I’m starting to feel that Olympic teams are more and more like professional teams, a good athlete that doesn’t qualify for his or her country then joins a country that needs him or her. Sometimes these athletes win a medal for the country. Many of Canada’s athletes come from other countries, because we are a smaller nation and in order to be competitive we bring these people in and grant citizenship.
Why not make it like pro sports, have a trade deadline and shuffle the players around a bit. No need to pretend they’re from our country but that they’re part of our team. Cash payments, buyouts and future considerations plus draft picks! Haha that would be fun.
One thing is for certain, the games are not as meaningful as they once were. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy watching the competition but don’t really care what country they play for. That, I think is the right spirit to have, not this win at any costs, or funding only for results.
Deeper I often wonder just how long the games will even exist, the costs are crazy high, of coarse I’m not a participant just one of seven billion with an observation.
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