[DeedPatmeda]

It costs less with a whole in it

[preachadaq]

It would be quite something if we got 0 medals in these olympics.

[Foucceedo]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
It would be quite something if we got 0 medals in these olympics. maybe they should create a new medal, made from copper, which could only be given to Canadians.

In the spirit of the creation of the bronze medal:
The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St.Louis Missouri, prior to which only first and second places were awarded.

[KhJOHbTM]

Originally posted by CrONoS
I give a special mention of how bad looking is the calgary one. (these medals are from the winter olympics) That's how the medals looked back then, back when the Olympics were about amateurs competing...

Eg, Seoul 1988:


Los Angeles 1984:

[freevideom]

apparently in recent olympiads the design has been slightly changed

the athens one is the same with the bejing

<img src=http://www.livingroom.org.au/olympics/archives/images/thumbnails/athens_medal.jpg>

edit: the design has been changed since the 2004 games
The gold, silver and bronze medals have a new look for the Athens Olympics - a redesign that's unique, Greek and even a little chic.

For the facelift, the first for the Summer Games in 76 years, organizers asked artists to submit proposals that included two distinctly Greek elements: a depiction of Nike, the goddess of victory, and the Panathinaikos, the horseshoe-shaped stadium in Athens where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896.
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/200..._Met-0811.html

[uranbigis]

Originally posted by FrostyBoy
Oh so thats where Nike comes from!

Still, I prefer Adidas. I prefer Nike.

[peemovvie]

Made in China

[chzvacmyye]

If you can't win 'em, might as well talk about 'em.

[Enrivaanonock]

They also cheated.

[Maribellin]

China's medals are also nice because they incorporated jade into them. It's nice to see a country put a personal touch on them.

[Amoniustauns]

Me three

[violetgorman]

I like the Torino medals. I don't like the Calgary at all.

The Beijing medals look best to me. Nagano is also nice; never heard of the place, the logo looks Korean, is it in Korea?

[Zugaxxsn]

Nagano is in Japaneseland.

[StizePypemype]

Canada's guaranteed a medal by a 5'1 female wrestler of Asian descent.

I could've predicted that.

[Ztcgtqvb]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
From BC of all places.

Northern BC 1

ROC 0 She lives and trains in Calgary...

Just though I'd clarify.

You really don't want to play the Olympians from my city game, because Calgary is disproportionately represented in both the summer and winter games...

[Plulpangepler]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Finally found an article that did the research.

Canada's worst performance at an olympics was in Soeul, where we finally won a medal on day 8.

We've matched that drought. If no Olympians win a medal today, then the drought will be the longest ever. Canada has one of each now. Silver in Men's Pair without coxswain.