Why did the Canadians Salute Hitler with the Heil hand raise during the opening ceremonies?

'Our friends' meaning Americans? Sure buddy, you probably believe in the tooth fairy as well.

A question that simply doesn’t make sense.

Incidentally, the very participation of the team from the USA acknowledged a certain acquiescence to the Hitler government.

They didn’t boycott Nazi Germany as they did Soviet Russia.

Have you ever heard of the Olympic Salute? It began in 1920 and continued through the 1936 Olympics. After WWII the I.O.C. got rid of it because it was so close to Hitler's salute.