Comments on: Moan the Podium http://www.bryan-crosby.ca/2010/02/21/moan-the-podium/ Fort St. John Edition Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:09:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bryan http://www.bryan-crosby.ca/2010/02/21/moan-the-podium/comment-page-1/#comment-3221 Bryan Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:19:17 +0000 http://www.bryan-crosby.ca/2010/02/21/moan-the-podium/#comment-3221 I just miss the old humble Canada :-p I just miss the old humble Canada :-p

]]> By: david http://www.bryan-crosby.ca/2010/02/21/moan-the-podium/comment-page-1/#comment-3220 david Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:25:45 +0000 http://www.bryan-crosby.ca/2010/02/21/moan-the-podium/#comment-3220 Come on, man.... don't be so picky... Canda is doing well in terms of everything so far! Good host all in all. Come on, man…. don’t be so picky… Canda is doing well in terms of everything so far! Good host all in all.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.bryan-crosby.ca/2010/02/21/moan-the-podium/comment-page-1/#comment-3218 Bryan Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:17:06 +0000 http://www.bryan-crosby.ca/2010/02/21/moan-the-podium/#comment-3218 I see the argument, but I think Team Canada has fielded solid teams over the past two decades... They have improved every year since 1984 with the usual funding scheme. 1984 - 4 1988 - 5 1992 - 7 1994 - 13 1998 - 15 2002 - 17 2006 - 24 We had a pretty solid team in Torino, and a pretty solid team in Salt Lake City...operating on a fraction of what they received for 2010. I was looking at the funding comparisons off the "own the podium" website... 14 million in the years leading up to Tornio...compared with 69 million in the years leading up to Vancouver. http://www.ownthepodium2010.com/Funding/comparison.aspx That's a huge difference in funding. I see the argument, but I think Team Canada has fielded solid teams over the past two decades…

They have improved every year since 1984 with the usual funding scheme.

1984 – 4
1988 – 5
1992 – 7
1994 – 13
1998 – 15
2002 – 17
2006 – 24

We had a pretty solid team in Torino, and a pretty solid team in Salt Lake City…operating on a fraction of what they received for 2010.

I was looking at the funding comparisons off the “own the podium” website…

14 million in the years leading up to Tornio…compared with 69 million in the years leading up to Vancouver.

http://www.ownthepodium2010.com/Funding/comparison.aspx

That’s a huge difference in funding.

]]> By: Bita http://www.bryan-crosby.ca/2010/02/21/moan-the-podium/comment-page-1/#comment-3217 Bita Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:51:21 +0000 http://www.bryan-crosby.ca/2010/02/21/moan-the-podium/#comment-3217 It's one thing to fund the team excessively (as you say), but in my opinion, you can't expect the team to 'perform' with short term funding. Team Canada does not have the depth of training that teams like US, Korea and China have... these guys have solid sports programs. They want Team Canada to perform, they have to think long-term. Keep the funding coming, seriously train and invest in the athletes so they can stay focused, and see results. My deux cents. It’s one thing to fund the team excessively (as you say), but in my opinion, you can’t expect the team to ‘perform’ with short term funding. Team Canada does not have the depth of training that teams like US, Korea and China have… these guys have solid sports programs. They want Team Canada to perform, they have to think long-term. Keep the funding coming, seriously train and invest in the athletes so they can stay focused, and see results. My deux cents.

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