Comments on: 10 Canadian Sports

By: Agnes

Agnes — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:26:42 +0000

Sidney said everything I was going to say… you know so much!!!
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By: Bluefish

Bluefish — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:52:53 +0000

Hockey, hockey, hockey! It’s the air many Canadians breathe for 6 months!

I have wondered if Canada is part of the Commonwealth, then why cricket’s popularity died down?

By: Sidney

Sidney — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:59:27 +0000

Wow…you have an encyclopedic knowledge about Canada!

By: Zhu

Zhu — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:41:01 +0000

@Nigel Babu – Yes! People even play at Rideau Hall (cf. the pictures I took there last week… although there was no game because of the cold).

@Seb – I’m afraid to say anything about curling because for some people, it’s a religion!

@Tulsa Gentleman – Yes it is. And don’t forget the yelling… which is the best part.

@RennyBA’s Terella – Norway is a very serious contender for the winter Olympics, with many talented athletes.

@Nisha – Yes, players are from all backgrounds.

@shionge – I must admit I have never played it myself!

@Linguist-in-Waiting – Oh, it is this weird Olympic sport… which is popular in Canada!

By: Linguist-in-Waiting

Linguist-in-Waiting — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:06:15 +0000

I never realized that curling is big in Canada. Until now, I thought that curling was this weird Winter Olympics sport.
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By: shionge

shionge — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:23:08 +0000

Lacrosse is new to me ya, interesting post & introduction Zhu

By: Nisha

Nisha — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:22:31 +0000

Like you, I’d also not heard of Curling before and in cricket, I guess Canadian team had some players of Asian origin where the game is very popular.

By: RennyBA's Terella

RennyBA's Terella — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:14:23 +0000

Again a great top 10 post Zhu and you know, coming from Norway I know a lot about these sports – especially the winter sports:

Curling: Well I do remember who won the Olympics in 2002

Football: Well I still wonder why you call it that when you mostly use your hands?

But soon there is the winter Olympics in Canada, so I will be following you from my TV chair. I know Norwegians will get hard competition from Canadian speed skaters (both men and women), skiers, ski jumpers and more. Wish I could go to Vancouver in Feb!
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By: Tulsa Gentleman

Tulsa Gentleman — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:57:50 +0000

Actually, curling looks like fun. This is the sport where one guy slides a block of stone down the ice and another runs ahead sweeping the ice in front of it, right? There is nothing else like it that I can think of.
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By: Seb

Seb — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:46:26 +0000

We got a great Canadian basketball player here in Phoenix, Steve Nash! Too bad he can’t play great defense, but he is unbelievable to watch.

Curling… will never figure that one out. I should make a joke, but this sport has been insulted enough I imagine.
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