Why does Canada now have any Medals yet in beijing?

Question

Why does Canada now have any Medals yet in beijing?

Answer 1

According to a Recent popular US article on the L.A. Times.

A little question of history. Mordecai Richler (a Canadian satirical novelist and satirical children's novelist) once suggested that what defines Canadians is the fact that we're all, quite literally, losers--and we've never gotten over the fact. Nobody actually actively chose to live here because they really liked the idea. The natives, who were always here, didn't choose to have the European-dominated country of Canada imposed on top of them--but they lost battles, and so became Canadians. Losers. The French in Quebec are Canadians because the British defeated them back in the eighteenth century (and they sure don't like that fact these days). Losers, right? The British-based population of Canada consists of two major groups: United Empire Loyalists, the people in the American colonies who sided with Britain in the war of independence and lost, and so had to flee to Ontario and the Maritimes; and immigrants from England, most obviously people who were doing poorly there, losers at the game of life who decided to set out and try again somewhere else. Losers all again. Throughout this century, people who have immigrated to Canada have tended to be people who have lost elsewhere--lost wars, lost land, etc. Losers yet again. My own ancestors came here because of pogroms in Eastern Europe that destroyed their homes--and would have preferred to go to the US but they couldn't get in, so they settled for Canada, poor losers. We Canadians aren't patriotic because we really only settle for being here, all of us, rather than being delighted by it--and we love to whine about it. Losers for sure, eh?

Summer games is the "real" Olympics.

winter games is just a knock off.

Greece did not start it on slush.

as a matter of fact,  we don't do well in the winter games either.

Answer 2

non

Answer 3

it is because they have not gotten first second or third in the finals

Answer 4

anyone care?

Answer 5

Canada's a king of the Winter Olympics, not Summer. In less than 2 years they're going to dominate in Vancouver.  

Answer 6

cause canada sucks in the summer olympics

Answer 7

Because Canada is just 4 years too late with their times/scores.

I'm not sure what's going on with Canada.  They go have great commentators though.

Answer 8

It's because they might be contaminated with germs.  Who wants them?

Answer 9

Because they are a winter sport country...ahahah who am i kidding..they suck at winter sports too...