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  • Taking stock of Vancouver 2010: Reasons for Russian fiasco

    Posted by admin on March 5th, 2010 and filed under stock photos | 25 Comments »

    The 2010 Winter games in Vancouver are over and the Olympic flag is now heading for Sochi. There, in four years’ time, Russia will host the games. Andrew Farmer was following the spectacular ceremony from the place where the Russian Olympic team is staying.

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    25 Responses

    1. sinicalgary Says:

      @khanbaliq Pfft you …
      @khanbaliq Pfft you must be American
      , maybe Russian? you failed and are simply a sore loser. for us Canadians it was a wonderful Olympic games so sorry to say but you , you whining little bitch

    2. khanbaliq Says:

      Canada spent its …
      Canada spent its whole GDP on the 2010 games, and still failed to deliver.

    3. team9champ Says:

      what those kids …
      what those kids with snowboards have written with the boards?

    4. coastalpacific Says:

      I think the problem …
      I think the problem is that you don’t know what I’M talking about…
      You’re not really 55 are you?

    5. superstud666 Says:

      it was not a waste, …
      it was not a waste, we’re gonna make a lot of money off of the olympics. I already made 30 000 helping to build the Convention center, so did a lot of people, not to mention our great tourism exposure

    6. superstud666 Says:

      dude, i couldnt …
      dude, i couldnt agree more.

    7. superstud666 Says:

      the russians had …
      the russians had like 15 people get busted this time, imagine how many of them will be on steroids in Sochi? I’m predicting 64 gold medals

    8. superstud666 Says:

      china also spent …
      china also spent 300 million dollars on theirs

    9. christmaszorro Says:

      The closing …
      The closing ceremonies were awful! Extremely disorganized and was so boring…China did so much better.

    10. Caocao8888 Says:

      My goodness, what …
      My goodness, what venom! Are you from North Korea?

    11. Caocao8888 Says:

      In Russia, it is …
      In Russia, it is the men who drink vodka-LOTS of vodka. But it is not proper for women to be seen drinking it. (O.K., I know that was your point, right?)

    12. badmaruz Says:

      excuse me! im …
      excuse me! im offended

    13. NVanWendy Says:

      @coastalpacific …
      @coastalpacific That’s right. I don’t know what I’m talking about and you’re right, okay?

      ‘bye.

    14. lynchk2 Says:

      Amazing how …
      Amazing how russians aren’t nearly as strong at they used to be now that the World Anti Doping Agency and the respective sports federations have stepped up the testing procedures for banned stimulants.

      As for their embarrasing medal haul? They did get 15- Canada only got 14…. oh whats that?… Canada got 14 GOLD?!?!…Well surely they at least won Men’s Hockey??…. Sid the Kid did WHAT?!!!

    15. coastalpacific Says:

      What the are …
      What the are you talking about? There were things I liked and didnt like about it and overall it wasnt that impressive. I think you were just blinded by olympic fever or national pride or something of the sort. And yes I saw the closing ceremonies but I wasnt talking about that at all…

    16. sokolrarog Says:

      Russian well belong …
      Russian well belong to the U.S. and Canada, know their culture, history and achievements.

    17. YagoDiego Says:

      The results of …
      The results of Vancouver games are not a total fiasco for Russia. They are far not optimal, but there are results. The actual situation is mainly the consequence of the social and administrative chaos of the 90’s. I really expected a drop, as well some the exaggerations of people who like to despite Russia and Russian sport achievements. Good that Russian civil society and government want now to correct the faults committed in last years. Never late!

    18. averageworkinggal Says:

      OK, Russia did suck …
      OK, Russia did suck the big one in Vancouver.
      They were pathetic.
      Go ahead and whine like children, Russia.
      It won’t change the embarrassment.

    19. NVanWendy Says:

      @coastalpacific So …
      @coastalpacific So I guess the answer is just that you’d gripe and whine at anything. Too bad you couldn’t have just enjoyed it as thousands did.

    20. coastalpacific Says:

      I live in Vancouver …
      I live in Vancouver actually…
      So you’ll still have to wait for my “city’s flawless, appealing-to-everyone, spectacular, jaw-dropping, extravaganza” !! ha!

    21. NORTHinuit Says:

      I hope people from …
      I hope people from other countries reading these comments don’t think that all americans and canadians are like the obnoxious, catty, braging ones here who are embarrasing our countries by trying to diss eachother…

    22. doe791 Says:

      Embarrassing how …
      Embarrassing how the olympics are meant to reach accross the world and it’s only a handful of nordic nations that perform well at the winter olympics.

      Countries with populations of 10s to 30 millions outclast major countries such as india, china, etc haha..

    23. AppleCheese12345678 Says:

      Lol that happens …
      Lol that happens for everyone, almost all curling teams are coached by Canadians. There were many Canadian athletes competing for other countries. Its a global sports community now, deal with it.

    24. superstud666 Says:

      no canadians arent …
      no canadians arent open minded towards them at all, we’re snobs.

    25. team9champ Says:

      actually youre …
      actually youre knowledge about sport is ZERO. you shouldnt talk from now on, you dont know nothing. Their perfomance was weak, One of the worst ever. They are a huge force in winter olympic games but they failed in vancouver.

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