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Olympic hockey is a joke

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Most countries around the world don't even play hockey. And TBH, only 4 countries at the beginning of the Olympics had a chance to win gold: Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland. What a waste of time. Canada should have played the U.S. from the very beginning.

But then, the Winter Olympics as a whole are a joke. Norway is going to win the most medals. Countries frozen over a lot of the year have a huge advantage.
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Countries frozen over a lot of the year have a huge advantage.
Hasn't helped Sweden,Finland, and Denmark much
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icon wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:05 pm Most countries around the world don't even play hockey. And TBH, only 4 countries at the beginning of the Olympics had a chance to win gold: Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland. What a waste of time. Canada should have played the U.S. from the very beginning.

But then, the Winter Olympics as a whole are a joke. Norway is going to win the most medals. Countries frozen over a lot of the year have a huge advantage.
Most countries don’t ski, snowboard, bobsled, nor figure skate either. So what?
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icon wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:05 pm Most countries around the world don't even play hockey. And TBH, only 4 countries at the beginning of the Olympics had a chance to win gold: Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland. What a waste of time. Canada should have played the U.S. from the very beginning.

But then, the Winter Olympics as a whole are a joke. Norway is going to win the most medals. Countries frozen over a lot of the year have a huge advantage.
You're so close to getting it haha.

Maybe look into why the Norwegians actually win so many medals. You might learn something.
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So is curling :lol: :lol: :lol:
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sdaltons wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:48 pm
icon wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:05 pm Most countries around the world don't even play hockey. And TBH, only 4 countries at the beginning of the Olympics had a chance to win gold: Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland. What a waste of time. Canada should have played the U.S. from the very beginning.

But then, the Winter Olympics as a whole are a joke. Norway is going to win the most medals. Countries frozen over a lot of the year have a huge advantage.
You're so close to getting it haha.

Maybe look into why the Norwegians actually win so many medals. You might learn something.
Those poor Norwegians have no shot at beating Ethiopians in a Marathon, nor beating Americans in a Hotdog Eating Contest.
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Countries earned their spots. Players have pride. I think the four nations was equally as exciting. But there was a certain allure about the Olympics.
I would be OK if we let amateurs go back to playing in the Olympics. I don’t think we need to shut down the season. I’m OK with an All-Star game or a four or six or eight nations once in a while.
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icon wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:05 pm Most countries around the world don't even play hockey. And TBH, only 4 countries at the beginning of the Olympics had a chance to win gold: Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland. What a waste of time. Canada should have played the U.S. from the very beginning.

But then, the Winter Olympics as a whole are a joke. Norway is going to win the most medals. Countries frozen over a lot of the year have a huge advantage.
Then don’t watch it idiot.
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icon wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:05 pm Most countries around the world don't even play hockey. And TBH, only 4 countries at the beginning of the Olympics had a chance to win gold: Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland. What a waste of time. Canada should have played the U.S. from the very beginning.
Hockey is the only competition?

Your public whining deserves a medal — for public whining. Toast another Pop-Tart.
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icon wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:05 pm Most countries around the world don't even play hockey. And TBH, only 4 countries at the beginning of the Olympics had a chance to win gold: Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland. What a waste of time. Canada should have played the U.S. from the very beginning.

But then, the Winter Olympics as a whole are a joke. Norway is going to win the most medals. Countries frozen over a lot of the year have a huge advantage.
slovokia and chechia have been competitive countries before. slovokia upset finland in group play and played sweden tough. chechia came close to upsetting canada. switzerland came close to upsetting finland.
russia would have been a 5th top team ifnthey werent banned.
slovokia chechia denmark germany switzerland latvia all have nhl players and talent
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Iceland should win gold in hockey.
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BleedingBleu wrote: 20 Feb 2026 21:17 pm
sdaltons wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:48 pm
icon wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:05 pm Most countries around the world don't even play hockey. And TBH, only 4 countries at the beginning of the Olympics had a chance to win gold: Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland. What a waste of time. Canada should have played the U.S. from the very beginning.

But then, the Winter Olympics as a whole are a joke. Norway is going to win the most medals. Countries frozen over a lot of the year have a huge advantage.
You're so close to getting it haha.

Maybe look into why the Norwegians actually win so many medals. You might learn something.
Those poor Norwegians have no shot at beating Ethiopians in a Marathon, nor beating Americans in a Hotdog Eating Contest.
I'm not talking about ice or northern climate. Then it would apply to Sweden, Finland, etc. This is specific to Norway.
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sdaltons wrote: 20 Feb 2026 22:37 pm
BleedingBleu wrote: 20 Feb 2026 21:17 pm
sdaltons wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:48 pm
icon wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:05 pm Most countries around the world don't even play hockey. And TBH, only 4 countries at the beginning of the Olympics had a chance to win gold: Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland. What a waste of time. Canada should have played the U.S. from the very beginning.

But then, the Winter Olympics as a whole are a joke. Norway is going to win the most medals. Countries frozen over a lot of the year have a huge advantage.
You're so close to getting it haha.

Maybe look into why the Norwegians actually win so many medals. You might learn something.
Those poor Norwegians have no shot at beating Ethiopians in a Marathon, nor beating Americans in a Hotdog Eating Contest.
I'm not talking about ice or northern climate. Then it would apply to Sweden, Finland, etc. This is specific to Norway.
Name the Brazilian, Australian or Indian bobsled teams. :lol:
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icon wrote: 20 Feb 2026 22:40 pm
sdaltons wrote: 20 Feb 2026 22:37 pm
BleedingBleu wrote: 20 Feb 2026 21:17 pm
sdaltons wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:48 pm
icon wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:05 pm Most countries around the world don't even play hockey. And TBH, only 4 countries at the beginning of the Olympics had a chance to win gold: Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland. What a waste of time. Canada should have played the U.S. from the very beginning.

But then, the Winter Olympics as a whole are a joke. Norway is going to win the most medals. Countries frozen over a lot of the year have a huge advantage.
You're so close to getting it haha.

Maybe look into why the Norwegians actually win so many medals. You might learn something.
Those poor Norwegians have no shot at beating Ethiopians in a Marathon, nor beating Americans in a Hotdog Eating Contest.
I'm not talking about ice or northern climate. Then it would apply to Sweden, Finland, etc. This is specific to Norway.
Name the Brazilian, Australian or Indian bobsled teams. :lol:
So you can't bring yourself to do any research - only want to complain. Obviously what I'm talking about is specific to the winter Olympics so sure, being a cold climate helps. That must explain why Norway has 37 medals and Sweden, with about double the population, has 16. Yep, you've blown the case wide open.
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if something has to be accessible to all to be taken seriously I have some bad news for you about hockey
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sdaltons wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:48 pm
icon wrote: 20 Feb 2026 20:05 pm Most countries around the world don't even play hockey. And TBH, only 4 countries at the beginning of the Olympics had a chance to win gold: Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland. What a waste of time. Canada should have played the U.S. from the very beginning.

But then, the Winter Olympics as a whole are a joke. Norway is going to win the most medals. Countries frozen over a lot of the year have a huge advantage.
You're so close to getting it haha.

Maybe look into why the Norwegians actually win so many medals. You might learn something.
He will learn nothing

I guess if USA doesnt win it doesnt count
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