Rebecca Johnston - Cornell Hero

tretiak · February 26, 2010, 02:54:31 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2010/icehockey/news/story?id=4947716

One of the greatest celebrations I've ever heard. I take back every negative thing I've ever said about women's hockey. And fuck the IOC for giving the women grief over this.

imafrshmn · February 26, 2010, 03:19:31 AM

Well said. It's a natural human reaction to celebrate to a degree commensurate with all the effort, training, dedication, expectations, and pressure leading up to this event. If it weren't for the digital age we live in, so much of the "scandalous" behavior of our sports superstars would go unknown. Anyway, Party On, Canada.

dbilmes · February 26, 2010, 07:02:48 AM

Perhaps Rebecca Johnston knew that Dave the Zamboni driver at Lynah nearly lost his job, and wants to be ready in case the position opens again.

Jeff Hopkins '82 · February 26, 2010, 08:02:09 AM

Quote from: dbilmesPerhaps Rebecca Johnston knew that Dave the Zamboni driver at Lynah nearly lost his job, and wants to be ready in case the position opens again.

Must be a work-study position as financial aid.

Swampy · February 26, 2010, 08:47:46 AM

Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82
Quote from: dbilmesPerhaps Rebecca Johnston knew that Dave the Zamboni driver at Lynah nearly lost his job, and wants to be ready in case the position opens again.

Must be a work-study position as financial aid.

Doesn't she have an athletic scholarship? I read that most Canadian athletes at Cornell do.

Jim Hyla · February 26, 2010, 08:55:49 AM

Quote from: tretiakhttp://sports.espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2010/icehockey/news/story?id=4947716

One of the greatest celebrations I've ever heard. I take back every negative thing I've ever said about women's hockey. And fuck the IOC for giving the women grief over this.

Underage drinking is still illegal. Poor form.

Hillel Hoffmann · February 26, 2010, 09:32:21 AM

Quote from: Jim HylaUnderage drinking is still illegal. Poor form.

I'm not sure it's fair to apply US expectations (cultural or legal) about what constitutes "underage" to a Canadian team playing on Canadian soil. I think BC drinking age is either 18 or 19, right? If so, then I'm not sure any of those women were doing anything illegal (maybe Poulin?) -- just tacky.

phillysportsfan · February 26, 2010, 09:32:26 AM

Quote from: Swampy
Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82
Quote from: dbilmesPerhaps Rebecca Johnston knew that Dave the Zamboni driver at Lynah nearly lost his job, and wants to be ready in case the position opens again.

Must be a work-study position as financial aid.

Doesn't she have an athletic scholarship? I read that most Canadian athletes at Cornell do.

I thought Cornell doesnt give athletic scholarships?

Rosey · February 26, 2010, 09:49:11 AM

Quote from: Jim HylaUnderage drinking is still illegal. Poor form.

Because we all know that being illegal is equivalent to being wrong.

ugarte · February 26, 2010, 10:35:23 AM

Quote from: Kyle Rose
Quote from: Jim HylaUnderage drinking is still illegal. Poor form.
Because we all know that being illegal is equivalent to being wrong.

And we do want to make everything in life a teaching moment. Bad Canadians! Bad, bad Canadians! Enjoying a moment? For shame!

RichH · February 26, 2010, 10:35:57 AM

Quote from: phillysportsfan
Quote from: Swampy
Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82
Quote from: dbilmesPerhaps Rebecca Johnston knew that Dave the Zamboni driver at Lynah nearly lost his job, and wants to be ready in case the position opens again.

Must be a work-study position as financial aid.

Doesn't she have an athletic scholarship? I read that most Canadian athletes at Cornell do.

I thought Cornell doesnt give athletic scholarships?

Swampy was making a joke, based on this oft-repeated misrepresentation in the Canadian media when talking about Ivy recruits.

billhoward · February 26, 2010, 10:46:17 AM

Drinking age is 19 in BC, 18 in Alberta where they trained. Marie-Philip Poulin, the goal-scorer, is a month from being 19, says the Associated Press. Illegal - barely. Tacky - in the minds of the beholder or because they didn't uphold the IOC's image of how the winning women's team should exhibit itself. The problem with teens drinking is if they drive, and really the fatality rate doesn't start downward until age 25 not 21 or 19.

For Canada, the mortal sin would have been if they were drinking Bud or Coors Lite. Forunately, it was Molson, which is a Hockey Canada sponsor. So they were simply supporting a sponsor.

As a Cornellian, it was easy to be happy if either team won although this way there were golds for two Cornellians - Rebecca Johnston and ex-coach Melody Davidson. Seeing Team USA flounder on 5x3 PPs did have a vaguely Cornell feel.

Jordan 04 · February 26, 2010, 10:48:50 AM

While not worthy of an apology or a reprimand, that type of celebration does seem a little out of place at the Olympics. I didn't see any other gold medal winners take to their field with post-match beers and stogies.

Tom Tone · February 26, 2010, 10:56:09 AM

It's pretty silly that anyone cares about this at all and that people are making such a big deal about it. The celebration is well deserved especially in a sport where the pinnacle prize is only handed out every 4 years.

There was already this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWgZkUcC9hM and the curling medals have yet to be awarded.

Jim Hyla · February 26, 2010, 11:29:47 AM

Quote from: Tom ToneIt's pretty silly that anyone cares about this at all and that people are making such a big deal about it. The celebration is well deserved especially in a sport where the pinnacle prize is only handed out every 4 years.

There was already this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWgZkUcC9hM and the curling medals have yet to be awarded.

So, somebody handed him a drink as he was walking, that's not quite the same. While this was not as bad, we do remember the Olympic Hotel trashing, don't we? The Olympics, like it or not, are considered different than other pro sports.