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To: griswold3

Pros playing pros kind of defeats the very essence of the Olympics.
Sadly, there will never be another 1980 win.


4 posted on 02/25/2026 7:58:43 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says it.)
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To: Puppage

But nowadays Canada is the bogeyman the Soviets were in 1980.

But here’s the irony: Most of the “Canadian” players live full-time in the US.


5 posted on 02/25/2026 8:04:51 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Puppage

I don’t understand that logic. Other countries support their athletes essentially making them “professionals”.


10 posted on 02/25/2026 8:29:54 AM PST by stevio (Fight until you die!)
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