Reason for Canada's Olympic flop and USA's Olympic Dominance

[pv=nrt]

US GDP owns

[GoldenPlums]

not a fair comparison. you know it and so does every other logical person.

True, you got me. Just having a bit of fun. Interesting statistic though, and things might change...

If Canada wants to join the EU, I'll do my best to put in a good word for you.

Btw squeezer, it's more like 20 going on 30 than 6.

[Kim]

Why would Canada want in to anything European?

[froedrick]

Why would Canada want in to anything European?

Stronger Curency

[Jeansi]

like 6 countries VS. 1....pretty fair

I love americans

[Jeansi]

by the way if you compare the US with the EU:
EU: 370 million, 261 medals
USA: 293 (according to TK), 103 medals

EU~ 0,71 medals / 1 000 000 inhabitants
USA~ 0,35 medals / 1 000 000 inhabitants.

[Ewan]

Well, according to John Titor, there won't be another olympics for quite some time.

[Zerzera]

Woot we can send a load of doped athletes to the Olympics to win gold medals for us to cover up that we have a huge overweight amongst our population!

[PaulOakenfold]

by the way if you compare the US with the EU:
EU: 370 million, 261 medals
USA: 293 (according to TK), 103 medals

EU~ 0,71 medals / 1 000 000 inhabitants
USA~ 0,35 medals / 1 000 000 inhabitants.

(.71/1,000,000)/years each country has played sports
(.35/1,000,000)/years country has played sports

[pv=nrt]

Woot we can send a load of doped athletes to the Olympics to win gold medals for us to cover up that we have a huge overweight amongst our population!

that almost made sense

[Squeezer]

Btw squeezer, it's more like 20 going on 30 than 6.

Shows how arrogant and ignorant we are about Europe

[ogron]

Increasingly, the USA is becoming a nation of achievers and non-achievers. Those who are motivated and disciplined can succeed in a huge way.

We are the most powerful nation in the history of the world. And individual Americans are the reason why. Unlike China, which has five times as many people as America, all our Olympic training is privately funded. Our athletes are subjected to intense competition from a very young age, but that competition is voluntary. Nobody here is forced to do anything.

Totalitarian regimes are able to motivate athletes as we saw in the old Soviet Union. As long as you perform well, you live well. Fail, and it's back to the harsh life.

But here in the USA, our athletes have to motivate themselves. And that's why this country has been successful. Many Americans will suffer the pain of hard work to achieve their potential. And hard work always wins.

In other countries, the emphasis on self-reliance has been beaten down by nanny states and entitlement cultures. Just take a look at Australia and Canada, for example. The Aussies have 20 million people to draw from. Canada has 30 million. Yet the Aussies have 35 Olympic medals, Canada just five.

I believe this is reflective of the systems in those countries. Australia is a place where self-reliance is emphasized and competition is celebrated. Canada has become increasingly socialistic, as big government programs ensure everyone is marginally taken care of. I may be wrong here, but I see the entitlement culture as a force against self-discipline and motivation.

Americans should be very proud of our Olympic people, and we largely are. Politicians could learn a lot from the competitive forces that have resulted in our success. We are a great nation because individual Americans have worked insanely hard to develop their God-given abilities. I'm one of them, and you probably are as well.

Together, we the people have demonstrated to the world that freedom and achievement are a matched set. The USA dominates in technology, science, higher education, the arts, and in protecting the oppressed of the world. We are a strong country because of individual achievement.

We need to keep emphasizing personal responsibility and discipline. If we do, we'll get even stronger. If we don't, the specter of a decadent Western Europe beckons. Congratulations to our Olympic athletes

god, you should be put to fucking death.

Ignoring the fact that your political views are retarded, AND the fact that you DON'T LIVE IN CANADA (because you really don't know how big that 'slight margin' is, you ignorant piece of shit), and the fact that you suddenly think Australia pwns, coincidentally just as recent times has had Australia back the US and Bush in Iraq, which you support, it's the summer olympics. canada is good at WINTER sports.

i hope someone frames you for murder, and people as ignorant as you are in the jury, because you're such an asshole merely the cross-examination of you would lead their subjective, petty little minds to rationalize that your guilty and sentence you to death (since that's still legal in your great country).

[pv=nrt]

lol claus, you are way late.

[ogron]

lol claus, you are way late.

it's never too late to throw in a jab at ignite/o'reilly

[Kim]

Stronger Curency

To have to join up that many countries to make their united currency a bit larger than the dollar, is weak.