Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Thom Foolerie:
thats what i thought. yes, if any one of those events were thrown in to boast US medals it would be the Short track.
Sorry, wrong again.
Historically, Canada was the short track powerhouse. Recently, Korea has taken over. The U.S. has consistently been way down on the list.
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-165887-183105-88981-0-file,00.pdf [/b]
first of all , ggw...i wasnt "wrong" in the first place. in my inital post, i questioned short track speed skating as a recent addition, i didnt say it was one of the top whatever, i just said, "recently" and you proved me right, by confirming that it came about in the last decade (recent enough, i think!).
secondly, i said, if ANY of those sports were to be considered to be more of a US sport , its Short track, because i was counting out snowboarding, their curling team sucks a big one, both men and women, and i dont believe they have a decent skeleton racer (you guys arent THAT crazy!)
therefore, with Ohno and i think some woman, America has a much better short track team, than curling or skeleton. and from what I've seen, they are getting better and better (the short track team)
if you are still trying to make this a matter or right or wrong, go ahead, but you are simply arguing with yourself, and if you think the US curling team is good, i suggest you watch those losers play a game.....
