Canada's Lack of Olympic Performance

The results of the Olympics so far, is disappointing, to say the least. Being a winter country (with all the snow we have), you would think we would be doing better in all events. Not to be this time around.

One think to look at, is the attitude of the athletes. It seems that their heads and egos are bigger than their performances. Being Canadian does not automatically make us better winter athletes, contrary to what we think. Other countries that are cleaning up in the medals, spend more time working to get better and to be the best. As far as Canadians go, we just don't have it. Performances by the Canadian hockey team, Emmanuel Sandhu, just goes to show that although they THINK they deserve a medal, they just don't have what it takes to get gold. Arrogance is not one of the qualities that wins medals.

Let this be a lesson to our athletes...just because we are a developed nation, and have the resources to train and perform, our athletes are lacking in discipline to pull it off. Let's take lessons from the medal leaders, and learn that hard work is what it takes to win, not attitude or a feeling of entitlement.

Canada will be hardpressed to hit the 25 medals predicted before the start of the games.