Wow, what a games.
Seriously.
Some of the most poignant moments in sports history. From the aerial jumpers risking life and limb (and sometimes sacrificing limbs) to the upsets in mens hockey to the amazing final marathon ski race this was an Olymipcs to be remembered for every country involved.
Their decision was a big one: fund athletes to a much, much larger extent. Invite corporate sponsors. Organize charities and generally raise the funding level by about 1000%.
It was a 4 year test program. The goal was to: get 20 medals, achieve a top 5 finish. The committees felt that if either of …read more

After a promising start with a gold yesterday, Canada had a slow day with a bronze medal. A few athletes underperforming.
In light of this and after 2 days of competition, I would like to know your opinion on Canada’s goal of getting 25 medals in Torino.
In Salt Lake City, Canada got 17 medals, a record in recent Olympics. Now going from 17 to 25 medals would be a 28% improvement. Is that really realistic?
I created a poll with DPoll where you can vote. If an admin of the site can put the code in iframes it would be sharp, otherwise, …read more

I just came across these pics of the medals they’ll be handing out this year. Whatever happened to regular, round medals? You know…the ones that look like mini coasters or oversized coins
via deadspin