lehari 11 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 GO FINLAND!!! Link to post Share on other sites
lehari 11 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Even greater news...Swedes out of the Olympic tournament!!!! What a great day! Link to post Share on other sites
Soaring 182 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 GO USA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
gotosy 493 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 women's bronze match: Finland 3 - 2 Sweden Link to post Share on other sites
Pillan 9 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Icehockey along with Ladies biathlon is Sweden's biggest fiasco this Winter games. From gold+silver in 2006 to nothing in 2010. Link to post Share on other sites
Durban Sandshark 155 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Going on right now at the Canada Hockey Place is the eagerly-anticipated women's gold medal game between Canada and the United States. And right now the Canadian women are leading 2-0 in the third period with two goals from that stunningly talented youngster Marie-Philippe Poulin. Penalties against the Americans are another part of the story. More so for Canada than the US. Finland took the bronze for the first time in women's Olympic hockey as they took out Sweden in a thrilling OT bronze medal game in front of Finland's President Tarja Halonen (a Conan O'Brien look-a-like) hours ago. For women's ice hockey to really succeed, it needs other nations' ice hockey governing bodies to develop greater depth and maybe offer financial stipends to compliment whenever they play for their clubs for national team depth and chemistry. But that's easier said than done. Many can't even afford it. One way to get around this is some organizing exhibition games with the top four powers or send their best young players to the likes of Minnesota-Duluth or in the NWHL. Right now, Rogge is starting to threaten women's hockey to show more parity in the Olympics or else exit like softball. That won't be good on gender equity grounds, something the IOC has been committed to doing, ski jumping controversy notwithstanding. Remember the Italians, Kazaks, and Swiss women? Germany didn't qualify this time around. All fans of women's hockey and the players can wish and plead for is more patience for the sport to develop further worldwide. GO CANADA GO!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Apple 10 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 GOLD CANADA GOLD!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Durban Sandshark 155 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 EXACTAMUNDO!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Rols 1902 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Congratulations Canada! Link to post Share on other sites
Durban Sandshark 155 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 MORE GOLD FOR CANADA!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
olympian 4 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 way to go Canada! let's get a double in a few days. way to go Canada! let's get a double in a few days. Link to post Share on other sites
Durban Sandshark 155 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Like in Salt Lake City! The Canadian golden girls play more like a team should. The Americans do have individually talented players but have yet to formulate that into a team. Link to post Share on other sites
4seasonscentre 33 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 No podium? Link to post Share on other sites
mr.x 24 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 DEFEAT THE WORLD! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Link to post Share on other sites
gotosy 493 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Congraturatons Canada's Women Hockey Team! Link to post Share on other sites
LuigiVercotti 19 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge warned women's ice hockey officials on Thursday to improve the parity in competition or risk having the sport dropped from the Games.Hours before the gold medal final between the United States and Canada, dominant powers in a tournament where they routed outmatched rivals, Rogge said the Olympics can bear the lopsidedness for only so long. "There is a discrepancy. Everyone agrees with that," Rogge said. "This may be the investment period for women's ice hockey. I would personally give them more time to grow but there must be a period of improvement. "We cannot continue without improvement." U.S. and Canadian women have played in every world championship and Olympic final with the exception of the 2006 Turin Games, when Sweden upset the Americans in a semi-final. Canadian and U.S. "girls are on another planet," said Rene Fasel, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation. U.S. forward Monique Lamoureux compares the level of play by the two top teams to the superiority Canada and the Soviet Union enjoyed in men's hockey a generation ago. "If you look back 30 to 40 years ago, Canada and Russia were blowing men's hockey out of the water, but other countries came around," she said. "It's just going to take time and hopefully people will be patient. (snip)" Fair comment Jacques...in the rush to establish some kind of gender balance at the OWGs women's ice hockey seems more like a Canuck/US benefit. And how does it make women softballers feel when their sport was given the arse after 2008, when a similar set of circumstances were pertinent to the decision.? Oh that's right...the OWGs need all the sports they can get to validate their huge expense Thanks Jacques Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1693 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 They should train the Mexican and Cuban gals so that at least it'll be a 4-nation tournament!! Link to post Share on other sites
LuigiVercotti 19 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 They should train the Mexican and Cuban gals so that at least it'll be a 4-nation tournament!! Baron, if they brought in Cuban women at the OWGs there'd be some serious fraternisation my friend...plus a run on certain devices from the village medical centre Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1693 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 ...plus a run on certain devices from the village medical centre Well, then an opportunity to open up a new Sponsor category!! Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I don't think the argument holds when you look at a sport like table tennis. 20 of 24 gold medals for one country, including a decrease in competitive competition. Link to post Share on other sites
LuigiVercotti 19 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I don't think the argument holds when you look at a sport like table tennis. 20 of 24 gold medals for one country, including a decrease in competitive competition. Hmm...table tennis...how does that survive with such dominance from the Chinese. Wait a sec... How much is China's successful participation at the Olympics worth to the IOC? Link to post Share on other sites
Soaring 182 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 @ 1st intermission USA - 6 Finland - 0 Link to post Share on other sites
gotosy 493 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 ^good score for a 1st period Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Its against Kipper, he always chokes when the stacks are high. Link to post Share on other sites
Soaring 182 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 OK, USA vs. Canada or Slovakia for the gold! (most likely it will be Canada). OK, USA vs. Canada or Slovakia for the gold! (most likely it will be Canada). I will only be content with this... Link to post Share on other sites
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