Canadian women in Rotterdam

very excellent!!!!!

Well done . Well inside the Olympic A Standard 2:37. Canada only likes women's sports like hockey, where only 2 countries in the world care. They should send both girls then apologize to Nicole Stevenson.

Totally agree. The Canadian standards are a joke.

Agreed. You know there's something wrong when your own Olympic Committee is what's keeping you from the Games.

motherfck athletics canada and that jokes that run that show. they really reduce the A standard by another 7 minutes, good god they are fked!!!!

Great job to both of them - Athletics Canada makes Athletics Kenya look like they are doing a good job (well, not really, but you get the point).

If Canada, Holland, GB, etc. are that cheap that they do not want to pay for these athletes to compete... then they should give the athletes/their sponsors a chance to pay for themselves.

If, on the other hand, they only want to send "medal contenders" then it is about time they realize that 2:10-2:12 men and 2:29 women are no longer contenders.

if i had the chance to go and a.c. wouldn't pay therefore raising the standard..i would protest and pay on my own

Seriously. I'm a Canadian weekend warrior and am actually following US OTs much more closely, because at least they have a system that makes sense.

Hit the B standard twice, and come top three at trials? What? And WTF is the "rising star" program? Slower QTs for young athletes? I'm in my late 20s, but if I got serious and had a shot at standard (HYPOTHETICAL), why should I have a harder QT than a younger athlete?

In politics you present small snippets of policies that the general public think are designed to build a program. In reality , those in the know can see the double talk and contradiction.The year reassessment of athlete training fees began in the late 90's because of "lack of funds", Sheila Copps booked a $7700 a night Vila in Barcelona for the games.

Just send the 2 girls above. Canada has the money. PS. The Winnipeg jets transaction was not private funding as reported. Every Canadian owes $700 for the Infrastructure upgrades .

old man Canada wrote:

I'm in my late 20s, but if I got serious and had a shot at standard (HYPOTHETICAL), why should I have a harder QT than a younger athlete?

Can you cite where there is any statement that rising stars are limited by age?

Are you aware of what the 'rising star' criteria is for the marathon?

I agree that the Canadian system excludes giving their athletes a great opportunity to represent the country.

But I bet they save a pretty buck by not sending all those athletes over.

agreed. It would revitalize women's marathoning- they haven't sent anyone since 1996 to the games. To put it into perspective, the irish can send a team but we can't, since their standards are more attainable. I don't understand why there isn't a "B" standard or "Rising Star" qualification for the Marathon.

Although it is admirable to have high standards (it has really pushed the guys side, thanks to a good grouping + coaches), it hasn't helped at all in this case- which is why women's distance running is off everyone's radar in canada. We have some milers, 5k, but no 10k, and no thon :S

They should Put as many qualified athlete's as allowed under the Olympic Charter, let them represent their communities and family. The one time I saw a Canadian official tongue tied about the own the podium program was when a reporter asked Ken Reid if his failure to win an Olympic medal was because he didn't try hard enough, and if Alpine Canada should have made his Olympic qualifying tougher to save funding.