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Whoo hoo! Canada wins gold in men's curling.
On 2/21/14, 1:19 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/21/2014 12:36 PM, F*O*A*D wrote: On 2/21/14, 12:30 PM, wrote: On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:52:27 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote: Isn't the U.S. Hockey Team comprised of professional, highly paid National Hockey League players? Yes, the tennis team is all pros as was the basketball team. In all fairness, it was done because the Soviet block athletes were paid, and still are. The biggest payday is in Kazakstan where a medal is worth $250k. Russia is close behind at $113k. They are pros who get paid to train and compete. Yeah, well, I watched a bit of Olympics when the athletes were amateurs. I did a term paper on the history of the Olympics back in high school. I remember it was very interesting as I researched the info. The ancient games in Greece were more of a religious event, honoring Olympic gods, particularly Zeus. They consisted of three basic physical events ... running, throwing and jumping. They started in 776 BC and continued for many centuries until they were outlawed in about 400 AD as being a "pagan ceremony". The modern Olympic games started in 1896. The ancient games were intended to promote peace and harmony among the various Greek towns and regions from which the athletes came. I always liked the field "throwing" events best...shot put, discus, and javelin. |
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