And not to forget that we also go a silver medal, though it looks like a pita bread . Forgot who and in which contest...
Anyway the Netherlands, France and South Korea have more...all well known winter sports nations

they're just lucky.......and Germany's doing just the same as Canada and the silver is for the womens 7.5 biathlon....and pita bread never looked this shiny:





ok, and just to dispel the pita-look alike rumour, check these out:

olympic medals from recycled e-waste

medal design

It looks like squatchy (or what ever his name was) sat on them

LostintheLab on Feb 14 2010, 07:49 PM said:

yup--Quatchi....and that was the idea esp when he's having one of his famous tantrums......

In honour of Canada’s first Olympic gold on home soil, here’s a little Moguls 101:
the physics of ski moguls

Hah…and I even understood the first twenty sentences…

And have a look here

To quote:

What Causes an ACL Injury
ACL injuries are caused by several factors. The most common is a traumatic force being applied to the knee in a twisting moment, causing forceful hyperextension. Skiers are particularly susceptible to these types of strains when landing jumps, skiing moguls or during twisting falls. The injury can also occur due to a contact force such as being hit from the front or side. Finally, ACL injuries can happen during a fall by a novice skier, when the bindings do not release.

hobglobin on Feb 15 2010, 03:50 PM said:

....ok..ok....flatten our moguls parade...sports injuries are very common (and not only in skiing) that's why we already have a specialised branch of medicine just for them...we're more informed and there are better management and control measures now than before.... besides, even knowing all the possibilities and injury potentials, most athletes still persevere....stupid we sometimes say but that's what they want to do and they'd risk something for their goal..

This was interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfQMJtilOGg...feature=related

for those who missed the vancouver olympic opening ceremony and to continue with more propaganda , here's the complete text delivered by the yellowknife poet--Shane Koyczan in hip hoppity style (he was pretty darn good...a pity tho that there was no direct reference to the first nations which is ironic).

We Are More

the olympic fashion catwalk

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18022010/58/...essed-list.html