tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post3335986956450792923..comments2023-10-15T01:42:12.090-07:00Comments on JROBICHESS CHESS BLOG: 2010 Vancouver Winter Gamesjrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-50097580499900652412010-03-01T01:22:33.992-08:002010-03-01T01:22:33.992-08:00Hi J,
From an English point of view the games wer...Hi J,<br /><br />From an English point of view the games were disappointing. Not the medal count (we are a country with no mountains or regular snow) but from the organisational and attitude of the host nation.<br /><br />Firstly, the organisation was poor. The food for the athletes was bad and the less than perfect weather managed to "break" the electronic systems in place. This is all avoidable.<br /><br />But what was worse was the general chanting and rudeness of the Canadian crowd. This was most apparent in events such as the curling, were teams need to concentrate and be able to hear each other. The crowd were quite for the Canadian team but noisy for the other teams. Sometimes even abusive (with one female British athlete getting abuse so bad that it lead to her ending in tears).<br /><br />I know the U-S-A chants and general rudeness of American sporting events is well documented, but Canada has never been tainted with this brush, before these games. It's a shame that the host nation could not show the same level of support and fairness to all athletes as was seen in the 2008 Olympics. I certainly hpe that in England in 2012 the crowd are better behaved.<br /><br />Of course Britain is use to hosting major events annually with competitors from across the globe. We are also geographically closer to other countries and much more multi-cultural than Canada, so we are much higher on the learning curve, but the host nation really did seem to let itself down.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />MQMichael Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576434356720067096noreply@blogger.com