No! That's my medal you asshole!
anonymous
February 15 2010, 08:42:04 UTC
Okay apparently, there was some controversy about the first gold medal America won... I heard this from my dad, and it may not be accurate... except for the controversy part (a lot of drama in the olympics)
Okay, so the person who won the medal was half-canadian, half-american. Mom=matthewish and Dad=alfredian... or the other way around, either way she's half and half.
So! Canada got it into his head that since the person was half and half, sharing the gold medal was a logical idea. But of course, Alfed's like: HELL NO!
Alfred: It's my medal! Go get your own! Matthew: But you always get a gold medal! When will I ever get the gold medal?
It's your typical brother relationship with an international twist.
Re: No! That's my medal you asshole!
anonymous
February 15 2010, 09:23:39 UTC
Hannah Kearney was born and raised in America. She is American. Her mother happens to be from Canada.
It's quite common in the Olympics (and other sporting events) for people of varying nationalities./ethnicities to compete for other countries for various reasons.
Re: No! That's my medal you asshole!
anonymous
February 15 2010, 09:19:26 UTC
The gold medalist is American. Her mother is Canadian. What's the controversy?
The gold medalist of the Nordic combined competed for the French team. He was born in the United States to an American mother and a French father.
In paired figure skating, one of Russia's teams is a Japanese woman who was born and raised in Japan but defected to Russia two years ago specifically to compete in the Olympics.
I mentioned this was taken from a not very accurate source, but I thought it would've made a fun suggestion nonetheless. -shrugs- And its's more of a running joke than anything else. In Hetalia terms, the find the joke cute.
There /was/ a Controversy, but...
anonymous
February 16 2010, 04:01:15 UTC
in a different event, OP. You're (possibly) thinking of Men's Moguling, and it was the Australian coach (and the Australian was born in Canada, but has a dual citizenship and competes for Australia now) who got upset, because he didn't believe the Candian who won deserved gold. Something about he thinking his jump scores were too high or something.
So, it was nothing to do with Hannah Kearney at all. She won by .94, which for Moguling, is pretty big. Fastest time, great jumps... what controversy there? XD
Okay, so the person who won the medal was half-canadian, half-american. Mom=matthewish and Dad=alfredian... or the other way around, either way she's half and half.
So! Canada got it into his head that since the person was half and half, sharing the gold medal was a logical idea. But of course, Alfed's like: HELL NO!
Alfred: It's my medal! Go get your own!
Matthew: But you always get a gold medal! When will I ever get the gold medal?
It's your typical brother relationship with an international twist.
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UNLUCKY MATT!
Yes please~.
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Poor Matt. :c
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It's quite common in the Olympics (and other sporting events) for people of varying nationalities./ethnicities to compete for other countries for various reasons.
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American athlete was American. Thanks for clearing it up! :D
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The gold medalist of the Nordic combined competed for the French team. He was born in the United States to an American mother and a French father.
In paired figure skating, one of Russia's teams is a Japanese woman who was born and raised in Japan but defected to Russia two years ago specifically to compete in the Olympics.
Globalization: It's a small world. Welcome to it.
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So, it was nothing to do with Hannah Kearney at all. She won by .94, which for Moguling, is pretty big. Fastest time, great jumps... what controversy there? XD
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