.

Canada was blown out by France and beaten fairly easily by Australia. Canada is supposed to be one of the top teams on the planet.

Canada has never been great at basketball so I'm not sure why you think that. Outside of the men's team winning in 1936 they've never been very competitive. The men's side has rarely even qualified for the Olympics much and the best the women's side has done was 4th. Generally they've not even been close to getting a medal. lol. That could change this year with the men's side killing it so far at Paris. Cross our fingers!

 

[Cloned]

It is and isn't. G7 countries tend to be there and have the resources and affluence to have strong programs and high performing athletes.

Canada is no longer a country with a small population. We're now 40M, much more than say Australia who haul in way more medals.

All of France, UK, Australia, Italy, South Korea are per capita doing better than us in medals. Only Germany, who must've dismantled their entire program due to economic cost of amalgamation with East Germany are doing far worse.

Canada being around top ten in medal count could even be considered an expected result.

Canada are also the only country in that group with 3.5 months of summer weather every year and with the majority of the country landlocked without easy access to coastlines.

We’re doing well.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Just using the top Basketball league on the planet as a yardstick Canada should be no worse than 2nd in mens basketball. We've had the 2nd most NBA players either now, or alltime.

NBA Players by Country 2024

worldpopulationreview.com

Its not even close. Only France is even in the conversation along with Canada.


AS far as the Womans program I've followed for a longwhile and maybe its local hype but the Canadian Women were expected to be on a halcyon ride for years and the current crew have disappointed.

 

[Cloned]

Looking at the medals from every summer games, the best was in Los Angeles in 84 with a ridiculous 44 medals. It was also the year they brought the most athletes ever at 408. In the 27 Olympic Games Canada has been a part of (including Paris so far), they've only finished above 20 medals 5 times. The really cool thing though is 3 of the last 4 games they've finished with those said 20+ medals (not including Paris). So Canadian athletes are starting to definitely improve.

I believe the LA games were an aberration because the USSR boycotted and wasn’t there.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Canada are also the only country in that group with 3.5 months of summer weather every year and with the majority of the country landlocked without easy access to coastlines.

We’re doing well.

3.5mths of summer?

Look, most summer Olympic sports training outdoors can occur easily for 6mths of the year. We also have outstanding indoor facilities and among the best on the planet for pretty much all sports.

Next, whenever this argument is made it forgets that many regions of the world several months of the year are too hot to train. Canada could be considered almost an ideal country in which to be an athlete and ideally suited for Winter or Summer. I don't buy the argument that climate in a temperate region is a huge disadvantage.

Not sure how the coastlines argument even features. Did this prevent Russia from being an Olympics Superpower, or East Germany. etc.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Damn, Ahmed 4th in the 10km. An absolute sprint by a half dozen guys in the final lap.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

buddy just swore on TV lol

"I think I did very f***ing well" lol

 

[Cloned]

3.5mths of summer?

Look, most summer Olympic sports training outdoors can occur easily for 6mths of the year. We also have outstanding indoor facilities and among the best on the planet for pretty much all sports.

Next, whenever this argument is made it forgets that many regions of the world several months of the year are too hot to train. Canada could be considered almost an ideal country in which to be an athlete and ideally suited for Winter or Summer. I don't buy the argument that climate in a temperate region is a huge disadvantage.

Not sure how the coastlines argument even features. Did this prevent Russia from being an Olympics Superpower, or East Germany. etc.

Canada have traditionally underfunded our athletes in comparison to the countries you mentioned. The combination of climate, geography and funding makes it harder for our athletes in comparison to other top countries.

We are doing well all things considered.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Don't know how you would eliminate it, but athletes from the same country teaming up in these individual events isn't fun.

 

[Cloned]

Damn, Ahmed 4th in the 10km. An absolute sprint by a half dozen guys in the final lap.

Sucks that he got passed by two guys in the final 100m.

 

[KCC]

I believe the LA games were an aberration because the USSR boycotted and wasn’t there.

That makes sense. Canada boycotted the Olympics in Moscow 4 years earlier. lol

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

buddy just swore on TV lol

"I think I did very f***ing well" lol

Lol this interview is great.

 

[KCC]

Its really the only comparable as well as East block countries and Russia were also not at that Olympics. Meaning it was the best chance ever for Canadians at the podium. Which it is right now as well. Again I'll mention no East Germany now, and Germany not even being a factor at Olympics. They certainly were for a longtime. Podium is much more available now in current Olympics.

Also context is that MUCH MORE Olympic events occur now and much more medals. Canada population has also increased immensely so expectations can be higher. We should be ahead, particularly, of the Aussie program, our population is much higher. So medal counts doesn't tell much of a story. Would be a travesty now not to reach 20 medals.

But what is interesting is the amount of athletes participating hasn't gone up. I would have to look at all the new events added in the last say 20 years and athletes Canada has in those new events to see but I would guess it isn't that much. Canada is still winning the majority of their medals in the same traditional events.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Canada have traditionally underfunded our athletes in comparison to the countries you mentioned. The combination of climate, geography and funding makes it harder for our athletes in comparison to other top countries.

We are doing well all things considered.

The funding counts are usually bs because they don't take into account Canada having some of the best facilities on the planet. Canada as much or more than any country on Earth builds rec facilities, even for popular use, for everybody, that are gold standard facilities.

Canada's indoor facilities so good that South American Football teams have fairly routinely stayed here to train in our facilities when playing exhibitions/. tournaments here and such. Just as example.

Just in the City of Edmonton alone we have so many World Class training facilities and starting with places like Kinsmen. Most countries in world have less facilities than Edmonton or Alberta alone have. Of course training facilities and world class facilities are part of the convo of what we can expect, and should be. Few nations on Earth build so many of these fantastic facilities.