The Objective Collective

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Well I don’t know about the rest of you but I have followed these winter Olympics religiously. How convenient of them to coincide with my reading break. My hopes were high, and I was not disappointed, I mean we seriously rocked standings with 24 medals won. That’s an all time Canadian best, and an overall third place finish. (To put things into perspective, our second best turnout was a mere 17 in Salt Lake City 2000) Interestingly, women won 16 of those medals. That’s two thirds! I wonder if this kind of distribution between the sexes is consistent for most participating countries. One sports commentator mentioned that the Canadian sports authorities try to distribute funding equally between the two. I think that’s awesome. Money well spent. I’m not a big fan of large-scale professional sports, but I think competitions like the Olympics are great for communities, local and international. Having a culture of sport is especially healthy for kids, teaching them life skills like a good work ethic and teamwork, and giving them something to do to keep them out of trouble. Finally I’m always impressed by the perseverance and humility of our athletes. Anyways, props to Cindy Klassen of Winnipeg for her five medals in long track speed skating. (For more headines and info, see here)