Canada's Lesbian Olympic Hockey Team Might Lose Gold Medal *

Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:27 pm » by **Savwafair2012**

IOC to investigate Canadian women's hockey team for celebration

By Chris Chase

The International Olympic Committee will investigate the actions of Canadian women's hockey players who celebrated their gold medal victory Thursday night by swigging beer and smoking cigars on the ice in Vancouver.

A number of players, including 18-year-old superstar Marie-Philip Poulin, were drinking alcohol on the ice following the team's 2-0 defeat of the United States. (The legal drinking age in British Columbia is 19.) Players lingered for more than 70 minutes after the awards ceremony reveling in the arena, which was empty except for media and arena staff.

Gilbert Felli, the IOC's executive director of the Olympic Games, said that drinking in public was "not what we want to see" from athletes at an Olympic venue. The organization will investigate the actions and will speak with the international hockey federation and Canadian Olympic Committee and ask them to "act accordingly."

Steve Keough, a spokesman for the Canadian Olympic Committee, told the Associated Press, “We condone celebrations. … We don’t condone actions of irresponsibility. I think Canadians understand it’s quite an emotional moment for our team. It was not our intention to go against any IOC protocols.”

To be sure, the Canadian women's hockey team should have acted with more class and been a little more discreet with its celebration. But to do something drastic like ban the team from the Closing Ceremony or force them out of the Olympic Village would be an overreaction. In past Olympics we've seen steroids, political boycotts, cheating and judging scandals. A few puffs of a cigar hardly seems to be in the same league

Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:30 pm » by **Drjones**

I don't see anything wrong with lesbians!!

Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:32 pm » by **Spock**

Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:35 pm » by **Savwafair2012**

I think it's the under age drinking and what they did with the cigars after they hit the locker room

Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:15 pm » by **Drjones**

spock wrote:

I'm thinkin more....

Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:16 pm » by **Fasteddie**

ioc isnt investigating, media just blew up a stupid celebration according to canada they still have medals there isnt anything to investigate anyway it was all on camera lol

Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:28 am » by **Wolfbane7272**

fuck i think canada is being way to harsh .. they owon us some gold and they are young women, fuck it they are having fun ,tell ya one thing they sure as shit represented canada to get the gold for our country ,lol these officials need to get laid or take mydol either way this story is way out of proportion . cheers to the ladies hockey teams of finland , the u.s. ,and canada you all deserve to celebrate . you are excellence in your sports and deserve better then a dress down

Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:59 am » by **Chickamaka**

Wrong, it will never be right. :top:

Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:22 am » by **Boondox681**

IMO,lesbians may just be the greatest group of people ever to be discriminated against. :flop:

Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:32 am » by **Pateriot**

A-a-a-a-a-a-a-h...thanks for ruining that fanatasy!!!!