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...think it’s great to see Australia—a country that had never won a gold medal before—finally triumph in an event (actually two). I also like to see small countries, with populations one-tenth that of the United States, have their days in the sun for once. Many people in Croatia and Bulgaria do not have much to cheer about in their daily lives. Their countries are poverty-stricken. When a Croatian athlete can rise to the top of the world and compete at a level with Americans who have more money...
Female skier Janica Kostelic, who won four medals for Croatia, will return to her country as the toast of Zagreb. In America, we may appreciate all of our athletes, but we just have too many. One gold medal here or there only gains so much attention...
...Canadians had endured a miserable Olympics before the nation’s double success in ice hockey. Heavily favored speed skater Jeremy Wotherspoon collapsed under pressure, turning in two dismal performances and returning home without a medal despite his status as defending World Champion. Canada had half as many medals as the U.S., despite being our neighbors to the north—where it’s colder. Ice hockey was invented in Canada. It’s the only sport Canadians play. Let them have their golds. It means more to them that it would...
SALT LAKE CITY—A joint report released two days ago by USA Hockey and the Canadian Hockey Association debunked the flag-stomping rumors that marred the aftermath of the Olympic women’s hockey gold medal game on Thursday...
Despite going without a medal on his final evening, Ohno remained upbeat. Only the media’s inflated expectations would allow his two Olympic medals to be considered a failure. The three medals from the 2002 U.S. team were still more than any Americans in short-track speed-skating’s 10-year Olympic history...