Rebecca Johnston - Cornell Hero

jtwcornell91 · February 26, 2010, 11:48:43 AM

Quote from: Tom Tonehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWgZkUcC9hM

That's awesome!

KeithK · February 26, 2010, 12:08:26 PM

Whther or not it was in poor taste (I tend to think yes), the celebration seems way over the top for what the Canadian women actually accomplished. Say what you want about all the training, preparation, yada yada yada. They still only played one team that could even compete with them. So they beat the US team in a single game with a whole bunch of maningless prelude. Big deal.

I'm trying to picture the original US Dream Team celebrating like that after winning the gold in Barcelona '92.

ugarte · February 26, 2010, 12:30:10 PM

I'm going to stop reading this buzzkill of a thread before I break something.

Scandal: Young People Enjoy Victory. News at 11.

Dpperk29 · February 26, 2010, 12:43:10 PM

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.

The day that celebrations cannot be had, is the day the terrorists have won!

Rita · February 26, 2010, 12:53:30 PM

Quote from: KeithKWhther or not it was in poor taste (I tend to think yes), the celebration seems way over the top for what the Canadian women actually accomplished. Say what you want about all the training, preparation, yada yada yada. They still only played one team that could even compete with them. So they beat the US team in a single game with a whole bunch of maningless prelude. Big deal.

I'm trying to picture the original US Dream Team celebrating like that after winning the gold in Barcelona '92.

For these women, this is the highest pinnacle of their sport, and they have pretty much devoted their lives to training for the olympics and the women's world championship. They do not an NHL team and dreams of a Stanley Cup to return to on Monday morning. So they had beers and cigars on the ice to celebrate. Yes, the previous games leading up to the finals with the US were formalities, but the expectations to win this game in a "one and done" scenario (rather than the best of 3, 5 or 7) were very high. They have earned all the beer, champagne and cigars they want.

I really don't think they needed to apologize for anything. They did not destroy the arena, they were not out drunk driving around Vancouver. They were just continuing to enjoy their accomplishment where they earned it,on the ice. I wish someone would body check the IOC memmbers into the glass real hard. Maybe it would dislodge the stick they have up their collective butts.

Rosey · February 26, 2010, 12:59:12 PM

Quote from: ugarteScandal: Young People Enjoy Victory. News at 11.

FTW.

Trotsky · February 26, 2010, 01:23:35 PM

The various soulless corporate and political institutional interests have to be "shocked, shocked do you hear?" That's expected, the lawyers must be appeased, and nobody takes them seriously.

People who actually get their panties in a bunch over it should work in a soup kitchen for a day -- take that energy and do some good. They win the STFU Award.

Jim Hyla · February 26, 2010, 01:31:03 PM

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.

No what I said was poor form. And seemingly in the eyes of the Olympics it's wrong. All sorts of people, including athletes, have stronger restrictions than the usual jerks like us have. They have to live by it, too bad.

Cornell told me to not throw candy at Lynah. I think they are wrong, but I don't do it.

tretiak · February 26, 2010, 01:31:05 PM

Quote from: 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.

Wow, even Roy Williams (the UNC coach) thinks this is an over-exaggeration. You're seriously trying to compare the US men's hockey team trashing a hotel room because they were sore losers to a couple of girls celebrating a gold medal? There was no property damage, no injuries, just hockey players having fun. I guess this is a generational gap thing because what the girls did is one of the coolest things ever. They just won a gold medal in their home country - they have every right to go batshit insane. Ugarte summed it up perfectly.

Jim Hyla · February 26, 2010, 01:40:31 PM

Quote from: tretiak
Quote from: 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.

Wow, even Roy Williams (the UNC coach) thinks this is an over-exaggeration. You're seriously trying to compare the US men's hockey team trashing a hotel room because they were sore losers to a couple of girls celebrating a gold medal? There was no property damage, no injuries, just hockey players having fun. I guess this is a generational gap thing because what the girls did is one of the coolest things ever. They just won a gold medal in their home country - they have every right to go batshit insane. Ugarte summed it up perfectly.

I wasn't comparing them, that's why I said "While this was not as bad". I was just pointing out that celebrations can get out of hand.

As to whether they have every right, that's not up to us to say, as we don't employ them.

ithacat · February 26, 2010, 01:41:38 PM

I'm pretty sure they'll be fine since they're Canadian. If the US had won and behaved in such a matter I suspect the USOC would have insisted the IOC go Lago.

dag14 · February 26, 2010, 02:08:44 PM

Everybody who ever opened a beer in the locker room after winning an adult hockey tournament [or even playing a game in an adult league] raise your hand....That will probably be every adult male in Canada and a good number of the women. And a lot of men and women here in the sober and perfect US of A. So what these young women did was not at all unusual; they just made the tactical error of bringing the party out of the locker room so that the rest of the world could find out how one traditionally celebrates winning hockey games.

Trotsky · February 26, 2010, 02:08:47 PM

Quote from: Jim HylaI was just pointing out that celebrations can get out of hand.

In his defense, McKee wasn't even there... ::whistle::

KeithK · February 26, 2010, 02:22:45 PM

Quote from: dag14Everybody who ever opened a beer in the locker room after winning an adult hockey tournament [or even playing a game in an adult league] raise your hand....That will probably be every adult male in Canada and a good number of the women. And a lot of men and women here in the sober and perfect US of A.

I guarantee that only a very small fraction of people in the US of A have ever done what you've described.

(You did say hockey, after all.)

statenaurora · February 26, 2010, 02:29:37 PM

Looks like Molson wanted some publicity photos. I can see some exec saying "Hey you know what would fun? If you'd go party it up on the ice and take this magnum of Molson Canadian with ya." Very spontaneous like.

Though I think it was in poor taste, having looked at the photos, i'd say it wasn't a big deal. Fans had left the US team was gone. IOC should sound off on it but no action against team Canada should be taken.